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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Maria Padian, author and Middlebury College alumna, will read from and discuss her new novel for young adults, How to Build a Heart.

Kirkus Reviews calls How to Build a Heart “an absolutely enthralling depiction of family and self-discovery” in a starred review!

How to Build a Heart is the story of one young woman’s journey to find her place in the world as the carefully separated strands of her life — family, money, school, and love — begin to overlap and tangle.

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Producer: VT Book Shop

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]New England picturebook author Mary Beth Stevens shares Tippy Finds a Home, a true story of a little rescue dog who is all alone in the world and searching for his forever home.  It takes some doing, but Tippy has faith, and eventually he finds a family that is perfect for him. With beautiful illustrations by Susan Spellman,

Presented with Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, a community-centered shelter that supports the human-animal bond through compassionate care, adoption, education, and advocacy. Recorded 9/28/19.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: VT Book Shop

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Presented as part of Independent Bookstore Day, a nationwide celebration! Bird Stasz Jones reads from and discusses her new novel, a coming-of-age story and sailing adventure on the high seas, Hold Fast. Recorded 4/27/19.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: VT Book Shop