#sep 8 2020

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Come...

...see...

...what...

...arrived...

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A cheap knockoff of the genuine Japanese, but still nice. Painting details could definitely be better in some places, and I can see a seam along his left arm, but it’s not bad.

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Today’s Terrible Name Suggestion is...

Ghost PHANTOMhive

Cursed by @micia08

[2020ya]

 THE CAT I NEVER NAMED

A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, WAR, AND SURVIVAL 

by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess & Laura L. Sullivan (Illustrator)

(Bloomsbury, 9/8/20)

9781547604531

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The stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive the Bosnian genocide--and the stray cat who protected her family through it all. Amra was a teen in Bihac, Bosnia, when her friend said they couldn’t speak anymore because Amra was Muslim. Then refugees from other cities started arriving, fleeing Serbian persecution. When Serbian tanks rolled into Bihac, the life she knew disappeared—right as a stray cat followed her home. Her family didn’t have the money to keep a pet, but after the cat seemed to save her brother, how could they turn it away? Saving a life one time could be a coincidence, but then it happened again—and Amra and her family wondered just what this cat was. This is the story of a teen who, even in the brutality of war, never wavered in her determination to obtain education, maintain friendships, and even find a first love—and the cat that provided comfort, and maybe even served as a guardian spirit, in the darkest of times.

[2020ya]

THESE VENGEFUL HEARTS

by Katherine Laurin

(Inkyard Press, 09/08/20)

9781335145871

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Anyone can ask the Red Court for a favor...but every request comes at a cost. And once the deed is done, you're forever in their debt. Whenever something scandalous happens at Heller High, the Red Court is the name on everyone's lips. Its members--the most elite female students in the school--deal out social ruin and favors in equal measure, their true identities a secret known only to their ruthless leader: the Queen of Hearts. Sixteen-year-old Ember Williams has seen firsthand the damage the Red Court can do. Two years ago, they caused the accident that left her older sister paralyzed. Now, Ember is determined to hold them accountable...by taking the Red Court down from the inside. But crossing enemy lines will mean crossing moral boundaries, too--ones Ember may never be able to come back from. She always knew taking on the Red Court would come at a price, but will the cost of revenge be more than she's willing to sacrifice?

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The Lost Wonderland Diaries

The Lost Wonderland Diaries-A fun sequel to the Alice duology updated with bullying, real math word problems, and dyslexia! Great for middle graders but also fans of the original. @jscottsavage @ShadowMountn #Alice #children #book #review

“What if Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland wasn’t something Lewis Carroll made up, but a history of what he saw when he came here?”—The Lost Wonderland Diaries

Celia is the daughter of a librarian and the great-great-great-grandniece of Charles Dodson, the real name of the author of Alice in Wonderland. So it is no surprise when the citizens of Wonderland ask for her help to rid their land of a…

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Older

Older-The TV show called Younger diverged quite a bit from the novel. This left the sequel rather confusing for show viewers. Best for fans of the book instead. @GalleryBooks #romance #Younger #sequel #book #review

Older is a sequel to Younger. Liza has come out about her age. She is now officially fifty. She has been living as a hermit for two years after breaking it off with younger Josh. Liza broke it off with Josh. She felt Josh should have a family life with someone who was willing to give him children.

I love the television series but I never read the book on which it is based. It appears that there…

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Murder in the Bayou Boneyard

Murder in the Bayou Boneyard-It’s time for a Cajun Halloween! Join Maggie and her family’s B&B October activities. Including a rougarou and murder—along with tasty recipes. @ellenbyronla @CrookedLaneBks #cajun #Louisiana #cozymystery #book #review

Maggie Crozat and her family have turned the family’s Louisiana plantation into a Bed & Breakfast. To drum up business, they make October a theme month with the neighboring B & Bs. It focuses on the town’s spooky past. But with several rougarou, a Cajun vampire/werewolf, sightings, and an argument with some seriously not-nice Canadian relatives, Maggie has her hands full. So when there is a Murde…

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It Will Just Be Us

It Will Just Be Us-Old haunted mansion, family history of madness, and a pregnant woman, you can’t get more Southern gothic than that! Jo Kaplan definitely has the legacy of Shirley Jackson down pat. @JoannaPary @CrookedLaneBlks #paranorm #gothic #review

It Will Just Be Us is a new Southern gothic suspense tale set in the Shirley Jackson universe of ghosts and madness.

Living in their family’s historic but dilapidated mansion, Samantha and her mother see the ghosts of their own pasts every day. But when Samantha’s sister Elizabeth arrives very pregnant with her son, a new ghost appears of a young devilish boy. Seemingly connected to a cursed and…

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