Starting the Conversation: Adult Fiction

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1. A good neighborhood

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Author:
Fowler, Therese
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print
Description:
"A gripping contemporary novel that examines the American dream through the lens of two families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood, and the one summer that changes their lives irrevocably."--

2. Red at the bone

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Author:
Woodson, Jacqueline
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Formats:
Book, Audiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
"An unexpected teenage pregnancy pulls together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments, and longings that can bind or divide us from each other. Moving forward and backward in time, [the] novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child"--Publisher marketing.