In this retelling of the classic Snow White tale, the daughter of an owl is forced into human shape by a wizard who’s come to guide her from her wintry tundra home down to the colorful world of men and Fae, and the father she’s never known. She struggles with her human shape and grieves … Continue reading OPAL, FAE OF FIRE AND STONE, by Kristina Wojtaszek, World Weaver Press
SIRENS, Edited by Rhonda Parrish, World Weaver Press
Sirens are beautiful, dangerous, and musical, whether they come from the sea or the sky. Greek sirens were described as part-bird, part-woman, and Roman sirens more like mermaids, but both had a voice that could captivate and destroy the strongest man. The pages of this book contain the stories of the Sirens of old, but … Continue reading SIRENS, Edited by Rhonda Parrish, World Weaver Press
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THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED, by Christobel Kent, Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
From the bestselling author Christobel Kent, a high-strung, bone-chilling, heart-stopping plunge into the desolate byways of England's Essex, in search of a missing barmaid named, Beth. Some say Beth's disappearance was to be expected. She's a rural barmaid from Cornwall, a fly-by-night party girl who can't be trusted. There wasn't really anything to keep her … Continue reading THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED, by Christobel Kent, Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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PLUM TEA CRAZY, A Tea Shop Mystery, by Laura Childs, Berkley/Penguin Random House
Theodosia Browning investigates a Charleston steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. While viewing the harbor's Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow's walk of Timothy Neville's Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories … Continue reading PLUM TEA CRAZY, A Tea Shop Mystery, by Laura Childs, Berkley/Penguin Random House
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WISDEN, ELK STOPPED PLAY And Other Tales from Wisden’s Cricket Around The World, Edited by Charlie Connelly, Foreword by Michael Palin/Bloomsbury Academic/FSG
There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the magic and appeal of the game more than Cricket Round the World. Elk Stopped Play is a carefully-chosen selection of stories from twenty years of one of Wisden's most-loved sections. Combining the highlights of two decades of the Almanack's coverage of the game's further … Continue reading WISDEN, ELK STOPPED PLAY And Other Tales from Wisden’s Cricket Around The World, Edited by Charlie Connelly, Foreword by Michael Palin/Bloomsbury Academic/FSG
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40 Books Everyone Should Read, by J.L. Slipak, Part Four
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UNSOLVED CRIMES, Readers’ Digest, by John Wright/Amber Books Ltd
In 1990 two men wearing police uniforms took over the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They stole works by Degas, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Manet and got away with the biggest art heist in history. In 1997 Christopher Wallace, the influential rapper known as Notorious B.I.G., was gunned down in Los Angeles. His killer remains … Continue reading UNSOLVED CRIMES, Readers’ Digest, by John Wright/Amber Books Ltd
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STRANGERS, The Reckoner Series, by David A. Robertson, Book One, Portage & Main Press, HighWater Press, Middle Grade, Teens & YA
Description When Cole Harper is compelled to return to Wounded Sky First Nation, he finds his community in chaos: a series of shocking murders, a mysterious illness ravaging the residents, and reemerging questions about Cole’s role in the tragedy that drove him away 10 years ago. With the aid of an unhelpful spirit, a disfigured … Continue reading STRANGERS, The Reckoner Series, by David A. Robertson, Book One, Portage & Main Press, HighWater Press, Middle Grade, Teens & YA
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PERFECTLY NORMAL, by AMY MARTIN
OVERVIEW: The Perfects rule Ridgeview High, and nerdy Rachel Lord is obsessed with everything about them--their perfect hair, perfect clothes, perfect boyfriends, perfect lives... But after Rachel gets into an accident while searching for a missing friend, she wakes up in the body of Dani Maguire, her former best friend who dumped her for the … Continue reading PERFECTLY NORMAL, by AMY MARTIN
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EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL, by Mira T. Lee, Pamela Dorman Book (Viking)Penguin Random House
Two sisters: Miranda, the older, responsible one, always her younger sister's protector; Lucia, the vibrant, headstrong, unconventional one, whose impulses are huge and, often, life changing. When their mother dies and Lucia starts to hear voices, it's Miranda who must fight for the help her sister needs — even as Lucia refuses to be … Continue reading EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL, by Mira T. Lee, Pamela Dorman Book (Viking)Penguin Random House
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