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1. Bride
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4.1 stars
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MAY 3 IS NATIONAL PARANORMAL DAY
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"Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast--again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange. Again. Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception....
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MAY 24 IS NATIONAL BROTHER'S DAY
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"In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul, and Youssef. They are adopted as infants and live in a shared bedroom perched atop a mosque in one of Staten Island's most diverse and precarious neighborhoods, Coolidge. The three boys are an inseparable if conspicuous trio: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean, and Youssef indeterminately Middle Eastern. Nevertheless, Youssef is keeping a secret: he sees...
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5 stars
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MAY 23 IS ROAD TRIP DAY
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"The Pope and the Dalai Lama [team] up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable"--Amazon.com.
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Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1.
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4.8 stars
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MAY 2 IS INTERNATIONAL HARRY POTTER DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO FIRST BOOK IN HARRY POTTER SERIES
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
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Hitchhiker series volume 1.
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4.2 stars
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MAY 25 IS TOWEL DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO THIS HOLIDAY IS A CELEBRATION OF HITCHIKER'S GUIDE
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Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.
Chronicles the journeys, notions, and acquaintances of reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent, accompanied by never-before-published material from the late author's archives as well as commentary by famous fans.
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3.5 stars
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MAY 22 IS SHERLOCK HOLMES DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SHERLOCK HOLMES INSPIRED FICTION
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"The latest entry in Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger's popular Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery series, featuring fifteen talented authors and a multitude of new cases for Arthur Conan Doyle's most acclaimed detective"--
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Like water for chocolate volume 1.
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4 stars
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MAY 5 IS CINCO DE MAYO; RECOMMENDED DUE TO MEXICAN AUTHOR
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Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical rancher, must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother.
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4 stars
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MAY 11, 2025 IS MOTHER'S DAY
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When Rachel Meyer, a thirtysomething foodie from New York, agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some culture shock is inevitable. But the ex-pat American's sense of adventure is sorely tested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata alone, with an even more shocking announcement: she's left her husband of more than forty years and is moving in with them.
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Verity Kent novels volume 3.
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4 stars
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MAY 23 IS NATIONAL LUCKY PENNY DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO PENNY-RELATED FICTION
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"The Great War may be over, but for many, there are still obstacles on the home front. Reconciling with her estranged husband makes Verity sympathetic to her friend Ada's marital difficulties. Bourgeois-bred Ada, recently married to the Marquess of Rockham, is overwhelmed trying to navigate the ways of the aristocracy. And when Lord Rockham is discovered shot through the heart with a bullet from Ada's revolver, Verity fears her friend has made a fatal...
10. Swimming lessons
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3.5 stars
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MAY 17 IS NATIONAL LEARN TO SWIM DAY; RECOMMENDED DUE TO SWIMMING-RELATED FICTION