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• Imagine and Build Summer Adventure at AC Library

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  Build your own Summer Adventure at AC Library from June 1 to August 1. Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries.

• Stone Yard Devotional

  Wood, Charlotte, 1965-

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  Literary fiction. "A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place she grew up, finding solace in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro....Disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Will Bury Me

  a Novel

  Winstead, Ashley,

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  Psychological suspense. "A once-celebrated amateur detective turned public pariah, Jane Sharp recounts her group’s descent into the dark and deadly Delphine Massacres case, where fame, fractured evidence, and their own missteps blurred the line…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Friends of the Museum

  a Novel

  McGowan, Heather,

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  Satire/parody. "When Diane Schwebe, the director of a major New York museum, is awakened in the early morning by a text message from the museum’s lawyer, it is the start of a twenty-four hour roller-coaster ride. Diane has sacrificed many things in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Staircase in the Woods

  Wendig, Chuck,

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  Horror. "Twenty years after a childhood friend vanished on a mysterious staircase in the woods, a group of former high school friends reunites to uncover the truth, facing the dark secrets and horrors that await beyond the staircase." -NoveList

• King of Ashes

  a Novel

  Cosby, S. A.,

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  Noir fiction. "When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home to Jefferson Run, Virginia after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meet Me at the Crossroads

  a Novel

  Giddings, Megan,

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  Dystopian fiction. "From an award-winning, critically-acclaimed author comes a novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons." -NoveList

• Kill Your Darlings

  a Novel

  Swanson, Peter, 1968-

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  Psychological suspense. "Wendy and Thom's marriage is told in reverse, moving backward to witness key moments from the couple's lives--their fiftieth birthday party, Jason's birth, the mysterious death of a colleague--all painting a portrait of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tilt

  a Novel

  Pattee, Emma,

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  Literary fiction. "Annie is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. With no way to reach her husband, no phone or money, and a city left in chaos, there’s nothing to do but walk. Making…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disappoint Me

  a Novel

  Dinan, Nicola,

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  Literary fiction. "Approaching thirty, Max, a trans woman, attempts to embrace heteronormativity by dating Vincent, but as his past resurfaces, she must use love and forgiveness to determine whether it’s possible to move beyond her dissatisfaction…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Make Sure You Die Screaming

  a Novel

  Carlstrom, Zee,

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  Thriller/suspense. "The newly nameless narrator of Make Sure You Die Screaming has rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain damaged from a major tussle with their now ex-boyfriend, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flesh

  a Novel

  Szalay, David,

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  Literary fiction. "From Booker Prize finalist David Szalay, a propulsive, hypnotic novel, about a traumatized man whose future is derailed by a series of events that he is unable to control." -NoveList

• Eat the Ones You Love

  Griffin, Sarah Maria,

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  Horror. "After losing her job and her fiancé and moving in with her parents, Shell Pine needs some help. And according to the sign in the window, the florist shop in the mall does too. Shell gets the gig, and the flowers she works with there are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Wolf Comes Home

  Cassidy, Nat, 1981-

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  Horror. "One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives. As they…Read moreRead more of this annotation