The Golden Tresses of the Dead

By Alan Bradley

Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers.  Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon.  Flavia is not your normal twelve-year-old girl.  An expert in the chemical nature of poisons, she has solved many mysteries, sharpening her considerable detection skills to the point where she had little choice but to turn professional.  So Flavia and dependable Dogger, estate gardener, set up shop, eager to serve.  Little does she know that their first case will be extremely close to home, beginning with an unwelcome discovery in Ophelia’s wedding cake.

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The Suspect

By Fiona Barton

When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry.  What were the girls up to before they disappeared?  Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be the first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth–and this time is no exception.  But she can’t help but think of her own son, whom she hasn’t seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling.  As the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think…

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The Red Address Book

By Sofia Lundberg

For fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared comes a heartwarming debut about 96-year-old Doris, who writes down the memories of her eventful life as she pages through her decades-old address book.  But the most profound moment of her life is still to come…

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Turning Point

By Danielle Steel

In Danielle Steel’s powerful new novel, four trauma doctors–the best and brightest in their field–confront exciting new challenges, both personally and professionally, when given a rare opportunity.

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The House Next Door

By James Patterson

At first, Laura Sherman is thrilled to meet a fresh face, but will her relationship with the man next door go too far before she realizes he’s not what he seems?

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I Do Not Like Books Anymore!

by Daisy Hirst

Monster siblings Natalie and Alphonse are back.  Natalie can’t wait to read aloud to Alphonse.  She gets her first beginner reading book about a cat.  The letters all look like prickles and bird feet and nothing interesting happens to that cat.  Natalie decides she doesn’t like books anymore and doesn’t need to read, ever.  Instead, she will make up stories and tell them to Alphonse.

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Carmela Full of Wishes

by Matt de la Pena

When carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true–she’s finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands.  Together, they travel the neighborhood until Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement.  But before she can blow its white fluff away, her brother tells her she has to make a wish.  If only she can think of just the right wish to make.

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Finchosaurus

by Gail Donovan

“Help,” says the note that Atticus Finch Martin finds buried in the school garden.  He puts aside his quest for the world’s largest dinosaur fossil, determined to come to the mystery note-writer’s aid.

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Saving Winslow

by Sharon Creech

Louie doesn’t have the best luck when it comes to nurturing small creatures.  but when his father brings home a sickly, newborn mini donkey, Louie is determined to save him.

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The Guggenheim Mystery

by Robin Stevens

Ted’s aunt is the prime suspect in a high-profile art theft at the museum where she works.  Ted, his sister, and their cousin follow a trail of clues across New York City to prove aunt Gloria’s innocence–and to find the real thief.

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