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• The Color of Family

  a Novel

  McGill, Jerry,

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  Devon and James Payne are brothers and rivals since childhood. But they share an affinity for sports that brings glory to their Connecticut town and promise for the future. Then they're in a car accident.

• Counting Backwards

  Kirshenbaum, Binnie,

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  A middle-aged couple struggles with the husband's descent into early-onset Lewy Body dementia in this profound and deeply moving novel shot through with Kirshenbaum's lacerating humor.

• The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream

  a Novel

  Zusy, Jeannie,

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  Maggie knows Ginny really can't live on her own, so she brings her sister and her occasionally vicious dog to live near her in upstate New York.

• Greek Lessons

  a Novel

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, while day by day he is losing his sight. Soon they discover…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Dance

  a Novel

  Dutton, Jason B.,

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  Nick Freeman works hard as the star of the weekly karaoke night at his bar, hoping his singing talent...will distract from his cerebral palsy. But one night at the bar, watching a professional dancer light up the dance floor with her boyfriend, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If It Rains

  a Novel

  Wright, Jennifer L.,

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  It’s 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, a spitfire born with a severe clubfoot, is coming of age in desperate times.

• Kissing the Wind

  Hotchner, A. E.,

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  After an accident, a successful New York lawyer develops an incurable syndrome that causes hallucinations but he meets a woman with severe vertigo and the pair share commiserate, become close and go on a spiritual quest to Nepal together.

• Out on a Limb

  a Novel

  Bonam-Young, Hannah,

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  Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. With some minor adjustments, she's done just fine. Then a one-night stand at a costume party with the incredibly charming Bo changes everything.

• Starfish Pier

  a Hope Harbor Novel

  Hannon, Irene,

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  Holly Miller, who suffers from spina bifida, has come to Hope Harbor to exert her independence from her overprotective parents.

• Twister

  Burkart, Roland (Artist),

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  A fictionalized narrative, in graphic novel format, of the author's experiences as a quadriplegic following injuries he sustained from an accident.

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

  Liese, Chloe,

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  There's much ado about everything when two adversaries become allies and fake a relationship to fool their meddling friends in this swoony, inclusive reimagining of the Bard's beloved play Much Ado About Nothing.