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Staff Recommendations January 2020
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Comfort & Joy : a novel
by Kristin Hannah ~ Dorothy says, "The story made you believe in the power of love and fate."
Recently divorced and having no family of her own, Joy Candellaro is beginning to dream of a new life with widower Daniel O'Shea and his son, Bobby, until a fateful Christmas Eve forces her to make a painful choice.
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The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
by Kelly Harms ~ Deb W. says, "I laughed out loud reading this novel! It's a story about divorce and dating. I loved this book!"
After her ex-husband offers to take care of their children for the summer, single mom Amy Byler takes a break from rural Pennsylvania and heads to New York City where she lets her hair down and starts dating again.
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The Shape of Night : a novel
by Tess Gerritsen ~ Marie says, "A good ghost story."
Moving to a coastal community in Maine, a woman trying to outrun her past is confronted by a string of murders and the ghost of a sea captain who is haunting her isolated home. By the best-selling author of Harvest.
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Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard ~ Allison says, "I am loving this series! Great twists and characters!"
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known -- and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul. Mare Barrow's blood is red -- the color of common folk -- but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince -- the friend -- who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
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Before We Were Yours : A Novel
by Lisa Wingate ~ Jill says, "It was interesting to learn about the adoption system."
"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiance, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis,a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead eitherto devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country--Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong."
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As You Wish : Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes ~ Jim says, "All the behind the scenes stories of one of the best all-around films ever made!"
In a twenty-fifth anniversary edition, the actor presents a behind-the-scenes account of the making of the cult classic film, sharing never-before-told stories and exclusive photographs as well as interviews with fellow actors and producers of the film.
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Jinx
by Meg Cabot ~ Chris says, "A quick read. With a name like Jinx, what could go wrong?"
Having had bad luck all of her life, Jinx feels inspired when she moves in with her aunt and uncle in New York City, but when her cousin turns out to be a real brat and a member of a coven, Jinx's bad luck seems to be just the thing needed to keep her cousin's bad magic in check.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon ~ Kole says, "A great novel to understand autism with interesting components to keep reading more and more."
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.
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