Le Guin, Ursula K.
Summary: Gifts: When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LE GSummary: "Civilization has fallen. Everyone who survived the plague had life as they know it end in blood and chaos. Now nuclear submarines are facing sudden and unimaginable crises. Paid hunters on a remote island suddenly cut off from any support. Elite assassins. Never made it retirees. Bong-toting former soldiers. These are their stories. These are the Voices of the Fall"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VOIGraham, Heather
Summary: "FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she's been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can't imagine making a worse first impression. Especially when she's partnered with Patrick moving forward....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRALeonard, Elmore
Summary: "A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard [...] Marked by his unmistakable grit and humor, the stories in Charlie Martz and Other Stories, produced early in his career, when he was making his name particularly with westerns, reveal a writer in transition, exploring new voices and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC LEORand, Johnathan
Summary: "After days of rain, a rainbow appears in Lansing, Michigan. When Fern sets out to find the fabled pot of gold, she finds something quite unexpected: a tiny man who resembles an honest-to-goodness leprechaun! The man quickly vanishes, leaving Fern puzzled and curious. Fern and her friend, Cornell, set out to find the leprechaun. Their horrifying adventure takes them beneath the ground, to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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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 DRISummary: "Your Future Is Bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tachyon Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEWWright, Jaime Jo
Summary: The voices of the past cannot stay silent forever. In 1910 Michigan, Perliett Van Hilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother is a spiritualist who regularly offers her services to connect the living with their dearly departed. But when Perliett is targeted by a superstitious killer, she must rely on both...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WRIJennings, Maureen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McClelland & Stewart 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JENSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Contents: V.1. ALGIC RESEARCHES: General considerations -- Preliminary observations --Ojeeg Anuug, or The summer-maker -- The celestrial sisters -- Tau-Wau-Chee-Hezkaw, or The white feather -- Peboan and Seegwun: an allegory of the seasons -- The red lover -- Iamo, or The undying head -- Mon-Daw-Min, or The origin of Indian corn -- Peeta Kway, or The tempest -- Manabozho, or The Great incarnation of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 398.22 SCH1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 398.2 SCH
Summary: Many people in the world today see those who do not look like them, or who speak differently as being separate; as "other." Relations challenges the human illusion of separation, illuminating the connections that link us all as humans, different though equal in every way. In this powerful anthology, new and established storytellers reshape the narratives that restrict and subjugate, revealing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harpervia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 820.8 RELLuzzader, Amanda
Summary: "An unhealthy coral reef and pollution in the ocean. An entire undersea town turned upside-down. Can Brynn Finley solve Fulgent's latest mystery and get to Jay Barracuda and the Killer Whales concert before Phaedra the sea witch turns her into a lowly sea slug? When a beautiful and talented young mermaid named Priscilla Banks moves to Fulgent, everything starts going wrong for Brynn. Her best...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy Luzzader 2020Erickson, J. R.
Summary: "Orla has a gift, an ability to sense things she touches: memories, traumas ... murders. On a sunny day in 1975, she sets off on a bike ride into the picturesque countryside and vanishes. She is not the first young woman to go missing and she will not be the last. Ashes beneath her is a paranormal murder mystery that will take you into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane. Ashes Beneath...
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.R. Erickson 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ERISummary: "A story of community, belonging, and friendship told by South Asian authors through an interconnected anthology, based in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, and centralized at the town community center."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DOOContents: Preface: Grim reader -- Ghost anecdote / Laura Kasischke -- Not even lions and tigers / Steve Amick -- Thin air / Elizabeth Kostova -- Backseat driver / James Hynes -- Pier Road / Nicholas Delbanco -- Bones on Bois Blanc / Laura Hulthen Thomas -- Bitchathane / Anne-Marie Oomen -- Estate sale / Kelly Fordon -- Making bakes / Lolita Hernandez -- The devil in Cross Village / Eileen Pollack -- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.0873 GHOMcFarland, Jeni
Summary: "River Bend, Michigan, is the kind of small town most can't imagine leaving, but three women couldn't wait to escape. When each must return--Linda Williams, never sure what she wants; her mother, Paula, always too sure; and Beth DeWitt, one of River Bend's only black daughters, now a mother of two who'd planned to raise her own children anywhere else--their paths collide under Beth's father's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCFSummary: "Day of Joy is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices writing today, all about the most joyful holiday of the year: Eid! Eid: The short, single-syllable word conjures up a variety of feelings and memories for Muslims. Maybe it's waking up to the sound of frying samosas and simmering pistachio kheer, maybe it's the pleasure of putting on a new outfit for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ONCHabiby, Emile.
Summary: Saeed is a Palestinian informant in Israel whose story is told in the form of letters to an unnamed correspondent after Saeed has escaped to outer space with the help of an extraterrestrial friend. He tries to gain favor by being the best informant, but his bad luck and dim wit guarantee his failure; his life is lived in constant fear, yet he is never without hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HABConrad, Joseph
Summary: Putting into port at an idyllic island in order to collect a cargo of sugar, a young ship's captain mistakes the expansive Mr. Jacobus, a ship-chandler, for his merchant brother, with whom he has been advised to do business.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hesperus 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONFaqir, Fadia
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FAQRand, Johnathan.
Summary: After moving into a one hundred year old home in Petoskey, twins Alex and Adrian discover that the place is haunted by a poltergeist. Together they try to rid their home of the terrible ghost, but the ghost has other ideas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Audiocraft 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC RANCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: JFIC RAN BASKETRand, Johnathan.
Summary: Corky and Ashley have to uncover the bizarre mystery of the stone gargoyles that are coming to life and capturing the people of the city of Gaylord; before the gargoyles take control of the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AudioCraft Pub. 2005
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series MI RandSummary: Basada en una historia real, Voces inocentes es una cuenta la conmovedora historia de Chava, un niño de once años que atrapado en medio de la guerra civil de los años 80 en El Salvador, tiene que convertirse en "el hombre de la casa" después de que su padre los abandona.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2005