May 16: \;A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
\nMeet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he disli kes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has sta unch principles\, strict routines\, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell." But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn' t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morni ng a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox\, it is the lead-in to a comical a nd heartwarming tale of unkempt cats\, unexpected friendship\, and the anc ient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old m an and a local residents' association to their very foundations. \;
\nJune 20: \;
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling\, a mouse who is in love with music\, stories \, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro\ , who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it i s the story of Miggery Sow\, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simp le\, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a jour ney that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon\, up into a glitterin g castle\, and\, ultimately\, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader\, it is your destiny to find out. \; \;
\nJuly 18: \;The Last Duel \;by Eric Jager
\nAs the huge crowd seethed with pent-up excitement\, the two deadly enemies studied each oth er intently\, their breath hot behind their visors. Each sought the other& rsquo\;s death as fire and water seek each other&rsquo\;s annihilation. Th e walled field\, at first a prison\, now became a crucible where one man w ould be destroyed and the other purged in the name of justice. They would fight not only without quarter\, but also without rules. And a horrible fa te awaited the lady if her husband should lose . . . The gripping\, atmosp heric true story of the &ldquo\;duel to end all duels&rdquo\; in medieval France: a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of vio lating the knight&rsquo\;s beautiful young wife In 1386\, a few days after Christmas\, a huge crowd gathers at a Paris monastery to watch the two me n fight a duel to the death meant to &ldquo\;prove&rdquo\; which man&rsquo \;s cause is right in God&rsquo\;s sight. \; \;
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