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• Wild Boy & the Black Terror

  Jones, Rob Lloyd

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  Laura from our Woodneath Library Center had this middle grade mystery on her to be read shelf. Check out if you love action!

• The Tainted Cup

  Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984-

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  Sally from our Woodneath Library Center had this offbeat fantasy mystery on her to be read shelf. Check out if you love world-building.

• The Midwife of Auschwitz

  Stuart, Anna

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  Diana from our North Oak Branch had this historical fiction inspired by true events on her to be read shelf. Check out if you liked "Only the Brave" by Danielle Steel.

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

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  Alyson from our Withers Branch had this classic on her to be read shelf. This novel has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, and you can check out many of those from the library too.

• Scenes of the Crime

  Gagnon, Jilly

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  Kayla from our Platte City Branch had this locked room novel on her to be read shelf. Check this one out if you're a fan of Riley Sager.

• The Covenant of Water

  Verghese, Abraham, 1955-

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  Amanda from our Withers Branch had this historical fiction on her to be read shelf. A great read for lovers of lyrical, atmospheric fiction that lands on Oprah's Book Club.

• Wise Gals

  the Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage

  Holt, Nathalia, 1980-

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  LynnDee from our Reader Engagement Department had this collective biography of four women who helped start the CIA. This is a richly detailed and thought-provoking title for history lovers.

• Counterattacks at Thirty

  Son, Wŏn-p'yŏng, 1979-

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  Angie from our Reader Engagement Department had this translated novel on her to be read shelf. Check this out if you're a fan of literary fiction with complex characters.

• Death of the Author

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  Andrea from our East Lee's Summit Branch had this literary science fiction novel on her to be read shelf. This book has a novel within a novel much like Pervical Everett's "Erasure."

• The Sum of Us

  What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

  McGhee, Heather, 1980-

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  Rachel from our Blue Springs South Branch had this well-researched non-fiction title on her to be read shelf. This title has been featured on MSNBC and The Daily Show, among others.

• The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

  Holton, India,

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  Trinity from our Excelsior Springs Branch had this Victorian romance on her to be read shelf. Check this out if you like sweet, upbeat enemies to lovers stories.

• The Fortune Seller

  Kapelke-Dale, Rachel,

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  Michelle from our Blue Ridge Branch had this coming of age novel on her to be read shelf. Check out if you love character-driven, richly detailed stories.

• Bunny

  Awad, Mona,

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  Rachel from our East Independence Branch has this gothic fiction on her to be read shelf. Check out if you're a fan of "My Best Friend's Exorcism" by Grady Hendrix.

• Ana Maria and the Fox

  De la Rosa, Liana

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  Laurnelle from our Woodneath Library Center had this marriage of convenience story on her to be read shelf. Check out if you're a fan of the "Bridgerton" books or tv show.

• Our Work Is Everywhere

  An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans Resistance

  Rose, Syan, 1990-

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  Scott from our Reader Engagement Department had this graphic novel non fiction title on his to be read shelf. Check this out if you are interested in moving, candid LGBTQ+ history stories.