Some of our May 2021 favorites Algunos de nuestros favoritos de mayo 2021
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Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal"Dhaliwal created a fictitious community facing xenophobia, fetishization, and media misrepresentation. It's resonating with her thousands of Instagram followers.The characters in Dhaliwal's stories sparkle. They're tenderly rendered and their problems are real... The struggle of the cyclops unfolds in metaphors for race, sexuality, gender, and disability, tangling with ideas about fetishization, interracial relationships, passing, and representation." -Robert Ito, The New York Times
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Arsenic and adobo
by Mia P. Manansala
Returning home to help save her Tita Rosie’s failing restaurant, Lila Macapagal is shocked when her ex-boyfriend, a notoriously nasty food critic, dies suddenly, moments after they had a confrontation, leaving her the only suspect.
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Sorrowland
by Rivers Solomon
Fleeing from the strict religious compound where she was raised, Vern, in the safety of the forest, gives birth to twins, and to keep her small family safe, unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of.
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Goblin : a novel in six novellas
by Josh Malerman
From the bestselling author of Bird Box, a novella collection in which every story reveals a sinister secret about a mysterious small town. The town of Goblin seems like any other ordinary small town. But with the master storyteller Josh Malerman as your tour guide, you'll discover the secrets that hide behind the town's closed doors. These six novellas tell the story of a place where the rain is always falling, nighttime is always near, and your darkest fears and desires await. Welcome to Goblin...
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Rosaline Palmer takes the cake
by Alexis J. Hall
Rosaline Palmer is just barely holding her life together. But where there's a whisk there's a way. . . and Rosaline has just landed a place on the nation's favorite baking show. Winning the prize money could change everything, but more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. As the competition -- and the ovens -- heat up, Rosaline starts to realize the most delicious recipes come about when you don't follow the recipe.
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Dead of winter
by Stephen Mack Jones
Detroit ex-cop August Snow must fight for both his life and the soul of Mexicantown itself when a local business owner is targeted by an anonymous entity that is linked to a dangerous net of ruthless billionaire developers.
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Send a Runner : A Navajo Honors the Long Walk by Edison EskeetsIn 2018, Eskeets embarked on a 330-mile run from Arizona to east New Mexico to commemorate the Long Walk. In 1864, General James Carleton, who once ordered every Navajo dead, forced captured Navajos to trek 350 miles through snowstorms without proper nourishment. Kristofic weaves together episodes from the genocidal frontier history of the American southwest and Eskeets’ heroic commemorative run in this transhistorical work that weds accounts of unspeakable violence conspicuously missing from most American history textbooks and a contemporary story of resilience and remembrance.
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Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School
by Emily Jenkins; illustrated by Pete Oswald
The award-winning author of Water in the Park and the best-selling illustrator of The Good Egg present the story of young Harry, who overcomes jitters, learns about a silent “e” and discovers that guinea pigs are not scary after all during his first 100 days in first grade.
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Escape by Ming & Wah Chen; illustrated by Carmen VelaThroughout history, ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery, intolerance, economic and political upheaval, or climate change. These remarkable true stories of escape show how courageous people all around the world have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their flight to freedom.
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The Secret Blade
by Tricia Levenseller
Spending her days tucked into her forge to escape society and the anxiety it triggers, 18-year-old Ziva uses her magical gifts to craft unique weapons before she is forced to go on the run to protect the world from an unexpectedly powerful sword she has created.
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De aquí como el coquí por Nomar PerezCuando Miguel y sus padres se mudan de Puerto Rico al continente, Miguel extraña su hogar, sus abuelos y su rana mascota, Coquí, pero pronto se da cuenta de que la ciudad de Nueva York tiene más en común con su hogar anterior de lo que originalmente pensaba.
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La ciudad de vapor por Carlos Ruiz ZafónCarlos Ruiz Zafón concibió está obra como un reconocimiento a sus lectores, que le habían seguido a lo largo de la saga iniciada con La Sombra del Viento. El eco de los grandes personajes y motivos de las novelas de El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados resuena en los cuentos de Carlos Ruiz Zafón —reunidos por primera vez, y algunos de ellos inéditos— en los que prende la magia del narrador que nos hizo soñar como nadie.
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Mujeres que no perdonan por Camila LäckbergIngrid renunció a su carrera como periodista cuando su marido fue nombrado director de un importante periódico. Él siempre le ha sido infiel. Victoria huyó de un pasado oscuro en su Rusia natal. Su matrimonio comenzó siendo un refugio, pero se ha convertido en una pesadilla. Birgitta está a punto de jubilarse como maestra y deberá luchar contra una terrible enfermedad, pero antes debe enfrentarse a algo peor: la fría mirada de su pareja. A los ojos de cualquiera, Ingrid, Victoria y Birgitta son muy distintas, pero las tres tienen algo en común: viven sometidas a sus maridos. Hasta que un día, llevadas al límite, planean, sin tan siquiera conocerse, el crimen perfecto.
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Haz Tus Sueños Realidad por Rut NievesA través de un viaje al interior de ti mismo, a tu infancia y a la contemplación de tus sueños, aprenderás que la ley de la atracción y la gestión emocional son dos disciplinas que están íntimamente ligadas, y que es el aprendizaje emocional el que va acercando tus sueños a la realidad. Un libro que marcará un antes y un después en tu vida.
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Tauro por Stella AndromedaTauro, honesto, leal y feliz en el hogar. Hinca esas pezuñas. En un mundo cada vez más turbulento, muchos alzamos la mirada al cielo en busca de la orientación que nos brinda el antiguo arte de la astrología. En Tauro, Stella Andromeda te explicará todo lo que debes saber acerca de tu signo, representado por el toro.
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Public enemy #1
by Kiki Swinson
Hired to investigate the so-called suicide of a disgraced narcotics detective, Khloe Mercer, determined to make a name for herself, turns the toughest streets of Norfolk, Virginia, upside-down to uncover the truth, placing her life in the crosshairs.
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Sofia Valdez's Big Project Book for Awesome Activists
by Andrea Beaty
An empowering, hands-on guide to activism and the democratic process counsels young readers on how to make a difference in their communities by supporting important causes, writing to elected officials and learning about how government is supposed to work. Original. Illustrations.
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The cost of knowing
by Brittney Morris
Struggling with constant visions of the future whenever he touches an object or person, 16-year-old ice-cream shop employee Alex Rufus finds his life upended when he has a premonition about the imminent death of his brother.
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What Should I Read Next? ¿Y ahora qué leo?
Sonoma County Library is here for you. Simply fill out a form and our experts will provide you with 2-3 personalized recommendations within 5 days. Happy reading!
La Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma está para servirle. Simplemente llene el formulario a continuación, y nuestros expertos le ofrecerán 2 o 3 recomendaciones personalizadas dentro de 5 días. ¡A disfrutar la lectura!
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