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Reaching Readers —April 2021
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The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. ReichertMoving back to her family home in Wisconsin, a woman with a supernatural ability to communicate with restless ghosts bonds with a local restaurateur while discovering how to use her abilities to help in unique ways. For fans of: Sophie Kinsella, hometown love stories, food-themed fiction, and multiple character POVs.
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The Venice Sketchbookby Rhys BowenInheriting her beloved great-aunt’s sketchbook, a recently divorced woman uncovers mysteries about her great-aunt’s star-crossed romance with a nobleman in World War II Venice. By the award-winning author of In Farleigh Field. For fans of: WWII history, self-discovery stories, star-crossed love, and family secrets
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Of Women and Salt by Gabriela GarciaThe daughter of a Cuban immigrant battles addiction and the fallout of her decision to take in the child of an ICE detainee, while her mother wrestles with displacement trauma and complicated family ties. A first novel. For fans of: LatinX ficton, complex mother-daughter relationships, character-driven fiction, and political commentary
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Under the Wave at Waimea by Paul TherouxA once-famous surfer confronts aging, privilege and mortality when he accidentally kills a man and makes an astonishing discovery about his personal link to the victim. By the author of The Mosquito Coast For fans of: literary fiction, reflective writing style, The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes, and travel stories
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The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn BowmanWaking up in the afterlife after being murdered en route to her graduation party, Nami discovers that the world where consciousness goes after death has been taken over by a genocidal artificial-intelligence entity. For fans of: young adult fantasy, fast-paced reads, artificial intelligence, and stories of rebellion
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Gardening in the Springtime April is the perfect time to start a family garden! The weather is finally getting warmer out and all kinds of critters are coming out to play. Use this time to grow your child's vocabulary by talking about the types of plants or flowers you’ll be planting in your garden, or even counting the different types of bugs you see and the many colors that will start to bloom this time of year. Check out this great list of picture books about gardening in the springtime compiled by Stephanie from the Reading Rocket.
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Computer Science Books and publishing Library Science Encyclopedias and other Fact books Journalism In the 000s you'll find The Guinness Book of World Records, books on how to use your new iPad, library science professional development, and collections of journalism.
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