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The Night Tiger Written and narrated by Yangsze Choo Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master’s dying wish: that Ren find the man’s finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master’s soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths wracks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren’s increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Anchoring this dazzling, propulsive audiobook is the intimate coming of age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible.
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The Chef by James Patterson and Max Dilallo, narrated by Michael Ziants In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty--as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a pair of unthinkable discoveries. His beloved city is under threat of attack. And these would-be terrorists may be local. As crowds of revelers gather, Rooney follows a fearsome trail of clues, racing from outlying districts into city center. He has no idea what-or who-he'll face in defense of his beloved hometown, only that innocent lives are at stake.
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The Huntressby Kate Quinn, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive. Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it.
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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, narrated by Jennifer LimIntroducing best friends Young-sook and Mi-ja, who train as haenyeo, divers in the all-women fishing collectives of Korea's Jeju Island. The Island of Sea Women is an epoch set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.
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The Malta Exchange by Steve Berry, narrated by Scott Brick The pope is dead. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican, but one has fled Rome for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great. Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini that disappeared in 1945 and could re-write history, a hunt that draws the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta. The knights have existed for over nine hundred years, the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but within their ranks lurks trouble ― the Secreti ― an ancient sect intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. With the help of Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels, Malone races the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. The final confrontation culminates behind the walls of the Vatican where the election of the next pope hangs in the balance.
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Run Away by Harlan Coben, narrated by Steven Weber You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on.
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A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum, narrated by Ariana Delawari, Dahlia Salem, and Susan Nezami Three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture in this powerful debut--a heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue, courage, and betrayal that will resonate with women from all backgrounds, giving voice to the silenced and agency to the oppressed. Set in an America at once foreign to many and staggeringly close at hand, A Woman Is No Man is a story of culture and honor, secrets and betrayals, love and violence. It is an intimate glimpse into a controlling and closed cultural world, and a universal tale about family and the ways silence and shame can destroy those we have sworn to protect.
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Tuesday, May 14 Great Decisions Screening & Discussion 6:30 p.m. Learn about and discuss the most critical foreign policy issues facing America today. Briefing Books are available for checkout. At 6:30 watch a short documentary. At 7:00 the group will discuss the topic "Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?" Register here or at the library. Thursday, May 16 The Beatles: Beginnings6:30 p.m. Scotch Plains resident Paul Groom, who grew up in Liverpool, presents the story of the Beatles' rise from obscurity to international stardom. Groom attended the same high school as Paul and George; the same Sunday school as John; belonged to the youth club where John met Paul, and lived in the same village as George and John! Register here or at the library.
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Monday, May 20 Literary Conversation Cafe6:30 p.m. Explore the topic of book reviews and reviewers. Tuesday, May 21 Movie Club6:45 p.m. Discuss the Oscar winners: Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star is Born, The Favourite, Blakkklansman, Vice, and Roma. Thursday, June 6 The Affirming Way of Life - Author Talk6:30 p.m. Learn the secret to creating fulfilling relationships from Gail Siggelakis, author of The Affirming Way of Life. Tuesday, June 11 Great Decisions Screening & Discussion6:30 p.m. Discuss "The Rise of Populism in Europe." Monday, June 17 Literary Conversation Cafe6:30 p.m. Friday, July 19 Abraham Lincoln's Visit to Gettysburg6:30 p.m.
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