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Book Picks - Odyssey Bookshop

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This week's Book Picks come to us from Joan Grenier and Kinsey Foreman of Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

List:
"Because" by Mo Willems
"When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree" by Jamie Deenihan
"To Night Owl From Dogfish" by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer
"The Cold Is in Her Bones" by Peternelle van Arsdale
"Once & Future" by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
"Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive" by Stephanie Land
"The Weight of a Piano: A Novel" by Chris Cander
"The Age of Light: A Novel" by Whitney Scharer
"Falter:Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?" by Bill McKibben
"Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story" by Leslea Newman and illustrated by Amy June Bates

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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