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Summer Sons

by Lee Mandelo

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Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, mysteries & thrillers, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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