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GENERAL FICTION | NON-FICTION | CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Beetle Boy by MG Leonard
Melanie Whitmarsh 3/6/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 3/6/21

Beetle Boy by MG Leonard

A beetle and a boy investigate an impossible disappearance

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Melanie Whitmarsh 3/2/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 3/2/21

Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

A beguiling novella of a girl all but lost beneath her masks

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Malamander by Thomas Taylor
MG Whitmarsh 2/27/21 MG Whitmarsh 2/27/21

Malamander by Thomas Taylor

Brilliant middle-grade nautical adventure

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The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club by Alex Bell
Melanie Whitmarsh 2/22/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 2/22/21

The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club by Alex Bell

Middle-grade odyssey on ice

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Kidnap on the California Comet by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman
Melanie Wood 2/15/21 Melanie Wood 2/15/21

Kidnap on the California Comet by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman

Fast-paced middle-grade train mystery

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Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
MG Whitmarsh 2/12/21 MG Whitmarsh 2/12/21

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Delightful post-war comedy of manners

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Barn Club by Robert J. Somerville
MG Whitmarsh 1/25/21 MG Whitmarsh 1/25/21

Barn Club by Robert J. Somerville

Building a traditional elm barn the old way - by hand

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The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Melanie Whitmarsh 1/19/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 1/19/21

The Warden by Anthony Trollope

A man beset by doubt

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The Lonely Skier by Hammond Innes
Melanie Wood 12/24/20 Melanie Wood 12/24/20

The Lonely Skier by Hammond Innes

Wooden skis, fire, and guns make high adventure in the snow.

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The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes
MG Whitmarsh 12/12/20 MG Whitmarsh 12/12/20

The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes

Spooky middle-grade seaside story

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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
MG Whitmarsh 12/9/20 MG Whitmarsh 12/9/20

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

A bleak tale of loneliness and marginalisation

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Sister Sleuths by Nell Darby
MG Whitmarsh 11/30/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/30/20

Sister Sleuths by Nell Darby

The origins of the British lady private detective

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The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
MG Whitmarsh 11/26/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/26/20

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

Winner of the 1985 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

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The Book of Tiny Creatures by Nathalie Tordjman
MG Whitmarsh 11/26/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/26/20

The Book of Tiny Creatures by Nathalie Tordjman

A children’s guide to bugs, mollusks, and winged insects.

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The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet
MG Whitmarsh 11/22/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/22/20

The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet

The literary equivalent of an Edward Hopper painting.

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Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
MG Whitmarsh 11/17/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/17/20

Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

An extraordinary Venus fly trap of a novel; enter at your peril

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The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman
MG Whitmarsh 11/9/20 MG Whitmarsh 11/9/20

The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman

All aboard: delightful middle-grade mystery in classic whodunit style

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Darkness Visible by William Styron
Melanie Whitmarsh 11/4/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 11/4/20

Darkness Visible by William Styron

An account of the poisonous fogbank of depression

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The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison
MG Whitmarsh 10/30/20 MG Whitmarsh 10/30/20

The Stubborn Light of Things by Melissa Harrison

Lockdown relief in an English countryside journal

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Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
MG Whitmarsh 10/17/20 MG Whitmarsh 10/17/20

Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

Firecracker of a start to new middle-grade mystery series

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