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Staff Recommendations August 2019
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Fables
by Bill Willingham ~ Olivia says, "I just finished the last volume! Great read! This is an excellent choice for the newbie graphic novel reader and the twisted fairytale lover!"
Follows the adventures of storybook and nursery rhyme characters who live side-by-side with humans.
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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy ~ Rai says, "The book emphasizes value systems and where they come from. Poorly constructed values teach the reader the important lessons while those that are well-founded provide guidance."
Presents the classic nineteenth-century Russian novel in which a young woman is destroyed when she attempts to live outside the moral law of her society.
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden : A True Story
by Cara Robertson ~ Kathy says, "Never Boring! New Info! Letters from Lizzie herself!"
Draws on 20 years of research and recently discovered evidence in a revisionist account of the infamous Lizzie Borden trial that explores professional and public opinions while considering how Gilded Age values and fears influenced the case.
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The Hobbit : or There and Back Again
by J. R. R. Tolkien ~ Marlena says, "A lovely adventure that was fun from start to finish."
The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish.
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This Book of Mine
by Sarah Stewart ~ Jim says, "The 'Oh the Places You'll Go!' of book covers. Simple, elegant, quick and beautifully illustrated."
The husband-and-wife team behind the Caldecott Honor-winning The Gardener presents an evocative celebration of the connection between readers of all ages and backgrounds and the books they love.
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The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo ~ Kole says, "A novel-in-verse story following the story of a high school poet. Fairly similar storyline to the movie 'Coco'."
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel.
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If I Was Your Girl
by Meredith Russo ~ Allison says, "It was a great book to be able to look through the eyes of a life different than my own."
Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew.
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Someone Knows
by Lisa Scottoline ~ Marie says, "Great ending! Not as expected!"
Haunted by her role in a covered-up prank gone wrong twenty years earlier, Allie returns to her hometown for a friend's funeral and resolves to uncover the truth.
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Fairest of All : A Tale of the Wicked Queen
by Serena Valentino ~ Chris K. says, "A quick read. It's nice to get a back story for the first Disney villain!"
Examines the life of Snow White's stepmother, the Wicked Queen, to find out just what it is that makes her so evil that she would want to cut out her teenage step-daughter's heart and have it delivered in a locked keepsake box.
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