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The Blue Castle
By L.M. Montgomery
YA F MONTGOME
At 29, Valancy has always done what everyone expects of her until she receives a letter from her doctor telling her she only has a short time to live. For the first time in her life she does and says exactly what she wants and soon discovers a world of love and adventure.

The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak
F ZUSAK
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

The Princess Academy
By Shannon Hale
YA F HALE
Miri, a 14-year-old living in a small mining village, only wants is to work in the quarry like the generations before her. The prince unexpectedly announces that he will marry a girl from the village and all the eligible girls are sent to a strict academy for potential princesses. There, Miri faces many challenges but also discovers unexpected talents.

Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas
By James Patterson
F PATTERSO
Kate Wilkerson found her perfect man at last, then one day, without explanation, he disappears leaving behind only a diary for her to read. The diary is written by a new mother for her baby son, Nicholas. Soon it becomes clear to Kate that the man who left is the husband and father in this young family.

These is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
By Nancy E. Turner
F TURNER
This is the fictionalized diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 17, who goes from New Mexico to Texas and back, protecting her family with her rifle. She recounts the trials and heartaches of settling the Arizona Territory but also the joys of life that helped her to keep moving forward.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
By Mary Ann Shaffer
F SHAFFER
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey Island--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island.

Peace Like a River
By Leif Enger
F ENGER
“Rube”, an asthmatic 11-year-old boy, recalls the events of his childhood in small-town Minnesota around 1962, in a voice that perfectly captures the poetic stoicism of the northern Great Plains. His family is forced to undertake a grand adventure and along the way Rubin examines the role miracles play in his life.

The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd
F KIDD
Its 1964, the year of the Civil Rights Act, in Sylvan, S.C.14 year old Lily is on the run with her motherly servant Rosaleen, fleeing both Lily’s abusive father T. Ray and the police who battered Rosaleen for defending her new right to vote. They find refuge with three beekeeping sisters and Lily is put to work in the honey house. While she is there, she is able to examine her past and learn to trust in love again.