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My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Genre: Family Drama
Set in fictional Upper Darby, Rhode Island,
thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald sues her
parents for medical emancipation when she
discovers they want her to undergo yet another
procedure to benefit her elder sister, Kate, who
is suffering from acute leukemia.
A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind
Genre: Biographical
A true underdog story, A Hope in the Unseen
follows bright and determined Cedric Jen-
nings as he navigates his way from a poorly
performing high school in Washington D.C.
to the distinguished ranks of Ivy League
Brown University.
Something Upstairs by Avi
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Thriller
After his family moves into a haunted Provi-
dence home, young Kenny Huldorf encoun-
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ters the ghost of Caleb, a sixteen-year-old slave
whose death centuries earlier was staged to
look like a suicide. The two team up and travel
back in time to try to right the past’s wrongs.
unleashes life-altering secrets and chaos upon
their small Rhode Island town.
The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
Genre: Supernatural
Taking place in the 1960s, the fictional town of
Eastwick, Rhode Island, is the backdrop for this
story of magic, lust and revenge. Following the
arrival of a mysterious man from the outskirts
of town, witches and friends Alexandra Spof-
ford, Jane Smart and Sukie Rougemont find
that their own powers cannot necessarily save
them from falling under his sinister spell.
An Enlightening Quiche by Eva Pasco
Genre: Contemporary Drama
A baking rivalry between two headstrong,
middle-aged women — dysfunctional Augusta
Bergeron and privileged Lindsay Metcalfe —
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