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Patron Picks April 2017 Ann, Bonnie, Carol, Chrissy, Dean, Emma, Erin, Joan, Kate, Linda, Lori, Margey, Patti, Sorrel, and Tamara participated in the adult reading program and offer these suggestions.
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The Amish blacksmith
by Mindy Starns Clark
The Men of Lancaster County #2
Priscilla's mother died in an awful accident at home, and Priscilla's grief over losing her mother was so intense that she was sent to live with relatives in Indiana. She has just returned to Lancaster County. Not that her homecoming matters to Jake, who is interested in courting Amanda Shetler. But Jake's boss is Priscilla's uncle, and when the man asks Jake to help his niece reconnect with community life, he has no choice but to do just that. Surprisingly, he finds himself slowly drawn to the beautiful but emotionally wounded Priscilla.
Call Number: LP CLARK, MINDY S.
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Anything but typical
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Dealing with autism, sixth-grader Jason finds comfort in communicating with others on the computer through his collection of short stories, but when he meets the girl of his dreams and their friendship becomes more serious, Jason fears what she will think of him when they make their plans to meet face-to-face.
Call Number: TEEN BASKIN, NORA R.
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Bitter fruit
by Achmat Dangor
The last time Silas Ali encountered Lieutenant Du Boise, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Silas's wife, Lydia, in revenge for her husband's participation in Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. When Silas sees Du Boise, as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is about to deliver its report, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Alis' fragile peace. Meanwhile Silas and Lydia's son, Mikey, contends in unforeseen ways with his parents' pasts. A harrowing story of a brittle family on the crossroads of history and a fearless skewering of the pieties of revolutionary movements, Bitter Fruit is a cautionary tale of how we do, or do not, address the past's deepest wounds.
Call Number: F DANGOR, ACHMAT
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Carry on, warrior : thoughts on life unarmed
by Glennon Doyle Melton
A whimsical exploration of the power of living with love, forgiveness and honesty, written by the New York Times-quoted viral essayist, shares her journey from a self-destructive college student to a devoted family woman and teacher while illuminating the importance of trusting in a higher power and being truthful about life's challenges.
Call Number: 616.86 MEL
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Dead boyfriends
by David Housewright
Thrown in jail after preventing a rookie cop from roughing up a distraught woman at a murder scene, unlicensed private detective Rushmore McKenzie suddenly finds himself caught up in the nightmare of his own past as he investigates a seemingly straightforward case involving a cheating boyfriend and an alcoholic girlfriend with a convenient baseball bat.
Call Number: M HOUSEWRIGHT, DAVID
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Death of a nurse
by M. C Beaton
Visiting a newcomer to Sutherland who treats him rudely, Hamish MacBeth invites the man's private nurse out to dinner only to find himself investigating the young woman's suspicious death.
Call Number: M BEATON, M.C.
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The fireman : a novel
by Joe Hill
When a bizarre virulent plague breaks out throughout the world's major cities, causing victims to spontaneously combust, a dedicated nurse resolves to survive until her baby is born and receives protection from a mysterious infected man who uses his fire symptoms to help others.
Call Number: F HILL, JOE
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Lila
by Marilynne Robinson
Triggering a romance and debate by seeking shelter in a church and becoming a minister's wife, homeless Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian worldview.
Call Number: F ROBINSON, MARILYNNE
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Lizzy & Jane
by Katherine Reay
With her passion for her restaurant sliding, chef Elizabeth leaves New York for Seattle and the bedside of her sister Jane, who has been diagnosed with cancer, and finds peace in a burgeoning relationship with Jane's coworker Nick.
Call Number: F REAY, KATHERINE
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The midnight house
by Alex Berenson
Summoned to Langley in the aftermath of two murders, CIA agent John Wells learns that the victims were part of a secret interrogation team that used brutal methods to break tough jihadis, a case with ties to unexpected places.
Call Number: F BERENSON, ALEX
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Midnight in Austenland : a novel
by Shannon Hale
Leaving her stressful family life behind to enjoy a two-week vacation at a theme resort where employees and guests dress like characters from Jane Austen's novels, Charlotte wonders if she has stumbled on a murder scene when her hosts behave suspiciously, a situation that is complicated by a prospective romance.
Call Number: F HALE, SHANNON
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My sisters the saints : a spiritual memoir
by Colleen Carroll Campbell
Explores how the lives of six women saints helped the author's own spiritual journey and includes discussions of Teresa of Avila, Faustina of Poland, and Mary of Nazareth, showing how their stories can serve as examples for Christian women.
Call Number: 282.092 CAM
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The same sky : a novel
by Amanda Eyre Ward
Fearless thirteen-year-old Carla Trujilio is being raised by her grandmother in Honduras along with her four year old twin brothers. Her mother is sending money home from Texas where she's trying to make a better life for her family, but she only has enough to bring one son to her. When Carla's grandmother dies, Carla decides to take her fate into her own hands and embarks on a dangerous journey across the border with Junior, the twin left behind.
Call Number: F WARD, AMANDA E.
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When tomorrow comes
by Janette Oke
Candian West #6
As Canadian men volunteer for World War II in Janette Oke's When Tomorrow Comes, Christine Delaney recovers from her broken heart and finds solace in helping her adored brother Henry settle into married life with the widowed Amber and her young son Danny. However, the Delaney family's happiness is shattered when a terrible auto accident mars an anticipated family celebration.
Call Number: F OKE, JANETTE
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