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• What's Bred in the Bone

  Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995

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  "Francis Cornish endures a secretive childhood in a remote town, fascinating encounters with its embalmer, and time in prewar Oxford where he studied art and philosophy. He eventually discovers his superior artistic talents and the problem of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shadow of the Wind

  Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964-2020

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  A boy named Daniel selects a novel from a library of rare books, enjoying it so much that he searches for the rest of the author's works, only to discover that someone is destroying every book the author has ever written.

• The Fifth Season

  Jemisin, N. K.

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  This fantasy novel is the first in the Broken Earth series it is a "fascinating tale of determined characters fighting to save a doomed world." New York Times Notable Book of 2015 and winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

• Murder at the Vicarage

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  Cozy mystery, leisurely paced

• Swing Time

  Smith, Zadie

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  Friendship and its disintegration forms the core plot in these dramatic coming-of-age character studies. While Swing Time has a witty style and Kite Runner is bleak and gritty, both portray an emotional depth and insight into subtle, complex…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Running the Rift

  a Novel

  Benaron, Naomi, 1951-

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  Characters coming of age in war-torn countries drive both of these lyrical stories. The Kite Runner is set largely in Afghanistan, while Running the Rift focuses on the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  Joyce, Rachel

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  Harold Fry, recently retired, embarks on a road trip to deliver a message in person to an old friend who is dying. Joyce undercuts the expected sentimental narrative arc with humorous touches and irony without diminishing her central character's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Universe Versus Alex Woods

  Extence, Gavin, 1982-

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  At the age of 10, the bookish Alex Woods is struck by a meteorite, marking him for an extraordinary future. Despite this, he's bullied at school and doesn't have the easiest childhood until he befriends the curmudgeonly Mr. Peterson. Their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Pirates

  a Novel

  Handler, Daniel,

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  This disturbing, darkly humorous novel, based on characters disappointed in society, recounts the wild adventures of a San Francisco teenager in the Bay. Something between Lemony Snicket and Fight Club.

• Ragnarök

  the End of the Gods

  Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-

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  A retelling of Norse Mythology with all the immediacy of post-apocalyptic fiction.