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2026 A Novel Idea Book Selection:< /strong>

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Supersonic \;charts the rise of a boomtown c ity in the American West where ambition outpaces memory. In the present da y\, PTA president Sami Hasegawa-Stalworth is determined to rename her daug hter&rsquo\;s elementary school after her late grandmother&mdash\;a belove d music teacher and Japanese internment survivor. What begins as a symboli c family gesture spirals into a kaleidoscopic\, multi-generational story o f struggle&mdash\;for and against change\, and over who gets to define the future.
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Through interwoven lives&mdash\;an opioid-addicted 19th-c entury conman\, a disgraced Navy seaman building a jet that will fly faste r than sound\, a stay-at-home dad turned weed entrepreneur\, and a family haunted by the ghosts of progress&mdash\;Supersonic \;reveals how each era tries to remake the same ground beneath its feet. At once in timate and panoramic\, the story channels the restless energy that propels the West.
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About the Author:
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Thomas Kohns tamm was born and raised in Seattle. He still lives in the same house he g rew up in&mdash\;now with his wife and two children. A freelance writer fo r over twenty years\, he&rsquo\;s been a Spanish &\; Portuguese transla tor\, travel writer\, video &\; animation producer and has covered subj ects ranging from rainforest conservation to quantum computing to backcoun try skiing. \;Supersonic \;is his third book. \;
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Questions? Contact lizg@deschuteslibrary.org \;
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