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These ARCs are available on a first come first serve basis. If you would like one, please contact Gina M. in Collection Development.
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Always Mom, forever Dad
by Joanna Rowland
Children whose parents no longer live together discover that although much has changed, and time spent with Mom is different than time spent with Dad, love is there no matter what
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As red as blood
by Salla Simukka
When seventeen-year-old loner Lumikki finds a stash of blood-soaked money in her school's dark room, she is swept into a whirlpool of events involving dirty cops and a notorious drug kingpin known for brutality
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The Betrayers
by David Bezmozgis
Escaping his political opponents in a Crimean resort town, disgraced Israeli politician Baruch Kotler runs into a former friend who had him sent to the gulag 40 years prior and must reconcile with his betrayers and his own poor choices. 50,000 first printing.
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Blackbird
by Anna Carey
Waking up on the subway tracks with no memory of her identity, a mysterious blackbird tattoo on her wrist and a conviction that someone is trying to kill her, a teen girl embarks on a desperate search to learn the truth. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Broadchurch
by Erin Kelly
A novelization of the hit television show follows detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller as they search for a young boy's killer among numerous suspects and a brewing media storm. TV tie-in.
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Cobra
by Deon Meyer
A triple homicide in the picturesque Franschhoek wine valley and the deaths of two security guards who were interrogating a Cape Town pickpocket embroil detective Benny Griessel in an increasingly complex case. By the award-winning author of Thirteen Hours. 25,000 first printing. Tour
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The Dandelion Seed's Big Dream
by Joseph Anthony
One of nature's greatest success stories, the dandelion lives life fully, flies with beauty, survives storms, endures darkness and never gives up, its secret being to bloom right where it is—a message of courage, patience and perseverance that can apply to and inspire humans, as well. Simultaneous.
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A Deadly Wandering : A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
by Matt Richtel
Drawing on cutting-edge scientific findings regarding human attention, a Pulitzer Prize-winning technology reporter examines the impact of technology on our lives through the story of Utah college student Reggie Shaw, who killed two scientists while texting and driving. 150,000 first printing.
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Death coming up the hill
by Chris Crowe
Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister
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The dog
by Joseph O'Neill
Leaving New York in the wake of a breakup to take a job in a futuristic Dubai at the height of its metropolitan self-invention, a young man struggles with growing feelings of being trapped while navigating the eccentricities of his wealthy employers. By the award-winning author of Netherland. 75,000 first printing.
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Fives and twenty-fives
by Michael Pitre
A debut novel by an Iraq War veteran presents the stories of platoon leader Lieutenant Donovan, who feels isolated by his rank; medic Doc Pleasant, who is unraveled by the deaths of friends; and Iraqi interpreter Dodge, who both loves and hates what America represents.
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Ghost month
by Ed. Lin
Shocked to learn that his high-school ex has been murdered, food-stand worker Jing-nan explores inconsistencies in the story with former classmates and the young woman's bereaved parents only to make a shocking discovery. By the author of the Robert Chow series.
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The graham cracker plot
by Shelley Tougas
Calamity ensues when almost twelve-year-old Daisy and her sometimes best friend Graham try to break Daisy's father out of prison
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Her : a novel
by Harriet Lane
"On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina--sophisticated, generous, effortlessly in control--seems to have all the answers. It's easy to see why Emma is drawn to Nina. But what does Nina see in her? A seemingly innocent friendship slowly develops into a dangerous game of cat and mouse as Nina eases her way into Emma's life. Soon, it becomes clear that Nina wants something from the unwitting Emma--something that might just destroy her"
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Last Train to Babylon : a novel
by Charlee Fam
"Who put the word fun in funeral? I can't think of anything fun about Rachel's funeral, except for the fact that she won't be there. Aubrey Glass has a collection of potential suicide notes--just in case. And now, five years--and five notes--after leaving her hometown, Rachel's the one who goes and kills herself. Aubrey can't believe her luck. But Rachel's death doesn't leave Aubrey in peace. There's a voicemail from her former friend, left only days before her death that Aubrey can't bring herself to listen to--and worse, a macabre memorial-turned-high-school reunion that promises the opportunity to catch up with everyone...including the man responsible for everything that went wrong between she and Rachel. In the days leading up to the funeral and infamous after party, Aubrey slips seamlessly between her past and present. Memories of friendship tangle with painful new encounters while underneath it all Aubrey feels the rush of something closing in, something she can no longer run from. And when the past and present collide in one devastating night, nothing will be the same again. But facing the future means confronting herself and a shattering truth. Now, Aubrey must decide what will define her: what lies behind . . . or what waits ahead"
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Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Robin Talley
The civil rights movement in 1959 Virginia irrevocably changes the lives of two girls: a persecuted black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school and a white integration opponent's daughter with whom she confronts harsh truths during a school project. Simultaneous eBook.
