Rum, Etaf
Summary: Raised in a conservative and emotionally volatile Palestinian family in Brooklyn, Yara thought she would finally feel free when she married a charming entrepreneur who took her to the suburbs. She's gotten to follow her dreams, completing an undergraduate degree in Art and landing a good job at the local college. As a traditional wife, she also raises their two school-aged daughters, takes care...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUMFlint, Eric
Summary: In 1636 France, King Louis sends his expectant wife, Queen Anne, into seclusion to keep her safe, while France's foreign enemies as well as traitors within the court make their move, forcing factions both inside and outside of the country to choose sides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLIYum, Hyewon
Summary: One rainy day, a little boy is upset because he can't go out and play. His mom comes up with a way to keep him entertained - by drawing a picture of herself and him going outside, playing in the rain, and splashing in a giant puddle. They have so much fun drawing themselves that they decide to venture out and make the most of the rainy weather. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUMDun, Aidan Andrew.
Summary: "Through the story of two lovers, Mosh and Jalilah, this verse novel encapsulates the personal tragedy of the Palestine-Israel conflict. Set in the popular music culture of modern Palestine, using rap rhythms and the sonnet form, Aidan Andrew Dun s new book is verbally accomplished and rhythmically creative, and yet gripping to read as the story unfolds in a fast-moving narrative of twists and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DUNDek, Maria
Summary: As we grow, our dreams grow bigger too! When I Am Bigger is a counting book with numbers from nine to one hundred that skip ahead in non-sequential order, so readers are challenged to count all the objects to get the right number--and discover all the silly details in each scene along the way. This book builds on the whimsical scenarios in When I Am Big, like creating 31 incredible contraptions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE DEKVarley, Dax
Summary: It has been six months since Max's mother was taken by demons, and by now seven redheaded women are missing, so when a substitute teacher shows up at his school, wearing a necklace with a lock of his mother's hair, Max hopes that this is finally the break that he needs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC VARVarley, Dax
Summary: When his mother disappears one night, her room awash in blood, and marked by footprints that do not belong to any human or animal, Max is determined to find and rescue her, even if it means killing every demon on Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC VARVarley, Dax
Summary: A clever crow leads Max to the underground site where his mother and the other kidnapped women are being kept, alive but asleep, behind a glass wall--then when he returns to the surface and is set upon by demons, the crow comes to his rescue, a new ally in his war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC VARDoi, Kaya
Summary: Two young girls take a bicycle ride through the forest where they find a cafe to have tea and coffee, a bakery to enjoy a snack, and a hotel where they join in a concert with forest animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DOIWang, Andrea
Summary: "Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together....
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG WANGil, Carmen
Summary: Peludo es un monstruo muy grande. Peludo siempre está enfadado. Peludo está muy solo. ¿Tendrá que ver con su mal humor? Los pequeños rapónchigos huyen de él...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nube Ocho 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH GILHiggins, Cam
Summary: Rambunctious puppy Bo, who lives with his human family on a farm, loses his dog tag and enlists his barnyard animal friends to help him find it. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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Summary: Farm puppy Bo introduces a young foal to life on the farm.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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Summary: Told in rhyming text, a little girl is having a day where absolutely nothing goes right, a day filled with frustration and annoyances, but even bad days end eventually.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WALHiggins, Cam
Summary: Bo and his pig pal Zonk play in the mud together, but when Zonk's pet rock Rocky gets chipped and Zonk is upset, Bo must learn how to be a good, supportive friend to Zonk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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Summary: Bo Davis, a sheepdog puppy, gets help from his farm friends when he has trouble herding sheep and climbing on rocks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HIGMyers, E. C. (Eugene C.)
Summary: Just like every story, every friendship has a beginning... Before she was a criminal wrapped up in the end of the world, Trivia Vanilla was the daughter of disappointed parents who wanted nothing more than for her to be normal. Locked away and pushed into the shadows, Trivia had no one to keep her company. No one, that is, other than Neopolitan, her best and only friend. But things change after...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MYERandel, Weina Dai
Summary: At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new era in China. But just when Mei believes she's closer to her dream, Pheasant's chief wife, Lady Wang, powerful and unpredictable, turns against Mei and takes unthinkable measures to stop her. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: P RANCaletti, Deb.
Summary: Seattle high school senior Jade's life is defined by her anxiety disorder and dysfunctional family, until she spies a mysterious boy with a baby who seems to share her fascination with the elephants at a nearby zoo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CALRandel, Weina Dai.
Summary: A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention. Many paint their faces white and style their hair attractively, hoping to lure in the One Above All with their beauty. Some present him with fantastic gifts, such as jade pendants and scrolls of calligraphy, while others rely on their knowledge of seduction to draw his interest. But young Mei...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: P RANBlum, Yoav
Summary: "The Coincidence Makers tells the story of Guy, Emily & Eric, whose job is creating coincidences and initiating various events in other people's lives. The three graduated from a "coincidence creation course" that took place 2 years prior to the events in the book, in which they learned techniques for creating what look like random events which will cause people to change their own lives. Fate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BLUGruelle, Deb
Summary: "Ten Little Night Stars is a sweet bedtime counting book perfect for the youngest readers. One by one the stars come out in the night sky as cute and cuddly animals go through their bedtime routines. This board book will encourage children to turn the page with interactive and engaging rhyme, and will take them through bath time, story time, and sleep. Written by Deb Gruelle,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOARD GRUDao, Julie C.
Summary: Elva hides her visions and strange powers, but when she witnesses a devastating vision of the future, she decides she has to do everything she can to prevent it. Tapping into her powers for the first time, Elva discovers a magical mirror and its owner-- none other than the Witch of the North Woods herself. As Elva learns more about her burgeoning magic, and the lines between hero and villain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DAOCaletti, Deb
Summary: When Charlotte wins a scholarship to a writing workshop in Venice with the charismatic and brilliant Luca Bruni, it's a dream come true. Writing is her passion, she loves Bruni's books, and going to that romantic and magical sinking city gives her the chance to solve a long-time family mystery about a Venetian poet deep in their lineage, Isabella Di Angelo, who just might be the real author of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 2021