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Adult Fiction, Romance

The Happy Hour Choir by Sally Kilpatrick

Michelle

Ages 18+

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Beulah Land’s life hasn’t been easy: the daughter of a Baptist deacon, she was estranged from her family after her teenage pregnancy. Luckily, she was taken in by a lovely woman named Ginger. Now Beulah spends her nights playing piano at The Fountain, a local bar. When Ginger finds out she’s dying of cancer, it is her final wish that Beulah take over playing piano for the County Line Church. She doesn’t hit it off with the church’s pastor, Luke Daniels, and on top of that the choir members aren’t too keen on the non-traditional music she chooses for them to perform. Beulah begins to think things won’t ever go right when she starts to fall for Luke, and he shows her that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Netgalley Reviews, YA Fiction

Royce Rolls by Margaret Stohl

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Bentley Royce has the life of luxury: she owns a Bentley, enough money to attend a private school and go on expensive vacations, and a family reality TV show entitled Rolling With the Royces. However, after five years on the show, she wants out, and this seems possible when it is on the brink of being cancelled. Bentley realizes, though, that without the show, there is no family, and in order to save her family, she must save the show. Will she be able to do it or lose her family forever?

Thanks to NetGalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Netgalley Reviews, Romance, YA Fiction

Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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It’s 16-year-old Will Porter’s first day at a mainstream high school. He tries his hardest to fit in, and meets a great new group of friends who accept him for who he is perceived to be: the blind kid. He has been blind since birth, and attended a school for the blind up until that point. Will begins to develop a crush on Cecily, one of the girls in his new group of friends. Then Will learns of a rare opportunity for him to have surgery so that he will be able to see, one that he knows will change his life forever, Does he take the chance or decide against it?

Thanks to NetGalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

Michelle

Ages 18+

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Katie’s life seems like it’s as perfect as it’s going to get: a small London apartment, a low-paying job, and an Instagram account where she posts things about her life that aren’t entirely true. Things get even more depressing when her boss, Demeter, fires her and she feels as lost as ever. Katie sees her chance when Demeter and her family go on vacation, but should she seek revenge or try to get her job back?

Thanks to NetGalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Picture Books

One Green Apple by Eve Bunting

Michelle

Grades 1-4

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Farah feels alone in her new class in a new country with an unfamiliar language and culture. Today she is going on an apple picking field trip with her classmates and teacher. She listens but doesn’t speak, and through her observing, discovers that things are more similar to her home than she first realized. She sees a dog like her pet back home, and hears friendly laughter. This book tells the story of how a young Muslim immigrant finds her way in a new life.

LGBTQ+, Romance, YA Fiction

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Henry Denton is going through a lot. His brother is a college dropout whose girlfriend is pregnant, his grandmother is slowly succumbing to Alzheimer’s, his boyfriend committed suicide last year, and his mother is struggling to keep everything together. in addition, Henry was abducted by aliens when he was thirteen and he has to choose whether or not the world is worth saving. He is having trouble making a decision when he meets Diego who makes Henry question who he is becoming. Can Henry save his own life along with everyone else’s?