Staff picks from the Bainbridge Branch

Sarah recommends:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
This is a book within a book that will be enjoyed by all mystery lovers. (Adult Mystery)
Available in the following formats:
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Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder is mid grade J Fiction that will be discussed at awards time. For fans of ambiguous endings. (Juvenile fiction)
Available in the following formats:
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Nancy recommends:
A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore
This book has a well-developed plot with good characterization, involving two storylines between a mother and daughter in WWII and post-WWII Paris. (Fiction)

Lorie suggests:
Any cookbook by Ree Drummond (the Pioneer Woman)
Her cookbooks are awesome. There are pictures of each step of each recipe along with the finished product (just to make sure it looks the way it’s supposed to). How great is that?! (Non-fiction)
Check out these titles:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks (Print) (eBook)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from my Frontier
The Pioneer Woman Cooks Dinnertime (Print) (eBook)

Gail suggests:
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford is the first book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon. It follows the life of Father Tim and other intriguing characters in the small town of Mitford, NC. The first book is a little slow to get going, but by the time I was at the end of it, I was hooked and ready for the second book. (Fiction)
Available in the following formats:
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Follow the Stars Home
Follow the Stars Home is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie from 2001. The good guy gets the girl at the end, and it’s done in such a perfect way that I was bawling my eyes out by the time it was over! (DVD)

In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
In the Kingdom of Ice is a non-fiction book telling the story of the USS Jeanette. It is written by Hampton Sides and he gives such great descriptions I found myself reading it only if I was wrapped in an afghan and drinking a cup a hot tea. (Adult non-fiction)
Available in the following formats:
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April suggests:
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
A World War II story told through journals and letters, this is a story of the women left behind in an English village and how they cope with the war. (Fiction)
Available in the following formats:
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We are All Made of Stars by Rowan Coleman
While the book revolves around the lives of people in and around a hospice facility and you would expect it to be depressing, the story is actually full of love, hope, kindness, and even a bit of humor.
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