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New books this week

At Border Regional Library, Virden
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Adult bestseller:

Heads You Win by Jeffrey Archer: Leningrad, Russia, 1968.Young Alexander and his mother plan to escape so they head to the docks. Their choice is either a container ship to America or Great Britain. They toss a coin.

War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell: Uhtred has won his ancestral home back but he doesn't get to enjoy his victory for long. For decades, he has stood at the intersection between Pagan and Christian, and between Saxon and Viking as well as the old world he has known and the new world that is coming.

The Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine: After many years of exile, Ruth has returned to Edinburgh. She is left with the task of sorting through her father's possessions. She discovers a hidden diary form the eighteenth century written by her ancestor.

Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich: A Stephanie Plum novel. Trenton, New Jersey. The last three managers of the Red River Deli have disappeared. Stephanie is stepping into the manager's shoes for the time being.

Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery: Kelly and her sister Olivia butt heads but manage to share secrets when Olivia returns in a dramatic homecoming. Another one returning is Griffith, who has set his sights on Kelly.

Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny: A complete stranger has named Armand Gamache as one of the executors of her will. He accepts and learns that the other two have never met the elderly woman either.

Adult audiobook:

The Reckoning by John Grisham, read by Michael Beck. Unabridged.

Adult inspirational:

Even Now by Karen Kingsbury: The lives of a man and a woman who were separated by lies and the passing years, and a young woman who is seeking answers are intertwined in a story of love and faith.

The Ravenmaster: my life with the ravens at the Tower of Londonby Christopher Skaife

Adult non-fiction:

Acrylics: translucent techniques for landscape painters by R. Bradford Johnson

Knife Painting by William F. Powell

The End of the End of the Earth: essays by Jonathan Franzen

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

Consumer Reports Buying Guide 2019

Young adult:

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Junior easy reader:

Kendall's Snow Fort adapted by Meredith Rusu

Junior fiction:

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

Junior picture book:

The Cook and the King by Julia Donaldson

Moving Day! by Robert Munsch

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