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Pearland Picks September 2017
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The Leaving by Tara AltebrandoYears after six kindergarteners go missing, five return as teens and struggle to reacclimate to life with their families in spite of trauma and an inability to remember much about their experiences or the fate of the sixth victim. By the award-winning co-author of Roomies. Teen Book Club Monday, September 11, 12 PM
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The Secret Chordby Geraldine BrooksA tale based on the story of King David is set against a backdrop of Second Iron Age Israel and traces his journey from an obscure shepherd to a hero and king before his fall as a murderous despot. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book. Bookworms Book Club Monday, September 11, 6:30 PM
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Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne JohnsonReluctantly hired into the home of a famed reclusive writer who would recapture her lost fortunes by completing a new manuscript, Alice Whitley becomes obsessed with identifying the paternity of her employer's precocious young son. Novel Discussions: A Debut Novel Book Club Monday, September 18, 6:30 PM
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One Crazy Summerby Rita Williams-GarciaIn the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn, New York, to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, 11-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of their intrusion and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. Children's Book Club Monday, September 25, 12 PM
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Who is Rich? : A Novel
by Matthew Klam
Meeting at an artist and writers' conference in a charming seaside village, a moderately famous cartoonist and a narrative painter who shared an extramarital moment of passion the summer before endure the unraveling of their lives when they resume their relationship. By the author of Sam the Cat.
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Domina
by L. S. Hilton
A sequel to the best-selling Maestra finds femme fatale Judith Rashleigh on the run when she is wrongly implicated for a murder and targeted by the owner of a stolen masterpiece who compels her to maneuver the underworld landscapes of wealth from St. Mortiz to Serbia.
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The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
In the wake of a woman's horrifying discovery of human remains along a scenic tidal estuary, the members of a once-inseparable clique from a second-rate boarding school near the English Channel reflect on their participation in a dangerous game of deception that contributed to the death of a teacher. By the best-selling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood.
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The Forgotten Girl
by Rio Youers
Beaten up by goons at the order of a sinister man known only as "the spider," a young street performer discovers that he once had a girlfriend who used her supernatural powers to erase memories of her from his mind and that some part of him still loves her. By the author of Point Hollow.
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Radiate
by C. A. Higgins
In the conclusion to the author's debut science-fiction series, the fates of Ivan, an enigmatic revolutionary whose secrets lie at the heart of intergalactic revolution, and Ananke, the sentient spaceship who is learning what it means to be human, are explored. By the author of Lightless.
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Sycamore : A Novel
by Bryn Chancellor
When human remains are linked to the unsolved disappearance of a teen 18 years earlier, the residents of the victim's hometown rekindle stories, rumors and recollections while examining the complicated history that led to the tragedy. 75,000 first printing.
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Artist's Drawing Techniques
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
Showing aspiring artists the basic principles of drawing in every medium, a practical guide presents the tools, tutorials, tips and methods needed to master more than 80 techniques, including shading, blending and cross-hatching.
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The Chick and the Dead : Life and Death Behind Mortuary Doors
by Carla Valentine
The mortuary curator behind the popular blog presents a career memoir told through the steps of an autopsy that symbolically represent milestones in the author's life, cultural attitudes about the afterlife and her discoveries about what the living can learn from the dead.
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The Road to Camelot : Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign
by Thomas Oliphant
A behind-the-scenes account of the 35th President's journey to the White House includes coverage of his failed vice presidential nomination in 1956, the ways his Catholic faith challenged his campaigns and the successful efforts of his team of young advisors to reinvent the traditional party.
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