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• Funny Story

  Henry, Emily,

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  "Funny Story is a contemporary romance where you feel like the characters are real people. How novel!" - Lindsay

• Five Furry Familiars

  Cahoon, Lynn

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  "Cozy!" - Kelly

• A Tempest of Tea

  Faizal, Hafsah,

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  "This is a slow burn heist novel that definitely gave me Six of Crows vibes. The action picks up in the second half of the book and I couldn't put it down!" - Amanda

• Across So Many Seas

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  "This was a beautiful, touching middle grade historical fiction chronicling the brave journeys of multiple generations of a Jewish family, spanning over 500 years. It taught me a lot about the Jewish diaspora in countries such as Turkey and Cuba,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death in the Spires

  Charles, KJ,

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  "Drama! History! Murder! Secrets! Romance! Revenge! Oxford!" - Annaka

• The American Queen

  a Novel

  Miller, Vanessa,

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  "A relatively unknown part of history (at least I don't remember being taught it). Post-Civil War south, where and what do (former) slaves do now that they are free? Vanessa does a great job of weaving true history, even the hard things of the time.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hunt on Dark Waters

  Robert, Katee

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  Recommended by Jen

• Sunburn

  Chloe Michelle Howarth

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  "This was SO HEARTBREAKING. An absolutely perfect queer coming of age novel set in rural Ireland that examines societal pressure, sexuality, class, and first love—you'll need tissues for this one and I would recommend not reading it in public…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Starling House

  Harrow, Alix E.,

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  "I loved the ominous magical realism. There is dark likeability to the characters, one of which is the personified house. I enjoyed the multiple worlds/multiple generations storyline." - Natalie

• My Husband

  A Novel

  Ventura, Maud,

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  "Unhinged narrator and a perfect twist ending make this a wild and scathing social critique. I was obsessed." - Steve

• Fourth Wing

  Yarros, Rebecca,

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  "It's kind of a fluffy fantasy book with dragons. What's not to like??" - Chris

• When the Day Comes

  Meyer, Gabrielle

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  "A very fresh take on time travel, as well as a well-researched historical fiction. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series." - Elizabeth

• What Moves the Dead

  Kingfisher, T.

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  "Gothic and haunting in all the best ways. T. Kingfisher's writing is utterly gorgeous!" - Lindsay

• Whyborne & Griffin: The Complete Series

  Hawk, Jordan L.

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  Recommended by Jen

• The Wisdom of Crowds

  Abercrombie, Joe

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  "This was the final book in a trilogy (the Age of Madness series) and sometimes the final book can be horrible but this was a great ending to an engaging series if you enjoy fantasy." - Elise

• Jade City

  Lee, Fonda,

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  "This is fantasy that knows exactly what it wants to be: a high stakes, action-packed, magical martial-arts fueled feud between two gangster clans, evoking Hong Kong gangster dramas in a fully realized setting where the rites and traditions of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Unseen Attraction

  Charles, KJ

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  Recommended by Jen

• The Lies of Locke Lamora

  Lynch, Scott, 1978-

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  "A gang of thieves that are skilled at pulling of elaborate cons on a wide array of people get caught up in a deadlier heist than they planned for." - Jake

• The Wild Robot

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

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  "My kids encouraged me to read the books because they have been reading them at school and are excited for The Wild Robot movie coming out this fall. Each book is an outstanding read and covers a wide variety of themes from belonging to family to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Between Two Fires

  Buehlman, Christopher

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  "A sprawling, epic tale set in a plague-ridden medieval France. God has disappeared from Heaven, and angels and demons are now locked in a vast conflict that wreaks destructions on the humans caught in the middle. Enter a disgraced knight, gay…Read moreRead more of this annotation