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Staff Recommendations August 2017
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The Glass Castle : a Memoir
by Jeannette Walls Donna says,"A great story of perservance." Jodie says, "The author narrates the audiobook!"
The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.
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The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks Chris T. says,"Bringing toys to life can only be fun and games, right?"
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
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Hillbilly Elegy
by J. D. Vance Dorothy says, "Great Read!" Deb W. says,"Loved it!
Shares the poignant story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle-class life and the collective demons of the past.
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The Other Einstein : a novel
by Marie Benedict Marie says,"Learn about 'the other genius' behind the brilliant physicist, Albert Einstein."
A tale inspired by the extraordinary first wife of Albert Einstein follows the experiences of a solitary female physics student at an elite late-19th-century school in Zurich, where she falls in love with a charismatic fellow student who eclipses her contributions to his theory of relativity.
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Love Story : a novel
by Karen Kingsbury Marianne says,"The Baxter Family story was missing this piece."
Asked to share the story of his decades-long marriage to the wife he lost to cancer, a reluctant John Baxter reflects on the secret heartbreak that bonded them together while a family friend pursues a second chance in the wake of a difficult breakup.
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The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander Jon says,"An eye opening read."
Argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education and public benefits create a permanent under-caste based largely on race. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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Kin : A Tale of Beauty and Madness
by Lili St. Crow Olivia says, "Classic fairy tale twisted into a fun new way."
Wanting to retain her freedom in a community that expects girls to settle down and start a family, Ruby, the wild-child granddaughter of New Haven's most revered clanmother, uncovers disturbing secrets about a handsome newcomer.
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The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware Betty says,"Takes a long time to get to a short finish, but it's a great story."
In the wake of a woman's horrifying discovery of human remains along a scenic tidal estuary, the members of a once-inseparable clique from a second-rate boarding school near the English Channel reflect on their participation in a dangerous game of deception that contributed to the death of a teacher.
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Temeraire: In the Service of the King
by Maomi Novik Amber says,"Fantastic characters and adventure with dragons!"
Naomi Novik breathes new life into a formidable fantasy icon with the first three books in a exciting new series set during the Napoleonic Wars. In Temeraire, valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies -- not aboard aircraft, but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.
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Navigating Early
by Clare Vanderpool Ranea says,"Adventure of a lifetime."
Abruptly placed in a boy's boarding school in Maine after his mother's death at the end of World War II, Kansas youth Jack Baker befriends Early Auden, an unusual boy with whom Jack embarks on a quest along the Appalachian Trail in search of a legendary great black bear.
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The Heist : a novel
by Janet Evanovich Chris K. says,"The perfect blend of comedy and action."
FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare uses her own schemes to outmaneuver charming con man Nicolas Fox, who becomes an unlikely partner when her next mission pits her against a formidable adversary.
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