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Great Reads From Your Library Staff June 2024
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After Annie : a novel by Anna QuindlenAfter Annie Brown dies suddenly, her family and her best friend struggle to maintain their lives and eventually discover that they are able to grow, change and become stronger due to their memories and the lasting power of love. Heart-wrenching but ultimately hopeful. --Recommended by Tracy M. in Fallston.-- Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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Boy swallows universe by Trent DaltonExiled in a drug-oppressed refugee suburb in 1980s Australia, a 12-year-old boy dreams of a career in journalism while fending off the local criminal element to protect his imprisoned mother. "Australian Bildungsroman and Netflix series." --Recommended by Rian M. in Abingdon.-- Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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The Castle School (for troubled girls)by Alyssa B. SheinmelPacked off to a mysterious boarding school in the aftermath of a best friend's death, a grieving teen learns the painful histories of her female classmates before rebelling against the school's strict rules after discovering that her secret male classmates are hidden across campus. A really deep and reflexive book about grief and moving forward. It sucks you in with the mystery of the school and keeps you interested even after it is solved with the development and growth of all the characters. --Recommended by Julia C. in Jarrettsville.-- Available in: Print/ eBook
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The fragile threads of powerby Victoria SchwabAs two royals fight to keep their crowns amidst old friends and new enemies in fantastical realms connected by a single city—London, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could bring them together—or unravel it all. Fantastic re-entry into the world of Schwab's Shades of Magic series. --Recommended by Colleen K. in Abingdon.-- Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ Playaway/ eBook/ eAudio
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Nobody's fool by Richard RussoAn unlucky man in a deadbeat town in upstate New York, Sully must overcome numerous obstacles--a bum knee, terminal underemployment, and a not-too-helpful group of friends--as he copes with a new problem, his long-estranged son. A good book about the relationships in a small town in upstate New York. Also made into a good movie starring Paul Newman as Sully, Bruce Willis as Carl, and Jessica Tandy as Beryl. This author also wrote Empire Falls. --Recommended by Gail I. in Riverside.-- Available in: Print/ eBook
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The Ravenmaster : my life with the ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher SkaifeYeoman Warder Christopher Skaife describes his years of service to the Queen, which include caring for the infamous ravens of the Tower of London, painting a vivid and intimate portrait of these intelligent, unusual and often misunderstood birds. --Recommended by Sarah S. in Havre de Grace.-- Available in: Print/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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The physick book of Deliverance Dane : a novelby Katherine HoweForced to set aside her Ph.D. research in order to help the settling of her late grandmother's abandoned home, Connie Goodwin discovers a hidden key among her grandmother's possessions that is linked to a darker chapter in the Salem Witch Trial history. An imaginative look at how history intersects and the legacies handed down from mother to daughter. --Recommended by Rachel Schroeder Bel Air.-- Available in: Print/ eAudio
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Sisters of fortuneby Anna Lee HuberBoarding the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912—the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe, the three Fortune sisters contemplate the futures that await them, grappling with the choices before them, until, on an infamous night, fate intervenes, forever altering their lives. The Sisters of Fortune was absorbing, and you can't go wrong with anything written about The Titanic. It was based on real life passengers, so that made it even more interesting. --Recommended by Diane N. in Darlington.-- Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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