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Endangered (Sam Westin Mysteries)

Wildlife Biologist Summer “Sam” Weston has one goal: saving the cougars. When a young boy goes missing on a Utah campground, she must save him and her beloved big cats. When the news breaks, the media quickly blames Sam’s recently rehabilitated cougars. In order to rescue her life’s work, the cats, and the boy, Sam works with FBI Agent Chase Perez. As they traverse rocky canyons in search of evidence and the boy, the media continues to stoke fear around the cougars, putting Sam’s reputation at risk.

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Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life

From the publisher: “The blogger behind Confessions of a Funeral Director—what Time magazine called a “must read”—reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes with the poignancy and brevity of When Breath Becomes Air.”

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Mo & Dale Mysteries

Moses LoBeau was only an infant when she washed up on the shores of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, in the wake of a hurricane. Taken in by the Colonel, she helps him to run a little café. Determined to find her “upstream mother” someday, Mo’s life is full of quirks and unusual situations, like being left to run the café by herself when the Colonel goes out of town. When trouble comes to Tupelo Landing, Mo and her best friend Dale take it upon themselves to save the day. The southern small town setting contains colorful characters and over-the-top drama that makes for a rollicking (if not totally believable) read. This 2014 Newbery Honor book is followed by three more in the series.

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Brain on Fire

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

In this real-life medical drama, New York Post reporter Cahalan is hospitalized when she literally loses her mind. $1 million dollars worth of tests later, her doctors have no idea what’s wrong with her—until her personal Dr. House joins the team and makes the diagnosis. Cahalan recovers, remembering nothing: she uncovered the material for this memoir by interviewing friends, family, and her medical team, reviewing her medical records, and watching hospital security videotapes of herself.

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