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The Indigo Girl

by Hilary Daninhirsch

Boyd paints a vivid portrait of a young woman entrepreneur’s defiant and revolutionary spirit. Natasha Boyd’s "The Indigo Girl" introduces an all-but-forgotten, real-life historical figure, Eliza Lucas, while providing a fascinating... Read More

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Haven Cross

by Katerie Prior

Daines’s novel breaks with genre conventions to deliver a tale with broad appeal. In Julie Daines’s Havencross, a young woman finds romance and adventure in the nineteenth-century Cornish countryside. Retreating from London after a... Read More

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Uncertain Summer

by Catherine Thureson

In this entertaining book, each child has their own highly relatable reason for wanting to find Bigfoot. Jessica Lee Anderson’s "Uncertain Summer" is a fun juvenile adventure full of great lessons. Everdil Jackson knows that her family... Read More

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Across the China Sea

by Meg Nola

A quietly luminous narrative follows five displaced children and reimagines the notion of family. In Gaute Heivoll’s "Across the China Sea", a son returns to his childhood home in rural Norway, prepared to clean out the house following... Read More

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Second Acts

by Meredith Hardwicke

Intelligent, witty, and filled with true feeling, this is a novel that celebrates women’s bonds and resilience. "Second Acts", by Teri Emory, is a smart, heartfelt glimpse at love, loss, and surprises in the lives of three longtime... Read More

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Exquisite

by John M. Murray

Mounting tensions make this psychological thriller hard to put down. Sarah Stovell’s "Exquisite" is a dark, sensual, and twisted character study, rife with murky motivations and sinister revelations. Best-selling author Bo Luxton has... Read More

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Rebel Seoul

by John M. Murray

"Rebel Seoul" is an example of what young-adult literature should be: an engaging story that explores other points of view. "Rebel Seoul", by Axie Oh, is a young-adult adventure that finds teens and robotic technology engaged in a... Read More

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