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• Anxious People

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  Reason I love: A story of robbery turned into hostage situation keeps the reader hooked as events unfold. Extremely funny story, and quirky, characters, that keep readers cracking up the entire time!

• The Girl With the Louding Voice

  a Novel

  Daré, Abi,

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  Reason I love: The dreams of 14 yr old Adduni, to get an education and become a teacher, and change the lives of young girls in her village, is shattered when she's is forced to marry a much older man in her village. Can't help but cheer for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thorn

  Lewis, Beverly, 1949-

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  Reason I love: Beverly Lewis did a masterful job to convey Amish world as it collides with the outside world. Characters are authentic and well developed

• Magic's Pawn

  Lackey, Mercedes

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  Reason I love: This was my first time reading Mercedes Lackey and diving into the world of Valdemar—and what a great intro it was. The world-building, magic, and well-made characters, human and otherwise, really stood out.

• So You Want to Be a Wizard

  Duane, Diane

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  Reason I love: This is one of the books I often recommend to kids and teens who want to get into fantasy but only know Potter. It’s a great coming-of-age story about two kids who discover magic is everywhere—and that they might have the power to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bear and the Nightingale

  a Novel

  Arden, Katherine,

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  Reason I love: This is a book I didn’t expect to love as much as I did. From the cold, icy forests of Russia to the growing town of Moscow, you follow Vasya, who’s lost and trying to find her place in the world — a place that turns out to be way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flight Patterns

  White, Karen (Karen S.),

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  Reason I love: The story is about honey bees .

• Good Dirt

  a Novel

  Wilkerson, Charmaine,

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  Reason I love: this is the story of America. The audiobook is phenomenal.

• The Measure

  a Novel

  Erlick, Nikki,

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  Reason I love: the measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable case of character’s. Whose decisions and fates interweave with one another best friends whose dreams are forever entwined , pen pals finding refuge in the unknown,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alone

  Freeman, Megan E.,

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  Reason I love: This duology pairs so well together, I’d read Alone first, but either way it’ll work. What’s the lie?

• Away

  Freeman, Megan E.,

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  Reason I love: This duology pairs so well together, I’d read Alone first, but either way it’ll work. What’s the lie?

• The Takeout

  Badua, Tracy,

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  Reason I love: It’s a fun middle grade novel featuring a few of my favorite things: food and a rat.

• Quackers

  Wong, Liz,

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  Reason I love: It’s a sweet book about finding your place in the world with adorable illustrations.

• Never Let Me Go

  Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-

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  Reason I love: A very quiet, yet haunting story.

• The Trees

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  Reason I love: Read like a pulp fiction but on a very important subject.

• On Gold Mountain

  See, Lisa

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  Reason I love: One family’s American dream, well researched and written. An eye-opening history lesson.

• Clemente

  the Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

  Maraniss, David

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  Reason I love: My family is from Pittsburgh and I have a snapshot of my father and Roberto Clemente together from 1958 during photo day at Forbes Field. Clemente has his arm around my dad’s shoulder and my dad has the biggest smile on his face. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beak of the Finch

  a Story of Evolution in Our Time

  Weiner, Jonathan

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  Reason I love: As a “young” librarian in the mid-1990s and an avid birder, and reader of dinosaur/evolution books this was a must read when it was originally published. I devoured it and routinely recommend this title to fellow birders and to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• L.A. Confidential

  Ellroy, James, 1948-

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  Reason I love: I first read this novel as a college student in a contemporary literature class and was quickly overwhelmed with the noir fiction genre establishing James Ellroy as a novelist that I must read his books when published. His style is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Circus

  a Novel

  Morgenstern, Erin

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  Reason I love: While fantasy is typically not my go-to genre, I adored this book and recommended it to many people. The imagery was exquisite, and the vibe was magical.