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Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
J Fiction: Growing up on legends about a mythical gatekeeper who assists worthy travelers, a young fútbol enthusiast from Santa Maria wonders about the mother he never met before uncovering a long-buried family secret involving an underground network that guides people to safety.
Susan listen to the audiobook.
Recommended by Susan, Ewing Branch
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All Our Wrong Todays : A Novel
by Elan Mastai
Fiction: Living in an alternate world of flying cars, moon bases and plentiful food, aimless Tom Barren is blindsided by an accident of fate that leads to a time-travel mishap that lands him in our less-than-ideal 2016, where he discovers wonderful unexpected versions of his own life.
Recommended by Sharon, Hickory Corner Branch
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The Storyteller's Secret : A Novel
by Sejal Badani
Fiction: Nothing prepares Jaya, A New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family's past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi -- her grandmother's former servant and trusted confidant -- who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya's pioneering grandmother during the British occupation. Through her courageous grandmother's arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible.
Recommended by Kaneeze, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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Caraval
by Stephanie Garber
Young Adult Fiction: Believing that she will never be allowed to participate in the annual Caraval performance when her ruthless father arranges her marriage, Scarlett receives the invitation she has always dreamed of before her sister, Tella, is kidnapped by the show's mastermind organizer. A first novel.
Recommended by Alyssa, Hollowbrook Branch
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One of Us is Next : The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
Young Adult Fiction: A sequel to the best-selling One of Us Is Lying finds the Bayview friends targeted by an anonymous adversary who uses an increasingly dangerous truth-or-dare app to keep the late Simon’s gossip legacy alive.
Recommended by Bob, Hopewell Branch
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Come Sundown
by Nora Roberts
Fiction: Running the Montana ranch that has been home to four generations of her family, Bo and the man she is starting to love encounter her badly injured aunt, who ran off decades earlier, before a local murder reveals sinister activities in the mountains that surround their home.
Recommended by Pat, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes
Fiction: Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships. By the best-selling author of Me Before You. Read by Julia Whelan.
Recommended by Melanie, Robbinsville Branch
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The Chain
by Adrian McKinty
Fiction: A parent receives a panicked phone call from a stranger who reveals that both of their children have been kidnapped by someone who demands that they abduct another child to prevent the murders of their own.
Recommended by Loren, Twin Rivers Branch
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The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft : Beyond Arkham
by H. P. Lovecraft
Short Stories: A final volume of 25 short stories from the acclaimed supernatural author includes “Rats in the Wall” about the terrors of World War I and “The Horror at Red Hook” and features annotations and rare images.
Recommended by Michael, West Windsor Branch
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Manhattan Beach : A Novel
by Jennifer Egan
Fiction: Years after she is placed in the hands of a stranger vital to her family's survival, Anna takes a job at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during the war while meeting with the man who helped them and learning important truths about her father's disappearance. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad.
Recommended by Charlene, Acquisitions & Cataloging Department
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