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Bradley Library Book Clubs September 2018
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Splintered Bones
by Carolyn Haines ~What's On the Menu
Fiesty Southern belle and private detective Sarah Booth Delaney heads back into action when her friend, Eulalee McBride, is accused of murdering her cheating husband, but Sarah's investigation soon uncovers the fact that not everything is as it seems, a revelation that leads Sarah straight into danger. By the author of Them Bones. (Mystery)
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Twisted
by Laurie Halse Anderson ~Crossover Club
After getting busted for doing graffiti and having to work all summer to pay for the damages, invisible Tyler's physique changes greatly and brings with it unexpected perks, including the attention of his father's boss's daughter, Bethany Millbury, and a change in the unspoken hierarchy at school.
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When Dimple Met Rishi
by Sandhya Menon ~Teen Book Club
A heartfelt romantic comedy told from the alternating perspectives of two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged their marriage follows the efforts of one to distance herself from the agreement and the other to woo his intended during a summer program they are attending together. Simultaneous eBook.
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Unbroken : an Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
by Laura Hillenbrand ~From Page to Screen
A captivating young adult edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times best-seller documents the inspirational true story of how Louis Zamperini, a juvenile delinquent-turned-Olympic athlete and World War II pilot, crashed into the ocean and survived for weeks on a life raft only to become a prisoner of war. Includes more than 100 photographs and an exclusive interview with Louis Zamperini. Simultaneous eBook. Movie tie-in.
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Every Soul a Star : a novel
by Wendy Mass ~Booked for Middle School
Brought together to watch a rare solar eclipse at the isolated Moon Shadow Campground, Ally, Bree, and Jack may have arrived as strangers but the experience of what they witness makes them connect with each other in ways they could have never imagined.
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The Best Kind of People : a novel
by Zoe Whittall ~Wednesday Book Club
When a celebrated teacher is arrested for sexual impropriety at an elite prep school, his wife and children become social outcasts throughout an impossible defense proceeding that causes them to question their memories and motives.
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Scythe
by Neal Shusterman ~Dudes & Donuts
""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomesa scythe must kill the one who doesn't".
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Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper ~Girls Rule
When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.
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Fundraising the Dead
by Sheila Connolly ~Catty Crafters Book Club
When a collection of George Washington's letters go missing on the day of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society's gala, fundraiser Nell Pratt, frustrated with the Society president--and her boyfriend--for not pushing an investigation, looks into the mystery herself and uncovers a long history of crime that could get her killed. Original.
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Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne ~My First Book Club
Rereleased in hardcover with full-color illustrations, a 20th anniversary edition of the first Magic Tree House story features updated dinosaur information, an interview with the creators and a letter from Mary Pope Osborne.
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