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Harrison Book Club News February 2023
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The hobbit, or, There and back again
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
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Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet
by Jamie Ford
When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at a Seattle hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.
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The yawn book
by Diana Kim
Guaranteed to make you yawn, this entertaining, fact-filled nonfiction picture book answers such questions as why we yawn, which animals yawn and why yawns are so contagious.
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Pinocchio
by Ronne Randall
A lonely woodcutter creates a puppet that comes to life, but Pinocchio is more of a prankster than a pleasure until he learns that being a real boy is much more complicated than simply having fun.
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Save Noah
by Carrie Cheney
The only person on the whole planet who doesnt have superpowers, 12-year-old Noah proves that even the ordinary can be extraordinary when an evil villain threatens to take over Superworld forever.
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The house at the end of the world
by Dean R. Koontz
Alone on Jacobs Ladder island until two agents arrive in search of someone??or something??they refuse to identify, artist Katie, along with a brave young girl, finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy that could bring about the end of the world.
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The cabinet of Dr. Leng
by Douglas J. Preston
As Constance finds her way back to New York City in the late 1800s to prevent the death of her siblings and stop serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng, FBI Special Agent Pendergast desperately tries to find a way to reunite with her before its too late.
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Off the deep end : a thriller
by Lucinda Berry
After the tragic death of her son, Jules Hart, who is still trying to reckon with the fact she rescued Isaac Greer, another womans child instead of her own, spirals into a violent and unstable mental state, finding herself at the center of a massive police investigation when Isaac disappears.
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Independence : a novel
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
In 1947 India, three sisters, after their father, a well-respected doctor, is killed during a riot and their neighbors turn against them, find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths due to events beyond their control.
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City under one roof
by Iris Yamashita
Detective Cara Kennedy investigates a murder in a small Alaskan town after a local teen discovers a severed hand and foot washed up on the shore, teaming up with a town police officer as bad weather approaches.
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The queen of Dirt Island
by Donal Ryan
This triumphant story of four generations of women and the fierce devotion that binds them together follows the Aylward women of Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, whose lives are touched by betrayal and loyalty, isolation and togetherness, and transgression, forgiveness, desire and love.
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Just the nicest couple
by Mary Kubica
When her husband Jack vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing.
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