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Ghost Town : A Novel. by Perrotta, Tom.;
From New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta, hailed by critics as "the Steinbeck of Suburbia" (Time), "our Balzac of the burbs" (Chicago Sun-Times), and "an American Chekhov" (The New York Times), comes a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer, looking back on a series of events that changed his life--and the story he finally has the courage to tell. Jimmy Perrini lives in 1970s suburban New Jersey, a few miles from Manhattan, but a world apart. At the end of eighth grade, after tragedy strikes, Jimmy finds himself lost in a fog of grief that alienates him from friends and family, drifting instead into troubling friendships with two older teenagers: one a notorious local burnout with a fast car, an endless supply of weed, and a shaky grasp of reality; the other a smart, eccentric girl, whom Jimmy finds himself drawn to as they become entranced by her Ouija board, which may just offer the only salve to their grief. As a fateful public drama unfolds, Jimmy is torn between the occult beyond and the cold realities of the place he has called home. Narrated by a much older Jimmy, a literary-turned-commercial novelist, Ghost Town reveals how the past haunts the present--the way our ghosts are always with us, even when we think we've left them behind.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary;

That's Not How It Happened : A Novel. by Thomas, Craig.;
In this debut novel from Craig Thomas, a family is turned upside down when Hollywood decides to make a movie version of their lives, triggering old resentments and launching new betrayals. Will this movie be the end of them? Thomas is the co-creator of the Emmy-winning comedy series 'How I Met Your Mother'. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor; FICTION / Humorous / General;

Good Guys : A Novel. by Bala, Sharon.;
Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an NGO that funds international aid projects. When a journalist digs into their operations and reveals a shocking crime, Claire and her colleagues must reckon with their complicity and all the ways their work abroad has harmed the very people they set out to save. Sharon Bala lives in St. John's, NL. From the author of 'The Boat People'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Cultural Heritage; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political;

Other People's Fun : A Novel. by Lane, Harriet.;
In 'Other People's Fun', a chance encounter draws two women from different worlds into an increasingly toxic friendship. From the author of 'Alys, Always' and 'Her'. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / General; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / Women;

Far from the A-List : A Novel. by Burns, Stephanie.;
In this debut novel that is a fresh, propulsive take on fame in the tabloid era of the 00s, a former child star struggles to figure out who she is beyond the characters she's played - on television and in relationships.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / City Life; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Feminist; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / General; FICTION / Women;

The Weekend Crashers : A Novel. by Brenner, Jamie.;
In 'The Weekend Crashers', a quaint mother-daughter knitting retreat gets knotty when a bushcraft bachelor party shows up in the same hotel, creating tensions, drama, and unexpected second chances.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Women;

The Weekend Crashers [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Brenner, Jamie.;
In 'The Weekend Crashers', a quaint mother-daughter knitting retreat gets knotty when a bushcraft bachelor party shows up in the same hotel, creating tensions, drama, and unexpected second chances.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Women;

Paper Heart. by Ahern, Cecelia.;
For years, Pip has tucked away her dreams. Then hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the local observatory, who teaches her to look up at the stars, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined. And perhaps in that big, beautiful universe there's someone waiting for her. If she can find the courage to open her heart.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Small Town & Rural; FICTION / Women;

Lucky Seed : A Novel. by Huang, Justinian.;
'Succession' meets 'Crazy Rich Asians' in this darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan. A RADD Pick. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy;

The Spirit of Scatarie. by Crewe, Lesley.;
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Subjects: FICTION; FICTION / Family Life / Multigenerational; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General; FICTION / Places / Canada; FICTION / Small Town & Rural;

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