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Stories about leaders, the monarchy, prime ministers and fiction about lions and rabbits

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Adult fiction

The Bride Testby Helen Hoang.  Khai Diep has no feelings. Rather than believing he processes emotions differently because he’s autistic, he concludes that he’s defective and decides to avoid romantic relationships. So his mother, driven to desperation, takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.

Station Elevenby Emily St. John Mandel. One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous Hollywood actor, dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve.

Greenwood by Michael Christie. After a lifetime of knowing virtually nothing about her family, it’s like this unexpected burst of names and history has knocked Jake clean out of her body. How had she never thought to ask questions about her ancestors before? The answer, she realizes, is that there has never been anyone to ask.

Adult non-fiction

The Crown: the official companion; volume 1; Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and the making of a young queen; 1947 -1955by Robert Lacey. Elizabeth Mountbatten never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her with a throne to fill and a global institution to govern. Crowned at twenty-five, she was already a wife and mother as she began her journey toward becoming a queen.

Sapiens: a brief history of humankindby Yuval Noah Harari. Fire gave us power. Gossip helped us cooperate. Agriculture made us hungry for more. Mythology maintained law and order. Money gave us something we can really trust. Contradictions created culture. Science made us deadly … from the publisher.

Young adult fiction

A Heart so Fierce and Brokenby Brigid Kemmerer. Sequel to ‘A Curse so Dark and Lonely”. The curse is finally broken, but Prince Rhen of Emberfall faces darker troubles still. Rumours circulate that he is not the true heir. Although he has Princess Harper by his side, his guardsmen Grey is missing, leaving more questions than answers.

Bravelands: The Spirit-Eaters by Erin Hunter. An elephant torn between heart and herd; a baboon chosen to lead, a lion bound to his oath. True evil has come to Bravelands. Only hope will drive it out

Junior fiction

The Curse of the School Rabbitby Judith Kerr. Tommy has never liked the school rabbit. In fact, he’s sure it’s cursed. And when it unexpectedly comes to stay and everything goes wrong, he may well be proved right.

5 Minute Amelia Bedelia Storiesby Herman Parish. Meet the young Amelia Bedelia as she creates a surprise present for her mother, takes care of the class hamster, plus ten other stories.

Junior easy fiction

The Tooth Fairy vs. The Easter Bunnyby Jamie L.B. Deenihan. Blue, the Tooth Fairy is ready for his next mission! All he has to do is collect a lost tooth, leave a coin and return to the Tooth Fairy Command Center. But when he gets to the house he realizes it may not be that simple.

The Heart of a Whaleby Anna Pignataro. Friendship and kindness are just a song and a sigh away.

 

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