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A New York Times Notable Book
"Stunning. . . a moving meditation. . . infused with mystery and wonder." —Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the spirit of a woman who felt compelled by her beliefs to serve her people as a priest. The Last Report on
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2019
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English
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"Pittsburgh, 1995. The son of a black father he's never known, and a white mother he sometimes wishes he didn't, twenty-two year-old Bobby Saraceno has passed for white his entire life. Raised by his bigoted maternal grandfather, Bobby has hidden the truth about his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who has just returned home from prison a newly radicalized white supremacist. Bobby's disparate worlds crash...
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Refiner's fire volume 2
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English
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During the Civil War, wealthy Julia tries to bring meaning into her life when she falls in love with abolitionist and reverend Nathaniel, eventually serving as a nurse alongside Phoebe, who has entered the army under false pretenses.
4) Think twice
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2010
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Unabridged
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English
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After her evil twin sister, Alice, drugs her, leaves her for dead, and steals her life, Bennie must convince everyone she's ever cared about that she is the real Bennie, and not the deranged twin.
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"The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books,...
6) Black cat
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Gemini series volume 2
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Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2004
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Still maintaining her guise as her deceased brother Noble, trapped in the world of her spiritually obsessed mother, Celeste struggles to raise Baby Celese, a child she is forced to deny as her own, but when her mother marries a kindly neighbor, horrific secrets and vicious enemies--including her new stepsister--threaten to reveal the truth.
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Grand Central Publishing
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2016
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English
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"'Maria Toorpakai is a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfillment, and genuine personhood'--Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. Maria Toorpakai hails from Pakistan's violently oppressive northwest tribal region, where the idea of women playing sports is considered haram--un-Islamic, forbidden--and girls rarely leave...
9) Ghost legion
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Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Marty McKidrict and Stuart Brodie are outcasts in the turbulent colonial backcountry of the 1780s. Trying to escape a brutal, sadistic husband, McKidrict disguises herself as a man and reluctantly joins the Patriot cause led by John Sevier and the Overmountain Men. Meanwhile, Brodie, a freedman, joins the Loyalists after Brodie's brother is lynched by a gang of Patriot renegades. In the heat of the American Revolution, fate will bring the two together...
10) Forbidden
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Old West series volume 1
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HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2016
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Unabridged
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English
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"Raised as a slave, Rhine Fontaine is building the successful life he's always dreamed of--one that depends upon him passing for White. But for the first time in years, he wishes he could step out from behind the fa�cade when he becomes fascinated with the beautiful black woman he rescued in the desert"--
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