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Rachel
My mother was the one who sparked my love of books. Long before school instruction, she sat me down and taught me to read. My childhood was filled with trips to the library and bookmobile to find great books. My first loves were The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Pippi Longstocking series by Astrid Lingren. Now as a mom and speech pathologist, I am constantly looking for good, clean books to use at home and in therapy. I enjoy reading many different genres, but my favorites are usually historical fiction. I married my best friend, the “boy next door”, and we have a beautiful little girl who we often find sprawled out on the floor, flipping through picture books. Together our family likes to swim, run and play tennis. Besides reading, I also love to bake, garden and travel.

Winter Sky

Winter Sky is an emotional story of hope and compassion in the face of adversity. Written by Air Force veteran, New York Times Bestselling author and U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart, Winter Sky is set …
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Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature

Jordan Fisher Smith delves into the world of wildlife ecology with his latest book Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight Over Controlling Nature. This fascin…
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We Are All Made of Stars

We Are All Made of Stars is contemporary fiction that will tug at heartstrings. This beautifully crafted novel deals with tough subject matter, including terminal illness, deployment and death. D…
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Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire

Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire is a fascinating book. Author Bob Kealing, an award-winning broadcast journalist, provides a…
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Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life

Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life is a series of essays by New York Times Bestselling author Laurie Notaro. The essays all have a similiar theme of homemaking and family, and vary in leng…
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The Tea Planter’s Wife

The Tea Planter's Wife tells the tale of one family and their dark secrets. Set in breathtaking Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), this historical fiction is told in third person narrative. The novel h…
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The Last Days of Night

Graham Moore's The Last Days of Night is dazzling. Moore, the Academy Award-winner for Best Adapted Screenplay (The Imitation Game), delves into nineteenth century America and the patent war between T…
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Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body

Award-winning author Jo Marchant knows a thing or two about science. With a BS in genetics and a PhD in microbiology, Marchant is the perfect candidate to investigate whether the human mind can heal a…
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Cooking for Picasso

Cooking for Picasso is compelling historical fiction. Written by award-winning author Camille Aubray, the novel is narrated by two strong female characters -- Ondine and her granddaughter Celine. The …
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The Hamilton Affair: A Novel

The name 'Alexander Hamilton' is increasingly prevalent in pop culture, thanks to the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton". For those who want to understand the hype about this American Founding Father, El…
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Dark Matter

Well-written and incredibly fast-paced, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch packs a punch. This sci-fi thriller will get readers' attention with its non-stop action, original plot, and poignant love…
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The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between is a memoir written by Man Booker Prize finalist Hisham Matar. Eloquent and touching, the book follows Matar's travels to Libya in search of answers t…
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