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Books & Books Beach Reads
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Silver Star by Jeanette Walls: This is her first novel. Set in 1970, two sisters who are 12 and 15 are abandoned in California by their mother. The girls bravely board
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The Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King: This won King the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. It is the horrific account of four young black men (referred to as "The Groveland Boy
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Fin and Lady by Cathleen Schine: This novel is a romp, a modern day "Auntie Mame". An eleven year old boy living in the country is suddenly orphaned. He is then whiske
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin: Set in a small and charming New England island, Fikry owns and lives alone in a book store where he is grumpy and grieving severely over the death of his wife. One day he neglect
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The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel: The author has intimately interviewed the Mercury Seven wives and discloses lots of juicy secrets and the emotional trials the