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Newsletter #221

February 25, 2019

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3 books featured in this issue

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Front Desk

by Kelly Yang

MADE-UP

When Kelly Yang was a child, she would hide out in the school library to avoid her bullies at lunchtime. Many years later, her love of books allowed her to turn her pain into an award-winning new midd... (Haley)

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The Last Romantics

by Tara Conklin

MADE-UP

I was enamored at first by the idea that an old, famous poet was the narrator of The Last Romantics, but what captivated me, once I started reading, was the narrator’s deep dive into her childhood wit... (Nancy)

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The Orphan of Salt Winds

by Elizabeth Brooks

MADE-UP

For many Seattleites, Snowpocalypse 2019 was an enforced staycation requiring the flip side of a “beach read.” And by pure luck (and Haley’s recommendation) I had a copy of The Orphan of Salt Winds on... (Liz)

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