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Nuggets: A Tale of the Cariboo Gold Rush by Susan K Kehoe

Addictive, exciting, thoroughly engaging… A page-turner. Kehoe takes readers on an exhilarating ride through the 1860s BC gold rush in her exciting latest novel. Victoria, British Columbia. Seventeen-year-old Robb McDonald works at the Hudson’s Bay post at a clerical position…
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The Magicians of Ysavar by Z.B. Lee

An entirely fresh and addicting tale… A young man learns what it means to be a true hero in Lee’s debut coming-of-age fantasy. Johan Finley has always dreamt of being a warrior, but when his arrogance and impulsive nature cost…
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THE GIRL FROM POTTER’S FIELD (ISLAND TALES) by James Gregory Kingston

A taut, compulsively readable tale… Set in 1944, Kingston’s stand-alone sequel to The City Island Messenger is a coming-of-age tale of love, friendship, revenge, and reincarnation. The world around City Island is caught up in war, and the close-knit community…
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A Rule of Life by Patricia Brandon

Well-thought-out and original… A deliciously readable mystery. Brandon’s latest brilliantly integrates psychological depth into a clever mystery plot. With the Great War and the Spanish Flu pandemic behind, the world seems like a fine place once again. A new camp…
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The Girl in My Treehouse by Pete Fanning

An unputdownable YA coming-of-age story… The shy, awkward Matt Crosby will be joining high school soon, but it seems his middle school friends are already ahead in the game. After the feisty Lia moves in up the street, the two…
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Book blurb: Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Fourteen-year-old Blue wants to have a go at normal life. Or at least wants to be left alone. As a young girl who lost her whole family to a house fire, Blue’s got a difficult road to traverse. But it’s…
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Not Alone (Vox Oculis #1) by Frederic Martin

Extraordinary and unforgettable… Martin blends elements of thriller, science fiction, and teenage drama into a taut YA coming-of-age tale about a young girl struggling to find her bearing in the cozy town of Westbury, Vermont. It’s been four and a…
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As Good As Can Be by William A. Glass

An addictive, humorous tale about individual struggles and family drama… Glass’s deft novel paints a picture of the troubled life of his young protagonist who in the face of learning disability and his father’s harsh discipline develops a give-a-damn attitude…
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Arizona Awakening: A Memoir of Romance, Race, and Redemption by Richard C Lin

Eloquent, adroitly written, and candid personal story of love and identity… In this hard-to-put-down memoir, Lin delivers a revealing account of his experiences as an American born to Chinese immigrant parents. As an immigrant in America from Taiwan, Lin’s father…
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Everything That Came Before Grace by Bill See

An evocatively crafted, heartfelt tale… See explores longing of love, family ties, and a person’s struggles with mental illness in this moving story. Struggling with the trauma of a painful childhood memories and betrayal of the past, Benjamin Bradford, a…