Title: Camp Tiger Author: Susan Choi Genres: Children’s Book Summary (from publisher): Every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks that come to steal food while the family sits by the campfire. But this year is different.

Title: Take A Book For Murder Author: Millie Mack Genres: Suspense Summary (from publisher): Carrie and Charles Faraday are all smiles at a book party celebrating Carrie's long-awaited mystery-at least until Carrie witnesses a nasty quarrel between two of the guests. When one of the quarrelers turns up dead the next morning, and the party hostess becomes a suspect, Carrie and Charles feel a responsibility to find the real murderer.

Title: Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir Author: Danny Ramadan Genres: Memoir Summary (from publisher): Starting with his family's humble beginnings in Damascus, he takes readers on an epic, border-crossing journey: to the city's underground network of queer safe homes; to a clandestine party at a secluded villa in Cairo; through Arab Spring uprisings across the Middle East, a reckless hoax that threatens the safety of Syria's LGBTQ+ community, and a traumatic six-week imprisonment; to beaches and sunsets with friends in Beirut; to an arrival in Vancouver that's not as smooth as it promised to be; and ultimately to a life of hard-won comfort and love. Tea/Coffee: Syrian Murra Coffee

Title: A Solo Dance and Other Stories Author: Manna Liu Genres: Short Stories Summary (from publisher): From landlords to nursing home residents, from florists to office workers, Liu crafts a wide array of unforgettable characters-all navigating the uncertainties of migration, identity, and cultural belonging. Set in Edmonton and beyond, these intimate, character-driven stories explore how new immigrants build lives amid cross-cultural tensions, marital struggles, career aspirations, and family expectations. Tea/Coffee: Feng Huang Dan Cong Tea

Title: The Forty Rules of Love Author: Elif Shafak Genres: Historical Fiction Summary (from publisher): Ella is mesmerized by Zahara's tale of Shams of Tabriz's search for Rumi and the dervish's role in transforming the successful but unhappy cleric into a committed mystic, passionate poet, and advocate of love. She is also taken with Shams's lessons, or rules, that offer insight into an ancient philosophy based on the unity of all people and religions, and the presence of love in each and every one of us. As she reads on, she realizes that Rumi's story mir­rors her own and that Zahara—like Shams—has come to set her free. Tea/Coffee: Cardamom Turkish Coffee

Title: We Are Green and Trembling Author: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara Genres: Latin American Fiction, Historical Fiction Summary (from publisher): Deep in the wilds of the New World, Antonio de Erauso begins to write a letter to his aunt, the prioress of the Basque convent he escaped as a young girl. Since fleeing a dead-end life as a nun, he's become Antonio and undertaken monumental adventures: he has been a mule driver, shopkeeper, soldier, cabin boy, and conquistador; he has wielded his sword and slashed with his dagger.  Tea/Coffee: Té de Manzanilla

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