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Rare Bird Books

All Sorrows Can Be Borne

By Loren Stephens - Published 2021

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On 6 August 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan, seven-year-old Noriko is at school when the “Little Boy” explodes over the city. Fortunately, the teacher scrambles the ...Read Review

The Road to Delano

By John DeSimone - Published 2020

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Mystery/Crime

In the late 1960s, a young man fights to save his family’s legacy amidst an unsettling time for migrant workers. Jack Duncan ...Read Review

Arroyo: A Novel

By Chip Jacobs - Published 2019

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Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge was a marvel of its time. Built in 1913, it was the tallest concrete bridge and the first curvilinear ...Read Review