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Join Today! A Universe of Stories Adult Summer Reading Program! Read / Listen & Win!
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Look at me : a novel
by Jennifer Egan; narrated by Rachel Warren
What it's about: Stripped of her image and identity after a devastating car accident and the resulting reconstructive surgery, Charlotte Swenson, a jaded model, struggles to rebuild her life in a culture obsessed with surface appearance.
What reviewers say: "This is a masterfully plotted, unceasingly dramatic novel whose thrilling and provocative power lies in its hard-edged mirroring of our franchised, online, and wildly decadent world." Donna Seaman, Booklist
Availability: Available from elibraryNJ.
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48 hours
by William R Forstchen; narrated by Bronson Pinchot
What it's about: A catastrophic solar explosion leaves the human race with 48 hours to prepare for the near-extinction of all life on the planet. By the best-selling author of One Second After.
What the reviewers say: "Fans of apocalyptic thrillers such as the movie Deep Impact will be engrossed." - Publisher's Weekly
Availability: Available on Playaway.
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The Beantown Girls
by Jane Healey; narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen
What it's about: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She'll work in city hall, marry her fiancee when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when he is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona's long-held plans are shattered.
Book Buzz: “The Beantown Girls tells the little-known story of the women who volunteered to be Red Cross ‘Clubmobile Girls,’ serving on the front lines of World War Two as they provided soldiers with coffee, doughnuts, and the comfort of home..." —POPSUGAR
Availability: Available on CD.
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A match made in bed : a Spinster Heiresses novel
by Cathy Maxwell; narrated by Mary Jane Wells
What it's about: Too tall and too smart, wealthy heiress Miss Cassandra Howell has never felt a desire to marry, until she meets Soren York, Earl of Dewsberry—and her family’s sworn enemy—who makes it his mission to make her his bride despite the fact that they are highly unsuitable for each other.
What reviewers say: "Sparkling badinage, unforeseen plot twists, and tender passion make this engaging romance one to savor." - Library Journal
Availability: Available from Hoopla Digital.
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The pioneers : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal west
by David G McCullough; narrated by John Bedford Lloyd
What it's about: The Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom winning author chronicles the lesser-known settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers whose community ideals shaped a fledgling America.
What reviewers say: "A must-read for American history buffs, produced by one of today's greatest scholars." - Library Journal
Availability: Available from elibraryNJ.
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Any man of mine : A Waiting Game / A Loving Arrangement
by Diana Palmer; narrated by Todd McLaren
What it contains: In "A Waiting Game," Keena Whitman returns home to recover from a broken heart and gets a second chance at love, and in "A Loving Arrangement," Abby finds herself falling in love with the man she is only pretending to date.
Author note: The prolific author of more than one hundred books, Diana Palmer got her start as a newspaper reporter. A New York Times bestselling author and voted one of the top ten romance writers in America, she has a gift for telling the most sensual tales with charm and humor.
Availability: Available on Playaway.
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Normal people : a novel
by Sally Rooney; narrated by Aoife McMahon
What it's about: The unconventional secret childhood bond between a popular boy and a lonely, intensely private girl is tested by character reversals in their first year at a Dublin college that render one introspective and the other social, but self-destructive.
What reviewers say: "This brilliantly nuanced second novel fulfills the promise evident in the stunning debut, Conversations with Friends, as Rooney once again portrays to dazzling effect intelligent young adults who negotiate social roles and scenarios reinforcing power structures that, for better or worse, define relationships. Marianne and Connell are unforgettable characters, alluring and sympathetic, and Rooney is a formidable talent. A major literary achievement." - Library Journal
Availability: Available from elibraryNJ.
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Beautiful bad
by Annie Nigh Ward; narrated by Vivienne Leheny, Xe Sands, Paul Fox
What it's about: Starting a therapeutic journal in the aftermath of a scarring accident, former travel writer Maddie is forced to reckon with her husband's PTSD, her son's safety, and her family's complicated history with her best friend, Jo.
Recommended for: fans of Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware, and Liane Moriarty.
Availability: Available on CD or from Hoopla Digital.
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