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LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Did you know that Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific mystery writers of all time, disappeared for 11 days in December of 1926? And did you know that to this day, no one knows why, how or what happened to Agatha Christie during those 11 days? And did…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! At the onset of World War II, the Kurc family was living a comfortable, happy life in Radam, Poland. As the horrors threatening the Jewish population in Europe creep into their lives, the journey that this family embarks on to survive is absolutely extraordinary. The courage, resilience and faith…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! When the insufferable headmistress of St. Etheldreda’s School for Young Ladies and her odious brother drop dead from poison during dinner one night, it’s up to the seven plucky students to both cover up the murder and to solve it! If they fail, they will most certainly be separated…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Charley Sutherland has an unusual gift. He can “read” literary characters out of books and into the real world. His very normal brother, Rob, is resentful of this gift and has spent his life trying to cover up Charley’s abilities. When more and more literary characters start showing up…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Imagine being told if you ever stepped out of your home you would be shot on sight? Now imagine living 32 years of your life inside a hotel? This is the plight of Count Alexander Rostov in this splendid novel by Amor Towles. After being placed under house arrest…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Do you love a good, old-fashioned murder mystery book? Do you love to get lost in a whodunit story with all sorts of clues, red herrings and a long list of suspects? Then this book is a must-read for you! Susan Ryeland is a successful book editor. When her…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! This novel takes place in the Arizona Territories in the late 1800’s. It’s a harsh place to try to carve out a life and this novel explores that harshness in detail. There are brutal encounters with the Native Americans, windstorms, drought, illness and all manner of sufferings for the…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Eight hundred years in the future, Paris is on the brink of a revolution. All those who oppose this new revolution are arrested and brutally executed. Some prisoners, however, escape the guillotine with the help of a mysterious figure, who leaves behind a red-tipped feather in their empty cell.…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! Once a year on the island of Thisby, magical water horses rise up from the sea. Those islanders brave enough to catch and tame one of these horses will race them along the shore in the Scorpio Races. Some will finish, some will die and only one will be…

LET’S GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK! In the 1580’s, the name Hamnet was interchangeable with the name Hamlet. Did you know that? I did not! But now that I do, and after reading this novel, it entirely changes how I think about William Shakespeare and his play, “Hamlet.” This beautifully written novel explores grief and…