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Filled with unexpected twists and surprises, this mystery follows Maya Burkett, a disgraced war veteran, who sees her murdered husband playing with their two-year-old daughter on her nanny cam. She soon realizes she can’t trust anyone, and begins her own investigation. Call Number: Leased FIC Coben LP FIC Coben OverDrive eBook
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The wonder
by Emma Donoghue
In this historical novel set in Ireland, Anna O’Donnell is eleven years old and has eaten nothing for four months when nurse Lib Wright is called to care for and observe her. She realizes that the child is ill, but runs into a wall of superstition and politics when she tries to get help for the girl.
Call Number: Leased FIC Donoghue
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Imagine me gone
by Adam Haslett
Told in different voices, we hear the story of John, a father suffering from periodic episodes of depression. His son, Michael, inherits his terrible illness, and we see the impact on the family as they deal with the challenges depression presents.
Call Number: FIC Haslett OverDrive eBook
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News of the world
by Paulette Jiles
Set in 1870 Texas, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd makes his living as a professional reader, one who travels and gives readings from newspapers to audiences. He agrees to deliver 10-year-old Johanna Leonberger to her aunt and uncle. The girl was captured by Kiowa Indians at the age of 6 and has been returned to the Whites. Uncivilized by all standards, Johanna presents unexpected challenges to Kidd.
Call Number: Leased FIC Jiles
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Hystopia
by David Means
In this alternative universe, John F. Kennedy escapes assassination in Dallas, and is serving his third term as president. The U. S. is at war in Vietnam, and Kennedy has created the Psych Corp, an agency whose mission is to wipe the memories of returning veterans. We see the impact on two veterans: Rake, who becomes a serial killer, and Singleton, the agent tracking him down.
Call Number: FIC Means
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Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett
A five-decade saga tracing the impact of an act of infidelity on the parents and children of two Southern California families their shared summers in Virginia and the disillusionment that shapes their lasting bond. There’s lots of drama, secrets, and betrayals.
Call Number: FIC Patchett Leased FIC Patchett
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Hillbilly elegy : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
by J. D. Vance
Vance, a Yale Law School graduate and former Marine, tells the story of his family over three generations. Following World War II, Vance’s grandparents moved from the Kentucky mountains to Ohio in search of a better life. They succeeded in moving from poverty up to the middle-class, but their heritage of abuse and alcoholism followed and continued to impact their lives.
Call Number: 305.562 Vance Leased B Vance
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The morning they came for us : dispatches from Syria
by Janine Di Giovanni
Giovanni is an experienced war correspondent, and she describes the impact of the war in Syria on women, children, and families in this urgent and compelling account.
Call Number: 956.91 Di Giovanni
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The Black presidency : Barack Obama and the politics of race in America
by Michael Eric Dyson
President Obama granted Dyson an interview for this study of how the politics of race shaped the President’s identity and his presidency. He explores the way Obama has handled racial conflict along with his refusal to make use of the established Black power brokers.
Call Number: 305.8 Dyson OverDrive eBook
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When breath becomes air
by Paul Kalanithi
Paul Kalanithi was 36 when he was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. An outstanding scholar and brain surgeon, he wrote about his transition from doctor to patient. The future he’s imagined and planned with his wife and young daughter is no longer possible, and he must come to terms with his imminent death. Readers of Anne Lamott will enjoy this memoir.
Call Number: 616.994 Kalanithi OverDrive eBook OverDrive eAudioBook
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