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Adult bestseller: The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen: In 1944, a British pilot parachutes from his stricken plane into the German occupied fields of Tuscany.
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Adult bestseller:

The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen: In 1944, a British pilot parachutes from his stricken plane into the German occupied fields of Tuscany. He finds sanctuary in a ruined monastery, and is cared for by Sofia Bartoli, developing a close friendship with her. Thirty years later his daughter Joanna has returned to put him to rest. Among his personal effects is an unopened letter to Sofia. Joanna decides to travel to Tuscany to locate her.   

Probable Claws, a Mrs.Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown: Crozet, Virginia. “Harry” decides to build a new work shed designed by her dear friend, a local architect. A masked motorcyclist dispatches him while he is in the presence of Harry and Deputy Cooper. Harry decides to investigate her friend’s past, aided by her two companion crime solving cats and her corgi.

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson: A thriller with details only a president could know. Suspense.

The Gray Ghost, a Sam and Remi Fargo adventureby Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell: In 1906, a prototype Rolls Royce called the Gray Ghost vanishes from the street in Manchester, England. Marcus Peyton is wrongfully blamed for the theft and a hundred years later his grandson contacts Sam and Remi to help prove his grandfather’s innocence.

My Mother’s Son by David Hirshberg: Evocative of the 1950s: Told by a radio raconteur who revisits his past in post-World War II Boston.

Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts: A typical summer evening in Rockport, Maine sees people going about their business. Then the unexpected happens, lasting only eight minutes but leaving effects that would last forever.

Adult audio book:

The Moscow Offensive by Dale Brown, performed by Ryan Burke: Aviator Brad McLanahan and the elite Wolf Squadron have banded with a newly formed alliance to protect their country from an ominous threat. Among their arsenal will be twelve-foot-tall humanoid combat robots CIDs (Cybernetic Infantry Devices).

Adult non-fiction:

Speeches That Changed Canada by Dennis Gruending

Uncle John’s Plunges into Canada by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute

The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife by Max Foran

Kings of the Grail: tracing the historic journey of the Holy Grail from Jerusalem to Spain by Margarita Torres Sevilla and Jose Miguel Ortega del Rio

Young adult:

Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider: What’s past is past. Well, sometimes.

Junior fiction:

Lumberjanes: the moon is up by Mariko Tamaki

Junior picture book:

Walk Your Dog by Elizabeth Stevens Omlor

The Berenstain Bears Visit Grizzylandby Mike Berenstain

It’s Bedtime, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer

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