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The World That We Knew
by Alice Hoffman
Sent away to Paris in 1941 when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, young Lea bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend Ettie, a rabbi's daughter, joins the French Resistance in order to defend their people.
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
This epic retelling of the legend of Achilles follows Patroclus and Achilles, the golden son of King Peleus, as they, skilled in the arts of war and medicine, lay siege to Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped--a cause that tests their friendship and forces them to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Utopia Avenue: A Novel
by David Mitchell
The members of a music band in 1967 London navigate the era’s parties, drugs and politics as well as their own egos and tragedies while exploring transformative perspectives about youth, art and fame. By the award-winning author of Cloud Atlas.
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The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes
Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships. By the best-selling author of Me Before You.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a murder, Kya Clark, who has survived alone for years in a marsh near the North Carolina coast, becomes targeted by unthinkable forces.
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One by One
by Ruth Ware
Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep warm. But what happens when that company is eight coworkers, none of whom can be trusted? An off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong when an avalanche hits, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps togetherness.
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The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Separated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage.
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The Nickel Boys: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
A follow up to the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning, The Underground Railroad, this novel follows the harrowing experiences of two African-American teens at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
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Eat a Peach: A Memoir
by David Chang
The star of Ugly Delicious traces his upbringing as a youngest son in a deeply religious Korean-American family, his search for identity, his struggles with manic depression and his unlikely rise as one of his generation’s most influential chefs.
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Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
by John Hodgman
The best-selling author presents a memoir of his cursed travels through the woods of Massachusetts and coastal Maine; describing his midlife transformation from an idealistic youth to an eccentric family man and his observations on such subjects as the horror of freshwater clams and the evolutionary purpose of the mustache.
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
by Sarah Vowell
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation comes a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette—the one Frenchman we could all agree on—and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
The critically acclaimed author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums.
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
The comedian traces his coming of age during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed, offering insight into the farcical aspects of the political and social systems of today's world.
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