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Contents: The hair ribbons / Deborah Bedford -- Heart rings / Robin Lee Hatcher -- The yellow sock / Angela Elwell Hunt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Publishers 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HATKaron, Jan
Summary: A retired Episcopal rector accepts an interim post on an island off North Carolina. The novel describes the way he and his wife minister to the needs of the parishioners and their low-key social life. By the author of Out to Canaan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KARCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KARHill, Ernest
Summary: Tyrone Stokes was imprisoned for shooting a man in a convenience store. His wife, Pauline, saw her chance to end their marriage and raise their son, Marcus, on her own. Now Tyrone has returned to Brownsville, Louisiana, to discover that Marcus needs help. Marcus has been convicted of the rape and murder of a young white girl.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HILNelson, Antonya.
Contents: Dick -- Strike anywhere -- Flesh tone -- Heart shaped rock -- Rear view -- Only a thing -- Eminent domain -- Some fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NELAlcott, Louisa May
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALCBradford, Barbara Taylor
Summary: An omnibus collection of three favorites by the best-selling author of A Woman of Substance includes complete copies of Hold the Dream, To Be the Best, and Act of Will in one romantic volume.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wings Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRABerg, Elizabeth.
Summary: Relish the exquisite moments of ordinary life. These 14 complete stories offer reconciliations, moments of truth, and awakening appreciation for life's simple gifts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2002
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Summary: A collection of ten short stories from American author Jack Driscoll, focusing on home life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRISteel, Danielle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STESmiley, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SMISmiley, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point 2002
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Contents: Safety man -- I demand to know where you're taking me -- Big me -- Prodigal -- Passengers, remain calm -- The illustrated encyclopedia of the animal kingdom -- Among the missing -- Prothesis -- Here's a little something to remember me by -- Late for the wedding -- Falling backwards -- Burn with me.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHASánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SANSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CLIBrowne, Mahogany L.
Summary: "A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain. When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BROZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUTMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 325 MILRaúl the Third
Summary: "Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAUSalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila and her Papa enter a televised baking competition, but trying to do everything herself results in a mess so Papa helps to bake strawberry-iced cake pops that could make them sta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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Summary: En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno. Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022