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Cumberland Public Library Staff Picks September 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 passion of Dolssa : a novel
by Julie Berry
Rescuing a mystic healer who is being violently pursued by a rogue monk in 13th-century Provensa, scrappy matchmaker Botille is challenged to protect the entire village against the monk's crusade to burn heretics.
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Long lost
by Harlan Coben
Contacted by a woman with whom he shared an affair years earlier, Myron Bolitar learns how she has been wrongfully accused of murdering her ex-husband, a situation that is further complicated by a long-hidden family secret.
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Soccer in sun and shadow
by Eduardo Galeano
Presents observations and reflections on soccer showing both the tragedy and the triumph of the game throughout the years
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You're welcome universe
by Whitney Gardner
Creating a graffiti mural to cover up a nasty slur about her best friend written on the back of their school for the deaf, Julia is expelled and is sent to a mainstream school where she is treated like an outcast while she continues to paint graffiti before a mysterious fellow artist starts adding creative touches to her work.
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All the little liars
by Charlaine Harris
When four kids vanish from the soccer field, including Aurora Teagarden's brother Phillip, Aurora and her husband, true crime writer Robin Crusoe start their own investigation
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Allegedly : a novel
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Relocated to a violent group home after enduring years in prison for allegedly killing a white baby, black teen Mary B. Addison falls in love with a fellow resident and becomes pregnant before finding the courage to set the record straight about what really happened.
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Twelve angry librarians
by Miranda James
Attending the Southern ALA annual meeting only to be confronted by an old nemesis from library school, interim library director Charlie Harris is wrongly implicated in his rival's murder and must discover which of their fellow librarians is the true killer in order to clear his own name.
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Heroine complex
by Sarah Kuhn
When Evie Tanaka is forced to pose as her boss, the glamorous Aveda Jupiter, San Francisco's most beloved superheroine, for one night, the truth about her own powers is revealed, forcing her to take control of her life and finally become a superheroine in her own right to stop a demonic invasion.
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Proxy
by Alex London
Born into one of the City's wealthiest families and paired with a Proxy named Syd, who endures punishments for Knox's misdeeds, Knox discovers that he has more in common with Syd than either of them previously understood when his father's manipulations prompt a cross-country chase that forces the boys to save each other.
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Assault and beret
by Jenn McKinlay
Searching for the man she impulsively eloped with years ago to have their marriage annulled, London milliner Vivian Tremont arrives in Paris where she and her best friend get involved in the search for a masterpiece stolen by a master of deception.
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Pottymouth & Stoopid
by James Patterson
Tiring of being bullied, a pair of middle school underdogs with embarrassing nicknames finally win the day when their troubles inspire a hit television show, bringing hope and laughter to legions of fans.
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Kiss Carlo : a novel
by Adriana Trigiani
Establishing a stable home and Western Union Telegraph Office in post-World War II Philadelphia, the hardworking Palazzini family is shattered by their nephew's epiphany in the wake of a telegram that changes everything for the citizens of a small Italian-American village.
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The lying game
by Ruth Ware
In the wake of a woman's horrifying discovery of human remains along a scenic tidal estuary, the members of a once-inseparable clique from a second-rate boarding school near the English Channel reflect on their participation in a dangerous game of deception that contributed to the death of a teacher.
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Cocoa Beach
by Beatriz Williams
Fleeing an oppressive home for the battlefields of World War I France, a Red Cross ambulance driver engages in a passionate affair with a dashing army surgeon before dark secrets separate them and eventually lead her on a quest for answers in seaside Virginia.
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