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Deep End

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a buzzy book that people can’t stop talking about. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career.…

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Dream Girl Drama

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a steamy hockey romance sure to sweep you off your feet. When professional hockey player Sig Gauthier’s car breaks down and his phone dies, he treks into a posh private country club to call a tow truck, where he encounters the alluring Chloe Clifford, the manic pixie dream girl who…

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Slow Horses (Slough House Book 1)

Sandy recommends this book because:  it’s a modern classic that will keep you on the edge of your seat. London, England: Slough House is where washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their failed careers. The “slow horses,” as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated there.…

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Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a unique part of Canadian history that doesn’t get talked about enough. For 113 terrifying days in 1940, Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, threw everything it had at Great Britain in hopes of early victory in World War II. The task of defending southern England from airborne attack fell…

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The Lotus Shoes

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s rich historical fiction that will sweep you away. In nineteenth-century China, tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that her golden lilies…

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Onyx Storm

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s got dragons and spice and everything nice~. After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible…

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The Jeweller’s Apprentice

An animal fairy tale by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, with a heartwarming message about learning from your mistakes.When Mr Peacock hires a shy little chicken as a new apprentice in his jewellery shop, he has no idea what awaits him: a royal visit from the Lion Prince, a mysterious robbery, and a miraculous…

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People Of The Watershed

While working as a trapline manager in Northern Ontario during the 1950s and 1960s, John Macfie, a Canadian of Scottish heritage, formed deep and lasting relationships with the people of the Indigenous communities in the region. As he travelled the vast expanse of the Hudson Bay watershed, from Sandy Lake to Fort Severn to Moose…

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Cats Are Great BUT

Almost every child would like to have a pet. A sweet four-legged friend. Some wish for a dog, others for a cat. It is true to say that cat care is somewhat easier than dog care. A cat is more independent and doesn’t need to be taken for regular walks, and she is better at…

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The Serpent and the Wings of Night

The Hunger Games meets vampires in this heart-wrenching, epic fantasy romance of dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue from bestselling author Carissa Broadbent. For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya…

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