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New & Now Arrivals November 2020
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All That Glitters
by Danielle Steel
What it's about: When her life of privilege is upended by a terrorist attack that ends her parents' lives, a college senior struggles to rebuild on her own terms, learning uplifting and heartbreaking life lessons throughout a series of relationships and opportunities.
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Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
What it's about: Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers—including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages and a plucky octogenarian—discover their unexpected common traits.
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Daylight
by David Baldacci
What it's about: When her search for her sister clashes with one of John Puller's high-stakes investigations, FBI agent Atlee Pine confronts traumatizing forces in the world of organized crime.
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Deadly Cross
by James Patterson
What it's about: Investigating the assassination of the vice president's wife, Detective Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to uncover clues from the victim's early life.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End
by Jeff Kinney
What it's about: On their a cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise and when the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation--or if they're already in too deep.
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Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
by Dav Pilkey
What it's about: A latest entry in the best-selling series finds Dog Man overcoming the Supa Buddies only to be confronted by a new problem that tests the limits of the entire pack to avoid barking up the wrong tree.
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The Evening and the Morning
by Ken Follett
What it's about: A prequel to the best-selling The Pillars of the Earth follows the experiences of a young boatbuilder, a scholarly monk and a Norman noblewoman against a backdrop of the Viking attacks at the end of the 10th century in England.
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Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven
by Janet Evanovich
What it's about: Stephanie Plum's struggle to choose between Joe Morelli and Ranger is upended by a search for her grandmother's inheritance that is further complicated by two fortune-hunting enemies from the past.
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The Friendship List
by Susan Mallery
What it's about: Reuniting in the aftermath of a devastating loss, two single moms, lifelong best friends, create a list of challenges, from skydiving to getting tattoos, before their prospects and perspectives are transformed by unexpected love.
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The Law of Innocence
by Michael Connelly
What it's about: Defense attorney Mickey Haller utilizes his legal team's resources from behind bars to organize his own defense when he is framed for murder by an unknown adversary.
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Piece of My Heart
by Mary Higgins Clark
What it's about: A high-suspense follow-up to the best-selling You Don't Own Me finds the nuptials of television producer Laurie Moran and investigative host Alex Buckley nightmarishly upended by the sudden disappearance of Alex's 7-year-old nephew.
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A Promised Land
by Barack Obama
What it's about: In the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency.
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Rage
by Bob Woodward
What it's about: Bob Woodward's second book of nonfiction on the Trump presidency draws on interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, diaries, and confidential documents to provide details about Trump's moves as he faced a global pandemic, economic disaster, and racial unrest.
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The Return
by Nicholas Sparks
What it's about: Moving into a family beekeeper cabin to recuperate from war injuries, an Afghanistan veteran falls in love with a guarded sheriff while working with a sullen local teen to investigate the mystery of a grandparent’s death.
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The Sentinel
by Lee Child and Andrew Child
What it's about: A latest entry in the best-selling series, co-written with the author’s brother, finds Jack Reacher following his lizard-brain instincts on a seemingly uneventful night in Nashville, where a recently fired man nurses an increasingly violent grudge.
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Three Women Disappear
by James Patterson and Shan Serafin
What it's about: When three female suspects in the murder of an accountant, who was a master manipulator, go missing, Detective Sean Walsh, who has a personal connection to the case, discovers why the women have to stay hidden from both the law and each other. Also contains bonus novel Come and Get Us.
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A Time for Mercy
by John Grisham
What it's about: Court-appointed lawyer Jake Brigance puts his career and the safety of his family on the line to defend a 16-year-old murder suspect who is facing the death penalty.
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The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero
by Rick Riordan
What it's about: The highly anticipated conclusion to the best-selling series finds Lester tackling his final challenge at the Tower of Nero, where the former god Apollo and his demigod master, Meg, follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy.
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Troubled Blood
by Robert Galbraith
What it's about: Written pseudonymously by the acclaimed author of the Harry Potter novels, a latest entry in the best-selling series that began with The Cuckoo’s Calling continues the high-stakes adventures of Cormoran Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott.
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Troubles in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand
What it's about: As drama unfolds around her and her family after the death of her husband, who was leading a double life, Irene Steele gets some help from a mysterious source and a new beginning in the paradise of St. John after the truth is finally revealed.
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Just Arrived: New & Now DVDs
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Antebellum
What it's about: Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
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Ava
What it's about: A deadly assassin is forced to fight for her own survival when a job goes terribly wrong.
Release Date: 11/24
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Bill & Ted Face The Music
What it's about: A visitor from the future tells best friends Bill and Ted that one of their songs can save life as they know it and bring harmony to the universe.
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High Note
What it's about: A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.
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The Irishman
What it's about: Left behind by the world, former hitman and union truck driver Frank Sheeran looks back from a nursing home on his life’s journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa to the rift that forced him to choose between the two.
Release Date: 11/24
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Irresistible
What it's about: Two rival political consultants compete with each other over winning back voters in a small rural town
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King of Staten Island
What it's about: A troubled young man living in Staten Island searches for direction in his life
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Mulan
What it's about: To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.
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New Mutants
What it's about: Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Release Date: 11/17
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Scoob!
What it's about: With hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever.
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The Secret: Dare To Dream
What it's about: Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. In just a few short days, Bray’s presence reignites the family’s spirit, but he also carries a secret, and it’s a secret that could change everything.
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Trolls World TourWhat it's about: With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Queen Barb.
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Unhinged
What it's about: After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.
Release Date: 11/17
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Weathering With You
What it's about: After moving to Tokyo and enduring one rainy day after another, high school freshman Hodaka Morishima walks down an alley and meets Hina, a bright and strong-willed girl who has the power to stop the rain and clear the sky
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Words On Bathroom Walls
What it's about: A teenager coping with paranoid schizophrenia hopes his new experimental drug treatment will help him navigate high school and the outside world.
Release Date: 11/17
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You Should Have Left
What it's about: When a banker and his family take a vacation in a remote modern home on the Welsh countryside, they soon discover that things are not quite as they seem
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