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Great Reads From Your Library Staff September 2021
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Back in the burbs by Tracy WolffAfter a messy divorce, a young woman loses her job and her New York apartment and is forced to move to a house left to her by her great-aunt, hoping she can survive an unlikely life in the suburbs next door to an attractive but grumpy neighbor. Hilarious! Recommended by Jennifer P. in Riverside
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The best of me by David SedarisThe American humorist, author and radio contributor shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird. An excellent listen - read by the author. Recommended by Tracy in Fallston
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The engineer's wifeby Tracey Enerson WoodWhen her happy domestic life is turned upside-down by her husband’s work as the chief engineer on an under-construction Brooklyn Bridge, Emily Warren Roebling gradually takes over the project to advocate on behalf of worker safety. Recommended by Dianne in Aberdeen
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Fortune and glory : tantalizing twenty-sevenby Janet EvanovichStephanie Plum’s struggle to choose between Joe Morelli and Ranger is upended by a search for her grandmother’s inheritance that is further complicated by two fortune-hunting enemies from the past. Game On: Tempting Twenty-eight releases November 2021! Recommended by Karen in Joppa
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Good neighbors : a novel by Sarah LanganA too-fast friendship between a repressed queen bee and the ostracized wife of a once-famous rock musician explodes into a community uprising involving a dangerous sinkhole, a trapped child and shocking accusations. Recommended by Shannon in Edgewood
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Long way down by Jason ReynoldsDriven by the secrets and vengeance that mark his street culture, 15-year-old Will contemplates over the course of 60 psychologically suspenseful seconds whether or not he is going to murder the person who killed his brother. Recommended by Suzz in Whiteford
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Oona out of orderby Margarita MontimoreA young woman destined to wake up on her birthday to a random year in her life struggles through an out-of-order existence to reconcile her inner youth with the realities of shifting external identities, appearances and period norms. Recommended by Melisa in Riverside
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The short the long and the tall : Short Storiesby Jeffrey ArcherIllustrated renderings of 20 top-selected short stories by the award-winning author of the Clifton Chronicles are complemented by a short parable about how war pointlessly puts good people in the crossfire of their leaders’ ambitions. Recommended by Nancy J. in Bel Air
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