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Mara's Staff Picks

Hide By Kiersten White Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593359235
Availability: Hard to find.
Published: Del Rey - May 24th, 2022

My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel By Oyinkan Braithwaite Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780525564201
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Anchor - July 30th, 2019

One sister has the bad habit of killing her boyfriends. One sister cleans up after. Now they're in love with the same man. Who will be alive on the last page??


The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wilderness By Jon Billman Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781538747582
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Grand Central Publishing - July 6th, 2021

Riot Baby By Tochi Onyebuchi Cover Image
$7.98
ISBN: 9781250214751
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tordotcom - January 21st, 2020

A cathartic concoction of sibling love, superpowers and humanity on a bed of violence. Ever wanted to burn it all down? this is what that tastes like. 


Kick the Latch By Kathryn Scanlan Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9780811232005
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: New Directions - September 27th, 2022

Homecoming: A Historical Mystery By Kate Morton Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780063020894
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Mariner Books - April 4th, 2023

The Getaway By Lamar Giles Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781338752014
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Scholastic Press - September 20th, 2022

Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Jenny Jackson Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593490693
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - March 7th, 2023

The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos) By Samantha Shannon Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781635570304
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - February 18th, 2020

The Cat Who Saved Books: A Novel By Sosuke Natsukawa, Louise Heal Kawai (Translated by) Cover Image
By Sosuke Natsukawa, Louise Heal Kawai (Translated by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063095731
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperVia - March 14th, 2023

A charming fantasy reminiscent of Le Petit Prince - a warm reminder of why we love books. Plus a magical talking cat!


Velvet Was the Night By Silvia Moreno-Garcia Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593356845
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Del Rey - May 3rd, 2022

Two unlikely heroes- a kleptomaniac with a passion for romance novels and a thug with a heart for Elvis music- get caught up in a government plot. 1970s Mexican Noir. ***simmering***


The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts: A Novel By Soraya Palmer Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781646220953
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Catapult - March 28th, 2023

A tale of the bonds of family and the power of stories to invoke ghosts from the past. Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters learn the truth about their parents-- and are introduced to the powerful spirits who have continued to weave in and out of their lives. Magical, yes, and completely human. 


The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina: A Novel By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982102555
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Atria Books - July 5th, 2022

When their grandmother's curse comes knocking, four cousins must decide whether to surrender to the inevitable or to rewrite their own fates. "Encanto" meets "Practical Magic"


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We Ride Upon Sticks: A Novel (Alex Award Winner) (Vintage Contemporaries) By Quan Barry Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525565437
Availability: Not in Store - Usually Ships in 1-5 days.
Published: Vintage - February 16th, 2021

Tired of being the underdogs, a high school field hockey team signs a pact with dark forces-- in an Emilio Estevez notebook. Full of delicious 80's pop culture and friendship drama. Written in a quirky plural first person voice -- sucks you in!