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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, by Piper Kerman

6/1/2016

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With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. 

Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187–424 — one of the millions of people who disappear “down the rabbit hole” of the American penal system. 

From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Kerman’s story offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison—why it is we lock so many away and what happens to them when they’re there.
 
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by Jeannette Walls

6/1/2016

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The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and reveals a look into a family deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir filled by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson 

6/1/2016

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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant). This quirky and unique story was a delightful read.

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Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes 

6/1/2016

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Louisa's life is lackluster. She goes to her job at the tea shop, she goes home to her parents house, and she occasionally spends time with her boyfriend Patrick, who is far more concerned with his exercise regiment than he is with her. But when she loses her job at the tea shop, she accepts a temporary six month position as a caregiver to a quadriplegic, Will Traynor.  The story focuses on Will's decision to end his life by assisted suicide, which is the reason behind Louisa's 'temporary' position, as he promised his parents he would give them another 6 months, but no more. Convinced that he just needs something to live for, his parents hire Louisa who is bright, fun and talkative in hopes that she can convince him that he still has something to live for. Louisa gave Will happiness that he hadn't experienced for a very long time and Will gave Louisa the determination to do something with her life and not let it go to waste.
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