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Bad Indians
Book Club
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JUNE

Bad Indians, A Tribal Memoir; Deborah A. Miranda; Tuesday, June 28, 2022; at 6:00 pm at Clayton Community Library and 2:00 pm at Lydia Park,

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The House in the Cerulean Sea
Book Club
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JULY

The House in the Cerulean Sea; T. J. Klune; Tuesday, July 26, 2022; at 7:00 pm on Zoom, and at 2:00 pm at Lydia Park, Clayton,

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Maus, A Survivor's Tale
Book Club
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AUGUST

Maus 1, A Survivor’s Tale:  Art Spiegelman: Tuesday, August 23, 2022: 7:00 PM: Zoom Lydia Park, Clayton, 2:00 PM, Weather Permitting.  

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The Sentence
Book Club
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SEPTEMBER

The Sentence:  Louise Erdrich:  Tuesday, September 27, 2022:  7:00 PM:  Zoom Lydia Park, Clayton:  2:00 PM  Weather permitting.

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The Edge of Lost
Book Club
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OCTOBER

The Edge of Lost:  Christina McMorris:  Tuesday, October 25, 2022:  7:00 PM:  Zoom Lydia Park, Clayton:  2:00 PM Weather permitting.

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Little Fires Everywhere
Book Club
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NOVEMBER

Little Fires Everywhere:  Celeste Ng:  Tuesday, November 22, 2022:  7:00 PM: Zoom Lydia Park, Clayton:  2:00 PM  Weather Permitting

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Payback
Fiction
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Payback

Payback, Mary Gordon’s philosophically emotional tale of forty-seven years of planning and plotting payback for an act of betrayal. Payback is Mary Gordon’s thirteenth novel.

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Time for Bed, Old House
Reviews
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Time for Bed Old House

Time for Bed, Old House A perfect blend of story and illustrations describing a young boy’s first night away from home. Time For Bed, Old

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Children’s picture books
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Georghia Ellinas proves we are never too young or too old for Shakespeare. Okay, dear readers, here’s a one-of-a-kind, wild recommendation:

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Agnostic, A Spirited Manifesto
Books for Curious Readers
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Agnostic, A Spirited Manifesto

Agnostic, A Spirited Manifesto.  Something to believe in, or not. Can there be an agnostic Christian, agnostic Buddhist, agnostic Jew, or an agnostic Catholic? (Yes,

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Tahoe Jade
Fiction
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Tahoe Jade

Tahoe Jade, an Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller is back. A summer read with ties to Lincoln, Stanford, and yes, Lake Tahoe. Finally, it’s here! Summer

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Too Small Tola
Authors of color
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Too Small Tola

Too Small Tola shares something with children worldwide. Too Small Tola, by Atinuke, is close to the perfect storybook for early readers. One thing children

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Grim Honey
Poetry
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Grim Honey

Grim Honey You do not need an MFA in English to read  Jessica Barksdale’s latest collection of poetry, you need only to be among the

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Overground Railroad
African American Writers
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Overground Railroad

Overground Railroad The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America My selection for Black History Month, 2021, was Candacy Taylor’s Overground Railroad.

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The Clockwork Crow
British Authors
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The Clockwork Crow

The Clockwork Crow, first in a new series by Catherine Fisher. I feel on pretty sure ground when reviewing children’s picture books, but lacking a

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Sylvie
Autobiography/Memoir
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Sylvie

Sylvie – A graphic memoir and a story for the whole family. I am always a bit wary of reviewing any book, fiction or nonfiction,

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