Lauren is reading... The Bullet Swallowerby Elizabeth Gonzalez JamesIn 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower.
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Beth is reading... Enter Ghost by Isabella HammadA stage actress returns to Palestine to visit her older sister and becomes unwittingly involved with a local group who wants to put on a production of Hamlet in the West Bank using all Palestinian actors.
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Natalie is reading...Thirstby Marina YuszczukA vampire who has seen the rise and fall of civilizations and a young woman struggling to cope with her mother’s terminal illness become unlikely companions in the city of Buenos Aires.
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Jena is reading... The Book Woman of Troublesome Creekby Kim Michele RichardsonDuring Kentucky's Great Depression, Pack Horse Library Project member Cussy Mary Carter, a young outcast, delivers books to the hillfolk of Troublesome Creek, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times, but not everyone is keen on her or the Library Project.
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Isak is reading...No Country for Eight-Spot Butterfliesby Julian AguonA collection of soulful ruminations about love, loss, struggle, resilience and power. Part memoir, part manifesto, the book is both a coming-of-age story and a call for justice -- for everyone but, in particular for indigenous peoples -- his own and others.
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