March 2020 list by Bernadette L.
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Costalegre
by Courtney Maum
A historical novel inspired by the relationship between Peggy and Pegeen Guggenheim finds an American heiress offering safe passage to Nazi-threatened artists, while her emotionally unstable daughter chronicles their wartime experiences.
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Daughter of Rome
by Tessa Afshar
With impeccable research and vivid detail, Daughter of Rome is both an emotive love story and an immersive journey through first-century Rome and Corinth, reminding readers once again why Debbie Macomber has said that "no one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar.
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The Fifth Avenue Story Society : a Novel
by Rachel Hauck
Five New Yorkers receive an anonymous, mysterious invitation to the Fifth Avenue Story Society, and suspect they’re victims of a practical joke.Yet curiosity and loneliness bring them back week after week to the old library. And it’s there they discover the stories of their hearts, and the kind of friendship and love that heals their souls.
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No True Believers
by Rabiah York Lumbard
An exploration of the intersection of Islamaphobia and white supremacy as an American Muslim teen is forced to confront hatred and hidden danger when she is framed for a terrorist act she did not commit. A timely tale that invokes the power of community and exposes the fallacies of hate.
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Yes No Maybe So
by Becky Albertalli
A story told in alternating chapters that weaves together timely, relevant, and engaging themes. With topical references to state and national issues. A warm, beautiful story about relationships’ beginnings, endings, and transitions; and the transformative power of local activism.
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