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Hingham Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Bewilderment, Richard Powers

Bewilderment

Richard Powers
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April’s pick for the HPL Book Group is Bewilderment by Richard Powers. Pick up your copy at the reference desk, and join us for the conversation on April 25 @ 7pm in the Whiton Room. Learn more here: https://t.co/qgX1Crhcje https://t.co/LqqWLxsXBz

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman
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Catch a showing of A Man Called Otto (2022), based on the bestselling novel, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. April 19 @ 7pm and April 20 @ 1pm. And join us for a movie on the 3rd Wednesday and Thursday of every month! Learn more about HPL Movies here: https://t.co/tatEw7vdU5 https://t.co/vauXqcLv2V

Paperback, 2015

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Iceberg, Jennifer A. Nielsen

Iceberg

Jennifer A. Nielsen
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May's picks for our children’s book groups are Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines by Adam Gidwitz for 2nd & 3rd graders (5/13 @ 3:30pm) and Iceberg by Jennifer Nielsen for 4th & 5th graders (5/23 @ 5:30pm). Learn more about the books here: https://t.co/2hxvPqJzWb https://t.co/YNJYEwWXqm

Hardcover, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back, Shannon McKenna Schmidt

The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back

Shannon McKenna Schmidt
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Join us for an Evening With the Author on May 24th @ 7pm. The First Lady of World War II by Shannon McKenna Schmidt is the first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented trip to the Pacific Theater during WWII. Learn more here: https://t.co/x6SF5eBRpT https://t.co/kn8NVpTmg3

Hardcover, 2023

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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