Lawrence's Staff Picks

 

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1. Fledgling

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Author:
Butler, Octavia E.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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9 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Express - Fayetteville St. - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
BUTLER
Southgate Community - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
BUTLER
Wendell Community - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
BUTLER
Description:
A young girl suffering from amnesia wakes up to find that she's actually a middle-aged vampire. Shori is a young amnesiac girl whose needs and abilities lead her to a shocking discovery: she is in fact a 53-year-old vampire, genetically modified to survive daylight. The sole survivor of a horrific slaughter, Shori must now struggle to rebuild her family and learn who would want--and still wants--to destroy her.

2. The nickel boys: a novel

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Author:
Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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48 copies, 18 people are on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
WHITEHEA
East Regional - Adult Fiction
WHITEHEA
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
WHITEHEA
Description:
Follows the experiences of two African-American teenagers at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.

3. Player piano

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Author:
Vonnegut, Kurt
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
VONNEGUT
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
VONNEGUT
Description:
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. His rebellion is a wildly funny, darkly satirical look at modern society.