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STAFF PICKS
JUST FOR YOU! Library staff suggestions. Happy Reading - Watching - Listening! |
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All the Other Mothers Hate Me: A Novel
by Sarah Harman
When single mom Florence Grimes' son is accused of causing the mysterious disappearance of a bully classmate, she must manage her disdain of the other moms, her own self-doubts and unexpected truths to prove his innocence.
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Girl on a Motorcycle
by Amy Novesky
The author of Cloth Lullaby and the illustrator of When Green Becomes Tomatoes depicts Anne-France Dautheville's hazardous 1973 journey through remarkable world cultures, in a picture book biography of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world.
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Shut Up, This is Serious
by Carolina Ixta
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities.
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Audition
by Katie. Kitamura
An elegant actress meets a troubled young man at a Manhattan lunch, sparking a complex relationship that challenges their identities in their personal and professional lives.
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The God of the Woods : A Novel
by Liz Moore
When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn't just any camper, she's the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp - as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's older brother also went missing 16 years earlier, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again?
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We'll Prescribe You a Cat
by Syou Ishida
Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they "take" their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.
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The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater
Developing her mother's clairvoyant powers for seeing visions of people who are about to die, Blue is drawn into the life of rich private school boy, Gansey, who has involved three of his classmates in a quest that Blue believes will end with her involvement in Gansey's death.
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A Very Punchable Face : A Memoir
by Colin Jost
In a collection of humorous essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor tells the story of his life so far.
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry : A Novel
by Rachel Joyce
Jolted out of emotional numbness by a letter from an old friend who wants to say goodbye before she dies, Harold Fry embarks on a 600-mile hiking journey to his friend's side without supplies, an endeavor that stirs up memories of his unhappy marital and parenting experiences.
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The History of Sound : Stories
by Ben Shattuck
A collection of 12 stories set across three centuries, from 1700s Nantucket to the contemporary woods of New Hampshire and beyond, examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed for generations.
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A Cape!
by Marty Kelley
When a boy finds a cape he knows it must mean he has a superpower, but dad is far too distracted to play, until the boy discovers he does have a superpower--a super powerful imagination that is far too mighty for dad to resist
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I'll Have What She's Having
by Chelsea Handler
At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she'd make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation-leaving her parents and siblings in coach. At nineteen, she moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didn't know how to transfer calls. She played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. She sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain. When she accidentally ended up at dinner with Woody Allen, she decided she wouldn't leave the table without asking him a very pointed personal question. She went on national television and talked about having threesomes. Chelsea Handler has never been one to hold back. But this life of adventure and absurdity is only part of her story.
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Eight Perfect Murders : A Novel
by Peter Swanson
Years after establishing a literary career through his compilation of the mystery genre's most unsolvable classics, an unsuspecting bookseller is tapped by the FBI for help solving murders that eerily mimic the books on his list.
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Indebted to the Vampires
by Erin Bedford
Piper needed a job. Any job would do. But when the temp agency assigns her to clean the house of a bunch of snobby rich men, she isn’t sure it's worth it. Stuck in a job she has no choice but to keep, Piper becomes even more indebted to her employers when she breaks a priceless vase. However, her clumsiness is the least of Piper’s troubles. Her mysterious and dangerously tempting employers have a secret. One that they are willing to kill to keep. Will she be able to save her job? Let alone live through it?
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