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Great Reads From Your Library Staff April 2024
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Dark matter : a novel by Blake CrouchKidnapped and drugged at gunpoint for inexplicable reasons, physics professor Jason Dessen awakens in a lab and is informed that his entire life has been an illusion and that he is being hunted by a deadly adversary. If you want a mind-bending and fast paced science fiction thriller, this stand-alone novel is for you! It explores Jason's choices, different potential futures, and how far he'll go to claim what is his. **Recommended by Hannah O. in Havre de Grace** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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The Djinn waits a hundred years by Shubnum KhanMoving into Akbar Manzil, a ruined mansion off the coast of South Africa, Sana stumbles upon the long-forgotten story of Meena, the original owner's second wife who died there tragically 100 years ago, awakening a grieving djinn, an invisible spirit who has haunted the mansion since Meena's mysterious death. **Recommended by Lisa B. in Riverside** Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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Enter the bodyby Joy McCulloughGiving voice to the young women who die in Shakespeare's most iconic plays, including Juliet, Ophelia and Cordelia, this brilliant novel leads to a larger story about how young women can support each other in the aftermath of trauma. Written in verse, this is an excellent book that gives a voice to those in Shakespeare's plays who were often voiceless, and brings new perspective to old tales. **Recommended by Sarah S. in Havre de Grace** Available in: Print
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Fairy tale : a novelby Stephen KingA troubled teenager befriends an elderly recluse, who dies and leaves him a taped message explaining that his shed is the portal to another world, in the new novel by the extremely prolific and popular best-selling author of It. Not his usual horror but a wonderful story of good vs. evil. **Recommended by Dianne D. in Aberdeen** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ Playaway/ eBook/ eAudio
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Finding meby Viola DavisThe critically acclaimed film, television and theater actress presents an inspiring and deeply honest story of her life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her current hard-won success. Excellent read. **Recommended by Rhovonda F. in Joppa** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John ScalziWhen an old acquaintance desperately needs her help, Jamie Gray is transported to an alternate dimension where she must save large creatures called Kaiju from others who have found their way to the world—and who threaten humankind back on Earth with their carelessness. A super fun sci-fi read where Kaiju (aka Godzillas) are basically ginormous pandas, and a secret group takes care of them. **Recommended by Sydney B. in Edgewood** Available in: Print/ eBook
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The Lincoln highway by Amor TowlesIn June of 1954, 18-year-old Emmett Watson, released after serving 15 months for involuntary manslaughter, discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden’s car and have hatched a different plan for Emmett’s future. 10 days in the life of two brothers who are trying to relocate to California during the early 50s. Many reverses pop into their paths. **Recommended by Annette G. in Abingdon** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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The Silmarillionby J. R. R. TolkienTales and legends chronicling the world's beginnings and the happenings of the First Age, focusing on the theft of the Simarils--the three jewels crafted by Fanor--by Morgoth, first Dark Lord of Middle-earth. An amazing book of world building for the Lord of the Rings universe. **Recommended by Lien W. in Aberdeen** Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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The wind knows my name : a novelby Isabel AllendeTraces the ripple effects of war and immigration on two children—5-year-old Samuel, whose mother puts him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England in 1938, and 7-year-old Anita, who boards another train eight decades later to the U.S., where she's separated from her mother. **Recommended by Linda B. in Havre de Grace** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ Playaway/ eBook/ eAudio
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