Made in Massachusetts

A selection of local reads.

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Made in Massachusetts

A selection of local reads.

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1776
McCullough, David G
The Borden murders : Lizzie Borden and the trial of the century
Miller, Sarah
Paper Book
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. Here's middle-grade nonfiction that reads like a thriller. With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is...
The departed
DiCaprio, Leonardo; Grey, Brad, 1957-2017; King, Graham; Pitt, Brad, 1963; Scorsese, Martin; Monahan, William; Damon, Matt; Nicholson, Jack; Wahlberg, Mark, 1971; Sheen, Martin; Winstone, Ray, 1957; Farmiga, Vera; Anderson, Anthony, 1970; Baldwin, Alec, 1
Gone baby gone
Ladd, Alan, 1937-2022; Rissner, Dan, 1940; Bailey, Sean, 1970; Affleck, Ben, 1972-; Stockard, Aaron; Lehane, Dennis; Affleck, Casey, 1975-; Monaghan, Michelle; Freeman, Morgan; Harris, Ed, 1950; Ashton, John, 1948; Ryan, Amy; Madigan, Amy; Welliver, Titus
Good Will Hunting
Van Sant, Gus; Williams, Robin, 1952 July 21; Damon, Matt; Affleck, Ben, 1972-; Skarsga?rd, Stellan; Driver, Minnie; Miramax Films; Miramax Home Entertainment Firm; Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Jaws
Spielberg, Steven, 1946; Benchley, Peter; Gottlieb, Carl; Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978; Scheider, Roy; Dreyfuss, Richard; Gary, Lorraine, 1937; Hamilton, Murray; Universal Pictures Firm; Universal City Studios
Legally blonde
Platt, Marc E; Kidney, Ric; Lutz, Karen McCullah; Smith, Kirsten; Luketic, Robert; Witherspoon, Reese, 1976; Wilson, Luke, 1971; Blair, Selma; Davis, Matthew, 1978; Garber, Victor; Coolidge, Jennifer; Taylor, Holland; Larter, Ali; Richmond, Anthony B., 19
Mona Lisa smile
Goldsmith-Thomas, Elaine; Schindler, Deborah; Schiff, Paul; Konner, Lawrence; Rosenthal, Mark D; Newell, Mike, 1942; Roberts, Julia, 1967; Dunst, Kirsten, 1982; Stiles, Julia, 1981; Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977; Stevenson, Juliet; West, Dominic, 1970; Goodwin
No gods, no monsters
Turnbull, Cadwell
Paper Book
Named a BEST BOOK OF 2021 by the New York Times, NPR, the New York Public Library, Audible, Tor.com, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Kirkus! Longlisted for the 2022 PEN Open Book Award "Riveting...[A] tender, ferocious book."--New York Times "Beautifully fantastical."--NPR<...
The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
Birdsall, Jeanne
Paper Book
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL...
Prep : a novel
Sittenfeld, Curtis
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A modern classic of adolescent angst and ambition set in the world of prep school, from the author of Romantic Comedy and Eligible--"a tart and complex tale of social class, race, and gender politics" (The Boston Globe)  ...
The scarlet letter : a romance
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Paper Book
The canonical American masterpiece of sin, guilt, and revenge, in an authoritative new edition from Penguin Classics with a foreword by Tom Perrotta   At once retrospective and radically new, The Scarlet Letter portrays seventeenth-century Puritan New England, a time...
That old cape magic
Russo, Richard
Paper Book
Following Bridge of Sighs--a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as an astounding achievement and a masterpiece--Richard Russo gives us the story of a marriage, and of all the other ties that bind, from parents and in-laws to children and the promises of youth. Griffin has been...
The trial of Lizzie Borden : a true story
Robertson, Cara
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD In Cara Robertson's "enthralling new book," The Trial of Lizzie Borden, "the reader is to serve as judge and jury" (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true...
Writers & lovers
King, Lily
Paper Book
#ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick A New York Times Book Review's Group Text Selection "I loved this book not just from the first chapter or the first page but from the first paragraph... The voice...
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