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Cumberland Public Library Staff Picks January 2019
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In this Issue
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Check out some of these great reads that members of the staff at the library think you might enjoy because, well, we really enjoyed them. Copies of Book Discussion titles are available to be checked out at the Circulation Desk, Reference Desk, the Teen Center or Children's Desk.
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The assassination of Brangwain Spurge
by M. T Anderson
The National Book Award-winning author of The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing and the Newbery Honor-winning author of Breaking Stalin's Nose trace the efforts of a no-nonsense elfin historian to survive a peace mission in a formidable goblin kingdom
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How to write an autobiographical novel : Essays
by Alexander Chee
In a series of essays that illustrate how we form our identities in life and in art, a best-selling author and activist, examining some of the his most formative experiences and those of our nation’s history, shows how the lessons learned from a life spent reading and writing fiction have changed him.
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Look alive twenty-five
by Janet Evanovich
When three consecutive managers from a famous deli go missing, leaving no clues behind but a single shoe each, latest manager Stephanie Plum navigates Lula's theories about alien abductions to avoid becoming the next victim.
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The house of the scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
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Say goodbye
by Lisa Gardner
Pregnant eighteen-year-old Delilah Rose enlists the assistance of FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy, who is also five months pregnant, to investigate the mysterious disappearances of a number of young women whom no one else will notice are gone, including runaways, high-risk teens, and prostitutes.
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The walking dead : New World Order
by Robert Kirkman
Alexandria is thrown into turmoil again as Rick, Dwight, Eugene and Negan fight each other and the ever-present zombie hoards in the latest addition to the hugely popular comic series.
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China rich girlfriend : a novel
by Kevin Kwan
Feeling incomplete because her unknown birth father cannot walk her down the aisle, a girl on the brink of marrying one of Asia's richest bachelors is brought into the elite circles of Shanghai by a shocking revelation.
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Severance
by Ling Ma
A survivor of an apocalyptic plague maintains a blog about a decimated Manhattan before joining a motley group of survivors to search for a place to rebuild, a goal that is complicated by an unscrupulous group leader.
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Where the crawdads sing
by Delia Owens
Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a tragedy, a beautiful hermit who has survived for years in a marsh becomes targeted by unthinkable forces.
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Against memoir : complaints confessions + criticism
by Michelle Tea
"Valerie Solanas, a lesbian gang, recovering alcoholics, and teenagers surviving at a shop: these are some of the figures populating America's borders. These essays include fights and failures and the uncovering of and documentation of these lives. Michelle Tea reveals herself through these stories"
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Rogue Protocol
by Martha Wells
An antisocial robot with a dark past just wants to be left alone, but gets involved when authorities start asking where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is.
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The glass ocean : a novel
by Beatriz Williams
The New York Times best-selling authors of The Forgotten Room trace the stories of three women, including a present-day writer and two from the early 20th century, who become connected by the tragedy of the RMS Lusitania.
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The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
Living with an old-world mother and rebellious sister, an urban New Jersey misfit dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and believes that a long-standing family curse is thwarting his efforts to find love and happiness.
Our Evening Book Discussion Group will be talking about this title on Monday, January 14 at 6:30 pm.
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Orphan train girl : the young readers' edition of Orphan train
by Christina Baker Kline
Ordered to perform community service helping an elderly woman, an embittered foster child is welcomed by her nonagenarian host, who reveals her own past as an orphan while organizing personal mementos.
Our Daytime Book Discussion Group will be talking about this title on Thursday, January 17 at 10:00 am.
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