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The Adventures of Toby Baxter—Book 2: RiverHome for the Holidays by Tim Wright 

A fun, imaginative, and vibrant story full of high action and wordplay… A must-read middle grade fantasy. In Wright’s enthralling second installment in The Adventures of Toby Baxter, thirteen-year-old Toby has to interrupt his winter break to save the dying…
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The Adventures of Birpus & Bulbus: Book One – The Sour Milk Dragon by Michael Albanese & Wynn Everett-Albanese (Authors), Indre Ta (Illustrator)

Whimsy, fun, and entertaining… Authors Michael Albanese & Wynn Everett-Albanese’s warm story in their new picture book series  is just about perfect for new readers who are forging new friendships. Birpus and Bulbus, the Tree Wee Brothers, call Nobby Lob-lolly…
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THE SPY FROM BEIJING: AN ESPIONAGE THRILLER by JOAN M KOP

An enjoyable tale of conspiracy and mayhem… An undercover FBI agent is caught up in a dangerous conspiracy as she also battles personal demons in Kop’s latest thriller. Jenny Chu meets Dave Kamakaris, an undercover FBI agent, on a flight,…
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Replenishing the Sea of Galilee: A Family Saga across Ethnicity, Place, and Religion: A Novel by Wagih Abu-Rish

A heartwarming tale of love, acceptance, and family… Set against the background of the forever present conflict between Palestine and Israel, Abu-Rish’s latest is a poignant story of love, loss, and the power of perseverance. 1940s, Palestine. Twins Rasheed Dinar…
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My Place Among Them by J. Stanion

A poignant story of resilience and grit, as well as unnecessary prejudices and unexplainable tragedy… Set in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth-century in the Northern Plains, Stanion’s debut novel tells the story of a white teacher and his…
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TERROR BAY by Lisa Towles

A brainy, dazzling read… A San Francisco detective discovers an unsettling personal connection to a complicated murder case in Towles’ brilliantly twisty stand-alone thriller. After surviving a gunshot wound to the head, San Francisco detective Kurt Farin is driven by…
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The Molossus of Old Man Moyer: An Original Horror Novel by Joe Lyon

A striking work of supernatural and unblinking terror… A real page-turner. Lyon’s latest is high on occult thrills and twists and turns readers won’t see coming. Jimmy Myer, ex-convict and transport driver, hits and kills a strange looking dog on…
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In The Oblivion of Borrowed Time by Kate Barny

An absorbing, rousing SF adventure tale with a compelling heroine… A young woman struggling with her personal demons fights to protect what’s left of the planet’s fragile ecosystem in Barny’s slender SF novella. In a dystopian future where the world…
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The Surge by Monica Abbott

Intriguing and thoroughly engaging… Abbott blends hard science with faith and ancient history to deliver an intriguing SF tale. Baghdad, Iraq 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is in full swing. Major George Hahn unearths an ancient mausoleum while leading a group…
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The Pilgrim – Part I: Immortality Wars by A. Keith Carreiro

Dense and complex… An exquisitely plotted SF tale. In his fourth installment in the Immortality Wars series, Carreiro ably weaves an intricate, immersive and often exciting tale within a grim futuristic setting. It is 2562, Old Earth Time. When Pall…