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Don't miss these new releases!
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APOLLO 8
by Jeffrey Kluger
Co-author with Jim Lovell on their bestselling book about
Apollo 13, Kluger doesn't disappoint with his current release
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TESTIMONY
by Scott Turow
Another eagerly-awaited legal thriller by Chicago favorite
Scott Turow
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LAST HOPE ISLAND:BRITAIN, OCCUPIED EUROPE, AND THE BROTHERHOOD THAT HELPED TURN THE TIDE OF THE WAR
by Lynne Olson
Powerful and immensely readable account of the governments and armed forces of seven occupied nations who escaped to London to continue the fight against Hitler. You wouldn't think that there would still be untold tales about World War II, but Lynne Olson has found some fascinating ones. Not only does she relate these stories about European nobility on the run in the early days of the war, but her book reminds us how much we unthinkingly assume that it was the United States and Britain alone who defeated the Nazis in Western Europe. This book provides an important chapter in the trajectory of the war, and a fresh perspective on the exiled leaders. I loved it!
-Susan Ross
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
by Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout can do no wrong! I loved these linked stories about Lucy Barton's family and neighbors. Her writing is gorgeous. simple on the surface but actually profound.
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MAKE YOUR BED: LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE...AND MAYBE THE WORLD
by William H. McRaven
This little book is my go-to gift for graduates this year, or for anyone that wants to be inspired. Based on Admiral McRaven's commencement address at the University of Texas in 2014, the book highlights the ten principles that he believes can effect change--starting with making your bed every morning. Also available as an audio book, I've listened to several times as well!
-Di Grumhaus
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DO NOT BECOME ALARMED
by Maile Meloy
(due June 6, 2017)
Full of suspense, Meloy explores every parent's worst nightmare, their children disappearing on a family vacation. There is ample blame to go around and relationships are tested between both the adults and the children regarding the choices they make. This fast-paced page turner keeps you on the edge of your seat.
-Maxwell Gregory
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THE LEAVERS
by Lisa Ko
This novel, set in New York and China, tells the story of a boy who grows up when everything he knows and loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past. The story moves quickly between Daniel and Polly and takes on current social issues with no easy answers.
-Kathy Petray
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GIVE A GIRL A KNIFE
by Amy Thielen
A must read for all Foodies! Amy Thielen takes us on her journey from rural Minnesota, living "off the grid" with her boyfriend, to working in some of the most exclusive kitchens of New York City. After struggling to figure out who she is and what she wants to do, she and her husband move back to their cabin in the woods to embrace their Midwestern roots.
-Maxwell Gregory
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CHEMISTRY: A NOVEL
by Weike Wang
(due May 23, 2017)
CHEMISTRY is for fans of Lab Girl and Where'd You Go Bernadette. Narrated by a quirky, but charming new voice-the story centers around a Chinese immigrant working towards her PhD in chemistry while navigating her way through a marriage proposal. She struggles with trying to please demanding parents and figuring out what it is she wants in life.
-Molly Forlow
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SAINTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
by J. Courtney Sullivan
From the author of Maine and The Engagements, Sullivan's newest novel is a poignant story of a large Irish family beginning with the immigration of sisters Nora and Theresa in the late 1940s and continuing through the 2000s. Sullivan's plot is not linear, the reader moves back and forth through generations--revealing past secrets that illuminate the present in a wonderful manner. Ultimately, the book is a fascinating look at the relationship between siblings and the secrets that can bind us together and drive us apart.
-Laura Skinner
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THE BOOK OF SUMMER
by Michelle Gable
The Cliff House is the summer home in Nantucket for some amazing, strong female characters, who each take the time to write a page in the family guest book each time they visit. It begins in the early 1900's until the present and is filled with their memories. I loved it.
-Eleanor Thorn
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THE LIGHT WE LOST
by Jill Santopolo
Gabe and Lucy meet as students at Columbia on September 11, 2001 and the events of that day forever change their lives. Over the years they come together and are torn apart several times over. Told from Lucy's perspective as she looks back on their history together--was their relationship destiny, or chance? Full of what ifs and if only....if you liked Me Before You, you will enjoy this story of marriage and first love.
