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<\/p>\nAdd a little Delaware to your summer reading list!<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re looking for fiction, romance, mysteries and thrillers, or even something for younger readers, browse a variety of titles from our collection that are set in the First State.<\/p>\n
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The Saint of Lost Things<\/a><\/em> by Christopher Castellani (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n Centered on a young Italian immigrant couple during the 1950s, this novel tells the story of the troubled but determined residents of a tight-knit Italian neighborhood in Wilmington and how their prayers are answered in unexpected ways. While the book can be read on its own, the story of the young wife\u2019s life in Italy is told in A Kiss from Maddalena<\/a><\/em> (2003), and the couple\u2019s story continues in Delaware in All This Talk of Love<\/a><\/em> (2013).<\/p>\n The Book of Unknown Americans<\/a><\/em> by Cristina Henri\u0301quez (2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n A family who have lived their entire lives in Mexico move to Delaware in hopes that the new surroundings will allow the 15-year-old daughter to get well after an injury. The story that unfolds is shaped by guilt, love and responsibility.<\/p>\n West of Rehoboth<\/a><\/em> by Alexs D. Pate (2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n Set in the early 1960s, this coming of age story focuses on 12-year-old Edward Massey, whose family spends each summer in a segregated Rehoboth Beach where they can escape the turmoil of Philadelphia, as he tries to learn more about his mysterious uncle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Titles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The Miss America Family<\/a><\/em> by Julianna Baggott (2002)<\/strong><\/p>\n Microbe<\/a><\/em> by Bill Clem (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n A Gentleman\u2019s Game<\/a> <\/em>by Tom Coyne (2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n Fight Club<\/a><\/em> by Chuck Palahniuk (1996)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ll Be Your Blue Sky<\/a><\/em> by Marisa De Los Santos (2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n After a brief meeting in the weeks before her death, Edith leaves the newly single Clare a house in a small seaside town in Delaware. As Clare explores the house, she finds new insights about the house and its former owner.<\/p>\n Once Upon a Wine<\/a><\/em> by Beth Kendrick (2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n This is one in a series of books set in the \u201ccharming seaside town\u201d of Black Dog Bay, Delaware. In this installment, Cammie returns to Black Dog Bay, where she spent her childhood summers, to help her aunt run a vineyard and to fall in love.<\/p>\n Courting Ruth<\/a><\/em> by Emma Miller (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n In this religious romance set in Kent County, Ruth begins to rethink plans for her future after she meets a young man who wants to settle down from his wild ways.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Titles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Rachel\u2019s Choice<\/a><\/em> by Judith E. French (1998)<\/strong><\/p>\n Delaware Weddings: Three-in-One Collection<\/a><\/em> by Jennifer Johnson (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n Devlin\u2019s Light<\/a><\/em> by Mariah Stewart (1997)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunburn<\/em> by Laura Lippman (2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n Polly and Adam meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. What follows is a summer of love, secrets, betrayal and murder.<\/p>\n Pretty As a Picture<\/a><\/em> by Elizabeth Little (2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n Set on a small island off the coast of Delaware, a film editor working on her next project gets wrapped up in the investigation of the real-life murder that the movie is about.<\/p>\n Final Price<\/a><\/em> by J. Gregory Smith (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n Two reunited homicide detectives in Wilmington pursue a serial killer, a local car salesman who goes after prospective clients who walked away from the deal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Titles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Port Mortuary<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Patricia Cornwell (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n Murder in the Fenwick Island Lighthouse<\/a><\/em> by Wade B. Fleetwood (1986)<\/strong><\/p>\n Murder at the Henlopen Inn<\/a><\/em> by Wade B. Fleetwood (1986)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Beach Affair<\/a><\/em> by Barbara Johnson (1995)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Judas Pool<\/a><\/em> by George Owens (1994)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elle of the Ball<\/a><\/em> by Elena Delle Donne (2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n A seventh grader at a private school in Wilmington, Elle is 12 years old and six feet tall. As she balances basketball practice with ballroom dance, she\u2019ll have to find a way to remain herself.<\/p>\n When the Shadbush Blooms<\/a><\/em> by Carla Messinger, Susan Katz and David Kanietakeron Fadden (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n In this picture book, two Lenni Lenape girls\u2014one from the past, the other from the present\u2014live through the seasons in Delaware. The story of each girl highlights tradition, change, and the importance of staying close to family and the land.<\/p>\n The Unbearable Book for Unsinkable Girls<\/a><\/em> by Julie Schumacher (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n In this YA novel, four very different small-town Delaware high school girls are forced to join a book club over summer vacation with their mothers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Titles<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware<\/a><\/em> by M.T. Anderson and Kurt Cyrus (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n Zwaanendael: Valley of the Swans<\/a><\/em> by H.A. Maxon, Claudia H. Young and Lesley M. Etherson (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n Red Bird<\/a><\/em> by Barbara Mitchell (1996)<\/strong><\/p>\n Spindrift<\/a><\/em> by Colby F. Rodowsky (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n Anyone But You: A Novel in Two Voices<\/a><\/em> by Lara M. Zeises (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n While the First State may not be the central setting for these titles, Delaware is the location for at least some of the storyline in each of these novels.<\/p>\n No Good Deeds<\/em> by Laura Lippman (2006)<\/strong><\/p>\n Beloved<\/a><\/em> by Toni Morrison (1987)<\/strong><\/p>\n True Justice<\/a><\/em> by Robert K. Tanenbaum (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Beauty of the Lilies<\/a><\/em> by John Updike (1996)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/05\/debooks_may2021_romances_840x100.jpg\")
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