02942cam a2200325 4500 1234734192 TxAuBib 20240418120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781538740859 1538740850 B0BD4GZJQL Amazon dc3c7d05-c09e-422b-903e-c67ae806efe5 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9215911 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gayle, Mike. The Museum of Ordinary People [Libby]. Grand Central Publishing, 2023. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3400kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. African American Fiction. Literature. HTML:<b>In this “pure, unadulterated feel-good” and warmhearted novel, an old set of encyclopedias leads a young woman to a curious museum and one profoundly moving lesson: that every life is an extraordinary life (<i>Kirkus</i>).&#160;&#160;<br /> BookRiot&#160;Most Anticipated Beach Reads of 2023<br /> Shondaland Best Books of May</b><br /> Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she's ever done: empty her childhood home so that it can be sold.&#160; As she sorts through a lifetime of memories, everything comes to a halt when she comes across something she just can’t part with: an old set of encyclopedias.&#160; To the world, the books are outdated and ready to be recycled.&#160; To Jess, they represent love and the future that her mother always wanted her to have.&#160;<br /> In the process of finding the books a new home, Jess discovers an unusual archive of letters, photographs, and curious housed in a warehouse and known as the Museum of Ordinary People.&#160; Irresistibly drawn, she becomes the museum's unofficial custodian, along with the warehouse’s mysterious owner.&#160; As they delve into the history of objects in their care, they not only unravel heart-stirring stories that span generations and continents, but also unearth long-buried secrets that lie closer to home.<br /> Inspired by an abandoned box of mementos, <i>The Museum of Ordinary People</i> is a poignant novel about memory and loss, the things we leave behind, and the future we create for ourselves.&#160;&#160;<br /> &#160;<br /> &#160;. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-04-18 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dc3c7d05-c09e-422b-903e-c67ae806efe5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dc3c7d05-c09e-422b-903e-c67ae806efe5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dc3c7d05-c09e-422b-903e-c67ae806efe5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)