May 27, 2015
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The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
Inspired in part by an historical figure, the author's exquisite storytelling presents readers with a moving novel about some of the most devastating wounds in American history suffered by women who struggled for their personal liberation, empowerment, and expression. In 1803, on her eleventh birthday, Sarah Grimke is rewarded with a "present", the ownership of slave girl Hetty "Handful", who is to be her personal handmaid. At her young age, willful and defiant, Sarah has already formed her opinions about slavery, color prejudice, and rights for women; and over the next thirty-five years the ebb and flow of the tide of her relationship with Handful during troubling times in the South will find Sarah experiencing love, betrayal, and ostracism before leaving Charleston to find a place beside her younger sister Nina to become early pioneers for abolition and women's rights. This is an amazing story about two unforgettable American women during the early 19th century, both striving to be set free: Sarah from the bonds of Southern bigotry and Handful from the inhuman bonds of slavery. Highly recommended. (Penguin Books, $17.00)
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Leaving Time 
by Jodi Picoult
As a longtime fan of this author, I was eager to read her latest novel. Always great researching her subjects, Picoult brings social issues grippingly alive for her readers. In Leaving Time she weaves events and people together in a captivating story about elephants and the emotions they share with humans. Included is a down-on-her-luck psychic, a spunky teenager, and a haunting murder. 13-year-old Jenna Metcalf is consumed with memories of her mother, Alice, a scientist who studied grief and other human-like emotions among elephants and who disappeared a decade earlier following a tragic accident. Alice, her husband, and Jenna had once called a New Hampshire sanctuary their home, but now ten years later Jenna is searching through her mother's journals hoping to piece together what tore her family apart. Picoult explores the mother-daughter bond using both elephants and humans, asking: are we much different from pachyderms when it comes to processing emotions and what mothers will do for they young?
(Ballantine, $16.00).
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The Mockingbird Next Door
by Marja Mills
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the best loved classics of the twentieth century and yet the novel's author, Harper Lee, would not subject herself to interviews. But in 2001, Mills was able to open the door to Lee and her sister Alice, beginning a wonderful friendship and intimate conversations that brought her an opportunity to become a part of Lee's life in her Alabama home. This book is a compelling, yet charming account that brings the reader into Harper Lee's world, both past and present, with a gentle biographical memoir. Highly recommended. (Penguin Books, $17.00).
Fans of To Kill a Mockingbird:
This years highly anticipated book Go Set a Watchman, a prequel/sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, will be on sale July 14th. We are taking pre-orders because we are sure the book will sell out as soon as it hits the shelf. So don't miss out and order now!!!
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Ellie's Story 
by W. Bruce Cameron
Ellie is a very special dog with a very important purpose. Taken from the litter of her siblings as a young puppy, this tan and black German Shepherd gives her view of the world about her on-the-spot training to become a search-and-rescue dog. Day-by-day with her trainers, Ellie becomes a working dog using her senses to track down and save lost, endangered, and disabled children and adults. This heartwarming tale will be enjoyed by young readers and animal lovers ages 8 to 12. Black-and-white illustrations by Richard Cowdrey bring out Ellie's personality, and the discussion and activity guide at the end of the book gives additional information about the life of a rescue dog. A wonderful story, highly recommended. (Starscape, $16.99).
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 Good Night Yoga
In this pose-by-pose bedtime story you'll find yoga practice for kids and parents to calmly end the day in a mindful way along with a soothing story and clever colorful illustrations showing a variety of poses. Ages 4 to 8.
(Sounds True, $17.95).
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