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• The Shampoo Effect

  Jackson, Jenny (Editor),

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  Recommended by Natalie

• Girl's Girl

  a Novel

  Feldman, Sonia (Novelist),

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  Recommended by Natalie

• The Botany of Desire

  a Plant's-eye View of the World

  Pollan, Michael

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  Recommended by Natalie

• Land

  a Novel

  O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-

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  Recommended by Breanna

• The Hunter

  a Novel

  French, Tana,

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  "The book follows an American carpenter living in Ireland who has become a surrogate father to a teenage girl he’s teaching the trade. When her unreliable biological father suddenly returns to town with a mysterious partner and an unclear scheme,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Woods

  French, Tana

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  "Whenever I read mysteries or other books that take place in other countries, part of the appeal is the cultural information you get along the way. I enjoyed the details of Ireland, specifically the small town aspects. The detective case is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yesteryear

  a Novel

  Burke, Caro Claire,

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  "At first I was dragging with the main character, but then I realized that she is living her own personal hell. She is so stubborn! If she would 'let go and let God, as she supposedly believes, she would be so much happier. I liked it a lot. It felt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kiss Slay Replay

  Harrison, Rachel, 1989-

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  “A young woman goes to a wedding and has a panic attack when she runs into her ex—who is with another woman. She runs into a forest and sees a very scary dude. She turns to flee and meets another guy. Then she dies. (I’m really not giving anything…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reformatory

  a Novel

  Due, Tananarive, 1966-

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  “This story is told through the point of view of a girl as she is trying to get her brother out of a reformatory. He was sent there after an incident with a white boy. It’s also told through the boy’s point of view as he tries to survive his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beheading Game

  a Novel

  Lehmann, Rebecca,

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  “After Anne Boleyn’s beheading, she wakes up in her coffin—alive. This book is weird but in a very interesting way! What is Anne going to do with her second chance? How will she get her revenge? How does she begin to understand the world around her,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Only This Beautiful Moment

  Nazemian, Abdi

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  "This book is about three generations of men in a family during pivotal years in their lives. They move from the United States to Tehran and back again. It’s a great book. We read about how these men learn about themselves culturally and their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Dark Shore

  McConaghy, Charlotte,

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  "My favorite books take me to unique settings that I will be unlikely to visit in my life, and that can surely be said about this book. It takes place on a small island near Antarctica that houses the world's largest seed bank, which is about to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation