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The steep and thorny way nebraska overdrive libraries. Something rotten is in the state of oregon cat winters brings us a hamlet retelling set in rural 1920s oregon. Kimberly giarratano is the author of grunge gods and graveyards, a young adult paranormal mystery. Synopsis via goodreads a thrilling reimagining of shakespeares hamlet, the steep and thorny way tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. With three stars and a shout out in the comments of our original list, this is historical. The daughter of a white woman and an africanamerican man. The only way for hanalee to get the answers she desperately needs is to ask her fathera haint who wanders the roads at night.
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