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    The Travelling Cat Chronicles  Hiro Arikawa 277 pages First published: November 1, 2012 Contemporary, Japanese Fiction, Fiction, Animal - Cat Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice,  The Travelling Cat Chronicles  shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts . . . An instant international bestseller,  The Travelling Cat Chronicles  has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe . . . With his crooked tail--a sign of good fortune--and adventurous spirit,...

  Book Lovers  Emily Henry 377 pages First published: May 3, 2022 Romance, Contemporary, ChickLit, Fiction, Young Adult Romance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming.... Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from ba...

    Aces Wild: A Heist  Amanda Dewitt 352 pages First published:  September 6, 2022 Contemporary, Young Adult Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Mystery Thriller Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Book Synopsis: What happens in Vegas when an all-asexual online friend group attempts to break into a high-stakes gambling club? Shenanigans ensue. Some people join chess club, some people play football. Jack Shannon runs a secret blackjack ring in his private school’s basement. What else is the son of a Las Vegas casino mogul supposed to do? Everything starts falling apart when Jack’s mom is arrested for their family’s ties to organized crime. His sister Beth thinks this is the Shannon family’s chance to finally go straight, but Jack knows that something’s not right. His mom was sold out, and he knows by who. Peter Carlevaro: rival casino owner and jilted lover. Gross. Jack hatches a plan to find out what Carlevaro’s holding over his mom’s head, but he can’t do it alone. He recruits his closest friends—the a...