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End-of-the-Year Contest 2015

Congratulations to the winners of our 2015 End-of-the-Year Contest! One Grand Prize winner received all 33 of Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On picks from 2015, while 11 others won a selection of three of these titles. You can see all the winners below, along with 2015's Bets On selections.

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The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton

January 2015

THE SECRET WISDOM OF THE EARTH by Christopher Scotton blends a coming-of-age story with a look inside the world of modern-day coal mining, known as fracking, and its impact on a community.

Fourteen-year-old Kevin and his mom have moved from Indiana to Medgar, Kentucky, a coal town deep in Appalachia following the death of his three-year-old brother, Joshua, in a horrific accident for which Kevin has been blamed. His mom’s grief has overwhelmed and paralyzed her, leaving Kevin to reach out to his grandfather, Pops, to help him heal. This man, a veterinarian, brings a lot of heart and soul, as well as wisdom, to the story, besides being an anchor for Kevin.

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Week of January 4, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of January 4th include INSIDE THE O'BRIENS, Lisa Genova's novel about a family struggling with the impact of Huntington’s disease; EVERY DAY I FIGHT, the inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott’s unrelenting fight against cancer; Dennis Lehane's WORLD GONE BY, in which Joe Coughlin must confront the cost of his criminal past and present; THE EMPTY THRONE, the eighth installment in Bernard Cornwell’s series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England; and THE SECRET WISDOM OF THE EARTH, Christopher Scotton's debut novel about an act of violence in a small, Southern town and the repercussions that will forever change a young man's view of human cruelty and compassion.

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