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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History (Paperback)

By Keith O'Brien

$15.99

ISBN: 9781328592798

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Published: Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books - March 5th, 2019

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As a biography of five early female aviators, O'Brien traces the development of the airline industry in the 1920's and 1930's. These five talented aviators strove to be recognized for their skill and courage as pilots, not as women pilots. They paved the way for women to be accepted in the workforce. Their personal stories are filled with sacrifice and indomitable courage.

Washington Black (Paperback)

By Esi Edugyan

$16.95

ISBN: 9780525563242

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Published: Vintage - April 9th, 2019

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Who could imagine an eleven year old field slave, Washington Black, escaping a Barbados sugar plantation to travel with his master's brother to the Arctic, Nova Scotia and eventually to England. A skilled artist, Washington Black produces illustrations that help to record natural history. A strong narrator, an unforgettable character.

Lost Children Archive: A novel (Hardcover)

By Valeria Luiselli

$27.95

ISBN: 9780525520610

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Published: Knopf - February 12th, 2019

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A book for our times. Luiselli shows how callousness toward other cultures erodes our own. A family of four leaves NYC with 7 boxes of poems, documents, maps and music in search of Geronimo and the last Apaches (father's quest) and ins search of two lost children who have runaway from a deportation center at the Mexican border (mother's quest). The road trip pulls the couple apart while the son and daughter are intent upon finding the lost children. Creative storytelling that transcends the usual road trip story.

Another Brooklyn: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson

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ISBN: 9780062359995

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Published: Amistad - May 30th, 2017

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A powerful storyteller, Woodson shows how teenage girls August, Angela, Sylvia, and Gigi bond with each other as they journey through their adolescence, each missing something within their own families that she needs.  Woodson navigates life on the edge of poverty where the characters witness much suffering and loss—the mother who does not come home, the addicted veteran, the prostitutes. The narrator August finds hope and strength.

In the Midst of Winter: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Isabel Allende

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ISBN: 9781501178139

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Published: Atria Books - October 31st, 2017

The lives of three characters become intertwined when Richard Bowmaster hits the rear end of a Lexus driven by Evelyn Orteja, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala.  Lucia Maraz, Richard's tenant from Chile, helps him solve the problem.  As a result, each character awakens to live more fully, moving past political turmoil, trauma and failed marriage.  As immigration and human trafficking are key issues today, Allende shows us the human cost.

Hum If You Don't Know the Words (Hardcover)

By Bianca Marais

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ISBN: 9780399575068

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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - July 11th, 2017

Two characters who normally would never meet because of apartheid in South Africa come together. Robin is grieving the loss of her parents who were murdered during the Soweto uprisings. Beauty, whose own daughter Nomas is missing during the uprisings, becomes Robin's caregiver. Beauty's love for Robin helps ease the pain. Robin helps Beauty with her loss. Robin knows that if Beauty finds Nomsa, she will lose her caregiver. Her decision could have evastating consequences.

 

The Red-Haired Woman: A novel (Hardcover)

By Orhan Pamuk

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ISBN: 9780451494429

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Published: Knopf - August 22nd, 2017

A master storyteller, Pamuk's new book captivates readers with the story of a young man apprenticed to Mahmut, a well digger in the outskirts of Istanbul.  Pamuk weaves Western myth (Oedipus) and Easter myth (Sohrab and Rustum) into the story as the young man searches for a father figure.  Turkey is a crossorads of cultures.  The red haired woman is mysterious and has a profound influence on the boy's life.

L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home (Hardcover)

By David Lebovitz

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ISBN: 9780804188388

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Published: Crown - November 7th, 2017

With self-deprecating humor, world renowned chef and writer David Lebovitz writes about his experience of moving to Paris where he decides to buy an apartment to renovate for his home as an expat.  Lebovitz weaves together the process of establishing his identity in a culture different process of establishing his identity in a culture difference from what he knows.  He struggles to master the technical French vocabulary for hardware, tubs, and sinks.  He connects the transformation of his residence with the process of baking and cooking.  Witty delightful read.

Magpie Murders: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Anthony Horowitz

$27.99

ISBN: 9780062645227

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Published: Harper - June 6th, 2017

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If you love "who-dunn-its," Horowitz will please you.  The murder mystery by Alan Conway is surrounded by another plot—that of his publisher, Charles, and astute editor, Susan. Horowitz laughs at the genre and entertains us along the way.