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EDUCATED: A MEMOIR

By: WESTOVER, TARA

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Random House: 2018

Seller ID: 9780399590504N

ISBN: 0399590501

Binding: HARDCOVER

Random House 2/20/2018. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Not since The Glass Castle has a memoir significantly moved me like Educated has. Tara Westovers description of her family is harsh and stark while at the same time haunting and beautiful. Her unconventional upbringing by conservative Mormon parents in Idaho is fascinating, and you will not be able to put down this book until you absorb every word. And even then it will not leave you. -Linda H., store volunteer
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VALENTINE

By: WETMORE, ELIZABETH

Price: $26.99

Publisher: Harper: 2020

Seller ID: 9780062913265N

ISBN: 0062913263

Binding: HARDCOVER

Harper 3/31/2020. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Signed by author.
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VALENTINE

By: WETMORE, ELIZABETH

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Harper Perennial: 2021

Seller ID: 9780062913272N

ISBN: 0062913271

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Harper Perennial 3/2/2021. New paperback. On sale 3/2/21. Pre-order today! Store pick: Valentine is a powerful debut novel that takes place in the oil fields around Odessa, TX in the 70s at the beginning of the oil boom. It is about racism, violence, good ole boys who stick together and most of all about the misogyny that existed and was accepted at the time. It is the story of 5 women and children and how the brutal rape of a 14 yo Mexican immigrant affected each of them. The brilliant writing will keep you enthralled even as your heart breaks for the way women are treated and dismissed. -N...
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WE BEGIN AT THE END

By: WHITAKER, CHRIS

Price: $27.99

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company: 2021

Seller ID: 9781250759665N

ISBN: 1250759668

Binding: HARDCOVER

Henry Holt and Company 3/2/2021. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 3/2/21. Pre-order today! Store pick: Whitakers tale has the most extraordinary characters that I have seen in a long time. Im still thinking about Duchess, her brother Robin, and the long-suffering Chief Walker. We Begin at the End is not only a murder mystery, it offers a sense of place, a look at old loves, a contemplation of justice. It tackles the effects of Parkinsons on the body, orphans and the welfare system, and the justice of incarceration. I can just see a movie in the future! -Linda H., store volunteer
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HAVE YOU SEEN ME?

By: WHITE, KATE

Price: $16.99

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks: 2020

Seller ID: 9780062747471N

ISBN: 0062747479

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Harper Paperbacks 4/28/2020. New paperback. Store pick: The brain has a myriad of ways to protect us when we experience a trauma. Showing up to work at an office you have not worked in for five years seems an odd method to use. Ally has no idea why she is there, where she has been for the past years, or where she might live. A stay in the hospital peels back the fog enough for her to realize she is married and a functioning member of society. Children have secrets and typically want to please their parents, could an event like this in Ally's past be an issue? All options are open to explore, ...
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DARK DESCENT OF ELIZABETH FRANKENSTEIN

By: WHITE, KIERSTEN

Price: $10.99

Publisher: Ember: 2019

Seller ID: 9780525577966N

ISBN: 0525577963

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Ember 10/8/2019. New paperback. Store pick: Kiersten White has brilliantly reimagined Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, creating a story that will enthrall both fans of the classic as well as those encountering it for the first time. Though its a young adult novel, Ill also be recommending The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein to adult bookclubs. -Jill Hendrix, store owner
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BAND OF SISTERS

By: WILLIG, LAUREN

Price: $27.99

Publisher: William Morrow: 2021

Seller ID: 9780062986153N

ISBN: 0062986155

Binding: HARDCOVER

William Morrow 3/2/2021. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 3/2/21. Pre-order today! Store pick: I am so glad I decided to take a break from psychological thrillers and read this absolutely amazing work of historical fiction which was based on a true story. It is the story of the Smith College Relief Unit a group of 18 young Smith alumni who go to France during WWI to try and bring relief, aid, food and caring to remote villages of women and children that were decimated by the Germans. Most of the Smith woman were from rich aristocratic families and had never even cooked their own m...
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BEFORE WE WERE YOURS

By: WINGATE, LISA

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Ballantine Books: 2019

Seller ID: 9780425284704N

ISBN: 0425284700

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Ballantine Books 5/21/2019. New paperback. Store pick: Lisa Wingate is a master storyteller and I am particularly attached to her historical fiction. Each time I read one of the books I learn of a part of our southern past that is mostly forgotten, or in the case of the Tennessee Children's Home, swept under the rug. Rill is an amazing child faced with horrors most of us will be unable to imagine. We have Lisa Wingate to bring them to life and paint a picture of horrible corruption and poverty, but also show the amazing determination that can survive anything. The book is an expose and deeply...
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DRENCHED IN LIGHT

