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From laugh-till-you-cry
funny to tug-at-your-
heartstrings sniffles, these
books will definitely make a
dent on your tear ducts.
Read
,
em
and
weep
The Dark Side of
Funny
Let
,
s Explore
Diabetes with Owls
By David Sedaris
Laugh-out-loud funny David
Sedaris is back with his
signature take on humor. In
his latest collection of essays,
the No. 1
New York Times
bestselling author takes
his readers on a wackily
stimulating and bizarre
world tour where he explores
everything from the perils of
French dentistry to the just
this-high-off-the-ground toilets
in Beijing and to the not to
be outdone wilds of a Costco
in North Carolina. Buckle
up and get ready for a dose
of twisted, near-hysterical
adventure.
Sweet and
Sentimental
Simply Jesse: The
Story of Jesse
Robredo
By Yvette Fernandez
Illustrated by Nicole Lim
A heartwarming tribute to
the late and beloved cabinet
member, Jesse Robredo,
Simply Jesse
(
Summit Books)
is told from the point of view
of his youngest daughter,
Jillian. The charming
children’s book pays tribute
to a simple man who
was a loving husband,
supportive father and
devoted social servant.
Based on interviews,
speeches, and writing
of the Robredo family,
Simply Jesse
tells the
tale of how Jesse’s
honesty and integrity inspired millions of
people to live better lives, and to hope for a
better Philippines.
Your Fantasy
Romance
The Enchanted Life of
Adam Hope
By Rhonda Riley
If you loved
The Time Traveler’s Wife
,
My
Name is Memory
,
or
Before Ever After,
Rhonda Riley’s
The Enchanted Life of
Adam Hope
(
Ecco/HarperCollins) should
definitely make it onto your reading list.
Set in the time of WWII, this passionate
romance follows teenager Evelyn Roe
to rural North Carolina where she finds
a badly burned soldier and takes him in
under her care. His body recovers at an
unnatural speed, and she quickly begins
to realize that he is not one of us. Evelyn
and her soldier, Adam, proceed to fall
deeply in love and like all of us, face the
inherent and mysterious truth behind all
relationships: That no matter how much we
love someone, we may never really fully
know who they are.
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