November 2
Blessings, by Anna Quindlen
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Blessings is an estate named for a family who have owned it for
generations. This is the touching story of the young caretaker of the
estate and matriarch of the family. He finds and wants to keep an
infant left at the estate. Surprisingly, Lydia Blessings decides to help
him. Quindlen leads the reader into Lydia's past to reveal her
motivation for helping him.
October 5
Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan
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Set in Mississippi in 1947. Two soldiers, one from a landowner family and the other from that family's sharecropper family, return to find old prejudices prevail. Both families tell their version of an event and draw the reader into the building drama.
September 7
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Set in 1939 outside of Munich, Germany, The Book Thief focuses on a girl who steals books and shares them with neighbors
