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Confessions of a Bunny
A beloved stuffy recounts her adventures with her person in this sweet and sassy children’s book. There are stuffed animals, and then there are stuffies—best friends, confidants, commiserators, and adventurers. In "Confessions of a...
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Housewife
It is the story of a woman faced with an unimaginable obstacle, and how she found the strength to climb over it. When Kristin Collier’s husband came out to her as transgender, Kristin did what most people do when faced with the...
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8 Steps to Getting Real with Cancer
This book is an excellent choice for anyone involved in the cancer journey, from patients and their families to friends and medical staff. The first few weeks after a cancer diagnosis can feel like complete chaos. A kaleidoscope of...
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We Show What We Have Learned
"We Show What We Have Learned" evinces keen insight into the inner workings of human hearts and minds. Clare Beams takes her characters on a stroll through eerily fantastical landscapes in her short-story collection, "We Show What We...
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Seeking Alice
This novel blends a deeply emotional story with an environment that is captivating in its danger and complexity. In Camilla Trinchieri’s "Seeking Alice", World War II is a force that makes it difficult for families to stay together....
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The Mercy Journals
This complex tale puts global crises and personal crises hand in hand, and questions if morality must adapt. Many dystopian novels feel distant, taking place in a time far from now, but Claudia Casper’s "The Mercy Journals" feels like...
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Hemingway, Three Angels, and Me
The Jim Crow South is the setting for this compelling coming-of-age story filled with compassion and understanding. 1950s Little Rock is a whole new world to a kid from rural New York. In Jerome Mark Antil’s Hemingway, Three Angels,...
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Frances Calderón de la Barca
The style and spirit of the narrative text is very much in line with Fanny’s writing style, creating an immersive experience. Frances Calderón de la Barca is best known today as the author of Life in Mexico, a book that has enjoyed...