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My Hero Academia
by Khei Horikoshi
Graphic Novel: Without any special power, middle school student Izuku Midoriya has no chance of getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, but an encounter with the great hero All Might gives him an opportunity to change his destiny.
Recommended by Peri, Ewing Branch
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Beartown : A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
Fiction: In a forgotten town fractured by scandal, an amateur hockey team might just be able to change everything. By the New York Times best-selling author of A Man Called Ove.
Recommended by Jennifer, Hickory Corner Branch
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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep : A Novel
by Joanna Cannon
Fiction: In 1976 England, 10-year-olds Grace and Tilly, after their neighbor Mrs. Creasy goes missing, decide to take matters into their own hands and find her and bring her home, going door to door in search of clues and soon discovering that everyone on the Avenue has something to hide. A first novel.
Recommended by Kim, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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Two by Two
by Nicholas Sparks
Fiction: The seemingly charmed life of a Charlotte family man abruptly tumbles around him, leaving him an unemployed single father who embarks on a new reality that tests his skills and emotional resources beyond his imagining. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Ride.
Recommended by Alyssa, Hollowbrook Branch
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Hindsight : & All the Things I Can't See in Front of Me
by Justin Timberlake
Memoir: The popular entertainer presents a collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations on his life and work, from his early love of music to his collaborations with other artists, and includes hundreds of candid images from his personal archives.
Recommended by Dana, Hopewell Branch
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The Case of the Missing Moonstone
by Jordan Stratford
Juvenile Fiction: A first installment in a series set in an early 19th-century alternate-universe finds brusque 11-year-old genius Ada and romantic 14-year-old Mary forming a detective agency and investigating a stolen heirloom using their math, science and analytic talents.
Recommended by Jennifer, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
Fiction: Emerging from an accident with damaged memories and compromised language skills, a movie house owner from a small Midwestern town pieces together his story against a backdrop of community history, which is shaped by a prodigal son's return.
Recommended by Melanie, Robbinsville Branch
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Tales from Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Young Adult Fiction: The award-winning author of The Tombs of Atuan returns to her famed fantasy realm in an anthology of short fiction including "The Finder," a novella set several centuries before A Wizard of Earthsea; "The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the High Marsh," and "Dragonfly," about a determined woman who takes on the male-dominated world of mages.
Recommended by Jason, Twin Rivers Branch
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Lucky Penny
by Ananth Hirsh
Graphic Novel: If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job. And her apartment. In the same day. But it's okay, her friend has a cozy storage unit she can crash in. And there's bound to be career opportunities at the neighborhoodlaundromat--just look how fast that 12-year-old who runs the place made it to management! Plus, there's this sweet guy at the community center, and maybe Penny can even have a conversation with him without being a total dork. Surely Penny is a capable ofbecoming an actual responsible adult, and if she can do that her luck's bound to change! Right?
Recommended by Dennis, West Windsor Branch
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Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston
Fiction: After an international incident affects U.S. and British relations, the president's son Alex and Prince Henry must pretend to be best friends, but as they spend time together, the two begin a secret romance that could derail a presidential campaign.
Recommended by Kim, Information Technology Department
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