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Cumberland Public Library Staff Picks April 2017
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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, or Children's Desk.
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The masked city
by Genevieve Cogman
A follow-up to The Invisible Library finds librarian-spy Irene traveling to a strange alternate-world Venice to prevent a catastrophic war that has been triggered by the abduction of her royal dragon apprentice, Kai.
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The princess diarist
by Carrie Fisher
The best-selling author of Postcards From the Edge and Hollywood icon best known for her Star Wars role shares interconnected essays exploring her life as the child of Tinseltown royalty, adventures on the sets of Star Wars and struggles with bipolar disorder.
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Lemon meringue pie murder
by Joanne Fluke
While scouring her boyfriend's new house for antiques, occasional sleuth and bake shop owner Hannah Swenson and her mother stumble upon the dead body of Rhonda Scarf, the house's former owner, as well as one of Hannah's legendary lemon meringue pies, plunging Hannah into her latest mystery.
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The accident season
by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Enduring a curse that causes her family to become unavoidably accident-prone every October, Cara, her former stepbrother and her best friend discover during their 17th year the origins of the curse.
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Lady of magick : a Noctis Magicæ novel
by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
When her husband disappears during a trip to London, Sophie must use her new magic skills to uncover a plot that threatens the entire kingdom.
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Bless her dead little heart
by Miranda James
Two nosey sisters, Miss An'gel and Miss Dickce Ducote, find their Southern hospitality sorely tested after a stressed out socialite brings murder to their doorstep.
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George Lucas : a life
by Brian Jay Jones
The best-selling author of Jim Henson: The Biography traces the story of the man behind such blockbuster franchises as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, offering insight into the challenges he overcame and his influential legacy.
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Intensity : a novel
by Dean R. Koontz
The sole survivor of a homicidal sociopath's latest killing spree, Chyna Shepherd stumbles upon the identity of the murderer's intended next victim and confronts her own troubled past and overwhelming fear to protect herself and a complete stranger from the ultimate evil.
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Back to school murder : a Lucy Stone mystery
by Leslie Meier
Struggling with her job, night classes, and the responsibilities of single parenthood, sometime sleuth Lucy Stone investigates the bombing of the local elementary school, which has resulted in a death and the implication of a teacher
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The winemakers
by Jan Moran
1956: When Caterina Rosetta inherits a cottage in the countryside of Italy from a grandmother she's never known, she discovers a long-buried family secret -- a secret so devastating, it threatens the future of everything her mother has worked for. Many years before, her mother's hard-won dreams of staking her family's claim in the vineyards of California came to fruition; but as an old murder comes to light, and Caterina uncovers a tragic secret that may destroy the man she loves, she realizes her happiness will depend on revealing the truth of her mother's buried past. From author Jan Moran comes The Winemakers, a sweeping, romantic novel that will hold you in its grasp until the last delicious sip"
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Truly madly guilty
by Liane Moriarty
A busy couple formerly on the brink of realizing their dreams reflects on a fortuitous gathering with their best friends and another couple, in a tale that explores the role of guilt in relationships and the power of everyday moments in family life
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Sleeping giants
by Sylvain Neuvel
Years after waking up dozens of feet below the ground on the palm of what seems to be a mysterious giant metal hand, a top-level physicist leads a team of people to discover the nature of the hand, where it came from and what it portends for humanity.
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Vassa in the night
by Sarah Porter
Inspired by the Russian folktale classic "Vassilissa the Beautiful," a modern fairy tale finds a girl from a working-class section of a magical Brooklyn tapping the powers of her dead mother's protective doll to defend against the evil of a murderous owner of a local convenience store.
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The hammer of Thor
by Rick Riordan
When the god of thunder's hammer goes missing, Magnus Chase and his friends are tasked with retrieving it before an onslaught of giants attacks the mortal world
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The wicked city
by Beatriz Williams
A follow-up to A Certain Age traces a scandalous Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper and a debonair Princetonian from a wealthy family.
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Goodnight, Nebraska : a novel
by Tom McNeal
Recalling such classics as Winesburg, Ohio and Main Street, a debut novel recounts the fortunes of the townsfolk of a small Nebraska town, including a mysterious young man who embarks on a rocky marriage.
The Evening Book Discussion Group will be talking about this title on Monday, April 10 at 6:30 pm.
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Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of In the Garden of Beasts presents a 100th-anniversary chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania that discusses the factors that led to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as President Wilson, bookseller Charles Lauriat and architect Theodate Pope Riddle.
The Daytime Book Discussion Group will be talking about this title on Thursday, April 20 at 10:00 am.
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Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take onthe Cinderella story
The Teen Book Discussion Group will be talking about this title on Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm.
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