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• November Staff Picks Newsletter •
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Ready to settle in with a cozy, adventurous or informative new read? Our staff has some great suggestions for you in Adult Fiction, Young Adult and Children's! Scroll down for book picks for all ages - Just click the book cover to place a hold on that title.
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Mr. Nobody : A Novel
by Catherine Steadman
When a man is found on a British beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, with no identification and unable to speak, interest in him is sparked immediately. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Emma Lewis is asked to assess the patient in a small town deep in the English countryside. Emma left this same town fourteen years ago and has taken great pains to cover all traces of her past since then. The more time she spends with her patient, the more alarmed she becomes that he knows the one thing about her that nobody is supposed to know.
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The Nanny : A Novel
by Gilly Macmillan
Leaving her home after the mysterious disappearance of her beloved nanny, an embittered woman is forced to return decades later when the discovery of human remains forces her to question everything she thought she knew.
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Dachshund Through the Snow
by David Rosenfelt
Wanting to grant the selfless Christmas wishes of a child in need, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife track down the boy’s father, who has been arrested for a murder that his family swears he did not commit.
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Inside Out : A Memoir
by Demi Moore
The actress reflects on her Hollywood career, her relationship with her mother, her marriages, and the struggles with addiction, body image problems, and childhood trauma that plagued her even as she achieved professional success.
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The Dead Will Tell
by Linda Castillo
Investigating a murder that was staged to look like a suicide, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder follows scanty clues to a long-ago tragedy, a case that is complicated by a second suspicious suicide and the acquittal of the man responsible for killing agent John Tomasetti's family. By the best-selling author of Last Breath.
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A Dog Called Jack
by Ivy Pembroke
Abandoned dog Jack finds a collective family in the residents of Christmas Street—a group of people who just might need Jack as much as he needs them.
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Cilka's Journey
by Heather Morris
A novel based on a true story follows a Russian woman who is forced by a concentration-camp commandant to become his lover and is subsquently sent to Siberia after being found guilty of collaborating with the enemy. By the #1 best-selling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
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The Last Mrs. Parrish : A Novel
by Liv Constantine
A coolly manipulative woman worms her way into the lives of a wealthy golden couple from Connecticut as part of her plot to achieve a privileged life, unveiling dark secrets along the way.
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Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
Surviving a horrific multiple homicide, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks is unexpectedly offered a full scholarship to Yale, where her mysterious benefactors task her with monitoring the university’s secret societies.
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Once Upon a River : A Novel
by Diane Setterfield
On a dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, the regulars are telling stories when a wounded stranger enters carrying the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Many secrets must be revealed before the girl's identity can be known. From the best-selling author of The Thirteenth Tale.
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Red at the Bone
by Jacqueline Woodson
As Melody celebrates a coming of age ceremony at her grandparents’ house in 2001 Brooklyn, her family remembers 1985, when Melody’s own mother prepared for a similar party that never took place in this novel about different social classes.
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The Song of the Jade Lily : A Novel
by Kirsty Manning
Returning to Australia to attend her grandfather's deathbed, a heartbroken woman learns the remarkable story of her grandmother, a Jewish refugee who forged a fateful friendship with a local in World War II Shanghai.
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Soon
by Lois Murphy
From award-winning author Lois Murphy comes a gripping literary horror novel. As a near-deserted town in the middle of nowhere, Nebulah’s days of prosperity are gone. When a mysterious mist arrives, the inhabitants learn not to venture out after dark. Gradually the town is abandoned, until only six remain. For fans of Richard Matheson.
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I'm Proud of You : My Friendship with Fred Rogers
by Tim Madigan
An award-winning journalist discusses his life-changing friendship with the late children's TV programming host, describing how Rogers welcomed the author into his personal life and church, helping him to mend a long-standing dysfunctional relationship with his own father.
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Elevation
by Stephen King
A timely, upbeat tale about the power of finding common ground, traces the story of a man whose mysterious affliction unites a small community.
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The Pink Hotel
by Anna Stothard
A daughter tries to piece together her estranged, deceased mother's life in search of her true self through a suitcase full of clothes, letters and photographs that combine to depict a reckless but fascinating history.
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Whippoorwill - Young Adult
by Joseph Monninger
Living near neighbors who fill their yards with junk, Claire dreams of a future beyond her rural New Hampshire town before bonding with her neighbors' dog and befriending the boy next door. By the award-winning author of Baby.
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Everyone Counts
by Judy Sierra
Diverse animals, led by two rough, tough rhinos, work together to transform an old mall into a zoo--including the bugs the rhinos said were too small to count.
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Max & the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce
Aspiring knight Max teams up with a band of brave adventurers, the Midknights, on a madcap quest to save a kidnapped relative from a cruel king who is driving all the happiness out of the realm of Byjovia. By the best-selling creator of the Big Nate series.
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Little Libraries, Big Heroes
by Miranda Paul
A picture book portrait of Little Free Library founder Todd Bol explains how he helped bring international communities together by creating a literacy organization spanning more than 75,000 mini-libraries throughout the world.
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The Favorite Book
by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
The creator of Do You Believe in Unicorns? presents a colorful, rhyming celebration of how kids choose favorite things, revealing how favorites change over time and how they reflect the person who likes them.
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Sweep
by Louise Greig
An uplifting story about how to confront big emotions finds a youngster navigating the worst bad mood of his life when it spreads like dark clouds over his whole community. By the award-winning author of The Night Box.
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Roll with it
by Jamie Sumner
Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
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Stargazing
by Jen Wang
Growing up in the same Chinese-American suburb, perfectionist Christine and artistic, confident, impulsive Moon become unlikely best friends, whose friendship is tested by jealousy, social expectations, and illness.
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Snow Still
by Holly Surplice
Waking up to discover that the woods have been transformed by a snowfall, a little fawn takes his first faltering steps into an exciting, snow-covered world and explores wintry surprises before returning to the warmth of his home and family.
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The Knight Who Said "No!"
by Lucy Rowland
Ned the knight always does exactly what he is told, but when a dragon swoops into town, he decides for the first time to say "no."
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Mr. Scruff
by Simon James
Feeling like he does not belong to anyone when the other dogs in his rescue shelter find homes with just the right humans, Mr. Scruff considers a life with a little boy who is his match in less-obvious ways. By the award-winning creator of Leon and Bob.
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The Dog Who Lost His Bark
by Eoin Colfer
Complemented by light-charcoal illustrations, a collaborative tale by two former Irish Children’s Laureates follows the experiences of a lonely boy and a voiceless dog who find companionship and healing together.
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The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight
by Jennifer L Holm
The creators of the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse graphic novels present a series debut featuring two young rivals who confront the truth about their respective reputations as a mischief-making princess and a chivalrous do-gooder.
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Hey Grandude!
by Paul McCartney
A high-energy celebration of the fun times shared between grandparents and their grandchildren introduces super-cool Grandude, who whisks his four grandkids away on whirlwind adventures around the globe. Written by the superstar former member of The Beatles.
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One mixed-up night
by Catherine Newman
Twelve-year-old best friends Frankie and Walter pack their bags and convince their parents they're sleeping at each other's houses, only to spend an unforgettable night exploring IKEA. A fresh take on the award winning "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."
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