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• Gone Girl

  a Novel

  Flynn, Gillian, 1971-

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  Amy Dunne disappears and it looks like her husband is to blame... (Adult Book)

• Moorewood Family Rules

  a Novel

  Dimon, HelenKay,

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  A woman returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con-artist family and tries to get them to go legit. (Adult Book)

• The Family Fang

  Wilson, Kevin, 1978-

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  Ambition breeds conflict, bringing the Fangs to face the difficult decision about what's ultimately more important: their family or their art.... (Adult Book)

• This Cursed House

  Sandeen, Del,

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  A young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: they're under a curse, and they think she can break it. (Adult Book)

• Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader

  Saunders, Catherine • Kosara, Tori

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  At least you don't have to hear, "I Am Your Father" across the dinner table.... (Early Reader)

• Incidents Around the House

  a Novel

  Malerman, Josh,

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  An eight-year-old girl in the Bronx fights to keep her troubled family together as they offer the only protection against a malevolent spirit she calls "Other Mommy" and who grows stronger and asks her daily for entrance into her heart.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Eyes Are the Best Part

  Kim, Monika,

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  With her life in disarray after her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure, Ji-won, plagued by horrifying yet enticing dreams full of eyes..... (Adult Book)

• Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

  Stevenson, Benjamin,

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  Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle meet Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery. (Adult Book)

• WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE

  Semple, Maria

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  When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her. (Adult Book)

• The Cousins

  McManus, Karen M.

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  After receiving an invitation to spend the summer with their estranged grandmother, the Story cousins arrive at her house only to discover that she is not there, and the longer they stay on the island, the more they realize their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  A reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel follows the experiences of a courageous socialite in 1950s Mexico who is drawn into the treacherous secrets of an isolated mansion. (Adult Book)

• Heiress Takes All

  Wibberley, Emily,

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  Fueled by revenge, 17-year-old former heiress Olivia Owens plots a mid-nuptial heist during her father's wedding to redistribute his millions, giving new meaning to "something borrowed," but she doesn't count on a nosy wedding guest, an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

  a Novel

  Winstead, Ashley,

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  In a small bayou town in Louisiana, people fear God's wrath and local superstitions -- like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure who steals into sinners' homes to kill them on moonless nights. And yet the family in this one still…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All My Rage

  Tahir, Sabaa

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  A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness. (YA Book)

• Curvy Girl Summer

  Allen, Danielle,

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  The audacity that the uncle had in this book. He deserved everything he got and then some. (Adult Book)

• Blood at the Root

  Williams, Ladarrion

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  A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. This family has more surprises than you can imagine. (YA Book)

• The Reappearance of Rachel Price

  Jackson, Holly, 1992-

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  When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thieves' Gambit

  Lewis, Kayvion

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  To save her mother's life, 17-year-old Ross Quest enters the Thieves' Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world, forcing her to decide who to con and who to trust before…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members

  Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal With Criticism, and Heal From Shame After Ties Have Been Cut

  Campbell, Sherrie,

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  Use these tools to maintain boundaries, deal with criticism, and heal from the shame that those toxic family members have caused. (Adult Non-fiction)

• The 7 Principles of Conflict Resolution

  How to Resolve Disputes, Defuse Difficult Situations and Reach Agreement

  Weinstein, Louisa

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  If you ARE dealing with any of these family members this holiday, here is a good book to keep in mind when trying not to react in difficult situations. (Adult Non-fiction)