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Looking for some fresh reading material or ready to start shelving some books in preparation for those long summer days? As if there weren’t already enough titles on my to-read list, here are some of what look to be the best new releases in the coming months. For anyone who loved the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, all four girls are back, this time grown up and without their treasured jeans. Get ready for some teenage nostalgia and reflections on growing up.
Paperback release: March 6 (Hardcover version released June 14, 2011)
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 978-0-385-52123-9
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A minor league baseball player loses his chance to play for the major leagues, and must live with his regrets until he has the chance to give two young players the opportunities he never had. For sports lovers and those looking for what is sure to be a heart-warming tale.
Release: March 20
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 978-0-345-53026-4
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A suspenseful page-turner set in early twentieth century Europe. Lysander Rief’s life begins falling apart amid many mysterious events. If you’re looking for a thrilling beach read with just a little more substance than the norm, plus an awesome setting, this is worth checking out.
Release: April 17
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0061876769
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Dear Photograph by Taylor Jones
A picture book, in all senses of the word. The book is based on the website dearphotograph.com where people write letters to old photos. Sometimes sad, and sometimes funny, and definitely worth a look through.
Release: May 8
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0062131690
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Ever wonder if what you do is actually normal? This book promises to get to the bottom of normal vs. abnormal human behavior. For anyone interested in psychology or the way the mind works, this looks to be a thought-provoking read.
Release: May 8
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0061492198
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A young-adult novel about Taylor Edwards who goes back to her childhood vacation home with her dying father and the rest of her family and finds out that while some things have changed, some haven’t.
Release: May 8
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 978-1416990673
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A collection of essays by the author of Sh*t My Dad Says. If this is anything like his hilarious and not-at-all-politically-correct tweets, this is a must read.
Release: May 15
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0062113375
Sources:
http://www.harpercollins.com/Book/Upcoming_Books.aspx
http://comingsoon.simonandschuster.com/
http://www.randomhouse.com/
Written by Miriam Avila