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Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy
Fiction: A woman who has dedicated her life to protecting the environment convinces a fishing captain and his salty crew to follow the world's last flock of Arctic terns on a migration of dark revelations. A first novel.
Recommended by Sharon, Ewing Branch
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March. Book One
by John Lewis
Graphic Novel: A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
Recommended by Amy, Hickory Corner Branch
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Beyond the Ghetto Gates
by Michelle Cameron
Fiction: When Napoleon Bonaparte's French troops occupy the Italian port city of Ancona in 1796-1797, freeing the city's Jews from their repressive ghetto, it unleashes a whirlwind of progressivism and brutal backlash as two very different cultures collide. Mirelle, a young Jewish maiden, must choose between her duty--an arranged marriage to a wealthy Jewish merchant--and her love for a dashing French Catholic soldier. Meanwhile, Francesca, a devout Catholic, must decide if she will honor her marriage vows to an abusive and murderous husband when he enmeshes their family in the theft of a miracle portrait of the Madonna.
Recommended by Liz, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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The Shining
by Stephen King
Fiction: Jack Torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their five-year-old son sees the evil waiting just for them.
Recommended by Rebecca, Hollowbrook Branch
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A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
by Laura Taylor Namey
Young Adult Fiction: Seventeen-year-old Lila Reyes, furious when her parents send her to the English countryside to recover from grief and heartbreak, unexpectedly falls in love with a tea shop clerk--and England, itself.
Recommended by Briana, Hopewell Branch
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Bring Me Back
by B. A. Paris
Fiction: A decade after a man's wife disappears without a trace, his new fiancée makes a discovery that raises questions about what happened and whether his first wife may still be alive. By the best-selling author of The Breakdown.
Recommended by Pam, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Fiction: A socially awkward, routine-oriented loner teams up with a bumbling IT guy from her office to assist an elderly accident victim, forging a friendship that saves all three from lives of isolation and secret unhappiness. A first novel.
Recommended by Christina, Robbinsville Branch
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Wool
by Hugh Howey
Science Fiction: In a future toxic landscape, a community that lives in an underground silo is rocked by the desire of Sheriff Holston, who has upheld the group's rules for years, to go outside, setting in motion events that kindle the fire of revolution.
Recommended by Loren, Twin Rivers Branch
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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
by Kate Beaton
Graphic Novel: Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush-part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
Recommended by Dennis, West Windsor Branch
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The Pursuit: A Fox and O'Hare Novel
by Janet Evanovich
Fiction: The #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Stephanie Plum series and an acclaimed writer for Monk team up again in a latest entry of the popular series starring master con artist Nicolas Fox and FBI agent Kate O'Hare.
Recommended by Laura, Information Technology Department
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