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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,...
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Scorpio RacesMaggie Stiefvater2011, 409 pagesFictionAre you a book-loving high school student, are you close to one, or do you sometimes feel like one? Do you know about The Flume: New Hampshire Teen Reader’s Choice Award? Every winter, teen readers nominate their favorite fiction and nonfiction titles, published within the last two years.One of the finalists for the 2013 Flume is Maggie Stiefvater’s Scorpio Races, the tale of two...
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The Cutting SeasonAttica Locke2012, 374 pagesFictionCaren Gray, who grew up at Belle Vie when her mother was the cook in the plantation’s kitchen, has returned with her 9-year-old daughter to manage the tourist attraction overlooking the Mississippi. When a body turns up in a shallow grave on the grounds, the question is, who is the victim and who killed her? Was it someone from the migrant community working in the neighboring cane...
