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1. All the light we cannot see: a novel

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Author:
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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"From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six,...

2. The book of joy: lasting happiness in a changing world

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Author:
Bstan-®dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Description:
Two leading spiritual masters share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teachings about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.

3. Frankenstein

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Author:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.

4. Garden spells

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Author:
Allen, Sarah Addison
Series:
Waverley family novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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A successful caterer in Bascomb, North Carolina, Claire has always remained tied to the legacy of the Waverly family, until her peaceful life is transformed by Tyler Hughes, an art teacher and new next-door neighbor, and by the return of her prodigal sister, Sydney.

5. The girl who drank the moon

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Author:
Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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Book, Audiobook
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An epic fantasy about Luna, a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her to protect her family.

6. Invisible man

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Author:
Ellison, Ralph
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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A Black man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility

7. A man called Ove: a novel

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Author:
Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship. "A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door"--Amazon.com.

8. My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry: a novel

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Author:
Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Description:
"From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"--

9. A rule against murder

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Inspector Armand Gamache mysteries volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Irene Finney and her four adult children have come together to commemorate their late father's life at a beautiful lakeside getaway. However, past secrets and unfinished jealousies ignite when a corpse is found the day after the ceremony with a slew of possible suspects to blame.

10. Where the crawdads sing

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Author:
Owens, Delia
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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"Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase...