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A forest song
by Kirsten Hall
A cento poem about experiencing a forest and the creatures that call it home with all of one's senses reimagines lines of poetry from Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson and others.
Rich illustrations complement this poetic story for all ages.
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Raising hare : a memoir
by Chloe Dalton
Through trial and error, the author learns to care for a rescued newborn hare—a leveret—that had been chased by a dog in the English countryside, and the reader witnesses the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal. Illustrations.
Well-researched with fascinating information about these patient, gentle, and dignified animals that deserve our respect, admiration, and protection. Hares are related to American jackrabbits.
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Blood ties : a novel
by Jo Nesbø
Two brothers, Carl and Roy Opgard, face off against a highway bypass threat to their small town, but as they resort to dark measures, a sheriff's reopened investigation and rising body count pushes their loyalty to the edge.
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Soldiers and kings : survival and hope in the world of human smuggling
by Jason De Leâon
An internationally recognized anthropologist, who embedded himself within a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years, presents this first-ever, character-driven look at human smuggling that revolves around the life and death of one coyote who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind.
Heartbreaking
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The lost village
by Camilla Sten
Obsessed with the vanishing residents of an old mining town, dubbed“The Lost Village,” documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt and her crew set up camp and are soon plagued by strange events that makes them realize they are not alone.
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Voices from the World of Jane Austen
by Malcolm Day
Fascinating first-hand accounts of life in the time of Jane Austen (1775-1817) showing how social standing and etiquette were prime considerations of the period, taken from Austen's novels, letters, biographies, memoirs and newspapers, with previously unpublished material held by The Jane Austen Society and British Library among others.
Our Jane Austen-ite reader had great fun finding historical and novelistic inaccuracies in this book!
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A deadly divide : A Mystery
by Ausma Zehanat Khan
"From the critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, A Deadly Divide is the devastatingly powerful new thriller featuring beloved series detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty. In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec, the local police apprehend Amadou Duchon--a young Muslim man at the scene helping the wounded--but release Etienne Roy, the local priest who was found with a weapon in his hands. The shooting looks like a hate crime, but detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty sense there is more to the story. Sent to liaise with a community in the grip of fear, they find themselves in fraught new territory, fueled by the panic and suspicion exploited by a right-wing radio host. As Rachel and Esa grapple to stop tensions shutting thecase down entirely, all the time, someone is pointing Esa in another direction, a shadowy presence who anticipates his every move. A Deadly Divide is a piercingly observed, gripping thriller that reveals the fractures that try to tear us all apart: from the once-tight partnership between detectives Esa and Rachel, to the truth about a deeply divided nation"
Book 5 in the series featuring gentleman detective Esa Khattak and hungry hockey player detective Rachel Getty. Book 1 is The Unquiet Dead.
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Invisible rulers : the people who turn lies into reality
by Renee DiResta
A leading expert on pseudoscience, conspiracy theories and state-sponsored information warfare reveals how influencers, algorithms and online crowds help to undermine the legitimacy of the institutions and norms that underpin our society.
A good nonfiction companion to the above novel.
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Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
by Shelby Van Pelt
"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"
A favorite of many readers.
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Call your daughter home : a novel
by Deb Spera
''It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home. These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta, and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an emotional, timeless story about the power of family, community, and ferocity of motherhood''
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The Unbearable Lightness of Scones
by Alexander Mccall Smith
While precocious 6-year-old Bertie seeks to escape his overbearing mother by joining the Cub Scouts, Matthew resolves to meet the challenges of married life and Cyril succumbs to romantic temptation. By the best-selling author of The World According to Bertie.
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What happened to Nina? : a thriller
by Dervla McTiernan
Two families are pitted against each other—one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son's name.
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Turncoat : Benedict Arnold and the crisis of American liberty
by Stephen Brumwell
Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold's defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had come to resent the lack of recognition for his merits and sacrifices. In this provocative book Stephen Brumwell challenges such interpretations and draws on unexplored archives to reveal other crucial factors that illuminate Arnold's abandonment of the revolutionary cause he once championed. This work traces Arnold's journey from enthusiastic support of American independence to his spectacularly traitorous acts and narrow escape. Brumwell's research leads to an unexpected conclusion: Arnold's mystifying betrayal was driven by a staunch conviction that America's best interests would be served by halting the bloodshed and reuniting the fractured British Empire
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