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Flight behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Not by favorite of her novels. It felt like it dragged on but I think that was the intent -o make you feel stuck much like the protagonist.

Mad Mabel
by Sally Hepworth
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I loved this book. I cried. Glorious, magical characters whom anyone would be lucky to meet.

Songs for Other People’s Weddings
by David Levithan
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Fun concept. I liked the individual wedding stories, but not the main character’s overarching storyline.

Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi
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Marjane shares her experience of living in Iran as a child during the Islamic revolution in graphic novel form. Her story is both heartbreaking and hopeful, as we see her parents (and Marjane) find joy in small rebellions but also see friends and neighbors lose freedoms and their lives. It does a great job of showing how quickly these things can happen and feels particularly prescient in this moment in American history. It’s a quick but harrowing read; make it part of your 250th anniversary celebration as a reminder of what could happen, and as inspiration of what is worth fighting for.

Some Places More Than Others
by Renee Watson
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I am a retired teacher, mother and grandmother. I try to read books that my students, daughter and grandchildren have to read. This book was brought home by my grandson and he asked me to read it. It is a story of family dynamics. Amara is given a school assignment and felt what better way to complete it than by going to NYC to meet her extended family. At the end her dad and grandfather amend their relationship. My family is also estranged. I wish like the book it was that easy to make amends.

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
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As with most in this series, it’s nice for while I’m at work but I don’t think I’d read them “for real”. They’re entertaining enough, but not the next great novel. It’s a sweet book and I enjoyed it, I just like others better.

The deadly dungeon
by Rob Roy
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This book was as good as the orange outlaw

The Maid’s Secret
by Nita Prose
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I enjoyed this final book in the Maid’s series. I enjoyed reading about grans life growing up. I enjoyed Molly’s dilemma with the Fabrege egg. I enjoyed learning about the relationship between the auctioneers and grans family. Could there be another Maid book? Possibly.

Kakigori Summer
by Emily Itami
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A sweet story of three sisters reunited for a summer. No big plot twists or story lines, just a nice story.

Penitence
by Kristin Koval
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The story starts with a tragedy. The story loops back and forth between the "current" tragedy and one that took place 25 years earlier. Forgiveness is a major theme - giving and receiving it.
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