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Neighborhood Reads
Our Staff's Favorite Books of the Year
This week we are taking a break from our weekly book review to share our staff’s favorite books of the year. While the majority of the...
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- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Val's Pick: "Stuntboy, in the Meantime" by Jason Reynolds and Raul the Third
Jason Reynolds shows once again that it doesn’t matter what format he writes in - he can do it all. Stuntboy, In The Meantime combines...
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- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
Cheryl's Pick: "Wish You Were Here" by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult decided to write this book during COVID. She had been at a wedding where two people at her table contracted the virus. She...
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- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
Maria's Pick: "Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan
Dedicated to “ the women and children who suffered time in Ireland’s Magdalen laundries”, there is just so much packed into this...
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- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
Maria's Pick: "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk
If you are perplexed by the way you or someone you know has responded to a traumatic experience or if you are just interested in the...
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- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Laurie's Pick: "The Taking of Jemima Boone" by Matthew Pearl
Growing up in Missouri, I had often heard tales of Daniel Boone as a hero and great frontiersman. “The Taking of Jemima Boone'' retells...
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- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
Andy's Pick: "A Carnival of Snackery" by David Sedaris
David Sedaris pleases yet again in this wonderful collection of humorous observances (among other things). Sedaris’ latest book will...
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- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
Val's Pick: "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music" by Dave Grohl
In Dave Grohl’s aptly named memoir “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music” readers are given a glimpse into the life of a rock and...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Maria's Pick: "North" by Brad Kessler
The book “North” by Brad Kessler is a beautifully written novel about two invisible worlds colliding. Father Christopher is a cloistered...
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- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Laurie's Pick: "Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays" by Helen Ellis
When Helen Ellis and her friends get together nothing is sacred. As the title suggests, these women “unpack their baggage”, and nobody...
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- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
Val's Pick: "Pony" by R.J. Palacio
When I heard that RJ Palacio, author of the best-seller Wonder, was writing a new book I was both nervous and excited. Wonder was such...
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- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
Val's Pick: "If the Shoe Fits" by Julie Murphy
If the Shoe Fits is an adult novel by author Julie Murphy best known for writing the successful young adult book “Dumplin'' which was...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Laurie's Pick: "The Lost Apothecary" by Sarah Penner
When Caroline finds a mysterious vial on the banks of the River Thames, it leads her on an investigation into eighteenth century London....
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Maria's Pick: "Once There Were Wolves" by Charlotte McConaghy
I loved Charlotte McConaghy’s beautifully written debut novel, “Migrations,” so when her second novel came out, it went to the top of my...
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- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Gabbi's Pick: "They'll Never Catch Us" by Jessica Goodman
Jessica Goodman never disappoints. In her new young adult novel “They’ll Never Catch Us,” she portrays the life of two cross country...
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- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Teresa's Pick: "The Clover Girls" by Viola Shipman
Emily is writing to her three childhood friends Veronica, Liz, and Rachel with some shocking news asking them to reunite at their...
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- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Debbie's Pick: "Whereabouts" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Whereabouts by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri is a small gem of a book. Set in an unnamed Italian town, Lahiri delves into...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Sami's Pick: "Realm Breaker" by Victoria Aveyard
Victoria Aveyard is the author of the much loved Red Queen series and has done an incredible job of writing another exhilarating story in...
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
Maria's Pick: “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel
Many of us have read novels set during World War II, but this one stands apart from others because it is based on the history a little...
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- Jul 21, 2021
- 1 min
Laurie's Pick: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
When Ryland Grace awakens on a spacecraft, he quickly realizes that he is the sole survivor of his ship. While battling coma induced...
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