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Adult Services Staff Picks May 2021 |
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Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
Recommended by: Rachel
The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
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Sunflower Sisters
by Martha Hall Kelly
Recommended by: Sarah V.
Union nurse Georgeanna Woolsey, an ancestor of Caroline Ferriday, travels with her sister to Gettysburg, where they cross paths with a slave-turned-army conscript and her cruel plantation mistress.
To register for the Virtual Author Talk with Martha Hall Kelly on June 1st, click here.
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Win
by Harlan Coben
Recommended by: Pamela
A high-suspense follow-up to the best-selling The Boy from the Woods is presented from the viewpoint of Myron Bolitar’s fan-favorite sidekick, Windsor Horne Lockwood III.
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Nature's Best Hope
by Douglas W. Tallamy
Recommended by: Sarah R.
The best-selling author of Bringing Nature Home outlines practical next-step approaches to conservation, instructing homeowners on how to turn yards into supportive wildlife habitats that do not require government regulation.
To register for the Virtual Author Talk with Douglas Tallamy on May 20th, click here.
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The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones
Recommended by: Brandee
Four American Indian men, who shared a disturbing event during their youth, are hunted down years later by an entity bent on revenge that forces them to revisit the culture and traditions they left behind.
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Good Company
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Recommended by: Laura
In this bighearted story of the lifelong relationships that both wound and heal us, Flora Mancini finds everything she thought she knew about her husband, her marriage and her relationship with her best friend upended when she makes a startling discovery.
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