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Evelyn Skye
Book - 2017
Following the shocking ending of The Crown’s Game, Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, there’s a mysterious challenger to Pasha’s throne, and Nikolai is a shadow in a not-quite-real world of his own creation.
--JLG

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Martin Stewart
Book - 2016
A truly extraordinary, rich and vivid debut. Martin has built a world and concocted a story you can get lost in - this is one of the most engrossing books I've read this year, and I loved every second of it. One for fans of Pratchett and Gaiman.
Robin Stevens

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Lab Girl
Jahren, Hope

Book - 2016
A wonderful memoir of a brilliant paleobotanist; her several laboratories; enduring marriage and family; and relationship with Bill, her lab partner... Read it!
AL_PAMELAH

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The Human Microbiome
The Germs That Keep You Healthy

Hirsch, Rebecca E.
Book - 2017
Hirsch’s readable, lucid text introduces us to these colonizers/hitchhikers/attackers, where they live on/in us, what they do, how they benefit (mostly) or harm us, and—equally important—how we affect them and what it all means to our health in general. She discusses the “golden age” of antibiotics and the dangerous land mines implanted by their overuse...Unexpectedly informative and up-to-the-minute in research, this is a nifty look through a clear window at our unsuspected personal passengers.
Patricia Manning--JLG

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Matthew J. Kirby
Book - 2016
Fact and fiction are woven together in the infamous Whitechapel murders, ghosts, and the peculiar case of London Hospital's The Elephant Man, all from the perspective of a girl who has been severely disfigured by phosphorous necrosis. This story doesn't shy away from the gruesome nature of the crimes nor the rough realities faced by a woman without position, or a man who was put on display as a sideshow attraction.
Wendy Darling

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Kate Elliott
Book - 2016
Kate Elliott, an award-winning American YA author, pens the next book in her series of Court of Fives called, Poisoned Blade and this time the story gets deathly, complex and extremely mind-blowingly edgy as Jes, the champion of the Fives, is caught between the war of her divided kingdom as well as the strive and the challenge to save her dear mother and her sisters, all the while being under constant supervision of a cruel ruler.
Aditi

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Highly Illogical Behavior

Whaley, John Corey
Book - 2016
In this novel we meet Solomon Reed, an agoraphobe who hasn't set foot outside his house in three years after a very public breakdown at his middle school. He's happy in his house with his parents and grandparents, doing his schooling online and watching movies and Star Trek...It is a gut wrenching, poignant, funny, and quick read. What mental health issues are addressed here are done with care and so are the other issues like relationships (friendly and otherwise), sexuality, family dynamics, and all that good stuff. Even if you don't get the Star Trek bits of it (there's actually not all that much), it's worth a read.
KateHillier

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Caleb Roehrig
Book - 2016
Caleb Roehrig's LAST SEEN LEAVING is a wonderfully dark and twisty mystery that is absolutely riveting from beginning to end. I was so tense following along as Flynn slowly uncovered what was going on, peeling back layers and layers of January's life, and realizing a lot of uncomfortable truth about her and himself in the process.
Kali Wallace

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Fonda Lee
Book - 2017
This book was such an unexpected, fantastic surprise, since I'd heard absolutely nothing about it beforehand. The MC, Donovan, is an incredibly sympathetic character, the plot roars forward from the beginning and doesn't stop, the characters and opposing 'sides' are all multifaceted and complicated, and this world - 150 years into an alien colonization - is vividly fleshed-out.
S.J. Kincaid

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Leigh Bardugo
Book - 2016
A really, really good follow-up to Six of Crows. I don't want to say too much for fear of spoilers, but there is a lot of amazing character development in this story, and I appreciated how Bardugo was able to wrap everything up. Although I am sad that we don't get another book with these characters, it was a wonderful conclusion. Loved it!
Maxwell

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Marc Aronson
Book - 2017
A fascination look at the lives of two talented and fearless photographers who great into their roles as they became embroiled in the Spanish Civil War and attempted to bring to the rest of the world a record of the terrible impact of the war on civilians and fighters. The change in how photographs were used and the role of photographers is an important part of this book as is the description of how a woman worked hard to keep her own identity and develop her own talent while in a close personal relationship with an equally talented partner. Lots to consider in this book and discuss.
Edie

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McGinnis, Mindy
Book - 2016
This is a YA book, but definitely for older teens. Whew, it’s a really tough read--my head is still reeling from this book. On one hand, it’s a book about rape culture, murder, and revenge. But it’s also about falling in love, finding friendship, and growing up. I’m not sure how McGinnis does it, but somehow this book manages to be ruthless and tenderhearted at the same time. This book addresses real, relevant issues, and it doesn’t shy away from the details.
LPL_CentennialC

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Renee Ahdieh
Book - 2017
As in Renee's other books, you can expect incredible descriptions of food and clothing and people and scenery--all the lush writing that makes you feel like you are living the story. The research that went into this book was intense, and it shows. I genuinely felt like I had been dropped into Mariko's world. The pacing is non-stop--I tore through this. But my FAVORITE part of the book was the romance. Insert all the fire emojis here.
Sabaa Tahir