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• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  "Only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own in return." Book Quote

• The Unsinkable Greta James

  Smith, Jennifer E., 1980-

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  A great read for those times when life swerves away from the plan and only family and the beauty of the open sea can restore perspective.

• What the Fireflies Knew

  Harris, Kai,

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  Family trauma and secrets play out through the eyes of an 11 year old brave enough to become herself.

• Ripple

  a Long, Strange Search for a Killer

  Cosgrove, Jim

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  Our own local Jim Cosgrove puts his investigative journalist skills to use searching for answers to a murder that has haunted his life.

• The Spanish Daughter

  Hughes, Lorena,

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  A historical mystery in 1920's Ecuador, 'the birthplace of cacao'... delicious!

• Dating Dr. Dil

  Sharma, Nisha, 1985-

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  Book one of 'If Shakespeare was an Auntie'... that romance series title alone has me laughing!

• A Black Women's History of the United States

  Berry, Daina Ramey

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  'A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Authors, Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross, prioritize many voices: enslaved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sea of Tranquility

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  Time travel, metaphysics, moon colonization... oh my-now that's what I call epic!

• The Guncle

  Rowley, Steven, 1971-

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  'From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer.'

• The Younger Wife

  Hepworth, Sally

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  ...drama, drama, drama! Family dynamics take twists and turns in this thriller!

• The Christie Affair

  Gramont, Nina de

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  Historical fiction for anyone ever intrigued with those 11 days Agatha Christie disappeared and the woman who tried to steal her life...

• The Marlow Murder Club

  Thorogood, Robert,

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  A hilarious mystery with a sassy, whisky swigging, seventy-seven year old!

• Mercy Street

  Haigh, Jennifer, 1968-

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  'For almost a decade, Claudia has counseled patients at Mercy Street, a clinic in the heart of the city. The work is consuming, the unending dramas of women in crisis. For its patients, Mercy Street offers more than health care; for many,…Read moreRead more of this annotation