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A list of things that didn't kill me
by Jason Schmidt
"In his searing, honest, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Jason Kovacs tells the story of growing up with an abusive father, who contracted HIV and ultimately died of AIDS when Jason was a teenager"
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Love me back : a novel
by Merritt Tierce
A debut novel by an award-winning writer follows the experiences of single mother Marie, who hides her private struggles behind her professionalism as a waitress at an upscale Dallas steak house before succumbing to self-destructive habits. A first novel. 40,000 first printing.
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Magic in the mix
by Annie Barrows
Life seems to be back to normal for "newly twinned" sisters Miri and Molly until their magical house sends them on a new time-traveling adventure to the Civil War, where they must risk everything to save two unusual soldiers and come to terms with the emotional truth about Molly's past
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The means : a novel
by Douglas Brunt
An incisive portrait of ambition, power and today's ruthless political world follows the experiences of a conservative trial attorney, a president-elect and a child-actor-turned journalist who triggers a scandal with a decade-old story. 50,000 first printing.
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Perfidia : a novel
by James Ellroy
A debut entry in a second L.A. Quartet by the award-winning author of L.A. Confidential follows a post-Pearl Harbor murder of a Japanese family that entangles a brilliant Japanese-American forensic chemist, an adventurous woman, a future police chief and an arch villain. 75,000 first printing.
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The Prairie That Nature Built
by Marybeth Lorbiecki
A wild prairie is a lively place in this rhythmic romp with munchers and crunchers above and below the grasses so thick, and fires that flare, and rains that quench-and always the prairie grows green. Back matter offers information and activities for a fuller appreciation of this marvelous, disappearing habitat. Simultaneous.
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The story of land and sea
by Katy Simpson Smith
A sweeping generational story, set in a small coastal town in North Carolina during the waning years of the American Revolution follows fathers and daughters, mother and son, and master and slave as they search for redemption during a time of war, servitude and love. 150,000 first printing.
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There will be lies
by Nick Lake
Shelby Cooper, nearly eighteen, has been overprotected by her single mother all her life but after a car accident, Shelby's mother steals her away from the hospital, revealing that Shelby's father is not dead, but rather a violent man who promised to hunt them down
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A thousand pieces of you
by Claudia Gray
"When eighteen-year-old Marguerite Caine's father is killed, she must leap into different dimensions and versions of herself to catch her father's killer and avenge his murder"
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The vault of dreamers
by Caragh M. O'Brien
Rosie Sinclair, who attends an elite arts school where students are contestants on a high stakes reality show, skips her sleeping pill one night and discovers that the school is really a cover-up for the lucrative and sinister practice of dream harvesting
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Winterkill
by Kate A. Boorman
When the revered leader of her settlement, a dark, isolated land with merciless winters and puritanical rulers, asks Emmeline for her hand it is a rare opportunity, but not only does she love another man, she cannot ignore dreams that urge her into the dangerous and forbidden woods that took her grandmother's life and her family's reputation
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The wonder of all things
by Jason Mott
After her ability to heal physical ailments is revealed to the world, 13-year-old Ava has trouble dealing with all the people that come seeking a miracle, especially since, with each healing, she grows weaker; and soon she throws her trust in her best friend, Wash, to steal her away from the demands—but Wash has a secret of his own he has been hiding.
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