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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Endangered: A Zoo MysteryAnne Littlewood2012, 268 pagesFictionA drug bust takes place on the Tipton farm, located on a remote road in a forest north of Vancouver, Wash. Zookeeper Iris Oakley and her coworker Denny are sent there on a mission to retrieve parrots and reptiles, but instead they find smuggled exotic animals. Iris not only wants to save...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Mrs. Queen Takes the TrainWilliam Kuhn2012, 374 pagesFictionHistorian William Kuhn’s debut novel is reminiscent of Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader. Queen Elizabeth II is feeling low. She decides a visit to the decommissioned royal yacht Britannia, which is moored near Edinburgh, might be just the thing to set her right again. The Queen boards...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Matthen Dicks 2012, 311 pages Fiction This is the story of Budo, the titular imaginary friend of 8-year-old Max, a young boy who is “on the spectrum.” Reading this book, we learn about what imaginary friends are like (each is unique, having the characteristics their human friend imagines for them), what they do...
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For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.This eBook review is for a title the Concord Public Library does not own in a print edition. The reviewer read it on a Kindle device. This eBook is available for free to Concord Public Library cardholders through our subscription to the New Hampshire Downloadable Books Consortium at this web address nh.lib.overdrive.com.Remembrance of Things Paris:...
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The Revised Fundamentals of CaregivingJonathan Evison2012, 278FictionHaving lost his children and his marriage, Ben starts building a new life as caregiver for Trev, a 19-year-old with muscular dystrophy and a twisted sense of humor. As Ben struggles to gain a foothold, barely holding on to the new job and his sanity, the two develop a deep friendship. Somehow, they convince Trev’s mother to let them visit Trev’s estranged father,...
