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Patron PicksApril 2014 Alex, Ann, Charles, Christine, Cortney, Dan, Ellen, Erin, June, Karen, Katie, Kay, Melody, Rita, and Sarah were participants in the adult winter reading club and suggest these titles.
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Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
The highly anticipated conclusion to the best-selling trilogy that includes Divergent and Insurgent reveals the secrets of the dystopian world and the consequences of a fateful decision. 2,000,000 first printing.
Call Number: YA Roth, Veronica
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Artichoke's heart
by Suzanne Supplee
While working in her mother's beauty shop where all the best town's gossip flies free, Rosemary Goode becomes determined to lose the weight that seems to be an all too common topic and starts keeping a journal to record the year-long experience in achieving her goals, her relationships with others, and her feelings about life in her tight-knit Southern community.
Call Number: YA Supplee
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Big Girl Panties
by Stephanie Evanovich
When Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to the country's most famous pro athletes, offers to help her get back in shape, young widow Holly Brennan, deciding to make at least one positive change in her life, throws herself into exercise and into Logan's arms. 150,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Evanovich
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The casual vacancy
by J. K. Rowling
A long-anticipated first adult novel by the award-winning author of the Harry Potter series follows the early death of a small town councilman whose demise reveals deep-rooted conflicts in his seemingly idyllic community, which rapidly deteriorates in the face of cultural disputes, generation clashes and a volatile election.
Call Number: F Rowling
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The divine comedy : Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri's epic poem travels through the endless agony of Hell, up the treacherous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the wondrous kingdom of Paradise--the realm of universal unity and eternal salvation.
Call Number: 851.1 Dan
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The last time I saw you : a novel
by Elizabeth Berg
Attending a 45th anniversary at the sides of former classmates, Dorothy reconnects with old friends with whom she reevaluates her life, choices and relationships. By the best-selling author of Home Safe.
Call Number: F Berg
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The lost continent : travels in small-town America
by Bill Bryson
When a native of Iowa returns from England to wander across America's heartland in search of the perfect small town, the result is a string of hilarious anecdotes and biting social commentary.
Call Number: 917.30492 Bry
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More than you know : a novel
by Beth Richardson Gutcheon
In a novel that explores marriage, divorce, and family ties, Hannah shares her story of passion and loss, introducing the ghost who haunted her and the boy she once had loved. 30,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Gutcheon
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The namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
An incisive portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life, in a debut novel that spans three decades, two continents, and two generations. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies. 150,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Lahiri
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Phantom : An Alex Hawke Novel
by Ted Bell
When a Russian sub in the Caribbean is hijacked, American anti-ballistic missiles explode in their silos and a USAF F-15 launches sidewinder missiles at an aircraft it was meant to protect, counterspy Alex Hawke and his M16 colleague Ambrose Congreve are sent in to investigate. 250,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Bell
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Red storm rising
by Tom Clancy
When Moslem fundamentalists destroy a key Soviet oil complex, the Russians initiate a plan of diplomatic trickery and military build-up in preparation for their seizure of Persian Gulf oil.
Call Number: F Clancy
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Sarah's garden
by Kelly Long
Shy Sarah King seeks solace and direction from God when she falls for the community's new veterinarian, Grant Williams, and finds herself choosing between loving a man who is not Amish or staying with her devoted family. Original.
Call Number: F Long
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Stolen prey
by John Sandford
When the brutal killing of a family in a small Minnesota town reveals unsettling similarities to drug-retribution crimes, baffled police officer Lucas Davenport is shocked by findings that lead him into the darkest case of his career. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Buried Prey.
Call Number: F Sandford
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A storm of swords
by George R. R. Martin
The Seven Kingdoms are torn by strife as the three surviving contenders for the throne continue their struggle for power, Robb Stark defends his fledgling kingdom from the ravaging Greyjoys, Winterfell lies in ruins and Jon Snow confronts an escalating threat from behind the Wall, and Danerys Stormborn and her dragon allies continue to grow in power.
Call Number: F Martin
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Touching the clouds : a novel
by Bonnie Leon
Kate Evans, an adventurous young pilot with a pioneering spirit, makes a new start in the 1930s Alaska Territory, where her quest for adventure could keep her from finding true love.
Call Number: F Leon
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White fire
by Douglas J. Preston
Special Agent Pedergast investigates after a woman is thrown in jail by the owners of a spa resort located on the site of unsolved murders in this new novel from the best-selling authors of Two Graves. 200,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Preston
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You'll get through this : hope and help for your turbulent times
by Max Lucado
With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, the New York Times best-selling author explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20, where God doesn't promise that trials will be quick or painless.
Call Number: 248.86 Luc
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