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Last Days in Moav

by Karen Rigby

Israelite twins with healing gifts feature in Sharon Reiss Baker’s suspenseful historical novel "Last Days in Moav", about family duty and finding the courage to love. Decades after his ancestors’ exodus from Egypt, Netanel dies in a... Read More

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Silver Wolves

by Jeff Fleischer

In Jerome Charyn’s engaging novel "Silver Wolves", a teenager is thrust into a leadership role that clashes with his opportunities to build a better life. In the 1950s in New York, Jonah is held in a correctional facility for carrying... Read More

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The Players We Were

by Suzanne Kamata

Drama roils around interpersonal relationships and tennis-adjacent issues in the sensationalist novel "The Players We Were". Janelle Gabay’s intriguing enemies-to-friends novel "The Players We Were" centers interpersonal drama at a... Read More

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The Final Renegade

by Leah Block

No one is safe as teenage spies track down their rivals in "The Final Renegade", a fresh entry in a propulsive thriller series. In R. S. Twells’s exciting, series-continuing novel "The Final Renegade", a teenage spy faces major... Read More

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Channeling Marilyn

by Karen Rigby

A teenager steps out of her comfort zone to achieve onstage success in the warm novel "Channeling Marilyn", which doubles as a touching tribute to screen icon Marilyn Monroe. A self-conscious teenager meets the spirit of Marilyn Monroe... Read More

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Weirdos Welcome

by Suzanne Kamata

A sports star and a blue-haired girl connect through activism in the engaging novel "Weirdos Welcome". In Cynthia Baseman’s sensitive novel "Weirdos Welcome", two troubled teenagers fall in love and oppose the establishment of an oil... Read More

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