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Pamela N. Harris, a former school counselor turned writer, blends together elements of mystery and social justice to create the compelling, young adult novel,
When You Look Like Us follows Jay Murphy and the search for his missing sister Nicole.
Jay struggles to balance academic and financial responsibilities in his effort to repay his grandmother for raising him. While he tries his best to help Mimi out, he also wants to help his sister get back on track so their grandmother doesn’t have to worry. When he hangs up on Nic after she calls him late one night at a party, he believes he’s doing just that helping her get her life back together. Except Nic doesn’t come home that night, or the nights after that…
Published January 17. 2021 12:01AM | Updated January 17. 2021 12:04PM
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Take a look back to survey your favorite reads in 2020. They might inspire which titles you pick up in 2021.
Here are 14 books, from a variety of genres, to consider based on recent favorites. If you enjoyed Little Disasters, by Sarah Vaughan, read The Push, by Ashley Audrain (out now)
What happens when a mother doesn t love her daughter? Audrain s debut is a tense, chilling dip into the dark side of motherhood, narrated by Blythe, whose own upbringing raises the question: Can one inherit an inability to parent? The Push is uncomfortable and provocative, like a train wreck that demands your gaze.
Unnatural Magic.
Hard-drinking petty thief Dellaria Wells is down on her luck in the city of Leiscourt again. Then she sees a want ad for a female bodyguard, and she fast-talks her way into the high-paying job. Along with a team of other women, she’s meant to protect a rich young lady from mysterious assassins.
At first Delly thinks the danger is exaggerated, but a series of attacks shows there’s much to fear. Then she begins to fall for Winn, one of the other bodyguards, and the women team up against a mysterious, magical foe who seems to have allies everywhere.