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Book	Author	Dewey Number	Description
The Underground Railroad	Whitehead, Colson	FIC WHI	Whitehead won the Pulitzer for this narrative of a young slave’s adventures as she makes a bid for freedom.
Blood of Victory	Furst, Alan	FIC FUR	Bestseller Furst writes historical fiction rich with suspense and a driving narrative.
A Star for Mrs. Blake	Smith, April	FIC SMI	The author focuses on a unique moment in American history, when Gold Star mothers used federal funds to visit graves in France after WWI.
Pachinko	Lee, Min Jin	FIC LEE	Sweeping novel follows Korean family in Japan through several generations.
The Wages of Sin	Welsh, Kaite	FIC WEL	A female medical student in Victorian Edinburgh encounters barriers, murder, subversion and vice.
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir	Ryan, Jennifer	FIC RYA	Told through letters and journals, this novel focuses on a small village choir in England during WWII.
The Summer Before the War	Simonson, Helen	FIC SIM	Tale of a Latin teacher arriving in Sussex during a beautiful summer, just on the eve on WWI.
The Shoemaker’s Wife	Trigiani, Adriana	FIC TRI	A riveting historical epic set at the turn of the 20^th century of love and family, moving from the Italian Alps to Manhattan to Minnesota.
Brooklyn	Toibin, Colm	FIC TOI	Set in Ireland and Brooklyn in the 1950s by a master writer.
Land of Marvels	Unsworth, Barry	FIC UNS	Unsworth is known for almost magical literary time travel—this thriller is set in 1914 in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.
Mischling	Konar, Affinity	FIC KON	Twelve year old twins are sent to Auschwitz in a novel that explores one of the darkest times in history with hope and beauty.
Live By Night	Lehane, Dennis	FIC LEH	The roaring 20s in Boston in a masterful crime epic.
The King’s Curse	Gregory, Philippa	FIC PHI	No one does royals like Philippa.
Caleb’s Crossing	Brooks, Geraldine	FIC BRO	Brooks creates a fascinating tale of a Native American graduate of Harvard College-in 1665!!
The March	Doctorow, E.L.	FIC DOC	Sherman’s March through Georgia and the Carolinas told by the award-winning Doctorow.
A God in Ruins	Atkinson, Kate	FIC ATK	The always amazing Atkinson sets her novel during a rapidly changing world after WWII.
Longbourn	Baker, Jo	FIC BAK	Fans of Downton Abbey will appreciate this look at “belowstairs” in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue	Benjamin, Melanie	FIC BEN	Novel examines the scandalous friendship between Truman Capote and socialite Babe Paley in 1950s New York high society.
A Prisoner of Birth	Archer, Jeffrey	FIC ARC	Archer will hook you with his sweeping chronicle of the Clifton family—this is the first in a popular series.