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Little Fires Everywhere : A Novel
by Celeste Ng
Fiction: When a custody battle divides her placid town, straitlaced family woman Elena Richardson finds herself pitted against her enigmatic tenant and becomes obsessed with exposing her past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both families.
Recommended by Ilene, Robbinsville Branch
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Fiction: Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend, and a recently graduated white woman, team up for a clandestine project against a backdrop of the budding civil rights era.
Recommended by Kaneeze, Hightstown Memorial Branch
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ChiRunning : A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-free Running
by Danny Dreyer
Non-fiction: A running coach and nationally ranked ultra-marathon runner draws on the principles of t'ai chi to develop a comprehensive running program that promotes greater speed and distance with less effort while preventing injuries.
Recommended by Julia, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
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A Long Way Down
by Nick Hornby
Fiction: Meeting on New Year's Eve on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination infamous as a last stop for suicidal people, a television talk-show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother share the stories about their circumstances and decisions.
Recommended by Christine, Hollowbrook Branch
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A Life of Adventure and Delight : Stories
by Akhil Sharma
Short Stories: An anthology of dramatic, darkly comic tales by the award-winning author of Family Life explores the unpredictable workings of the human heart and the ways in which people engage in self-deceptive and eccentric behaviors in their efforts to do good and pursue meaningful relationships.
Recommended by Marianne, West Windsor Branch
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My Haunted House
by Angie Sage
Juvenile Fiction: Araminta Spookie enlists the help of several ghosts and a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace in an attempt to stop her Aunt Tabby from selling Spook House.
Recommended by Mary Elizabeth, Hickory Corner Branch
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Into the Storm
by Taylor Anderson
Science Fiction: Pursued by Japanese battleships, the USS Walker, a Great-War vintage destroyer under the command of Lieutenant Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy, tries to lose the enemy by heading into a mysterious storm, only to become trapped in a primitive alternate world, populated by strange creatures, in which their ship could alter the balance of power.
Recommended by Jason, Twin Rivers Branch
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Zoo II
by James Patterson
Fiction: With the planet still under attack by vicious animals, humans begin evolving into a barbaric species that has the power to save civilization--or destroy it.
Recommended by Laura, Information Technology Department
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