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Sheila N.

Sheila works in the academic and corporate accounts department at the City of Books. She enjoys gardening, playing with her cats, and rearranging her book collection every few weeks.

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Bring Up the Bodies (A John MacRae Book)
by Hilary Mantel
Staff Pick
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Staff Pick
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by Julian Barnes
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by Lois Leveen
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Tender Morsels
by Margo Lanagan
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A young adult novel that appeals to adults, Tender Morsels is a nightmare fairytale story of redemption that will reach across your subconscious much like Jeanette Winterson's work. Lanagan's prose is delightfully crafted, careful, imaginative, and... (read more)

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Cousin Kate
by Georgette Heyer
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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
by Ying Chang Compestine
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The Ice Princess
by Camilla Lackberg
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Boy Who Dared (08 Edition)
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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This powerful novel from Newbery Honor winner Susan Campbell Bartoletti tells the story of Helmuth Hubener, who takes it upon himself to stand up to the government and reveal the truth when he realizes that the Nazi regime has been lying to its citizens.... (read more)

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Out of Shadows
by Jason Wallace
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Winner of the 2010 Costa Children's Award, Jason Wallace's debut novel is a powerful and compelling account of life in 1980s Zimbabwe. The times are fraught; the new black government is intent on dismantling the old colonial power infra-structures and... (read more)

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