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FORGET-ME-NOTThe author’s follow-up to her series debut, Reasonable (2023), backtracks to years before Elaine Reid’s death in North Carolina in 2023, and...
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COLD FURYAssistant District Attorney Hope Harper was not always a prosecutor. Earlier in her career, she was a Boston defense attorney on the rise,...
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TAKEDOWNRowan, a Canadian high school wrestler, is feeling helpless and pulled in multiple directions: Her father is suffering from ALS, she’s training...
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IT'S PRIDE, BABY!“Lift your soul to the sky / Like summer sunbeams / Don’t live behind clouds— / You shine!” A Black family made up of two parents and a child...
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THE HOUSE ON SUNRISE LAGOONContinuing the lives of the Ali-O’Connor family, this third series installment focuses on the eldest sibling, 12-year-old Harbor, who presents...
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DISPATCHES FROM PARTS UNKNOWNEighteen-year-old Julie and her mom have escaped the emotional fog that overtook them when their beloved dad and husband died unexpectedly, but...
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WHO OWNS THE MOON?Grayling, the eminent British philosopher, worries about the planetary impact of the human pursuit of “profit and advantage.” The author claims...
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EVERY BEAUTIFUL MILEPenelope Crawford is paralyzed by her grief over the loss of her charismatic husband, Travis, whose plane disappeared weeks ago. Travis had been...
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STUMBLING STONESThe book opens with a nonfiction prologue: In 2018, the author and her husband, Bruce, missed their connecting flight through Frankfurt to...
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COURTING THE SUNIn late-17th-century France, when the reign of Louis XIV is at the pinnacle of its splendor, beautiful 16-year-old country girl Sylvienne...
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ONCE UPON A SARIWhen Mama calls out to Avani, the child worries about getting in trouble; the little one is surrounded by a pile of Mama’s saris. But Mama...
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RISING FROM THE ASHESProtests erupted in Los Angeles County in April 1992, following the shocking acquittal of four police officers accused of using excessive force...
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EYES OPENThough Pai prayed he’d have sons, Sónia is one of five sisters. She’s smart and has the heart of a poet but is lackadaisical about school. She...
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THE SUPERNATURAL FILES OF CJ DELANEYLively 11-year-old Countess Jewel Delaney II aspires to become an ace reporter and follow in the footsteps of her grandmother Conti, who was one...
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EARLY SOBRIETIESTwenty-six-year-old Dennis Monk, just months sober, gets the boot from his parents’ suburban Philadelphia home and begins what will be, over the...
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THE QUIET COUPThe current economic landscape suffers from skyrocketing student debt, predatory lending, and stark income inequality. Baradaran, a law...
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GRACE NOTESNye describes small meaningful moments from major events in the life of her late mother, Miriam Naomi Allwardt Shihab. The opening poem...
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THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF CHARITY BROWNAfter firmly placing the story in the 1950s by describing 13-year-old Charity’s serious bout with polio, the author sets the stage for further...
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THE SILVERBLOOD PROMISEWhen Lukan Gardova—a disgraced heir desperately trying to outrun his past—discovers that his estranged father was murdered while clutching a...
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MONSTER HANDSAfter reading a frightening story, Milo worries that there’s a monster under his bed. Luckily, Milo’s best friend Mel’s bedroom window faces...
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QUEERCEAÑERABetween his best friend, April; his older sister, Carmen; and his divorced dad, Mexican American Texan teen Joaquin has a strong support system....
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LION OF THE SKYSet in 1947 during the tumultuous days of the Partition, this is the story of 12-year-old Raj, a Hindu boy who loves flying kites with Nana, his...
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BIG BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR GO FISHINGBig Bear wants to go fishing, and so does Little Bear. They dress for the occasion, but are they ready? “Almost.” They need poles (“Almost”),...
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SUMMER IS HERESun streams through an open window as a young Black child awakens. “No dark clouds in the sky,” the protagonist declares; “it’s a perfect day...
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HUNTEDEight days before the end of a toxic presidential campaign that’s “resting on a knife edge,” terrorists blow up a mall in Burbank, California....