-Di Grumhaus
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'ROUND MIDNIGHT
by Laura McBride
As she did in We Are Called to Rise, Laura McBride brilliantly weaves together the stories of several characters with Las Vegas as the backdrop. The writing is gorgeous and the story is perfectly paced and constructed, with surprises at every turn. The reader's heart goes out to the four women whose lives intersect: June, a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey turned nightclub owner; Honorata, a Filipina forced to become a mail-order bride; Engracia, a Mexican immigrant who has suffered a tragedy; and Coral, a music teacher trying to understand her mysterious past. I loved every page of this special novel.
-Ann Walters
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DRAGON TEETH
by Michael Crichton
A fast-paced historical thriller set in the Wild West in 1876, as two rival paleontologists head expeditions to Indian Country to hunt for dinosaur fossils. William Johnson, a Yale student gets caught up in the adventure as he signs on to win a bet.
-Maxwell Gregory
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THE DEVIL AND WEBSTER
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
I read The Devil and Webster almost without stopping, and when I reached the very satisfying ending, I actually wished the book were longer. Often, when I finish a book, I think...Didn't anyone edit this book? I could have cut out a third of it. Not only is Korelitz a marvelous writer, whose sentences inspire admiration, she's spun a clever tale about a topic of great interest to me: political correctness and dissent on college campuses. Readers of The Sabbathday River, a thriller Korelitz published almost twenty years ago, may remember the character of Naomi Roth--I actually did, which says a lot about the strength of Korelitz's writing. Naomi Roth reappears in The Devil and Webster, this time as the president of a prestigious liberal arts college in western Massachusetts, struggling with a student protest that threatens both her career and her relationship with her daughter.
-Ann Walters
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SALT HOUSES
by Hala Alyan
Out now, with a gorgeous jacket cover to boot is Salt Houses by debut author, Hala Alyan. This novel is about a Palestinian family and their displacement throughout several generations. The writing is lovely, and I keep drawing connections to Jhumpa Lahiri as I read. This is the story of relationships and the importance of objects when the places you attach them to are lost.
-Molly Forlow
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MR. ROCHESTER
by Sarah Shoemaker
For fans of Jane Eyre, Shoemaker turns the table and gives us an in depth look into the life of the romantic and tragic Edward Rochester. From the early days as a lonely and motherless young boy, to the plantations of Jamaica, where he meets his wife and back to his beloved Thornfield Hall where he encounters the young governess who steals his heart. A classic retold from a fresh perspective.
-Maxwell Gregory
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THE AFTER PARTY
by Anton DiSclafani
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THE ASSISTANTS
by Camille Perri
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THE GENERALS: PATTON, MACARTHUR, MARSHALL, AND THE WINNING OF WORLD WAR II
by Winston Groom
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YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE SCHOOL SELECTIONS
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YOUNG ADULTS:
WINDFALL
by Jennifer E. Smith
(Ages 12 and Up)
Alice buys her best friend, Teddy, a lottery ticket for his eighteenth birthday and he wins the Powerball. Is winning a dream come true or a huge burden? How will this windfall affect their relationship that may be blossoming into something more? We hosted Jennifer in the store last week and this book is another winner from our LFHS alumnus!
-Di Grumhaus
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MIDDLE SCHOOL:
LEMONS
by Melissa Savage
After the death of her single mother, Lemonade (Lem for short) Liberty Witt has to leave her San Francisco home to move in with the grandfather she has never met in the small rural town of Willow Creek, home of the most Bigfoot sightings. Lem soon meets eleven-year-old Tobin Sky, the head of Bigfoot Detectives, Inc. and becomes his assistant. As the two embark on their summer adventure to discover Bigfoot, Lem has to deal with adjusting to her new life and figure out where she fits in. A heartwarming and fun read.
-Maxwell Gregory
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MIDDLE SCHOOL:
THE GOLDFISH BOY
by Lisa Thompson
Middle grade story with an unforgettable character at its center is Matthew Corbin--an obsessive hand washer and agoraphobic, who lives on a cul-de-sac with a perfect view of the entire neighborhood. Matthew witnesses the daily comings and goings of all his neighbors, and is therefore a key witness, potentially, to the disappearance of a small child living next door. But will his OCD and need for solitude prevent him from assisting the police or offering what he knows? An exciting page turner, with a conclusion which readers will not guess.
-Susan Ross
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