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The Amateurs
by Sara Shepard (Author)

Booktalk: As soon as Seneca Frazier sees the post on the Case Not Closed website about Helena Kelly, she’s hooked. Helena’s high-profile disappearance five years earlier is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It’s the reason she’s a member of the site in the first place.

So when Maddy Wright, her best friend from the CNC site, invites Seneca to spend spring break in Connecticut looking into the cold case, she immediately packs her bag. But the moment she steps off the train in trendy, glamorous Dexby, things begin to go wrong. Maddy is nothing like she expected, and Helena’s sister, Aerin Kelly, seems completely hostile and totally uninterested in helping with their murder investigation.

Snippet: Aerin watched as Seneca’s fork slipped from her fingers to the table. Before anyone could say a word, she whipped around and fled the cafe. Aerin started after her, then glanced over her shoulder at Brett. “Next time you’ve got a secret about someone, ask first if she wants you to spill it.”

Brett looked like he was going to start bawling. “I didn’t know you were standing there!”

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Animal Legs
by Mary Holland (Author / Photographer)

Booktalk: Can you smell with your feet? Do you dig your claws into a river’s muddy bank to climb up and bask in the sun? Animals legs are different from humans in so many ways! Find out why strong talons suit a raptor, or webbing is perfect for water dwellers as author Mary Holland continues her photographic Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by exploring the ways insects, amphibians, reptiles and mammals make their way in the world.

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Caterpillars may look like they have lots of legs, but only the first three pairs are true legs. The others are called prolegs.

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