Meg and Sylvie Townsend manage the family bookshop and care for their father, Stephen, a veteran still suffering in mind and spirit from his time as a POW during the Civil War. But when the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago's business district, they lose much more than just their store. The sisters become separated from … Continue reading VEILED IN SMOKE, THE WINDY CITY SAGA, BOOK ONE, by Jocelyn Green, Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group
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EARTHLINGS: A NOVEL, by Sayaka Murata, Grove Press/Publishers Group West
Ewww! Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or an alien from another planet. Together with her cousin Yuu, Natsuki spends her summers in the wild mountains of Nagano, dreaming of other worlds. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the … Continue reading EARTHLINGS: A NOVEL, by Sayaka Murata, Grove Press/Publishers Group West
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A MIDWINTER PROMISE, by Lulu Taylor, Panmacmillan
One family across two generations.A marriage marred by trauma and infidelity.Lives marked by death, divorce and a shattered family.A dark secret at the heart of a tragedy. Now the Pengelly family reunites around the sickbed of David, a beloved husband and father, to confront the emotions and the secrets that have divided them over the … Continue reading A MIDWINTER PROMISE, by Lulu Taylor, Panmacmillan
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HOUSE OF ASH, by Hope Cook, Amulet
After hearing voices among an eerie copse of trees in the woods, seventeen-year-old Curtis must confront his worst fear: that he has inherited his father’s mental illness. A desperate search for answers leads him to discover Gravenhearst, a labyrinth mansion that burned down in 1894. When he locks eyes with a steely Victorian girl in … Continue reading HOUSE OF ASH, by Hope Cook, Amulet
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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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THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, by A.J. Finn, William Morrow / Harper Collins Publishers, ARC Review
VIDEO SNEEK PEEK Description: What did she see? It’s been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house like a ghost, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna’s lifeline to the real world is her … Continue reading THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, by A.J. Finn, William Morrow / Harper Collins Publishers, ARC Review
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