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"The Summer looks out from her brazen tower, through the flashing bars of July." - Francis Thompson, A Corymbus for Autumn
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The vanishing half
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Brit Bennett
Separated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage.
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Devolution : a firsthand account of the Rainier sasquatch massacre
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Max Brooks
A modern retelling of the Bigfoot legend is presented as a gripping journal by a woman from a high-tech Pacific Northwest community who becomes cut off from civilization by a volcanic eruption before witnessing the flight of starving humanoid beings. Map(s).
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A burning
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Megha Majumdar
An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. A first novel.
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Rodham : a novel
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Curtis Sittenfeld
A novel of what-might-have-been follows Hillary Rodham as she takes a different path, blazing her own trail — one that unfolds in public as well as in private — and one that crosses paths again and again with Bill Clinton.
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Hood feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot
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Mikki Kendall
An award-winning writer and frequent guest speaker presents a compelling critique of today’s black feminist movement that argues that modern activism needs to refocus on health care, education and safety for all women instead of a privileged few.
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Officer Clemmons : a memoir
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François Clemmons
An intimate debut memoir by the Grammy Award-winning artist who famously played "Officer Clemmons" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood traces his Oberlin College music studies, his embrace of his sexual orientation and his life-changing chance encounter with Fred Rogers. Illustrations
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Clap when you land
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Elizabeth Acevedo
An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Aurora burning
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Amie Kaufman
A sequel to Aurora Rising finds Squad 312’s efforts to prepare for an imminent attack by an ancient evil force complicated by a mischievous clan of gremps, a cadre of illegitimate GIA agents and the return of Kal’s long-lost sister. By the best-selling authors of the Illuminae Files. Simultaneous eBook.
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Tornado brain
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Cat Patrick
When her former best friend abruptly disappears, a neurodiverse seventh grader who struggles with sensory limits and routine changes attempts to follow clues to find the missing girl before it is too late. By the author of Forgotten. Simultaneous eBook.
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Every missing piece
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Melanie Conklin
Suspecting the worst when she encounters a mysterious boy and his booby traps throughout the North Carolina woods, a cautious young girl is unable to convince the adults in her life that the person she saw might be a boy who went missing months earlier. 40,000 first printing.
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Arlo and the great big cover-up
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Betsy Childs Howard
"Arlo colors on his wall during naptime, then begins a desperate attempt to hide his disobedience. His mother forgives him. Arlo learns that we cannot hide sin from God, and that confession opens the door to mercy and reconciliation"
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Antiracist Baby
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Ibram X Kendi
Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences
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