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Caste : The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson
Identifies the qualifying characteristics of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, impacts everyday American lives. An Oprah's Book Club pick.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
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A Walk Along the Beach
by Debbie Macomber
When the younger sister she has always protected recovers from a dangerous illness and announces her intention to summit Mount Rainier, an older sister manages personal concerns by taking a chance on a relationship with a charming freelance photographer.
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The Order
by Daniel Silva
The award-winning author of The New Girl and The Other Woman presents a latest high-action thriller that pits enigmatic art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon against an international threat that tests the limits of his skills.
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| The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones; narrated by Shaun Taylor-CorbettWhat it's about: Ten years after four Blackfeet men embarked on an elk hunting trip on tribal lands meant only for the elders' use, one by one they find themselves at the mercy of a vengeful entity that stalks their every move.
Narration: Blackfeet actor Shaun Taylor-Corbett's brisk performance complements the spare prose of this own voices horror novel. |
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Stamped : Racism, Antiracism, and You:
by Jason Reynolds
Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas--and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.
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The Friendship List
by Susan Mallery
Reuniting in the aftermath of a devastating loss, two single moms, lifelong best friends, create a list of challenges, from skydiving to getting tattoos, before their prospects and perspectives are transformed by unexpected love.
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A Private Cathedral
by James Lee Burke
Swept up in a criminal underworld rivalry involving a pair of star-crossed teen lovers, Detective Dave Robicheaux is targeted by a time-traveling superhuman assassin who forces him to confront the demons of his own past.
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Ghost Flames : Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950–1953
by Charles J. Hanley
A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets. In this vivid, emotionally compelling and highly original account, Charles J. Hanley tells the story of the Korean War through the eyes of 20 individuals who lived through it--from a North Korean refugee girl to an American nun, a Chinese general to a black American prisoner of war, a British journalist to a US Marine hero.Book Annotation
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