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  • Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

    Title:

    Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

    Author:

    Various Authors

    Genres:

    Folk Tales, Irish Mythology

    Summary (from publisher):

    The tales collected for Irish Fairy and Folk Tales all are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back much further, to a time when they were part of a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling and had yet to be committed to the printed page. These are stories that passed down through the ages virtually unaltered in their telling. To those who told and listened to them, they expressed something fundamental about Irish culture and the Irish way of life. 

    Tea/Coffee:

    Niks Irish Tea Collection

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  • The Mindy Kim Food and Fun Collection

    Title:

    The Mindy Kim Food and Fun Collection

    Author:

    Lyla Lee and Dung Ho

    Genres:

    Korean American Fiction, Kids Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    Mindy Kim just wants three things:
    1. A puppy!
    2. To fit in at her new school
    3. For her dad to be happy again

    However, getting all three of the things on her list is a lot trickier than she thought it would be. Between classmates making fun of her seaweed snacks and celebrating the Lunar New Year without her mom, Mindy is faced with more challenges than she bargained for. With the help of her family and friends, Mindy can find the courage make her goals a reality, and even pursue new ideas like running for class president, visiting Korea, a pizza eating competition, and learning to swim—not to mention welcoming a new person into her family!

    Tea/Coffee:

    Upton Tea Imports, Peach Tea with Fruit Pieces

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  • Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty

    Title:

    Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful Uncertainty

    Author:

    Tom Santopietro

    Genres:

    Biography

    Summary (from publisher):

    Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, World War II resistance activist, UNICEF champion- Audrey Hepburn transcended her era and became a global idol whose appeal continues to soar in the twenty-first century.
    Packed with beautiful photographs of the star at her most captivating and supplemented with incisive fashion commentary from award-winning designer Jeffrey Banks, Audrey Hepburn: A Beautiful Uncertainty is a one-of-a-kind exploration of Audrey’s glamorous image and remarkable life. Always leading with her heart, Hepburn is shown here fully captured in all her complexity: an often self-doubting but brilliant and genuinely kind woman whose style and activism changed the world.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Twinings Heart Warming

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  • The Vagina Monologues

    Title:

    The Vagina Monologues

    Author:

    Eve Ensler

    Genres:

    General Literature

    Summary (from publisher):

    …explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, vaginal care, menstrual periods, prostitution, and several other topics through the eyes of women with various ages, races, sexualities, and other differences.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Dong Quai tea

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  • Milk and Honey

    Title:

    Milk and Honey

    Author:

    Rupi Kaur

    Genres:

    Poetry

    Summary (from publisher):

    The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Golden Lily Oolong Tea

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  • A Little Princess

    Title:

    A Little Princess

    Author:

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Genres:

    Kids Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    At Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, young Sara Crewe enjoys the friendship of her classmates and the staff—much to stern Miss Minchin’s disdain. When Sara is unexpectedly impoverished, she is forced to become a servant under Miss Minchin’s control. To escape her dreary life, Sara imagines herself as a princess, and her experiences soon teach her that being a princess on the inside counts more than any outward expression of royalty.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Dragon Pearl Tea

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  • Redefining Realness

    Title:

    Redefining Realness

    Author:

    Janet Mock

    Genres:

    LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction, Biography

    Summary (from publisher):

    With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering readers accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population. 

    Tea/Coffee:

    Transgender Pride Tea Blend

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  • The Fifth Season

    Title:

    The Fifth Season

    Author:

    N.K. Jemisin

    Genres:

    Epic Fantasy

    Summary (from publisher):

    This is the way the world ends. . .for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world’s sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Honeybush & Rooibos

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  • Kafka on The Shore

    Title:

    Kafka on The Shore

    Author:

    Haruki Murakami

    Genres:

    Japanese Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    Here we meet fifteen-year-old runaway Kafka Tamura and the elderly Nakata, who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Tasting Set – River

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  • An American Marriage

    Title:

    An American Marriage

    Author:

    Tayari Jones

    Genres:

    African American Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward—with hope and pain—into the future.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Mango Black Tea

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