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Dog Band by Regan W. H. Macaulay (Author), Wei Lu (Illustrator)

A quirky, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale… High energy, sharp sentences, and wit mark Macaulay’s charming picture book, a tale about a group of four friends forming a musical band. Alfie, Tubby, Ollie, and Raxl, the dog buddies, have created a band,…
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Agile ENTERPRISE SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE: An IT Service-Based Modeling Approach by Sean Gu

A solid, intelligently presented, and research-based compendium… Gu’s meticulously detailed debut is a simplicity-driven, pragmatic approach to the world of enterprise solution architecture. Divided into five comprehensive chapters, the book sheds light on core aspects of the enterprise solution system…
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Myface by Kevin Landt

Wholly original and truly addictive… A razor-sharp, thrilling ride. Landt’s excellent latest blends nail-biting action with a highly imaginative premise. Struggling to get a job, L.A. hotshot Sebastian Shafer lies to his future employer about his association with “Hollywood socialite”…
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Edokko (Sakura+Maple) by Loren Greene

Sweet, funny, and affecting… Absolutely captivating. Friendship and the importance of pursuing one’s dreams form the basis of Greene’s fun latest. Sixteen-year-old Lily Jennings is excited to study in Tokyo, Japan for a year. But an unexpected occurrence forces her…
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Walks with Sam: A Man, a Dog, and a Season of Awakening by David W. Berner

Exquisitely observed, brilliantly constructed… An irresistible work of storytelling. Berner’s remarkable latest examines age-old questions of mindfulness and contentment. In a series of chapters, each dedicated to a single walk with his golden doodle Sam during a summer of hiking,…
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Wanting Aidan by Alyssa Hall

Addictive, thoroughly gripping… Hall’s solid latest sees the private investigator Joe Parrott on the trail of a young woman’s killer. Joe finds himself entangled into a murder investigation after the body of a young woman is found near his home.…
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Legacy of Flame by Rebecca Bapaye

An outstanding tale of magic, mystery, and dark intrigues of politics… Bapaye weaves an intricate tapestry of magic, mayhem, and intrigue in her debut fantasy. The fierce Elia Kolenikova, queen of the Ice Realm, is determined to protect the druid…
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Bloodlines (A Dying Truth Exposed, Book One) by Marcus Abston

A gripping and detailed historical, with plenty of intrigue… A young slave struggles to navigate the ups and downs of her difficult life in Abston’s gripping historical. As a slave on the Browns’s cotton plantation in Mississippi, the life for…
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Everything, Somewhere by David Duane Kummer

An enticing and haunting story of friendship, loss, and hope… Old secrets, betrayal, loneliness, and small-town intrigue propel Kummer’s excellent YA drama. Hudson, Mason, and Willow, the high school seniors and best friends, are barely going through the motions of…
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Surviving Carmelita by Susan Miura

Haunting and beautiful… A poignant tale. Miura’s powerful, uplifting latest delves into themes of guilt, trauma, and recovery. After Josie accidently kills Carmelita, her best friend’s little daughter, she is unable to function. Weighed down with guilt, she leaves her…
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Skullduggery at Quanah by Dennis Boyd Call

Meticulously researched and elegantly written… A gripping tale. Set in the area around Quanah, Texas, Call’s excellent latest is an informed, moving portrait of one young man’s remarkable resilience and pride. On his eighteenth birthday, Jonathan is given responsibility to…
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Tales From The Mud Hole, Why Pigs Are My Friends by Vally Mulford

Precisely observed and beautifully written… A rewarding book. Mulford debuts with this endearing personal memoir, taking readers on his year-long journey as the manager of a commercial hog farm. When Mulford, newly married and just out of college, decided to…
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Lily…Laura by Carol Di Prima

A powerful and tender tale… Imaginative prose and sharply drawn characters elevate the intriguing, original premise in Di Prima’s marvelous middle-grade drama. Someone is spreading malicious rumors about Jonathan Stephens. Twelve-year-old Laura Stephens is determined to get to the truth…
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Zero-Day Rising (The BetterWorld Trilogy Book 3) by T.C. Weber PhD

Wildly entertaining… A rip-roaring ride. Weber delivers a gripping, action-filled final installment in his SF trilogy. Kiyoko and her friends are ready to take on the corrupt President and the MediaCorp, but first they must get Waylee out of the…
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The Devil, Angels, and Demons by Patty Lesser

Clever, thrilling, and full of heart, this is paranormal fantasy done right… Lesser spins a graceful web of intrigue and darkness in her latest. Alida is merely going through the motions until an unexpected stroke of luck brings her a…
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Think Again by Richard Nelson Kane

Captivating and unpredictable… Kane takes readers to an action-packed journey for a significant parable about humanity, science, and moral values. An impulsive decision to throw himself in a light scuffle at an antique car show leads Davids, an auto body…
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On Distant Shores by Wes Snowden

Solidly convincing and wholly engrossing… Treachery, murder, love, and ambition mark Snowden’s page-turning latest, a tale of one man’s journey of revenge and redemption. When Rory O’Flynn unexpectedly inherited a ten-acres property in Ireland, he had no idea he was…
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Rave by Konn Lavery

Pointed, driven, and sharp… A roller-coaster ride. Filled with murder, mayhem, and uncanny, the award-winning Lavery’s unsettling latest takes readers on a thrilling journey into grit and horror. It’s 1999. Struggling with the tediousness of the small town of Prince…
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I Am Sheffrou: An Alien Love Story (The Sheffrou Trilogy Book 1) by Cami Michaels

Intriguing… A character-driven space romance. Michaels’s series kicker in The Sheffrou Trilogy is a smashing mix of romance and space opera. With kids almost grown up and a husband who is always busy with his work, Tamara Walsh longs for…
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Book of the First Legend: The Spirit Key by Joy Jinnaya

An intriguing tale of love, loss, sacrifice, and hope. Jinnaya begins her series kicker in The Spirit Key series with this tale marked with magic and mystery. The once prosperous Kingdom of Sydia becomes a land of brutal killings and…