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Today Will be Different : A Novel by Maria SempleInitiating small changes that she hopes will reverse negative patterns in her life, Eleanor Flood is derailed by her family members' unethical practices before an encounter with a former colleague triggers dramas that reveal a buried secret. By the author of national best-seller Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Bookworms Book Club Monday, June 5, 6:30 PM
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Saint Anything : A Novelby Sarah DessenSydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and in the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel appreciated for the first time. Teen Book Club Monday, June 12, 12 PM
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The Assistants by Camille PerriWhen a technical error at a multinational media conglomerate gives a financially strapped veteran employee a chance to pay off her student loans in ways the company will never notice, she embarks on a downward spiral involving other employees with crushing debts and fewer scruples. Novel Discussions Monday, June 19, 6:30 PM
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Goblin Secretsby William AlexanderHoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays. Children's Book Club Monday, June 26, 12 PM
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Gone Without a Trace
by Mary Torjussen
When her longtime boyfriend and every record of his existence go abruptly missing, Hannah becomes increasingly determined to find him and get answers as she is thrust into a maze of madness and obsession.
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Miss You : A Novel
by Kate Eberlen
A chance meeting fails to bring the 18-year-old Tess and Gus the love with each other that they deserve, and they wind through lives that bring surprises and divert them from their intended paths, but will they get a second chance at love together? A first novel.
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The Explosion Chronicles
by Lianke Yan
A satirical cultural critique by the award-winning author of Dream of Ding Village traces the stories of three rival Chinese families who compete to convert their small village between the Yi River and the Balou Mountains into an urban superpower.
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Mister Memory : A Novel
by Marcus Sedgwick
Transferred to a famous asylum after being arrested for his wife's murder at the end of the 19th century, a man with an eidetic memory is investigated by a doctor and a police officer who discover links between the bizarre crime and the highest and lowest establishments in France. By the Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning author of A Love Like Blood.
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Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
A sequel to Sleeping Giants finds an elite physicist investigating the nature of what appears to be a giant metal hand found decades earlier deep underground, a mystery that leads to the greatest discovery of the millennium and the appearance of a world-changing technology.
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The Wages of Sin
by Kaite Welsh
Despite numerous barriers, Sarah Gilchrist is determined to become a doctor in 1882, the first year the University of Edinburgh admitted women, but is drawn into a murder mystery when a former acquaintance turns up as a corpse in the dissecting room.
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The Alps : A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
by Stephen O'Shea
Blends contemporary travelogue and historical narrative in a history of the Alps that traces the real and imagined journeys of travelers ranging from Hannibal and Hitler to Sherlock Holmes and Napoleon to reveal the profound influence of the Alps on human culture. By the author of Sea of Faith.
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The Malaysian Kitchen : 150 Recipes for Simple Home Cooking
by Christina Arokiasamy
Borrowing traditions from Thailand, India, China, and Portugal, a collection of Malaysian recipes includes delicious curries, noodle bowls and stir fries including Chili Prawns, Salmon Tandoori, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Beef Rendang and Char Kway Teow Noodles. 20,000 first printing.
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Killers of the Flower Moon : The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann
The best-selling author of The Lost City of Z presents a true account of the early 20th-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
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