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End of Watch
by Stephen King
A conclusion to the best-selling trilogy that also includes the Edgar Award-winning Mr. Mercedes finds mental patient Brady Hartsfield manifesting powers to commit deadly acts without leaving his hospital room, while retired detective Bill Hodges and his partner investigate a suicide with ties to the Mercedes Massacre. (suspense).
This pick is from Scott at the Romeoville Branch
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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Representing the letter “Z” in a series of 26 collectible editions, a new design of a classic novel follows the son of an antiquarian book dealer who stumbles upon a dark secret while trying to discover why all copies of a mysterious author's books are being systematically destroyed.
This pick is from Debra at the Crest Hill Branch
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The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon
Coming of age in an old farmhouse, 19-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhouse's long-ago resident, a grieving mother who died under mysterious circumstances. By the best-selling author of Island of Lost Girls.
This pick is from Sarah at the Lockport Branch
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Sixteen Candles
Enduring creepy freshmen and her aching crush on the most popular boy in school, Samantha Baker makes the most of her sixteenth birthday as her family forgets it amidst the chaos of her sister's wedding.
This pick is from Amy at the Crest Hill Branch
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Scorpion
Follows Walter O'Brien and his team of genius outcasts who protect the nation from high-tech threats while working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
This pick is from Roxanne at the Romeoville Branch
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Battlestar Galactica
Largely wiped out by a hundred years of warfare with the Cylon Empire, the few surviving humans search for the mythical thirteenth colony, Earth; the crew from the Battlestar Galactica arrives at Earth and must protect it from the Cylons; the survivors of a doomed world travel on an epic journey through space searching for planet Earth while battling their enemies, the Cylons.
This pick is from Flannery at the Lockport Branch
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Poseidon
After a 150-foot rogue wave capsizes an ocean liner, ten survivors struggle to reach safety.
This pick is from Lorena at the Crest Hill Branch
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24K Magic
by Bruno Mars
24K Magic was rigorously constructed and produced to one end: putting Bruno Mars in the spotlight. The vocalist stands front and center, whether supported by the enthusiastic chorus of backing vocals and punctuating ad libs on “That’s What I Like” or the snappy percussion of “Finesse”.
Track List
1) 24K Magic 2) Chunky 3) Perm 4) That's What I Like 5) Versace On The Floor 6) Straight Up & Down 7) Calling All My Lovelies 8) Finesse 9) Too Good To Say Goodbye
This pick is from Danita at the Crest Hill Branch
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Divers
by Joanna Newsome
Newsom manages to compact a whole lifetime – a whole history - of stories and sounds and genres.
Track List
1) Anecdotes 2) Sapokanikan 3) Leaving the City 4) Goose Eggs 5) Waltz of the 101st Lightborne 6) The Things I Say 7) Divers 8) Same Old Man 9) You Will Not Take My Heart 10) A Pin-Light Bent 11) Time, As a Symptom
This pick is from Ryan at the Romeoville Branch
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Hamilton: An American Musical
"Hamilton”, the hit show which moved to Broadway following it’s sold-out run at The Public Theater in NYC, is the acclaimed musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 bill Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers, and shot to death by Aaron Burr in a legendary duel.
Track List
1) Alexander Hamilton 2) Aaron Burr, Sir 3) My Shot 4) The Story of Tonight 5) The Schuyler Sister 6) Farmer Refuted 7) You'll Be Back 8) Right Hand Man 9) A Winter's Ball 10) Helpless 11) Satisfied 12) The Story of Tonight 13) Satisfied
This pick is from Britney at the Lockport Branch
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Wild World
by Bastille
This second album is a walloping triumph, each track swirling with synth-pop purpose and building up to giddy key changes and those euphoric, sing-along choruses. “Good Grief” will soundtrack future summers, “Warmth” puts the (wild) world to rights, while “Send Them Off!” is a brassy punch-the-air anthem.
Track List
1) Good Grief 2) The Currents 3) An Act of Kindness 4) Warmth 5) Glory 6) Power 7) Two Evils 8) Send Them Off 9) Lethargy 10) Four Walls 11) Blame 12) Fake It 13) Snakes 14) Winter of Our Youth
This pick is from Rachel at the Romeoville Branch
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