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Moonrise Over New Jessup
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"Magic isn't there to be hoarded like dragon's treasure. Magic is kind. It comes into ...
The Great Displacement
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On August 4, 2021, California's largest single wildfire to date torched through the small mountain ...
The Island of Missing Trees
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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak tells a tale of generational trauma, explores identity ...

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by Amanda Skenandore

A fascinating historical novel based on the little-known story of America's first nursing school.

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Once We Were Home
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From the author of The Yellow Bird Sings, a novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II.

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The Lost English Girl
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A story of love, betrayal, and motherhood set against the backdrop of World War II and the early 1960s.

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