By: WINGATE, LISA

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Berkley: 2021

Seller ID: 9781984804211N

ISBN: 1984804219

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Berkley 4/6/2021. New paperback. On sale 4/6/21. Pre-order today! Store pick: Lisa Wingate writes stories that reach in and grab your heart and don't let go. Julia is a dancer who is forced to forego her dream due to the stress on her body. Moving back home with parents who constantly worry about her, a beloved sister who she feels she has let down, and suddenly she is a guidance counselor at the upscale prep school she attended responsible for middle schoolers welfare. Sometimes when you are lost you are rescued by those you are trying to save. We watch that unfold poignantly between Julia a...
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RED AT THE BONE

By: WOODSON, JACQUELINE

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Riverhead Books: 2020

Seller ID: 9780525535287N

ISBN: 0525535284

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Riverhead Books 9/1/2020. New paperback. Store pick: This is a quick but poetic read that will stay with you long after the book ends. Great for bookclub discussions. Highly recommended by Jill Hendrix, store owner.
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LAST RIDE TO GRACELAND

By: WRIGHT, KIM

Price: $16.99

Publisher: Gallery Books: 2016

Seller ID: 9781501100789N

ISBN: 1501100785

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Gallery Books 5/24/2016. New paperback. Store pick, recommended by Linda: Cory's mom was a backup singer for Elvis before Cory was born. Cory knows that when her mom returned to Beaufort, SC, she was pregnant with Cory and married her high school sweetheart. Cory discovers an old Stutz Blackhawk hidden in her stepfather's shed. This begins her journey back to Graceland to find her real father and discover who her mom really was at 18. A compelling and well-written book by Kim Wright! -Linda H., store volunteer
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DARLING ROSE GOLD

By: WROBEL, STEPHANIE

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Berkley: 2021

Seller ID: 9780593100073N

ISBN: 0593100077

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Berkley 1/19/2021. New paperback. Store pick: Either Rose Gold or her mother Patty Watts is lying. Or, maybe both of them are. Either Rose Gold or her mother Patty Watts is planning revenge. Or, maybe both of them are. Darling Rose Gold is an emotional roller coast ride slinging you from side to side as you feel sorry for first Rose and then Patty as they each try to fulfill their obsessive need to feel loved and be needed. -Nancy M., store volunteer
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PUNCHING THE AIR

By: ZOBOI, IBI

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Balzer & Bray: 2020

Seller ID: 9780062996480N

ISBN: 0062996487

Binding: HARDCOVER

Balzer & Bray 9/1/2020. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Co-written by Yusef Salaam. Store pick: Amal is in prison after being accused of something he didn't do, violence he didn't commit. But this story is not about what Amal did or didn't do. Rather, this profound novel in verse is about the societal systems in place that make his prison sentence seem almost inevitable, and how he uses his art as an outlet to ground himself and to speak out against those systems. A must read for fans of Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down. -Melissa O., store employee
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TWELVE NIGHTS

By: ZURCHER, ANDREW

Price: $17.99

Publisher: Philomel: 2021

Seller ID: 9781524741617N

ISBN: 1524741612

Binding: HARDCOVER

Philomel 2/16/2021. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Kay's father has not just gone missing -- it's like his existence is in the process of being erased. When two wraiths come into Kay's bedroom in the middle of the night to collect her father's things, they're surprised that Kay can see them. When Kay demands answers about her father, the wraiths end up taking her with them to their world, which is in upheaval, and which Kay and her father and sister may have a part in saving. Zurcher's tale is an ode not just to story, but to storytellers and the magic they weave and the poss...
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BELLS FOR ELI

By: ZURENDA, SUSAN

Price: $18.75

Publisher: Mercer University: 2020

Seller ID: 9780881467376N

ISBN: 0881467375

Binding: HARDCOVER

Mercer University 1/28/2020. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Zurendas debut is a Southern novel in every sense: a secret-filled small town, tormented characters, surprise plot developments. She brings to life the very believable romance between first cousins Eli and Adeline. The two develop a strong bond after Eli has a life-threatening accident at a very young age. Zurenda writes convincingly against the backdrop of the happenings of the 60s and 70s, including the Vietnam War and the emerging drug culture of that time. This is a strong novel, an...
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BOOK THIEF

By: ZUSAK, MARKUS

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Random House: 2007

Seller ID: 9780375842207N

ISBN: 0375842209

Binding: PAPERBACK

Condition: .

Random House 9/11/2007. New paperback. Anniversary Edition. Store pick: This is one of the best-written books I've ever read. It's categorized as YA, but don't let that deter you from reading it. And if you shy away, thinking it's one more book about the Holocaust, don't. It's written with such a fresh perspective, and such beautiful uses of language, you will find yourself not wanting to put it down. Zusak shows us that not every German believed in the Nazi party and how there were good people who committed small acts of subterfuge, risking their own lives in order to retain their humanity. ...
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