2022 DCL Reading Challenge: Book About Fresh Starts

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Our 2022 challenge is on! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing the Reading Challenge and winning a prize. Our 2022 challenge is on! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing the Reading Challenge and winning a prize. Show less

In Five Years

A Novel

by Serle, Rebecca

Book - 2020

Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight, but it is one hour she cannot sha...Show more Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight, but it is one hour she cannot shake. "In Five Years" is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you're expecting. Show less

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The Bromance Book Club

by Adams, Lyssa Kay

Book - 2019

To win back his wife, who wants a divorce, desperate Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott finds help from an unlikely source—a secret romance-reading club of Nashville’s top alpha men. To win back his wife, who wants a divorce, desperate Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott finds help from an unlikely source—a secret romance-reading club of Nashville’s top alpha men. Show less

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Writers & Lovers

A Novel

by King, Lily

Book - 2020

This follow-up to the award-winning "Euphoria" follows the story of a former child golf prodigy-turned-writer and waitress whose determination to live a creative life is complicated by her relationships with two very different men. This follow-up to the award-winning "Euphoria" follows the story of a former child golf prodigy-turned-writer and waitress whose determination to live a creative life is complicated by her relationships with two very different men. Show less

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

by Klune, TJ

Book - 2020

Linus Baker, hardworking caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, is responsible for periodic reviews of orphanages for magical children....Show more Linus Baker, hardworking caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, is responsible for periodic reviews of orphanages for magical children. Klune's quirky tone and appealing cast will remind readers of both the "Miss Peregrine" and "Mysterious Benedict Society" series. Show less

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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune

by Lim, Roselle

Book - 2019

At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years before, when her mother r...Show more At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years before, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Lush and visual, chock full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim's magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places. Show less

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Bear Necessity

A Novel

by Gould-Bourn, James

Book - 2020

In this delightful British debut, Danny has not only lost his job, but also lost his wife in a car accident that impairs his 11-year-old son. His inabilit...Show more In this delightful British debut, Danny has not only lost his job, but also lost his wife in a car accident that impairs his 11-year-old son. His inability to pay the rent has his thug landlord on his back. Out of desperation, Danny buys a shabby panda costume and tries his hand at being a street performer and in the process rediscovers what was lost. Show less

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Dear Edward

A Novel

by Napolitano, Ann

Book - 2020

One summer morning, 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles; 12-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor when it crashes. A coming-of-age story and an illustration of all the ways a broken heart can learn to love again. One summer morning, 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles; 12-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor when it crashes. A coming-of-age story and an illustration of all the ways a broken heart can learn to love again. Show less

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Wish You Were Here

A Novel

by Picoult, Jodi

Book - 2021

Stealthily surprising and very moving, Picoult's latest, written while she was confined at home during the pandemic, taps into the trauma and uncertainty of 2020's global crisis. Stealthily surprising and very moving, Picoult's latest, written while she was confined at home during the pandemic, taps into the trauma and uncertainty of 2020's global crisis. Show less

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The Lager Queen of Minnesota

by Stradal, J. Ryan

Book - 2019

Here we meet a cast of lovable, funny, quintessentially American characters eager to make their mark in a world that's often stacked against them. In this...Show more Here we meet a cast of lovable, funny, quintessentially American characters eager to make their mark in a world that's often stacked against them. In this deeply affecting family saga, resolution can take generations, but when it finally comes, we're surprised, moved and delighted. Show less

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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

A Novel

by Zevin, Gabrielle

Book - 2014

When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. Show less

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The Bookseller

by Swanson, Cynthia

Book - 2015

A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of "Sliding Doors," "The Bookseller" follows a woman in the 1960s who mu...Show more A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of "Sliding Doors," "The Bookseller" follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the increasingly tantalizing and vivid alternate world of her dreams. Show less

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