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Great Reads from Your Library Staff May 5, 2017
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Recommended by Karen in Riverside Tells the story of Christina Olson, who served as the host and inspiration for artist Andrew Wyeth, despite an incapacitating illness. By the New York Times best-selling author of Orphan Train.
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Recommended by Shannon in Edgewood When a terrible crime committed on the night of a dinner party casts suspicion on a young couple who seemed to have it all, Detective Rasbach discovers that the panicked duo had been hiding dangerous secrets from each other for years. A debut suspense novel by the award-winning author of Things Go Flying.
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Recommended by Jennifer J. in Aberdeen Describes the history of the White House's grounds, including George Washington, who was a seed-collecting plant enthusiast, Lincoln who had goats grazing there, Eisenhower's putting green, Jackie Kennedy's roses, Amy Carter's tree house and Michelle Obama's vegetable garden.
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Recommended by Debbie R. in Riverside
A novel based on the true story of a Jewish-Polish family recounts how the Kurcs are scattered throughout the world by the horrors of World War II and fight respective hardships to survive, reach safety and find each other. Includes a family tree.
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Recommended by Margaret in Abingdon Apocalypse prophecies and terrorist uprisings in a near-future world erupt when all of the planet's technologies abruptly stop working, triggering global looting, food riots, and insurrections; a situation that places humanity's fate in the hands of a small mountain village in the American south.
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Recommended by Debbie N. in Riverside
An account of the life and achievements of the 2015 Triple Crown and Breeders Cup winner shares insights into how American Pharaoh's talents and the contributions of his owner, trainer and jockey helped him become the first horse to win the "Grand Slam" of American horse racing. By the award-winning author of Barbaro.
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Recommended by Melissa in Jarrettsville Growing up wary of others, the daughter of a drug dealer cares for her younger brother and finds peace in the starry night sky before forging an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs that leads to a tragedy and perspective changes.
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Recommended by Kristina in Edgewood
The influential founder and CEO of Nike shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid startup and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic and profitable brands, offering insights into his own experiences as a young man who envisioned a company that would be run in atypical ways.
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