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STAFF FAVORITES SEPTEMBER 2021
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The Paris Library : a novel
by Janet Skeslien Charles
Based on a true story, describes how a lonely, 1980s teenager befriends an elderly neighbor and uncovers her past as a librarian at the American Library in Paris who joined the Resistance when the Nazis arrived.
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The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
A Depression-era woman confronts a wrenching choice between fighting for the Dust Bowl-ravaged land she loves in Texas or pursuing an uncertain future in California. By the best-selling author of The Nightingale.
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800 Words
When an Australian newspaper columnist quits his job, he moves with his two teenage children to a remote seaside town in New Zealand
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Tokyo Ueno Station
by Miri Yū
Haunting. Ghost of a homeless man runs up against memories from his living days. Translated from the Japanese. Bound to be a classic in its own right.
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Dialogues and Essays
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy.
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Chasing Trane:
Cool, comprehensive glimpse into the painfully short career of a once-in-millennium explorer.
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The Sirens of Mars : searching for life on another world
by Sarah Stewart Johnson
A Georgetown University planetary scientist presents a deeply personal account of the search for life on Mars, tracing her own journey as a scientist while exploring the work of historical scientists and artists whose achievements were inspired by the planet. Maps.
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Broad city
Follows the daily lives of two young women struggling to get by in New York City
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Harley Quinn : breaking glass : a graphic novel
by Mariko Tamaki
"With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, fifteen-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though--she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true" with new best friend Ivy at Gotham High. But when Mama's drag cabaret becomes the next victim in the wave of gentrification that's taking over the neighborhood, Harley's fortune takes another turn. Now Harleen is mad. In turning her anger into action, she is faced with two choices: Join activist Ivy, who's campaigning to make the neighborhood a better place to live, or team up with her anarchist friend Jack, who plans to take down Gotham one corporation at a time"
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The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter : a novel
by Hazel Gaynor
In this historical novel inspired by true events, two extraordinary female lighthouse keepers, living centuries apart, are linked forever by their instinctive acts of courage and love.
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The Vineyards of Champagne
by Juliet Blackwell
Beneath the cover of France’s most exquisite vineyards, a city of women defy an army during World War I. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Lost Carousel of Provence.
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The Paris Architect : a novel
by Charles Belfoure
A Parisian architect is paid handsomely to devise secret hiding spaces for Jews in his Nazi-occupied country but struggles with risking his life for a cause he is ambivalent towards, until a personal failure brings home their suffering.
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Sunrise by the sea
by Jenny Colgan
Moving to a Cornish seaside village, hoping for peace and solitude, lonely registrar Marisa Rosso, feeling like life is passing her by, unexpectedly finds her joy again with the help of her noisy neighbor, the community spirit and a campaign to save the local bakery.
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Outside, inside
by LeUyen Pham
From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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There is a rainbow
by Theresa Trinder
In a time of pandemic, two children try to navigate social distancing, distance learning, and the other challenges of 2020, with the help of family, friends, and the rainbow that unites them
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Keeping the City Going
by Brian Floca
The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Locomotive presents a heartfelt thank-you to the essential workers who have kept their communities safe, running and supplied throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Fauci : how a boy from Brooklyn became America's doctor
by Kate Messner
"Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father's pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up-and Anthony's ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life. This engaging narrative, which draws from interviews the author did with Dr. Fauci himself, follows Anthony from his Brooklyn beginnings through medical school and his challenging role working with seven US presidents to tackle some of the biggest public health challenges of the past fifty years, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Extensive backmatter rounds out Dr. Fauci's story with a timeline, recommended reading, a full spread of facts about vaccines and how they work, and Dr. Fauci's own tips for future scientists"
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The house in the cerulean sea
by TJ Klune
"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days. But the children aren't the only secret the island keeps..."
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Ninth house
by Leigh Bardugo
Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world's most prestigiousuniversities on a full ride. What's the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale's secret societies. Their eight windowless "tombs" are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street's biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living.
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The girl with the louding voice : a novel
by Abi Daré
Adunni, longing find her “louding voice” and speak up for herself, never loses sight of her goal of escaping a life of poverty so that she can build the future she chooses for herself – and help others girls like her to do the same. Original. Illustrations.
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In the Heights /
Follows the lives, dreams, and aspirations of various people living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York
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The bonemaker : a novel
by Sarah Beth Durst
A standalone fantasy book with a well crafted magic system. It focuses on the heroes of the past when they find out that their past triumphant wasn’t actually a triumphant after all.
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An offer from a gentleman
by Julia Quinn
The third book in the Bridgerton series about the second son, Benedict. It follows his story to find love and also find his place in the world.
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Malice
by Heather Walter
An LGBTQIA+ fairy tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the evil fairy’s point of view.
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The midnight library
by Matt Haig
Nora Seed finds herself faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, or realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist, she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place
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Expert reading recommendations from NoveList make finding your next book easier than ever. NoveList Plus includes both fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages.
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