October SweetBean Reading List

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Updated September 30, 2024
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Against the fire
Martin, Kat
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Once one of the " no-account Raines boys," Gabriel Raines pulled himself out of poverty to become a successful businessman -- one who has become the target of revenge. Gabriel can't be sure just who is setting fires in his new real estate development. The...
American fire : love, arson, and life in a vanishing land
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn't stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural...
The book of fire : a novel
Lefteri, Christy
Paper Book
"A tender depiction of loss and healing that raises questions about guilt and blame in the age of climate change."--People "As with The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Lefteri transports the reader to a once lush and now destroyed world."--Kristin Hannah, #1 New...
Fire in Paradise : an American tragedy
Gee, Alastair
Paper Book
There is no precedent in postwar American history for the destruction of the town of Paradise, California. On November 8, 2018, the community of 27,000 people was swallowed by the ferocious Camp Fire, which razed virtually every home and killed at least 85 people. The catastrophe seared the...
A fire so wild : a novel
Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah
Paper Book
With the emotional echoes of Little Fires Everywhere and the lush atmosphere of Disappearing Earth, a riveting debut novel in which a wildfire creeps toward Berkeley, California, igniting tensions as characters from all walks of life confront the injustices lying...
Paradise : one town's struggle to survive an American wildfire
Johnson, Lizzie
Paper Book
The definitive firsthand account of California's Camp Fire, the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, Paradise is a riveting examination of what went wrong and how to avert future tragedies as the climate crisis unfolds. "A tour de force story of wildfire and a...
Set on you
Lea, Amy
Paper Book
Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym - her place of power and positivity. Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym...
Small town sins : a novel
Jaworowski, Ken
Audiobook
Things you save in a fire
Center, Katherine
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorCassie Hanwell is a female firefighter in Texas, and she's a total pro at handling other people's emergencies. But when her ailing mother asks her to move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own. She finds a job at a tough, old-school Boston...

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