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Hampton Library Weekly Reads: April 21

Here are three great reads picked by the staff of the Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library.

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TEENS

"Shatter Me," by Tahereh Mafi

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Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, 17-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her terrifying abilities in support of The Reestablishment, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope for a better future.

KIDS

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"Just Ducks," by Nicola Davies

Living in the city near a river where mallard ducks make their homes, a young girl hears quacking when she wakes up in the mornings and watches her feathered friends bobbing upside down in the water, in a tale complemented by cheerful watercolor illustrations and engaging facts.

ADULTS

"The Cove," by Ron Rash

Living deep within a cove in the Appalachians of North Carolina during World War I, Laurel Shelton finally finds the happiness she deserves in Walter, a mysterious stranger who is mute, but their love cannot protect them from a devastating secret.  From Pickens County author and member of the SC Writer’s Hall of Fame.

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