Small Magic

by Terry Brooks

Here are heroes fighting new battles and struggling to conquer the ghosts of the past.  Here are quests both small and far reaching; heroism both intimate and vast.  This collection of eleven tales is a must-have addition to the Terry Brooks canon. 

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Klara and The Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

The story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside.  She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. 

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Haunted Hibiscus

by Laura Childs

Queen-of-teas Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton are attending a fund raiser at the Bouchard Mansion-now gussied up as a literary and historically themed haunted house for Halloween-when the body of a young author signing at the event is seen dangling from a tower window.  Theodosia gets involved when her detective boyfriend is shot in hot pursuit of a suspect. 

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The Affair

by Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel explores a high-profile affair that reverberates throughout an entire family, from the wounded wife to her husband–torn between two women–to the wife’s close-knit sisters and mother. 

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Band of Sisters

by Lauren Willig

A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of WWI in this sweeping novel based on a true story. 

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The Soul of A Woman

by Isabel Allende

What feeds the soul, to have peace, to have their own resources, to be connected, to have control over our bodies and lives, and above all, to be loved. 

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The Postscript Murders

by Elly Griffiths

The death of a ninety-year old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious.  Detective Sergant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the ordinary when Peggy’s caretaker, Natalka, begins to recount Peggy Smith’s passing.  But Natalka had a reason to be at the police station:  While clearing out Peggy’s flat, she noticed an unusual number of crime novels, all dedicated to Peggy.  And each thriller included a mysterious postscript: PS: for PS. 

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Find Fergus

by Mike Boldt

Follow huge, lovable Fergus and see all the silly ways in which he is TERRIBLE at playing hide-and-seek–such as hiding behind a VERY tiny tree (“Found you, Fergus! That was too easy!”)  or hiding in a giant crowd of bunnies and squirrels (“Try bears, Fergus.  Bears!”)

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Wolfboy

by Andy Harkness

He’s drooly and growly and fussy!  As he stomps through the forest looking for rabbits, he grows hungrier and growlier by the minute!  What will happen if Wolfboy can’t find those rabbits?  And what will happen if he does?  

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Marsha is Magnetic

by Beth Ferry:

Marsha is a scientist who has never met a problem she couldn’t solve.  But when it comes to making friends to invite to her birthday party, she is stumped. 

Luckily, Marsha knows the solution to being stumped: the scientific method. 

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