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Berry Pickers, The A Novel - Indigenous Family's Tragic Loss And Unwavering Love [electronic resource] : by Peters, Amanda.aut; Warbus, Aaliya.nrt; Waunch, Jordan.nrt; cloudLibrary;
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER 2023 BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE WINNER of the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL for EXCELLENCE in FICTION WINNER Best First Novel, Crime Writers of Canada Award WINNER Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction FINALIST Amazon First Novel Award FINALIST for the Atwood-Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize FINALIST Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, Fiction FINALIST Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award FINALIST OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award A four-year-old girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that remains unsolved for nearly fifty years  July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, is seen sitting on her favourite rock at the edge of a field before mysteriously vanishing. Her six-year-old brother, Joe, who was the last person to see Ruthie, is devastated by his sister’s disappearance, and her loss ripples through his life for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as an only child in an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, while her mother is overprotective of Norma, who is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem to be too real to be her imagination. As she grows older, Norma senses there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she pursues her family’s secret for decades. A stunning debut novel, The Berry Pickers is a riveting story about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time. Looking for a great gift for the book club member in your life? Consider The Berry Pickers, a top-rated novel that explores the secrets and tragedies of a Mi'kmaq family who travels to Maine to pick blueberries in the summer of 1962. With its realistic portrayal of family dynamics and Native American culture, this book is sure to spark engaging discussions and reflections. HarperCollins 2024
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Native American & Aboriginal; Family Life;
© 2023., HarperCollins,
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The dog of the north / by McKenzie, Elizabeth,1958-author.;
"From the National Book Award longlisted author of The Portable Veblen, a great journey in a borrowed van that's long on joy in a dark, dark world"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Road novels.; Novels.; Automobile travel; Life change events; Van life; Women;
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None the number : a counting adventure / by Jeffers, Oliver.;
One of the Hueys tries to explain the concept of "none" to another by finding different numbers of items, one through ten, then taking them all away.LSC
Subjects: Zero (The number); Families; Counting books.; Family life; Counting;
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Bad Nature : A Novel. by Courage, Ariel.;
Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, 40-year-old Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny debut novel. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Black Humor; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor; FICTION / Literary;
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Mutual Interest : A Novel. by Wolfgang-Smith, Olivia.;
At the turn of the 20th century, Vivian and Oscar team up with Squire Clancey to create Clancey & Schmidt, a preeminent manufacturer of personal care products. When Oscar and Squire fall in love, the trio form a new kind of partnership. Vivian builds the company into an empire while operating behind the image of both men. But exposure threatens, and all three partners are made aware of how much they have to lose.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / LGBT / General; FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General;
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Red Dog Farm : A Novel. by Miller, Nathaniel Ian.;
'Red Dog Farm' is a coming-of-age story about a young man's transformative year on his familys struggling Icelandic cattle farm as he falls in love, discovers the purpose hes been missing, and seeks to connect with his stoic father, who remains haunted by a tragic past. A RADD Pick. From the author of 'The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural;
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When Santa was a baby / by Bailey, Linda,1948-; Godbout, Geneviève,1985-;
The story of how one little boy, with the support of his parents, grows up to be Santa Claus.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Children; Families;
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Maple syrup from the sugarhouse / by Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro.; Mitter, Kathy.;
Kelsey and her father begin tapping sugar maple trees as family and friends gather to help in the process of turning the harvested sap into maple syrup.LSC
Subjects: Maple syrup; Families; Farm life;
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Burn our bodies down / by Power, Rory.;
Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother. No history to hold on to, no relative to speak of. Margot wants family, she wants a past. She finds a photograph pointing her to a town called Phalene. When Margot gets there, it is not what she bargained for. Did her mother leave to hide her own past-- or to protect Margot from what's still there? There is poison in their family tree-- and now that Margot is in Phalene, she might never escape.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Family secrets; City and town life;
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Into the Woods [electronic resource] : by Holiday, Jenny.aut; cloudLibrary;
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Romantic Comedy; Family Life; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Grand Central Publishing,
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