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September 6, 2022

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 6, 2022. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in September 2022.

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Sacrificio

by Jeana Jorgensen

Ernesto Mestre-Reed’s historical novel is set in Cuba in the late 1990s, where a displaced young man learns the limits of family, trust, and community. Rafa is an orphan. He moves to Havana, where Cecilia, a restaurant owner, becomes... Read More

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The Family Izquierdo

by Elaine Chiew

Rubén Degollado’s resonant novel "The Family Izquierdo" maps three generations within a Mexican family on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. A family tree orients the reader among the book’s large, mixed ensemble, whose members are... Read More

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Come Down Somewhere

by Karen Rigby

Jennifer L. Wright’s intelligent and arresting historical novel focuses on two girls who witness the atomic bomb test in New Mexico. In 1944, the US Army claims Olive’s family ranch through eminent domain. Against her will, she’s... Read More

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Faded Glimpses of Time

by Aleena Ortiz

In the science fiction novel "Faded Glimpses of Time", relationships are strained when temporality becomes muddled. Nyah Nichol’s science fiction novel "Faded Glimpses of Time" toys with the consequences of time travel and... Read More

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My Diwali

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Celebrate the Hindu festival of lights with a family whose parents teach their children about the tradition as they shop, clean, and snack. There are a few interruptions to their joyful planning, but these surprises do not dampen the... Read More

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