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Jennifer Childs Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Do Not Become Alarmed, Maile Meloy

Do Not Become Alarmed

Maile Meloy
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

Read an excerpt from DO NOT BECOME ALARMED by @mailemeloy @riverheadbooks featured in the @smartlibraries excerpt sampler! https://t.co/hErmIX8UDA

Paperback, 2018

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

Hearing amazing buzz about the new Celest Ng, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Next on my TBR list! #ewgc https://t.co/VWRhSsLNw0

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Book Cover for: Tarnished City, Vic James

Tarnished City

Vic James
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

Finally reading THE GILDED CAGE. Can't believe it took me so long to read it! At least I can go straight to THE TARNISHED CITY #ewgc

Paperback, 2018

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Rain in Portugal: Poems, Billy Collins

The Rain in Portugal: Poems

Billy Collins
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

Billy Collins is fantastic. Check out THE RAIN IN PORTUGAL. #askalibrarian https://t.co/xc4nvmQVca

Paperback, 2017

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: There There, Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

If you're looking for something fabulous to read next, I'm loving THERE THERE by Tommy Orange! https://t.co/ioh2kaLou6 #ewgc https://t.co/184OB6P2AY

Paperback, 2019

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Were the Lucky Ones, Georgia Hunter

We Were the Lucky Ones

Georgia Hunter
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

I'm reading WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES now. Great read for fans of LILAC GIRLS #ewgc https://t.co/JhV5pZ5P7O https://t.co/kXCjTBohJm

Paperback, 2018

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: No Man's Land, Simon Tolkien

No Man's Land

Simon Tolkien
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

NO MAN'S LAND by Simon Tolkien inspired by the real-life experiences of his grandfather, J. R. R. Tolkien, during World War I #AskALibrarian https://t.co/GwSlOUo65h

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Book Cover for: Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story, Bess Kalb

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story

Bess Kalb
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

NOBODY WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT ME, by Bess Kalb, a memoir of a grandmother speaking to her granddaughter from beyond the grave. #askalibrarian https://t.co/yEyDGUdhl8

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me, Jon Katz

The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me

Jon Katz
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

So cute! He'd probably like anything by Jon Katz, like THE DOGS OF BEDLAM FARM! #askalibrarian https://t.co/dFSgNtcL7I

Paperback, 2005

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Two Girls Down, Louisa Luna

Two Girls Down

Louisa Luna
Jennifer ChildsJennifer Childs

Need a great weekend read? Louisa Luna's TWO GIRLS DOWN is a riveting thriller about the search for two missing girls in a small town. https://t.co/MhCakqllJi

Paperback, 2019

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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