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May
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Island
Beneath the Sea: A Novel
by Isabel Allende
Born
a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Tete is the daughter of an
African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who
brought her into bondage. Though her childhood is one of brutality
and fear, Tete finds solace in the traditional rhythms of African
drums and in the voodoo she discovers through her fellow slaves. |
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Dead
in the Family
by Charlaine Harris
After
enduring torture and the loss of loved ones, Sookie Stackhouse is
hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is
the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. However,
he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their
relationship. Also, as the political implications of the Shifters
coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the
Shreveport pack draws her into the debate.
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State
Fair
by Earlene Fowler
Folk
art museum curator, rancher, and sometime sleuth Benni Harper
returns with a long-awaited new mystery that has her attending the
San Celina Mid-State Fair. This year the fair is a place for caramel
apples and 4-H calves, colorful quilts and homemade jams, and maybe
just a little murder.
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