Book: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Recommended by: Melanie

A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Atmospheric and well researched with strong, interesting characters. What a great read!

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Book: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

Recommended by: Natalie

What happens when the artistic daughter of 2 renowned scientists jumps into an alternate dimension to avenge her father's death? That's precisely what you'll find out as you follow Marguerite into worlds where she assumes the life of alternate versions of herself. Can she figure out technology in a more advanced world? Can she learn the proper protocol of a Russian Princess? And most of all, will she find the man responsible for taking her father away?

A beautifully rich story with characters that pulled me in, and made me want to be a part of this close-knit nerdy family.

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Book: Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

Recommended by: Karen

The story begins when Addie's twenty-two-year-old granddaughter asks "How did you get to be the woman you are today?" And 85-year-old Addie tells her story beginning in 1915 - the year she joined the library group for girls at a Boston neighborhood settlement house. Thus begins the coming of age story of a young Jewish woman growing up in the North End of Boston in the early twentieth century.

A great read! It made me wonder how I got to be the person I am today.

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