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Staff Picks Newsletter ►December
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Looking for your next favorite book? It's no secret that librarians read. A lot. And when we finish a great book we can't wait to recommend it! See what we've been reading below. You might just find your next favorite book!
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At the library Call us or email us and we'd be happy to help choose something perfect just for you.
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On our websiteGo to our website to access our catalog and more online resources, available 24/7!
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to keep up with all the great things we've got happening this spring.
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Books we just couldn't put down ...
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Better Luck Next Time : A Novel by Julia Claiborne JohnsonA follow-up to the best-selling Be Frank with Me follows the experiences of a former Yale student whose life at a 1930s Reno divorce ranch is upended by a shy woman and a thrice-divorced pilot.
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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel HawkinsSupplementing her modest income by stealing small valuables from her gated-community clients, a broke dog-walker endeavors to win the heart of a wealthy bachelor before learning his late wife’s own rags-to-riches story.
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The Searcher by Tana FrenchLooking to start a new life in a small Irish village, former Chicago police officer Cal Hooper comes out of retirement to help find a missing kid and uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat.
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Death in Focus : An Elena Standish Novel by Anne PerryIn a series debut by the best-selling author of the William Monk mysteries, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover’s final, urgent message into the heart of pre-World War II Berlin as Hitler is ascending to power.
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The Guest List : A Novel by Lucy FoleyAn expertly planned celebrity wedding between a rising television star and an ambitious magazine publisher is thrown into turmoil by petty jealousies, a college drinking game, the bride's ruined dress and an untimely murder.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteRealizing that her beautiful, beloved younger sister has murdered yet another boyfriend, an embittered Nigerian woman works to direct suspicion away from the family, until a handsome doctor she fancies asks for her sister's number.
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Things In Jars by Jess KiddWoman detective Bridie Devine investigates the kidnapping of a nobleman’s illegitimate daughter, whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the attention of sinister collectors in the underworld’s curiosities trade. By the author of Himself.
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Can I Be Your Dog?by Troy CummingsA dog looking for a home sends letters to prospective owners on Butternut Street, with surprising results.
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Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelA lavishly designed commemorative edition of the Caldecott Honor-winning first book in the classic series includes its five original stories and is complemented by rare bonus material, including archival photos, an early manuscript of “Spring” and a biography of Arnold Lobel. Illustrations.
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Oathbringer by Brandon SandersonTaking refuge from the formidable Everstorm in the tower city of Urithiru, Dalinar and the Alethi forces join the newly raised Knights Radiant to explore the legendary city's mysteries and confront long-lost truths that challenge everything they believe. By the best-selling author of the Mistborn series.
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Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott CardEnder Wiggin, the young military genius, discovers that a second alien war is inevitable and that he must dismiss his fears to make peace with humanity's strange new brothers
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The Fifth Season by N. K JemisinA first entry in a new trilogy by the award-winning author of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms finds the sole continent of the earth threatened by murder, betrayal, a super-volcano and overlords who use the planet's power as a weapon.
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Her last breath by Linda CastilloWhen her best friend's husband and two children are killed in a suspicious car accident, Amish community member Kate maintains a vigil by a grievously injured survivor who may hold answers. She is also investigating a brutal killer who makes her question everything about her Amish culture.
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Leave the World Behind : A Novel by Rumaan AlamSheltering in a New York beach house with a couple that has taken refuge during a massive blackout, a family struggles for information about the power failure while wondering if the isolated property is actually safe.
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The Forgotten Kingdom : A Novel by Signe PikeLanguoreth endures imprisonment while one of the most violent battles of early medieval Scottish history scatters her loved ones, including her young daughter Angharad, who pursues her destiny in the mystical land of the Picts.
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The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. HackwithAssigned to watch the restless characters of books left unfinished by their authors, a head librarian of Hell’s neutral Unwritten Wing tracks an escaped Hero before an angel attack reveals the existence of a powerful literary weapon.
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A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.
Coming May 2021
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The Awakening by Nora RobertsAn anxious young woman mired in student debt and working a hated job uses hidden funds to visit Ireland, where she uncovers truths about vivid dreams compelling her to embrace her destiny in a fantastical alternate world.
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We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryNearly three centuries after their coastal community’s witch trials, the women athletes of the 1989 Danvers Falcons hockey team combine individual and collective talents with 1980s iconography to storm their way to the state finals.
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Happily This Christmas by Susan MalleryAn independent businesswoman and single mother offers support to her neighbor and secret crush during a holiday season shaped by a prickly daughter’s pregnancy, a painful secret, difficult past mistakes and an unexpected second chance at love.
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In a Holidaze by Christina LaurenFinding herself caught in a time loop that has her repeating the same disastrous family Christmas in a snowy Utah cabin, Mae endures one hilarious setback after another to break the cycle and find true love under the mistletoe.
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The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del ToroForced to shoot her suddenly violent partner, a rookie FBI agent witnesses the escape of a shadowy form before embarking on a sanity-risking investigation into a centuries-old being. Co-written by the award-winning author of Prince of Thieves.
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Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De LeonReinventing herself at a privileged white suburban high school to get by in the face of escalating racial tensions, a first-generation American-LatinX teen is forced to take a stand when she discovers that her absent father cannot legally return home. A first novel. Illustrations.
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Fifty Words For Rain : A Novel by Asha LemmieAbandoned by a mother who instructs her never to fight or ask questions, an illegitimate child of mixed heritage in 1948 Kyoto forges a powerful bond with her older half-brother against the wishes of their formidable grandparents. A first novel.
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See you on Sunday : A Cookbook for Family and Friendsby Sam SiftonThe award-winning New York Times food editor celebrates the art of Sunday suppers and the joys of gathering with friends and family, complementing simple, traditional recipes for small and larger groups with tips about rendering classics distinctive. Illustrations.
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