Horn, Dara
Summary: Ever since she made a deal to save her son's life in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, Rachel has been doomed to live eternally, but as her descendants develop new technologies for immortality, she realizes that, for them to live fully, she must die. "What would it really mean to live forever? Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can`t die. Her recent troubles--widowhood, a failing business, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORHorn, Dara
Summary: Rachel has an unusual problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles-widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son-are only the latest. She's already put up with scores of marriages and hundreds of children, over 2,000 years-ever since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. There's only one other person in the world who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HORGalant, Debra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GALLaReau, Kara
Summary: When Louie and Ralphie Ratso see their friends singing and dancing on the run-down band in the Big City Park, Louie gets one of his big ideas. They'll put on a concert to raise money to improve the park! Ralphie, Tiny, Velma, and Millicent are practicing songs from their favorite pop group, the Critter Kidz, wen Chad Badgerton says that singing and dancing in glittery things? And why do some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LARButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: Through a series of letters, snobby cat Simon and good-natured dog Baxter team up--sort of-- to find Andy's missing school pet Louie, the leopard gecko.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BUTSimpson, Dana
Summary: Follow Phoebe and her unicorn, Marigold, as they experience somewhat-spooky Halloween parties, ecstatic snow days, and looming summer reading assignments. Although the journey of growing up can sometimes be difficult, along the way Phoebe and Marigold discover something more enduring than goblin fads, unicorn spa vacations, and even a Spell of Forgetting - their one of a kind friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SIM GRAPHIC NOVELReinhardt, Dana
Summary: "A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to a hilarious, smart story of a milestone vacation in a tropical paradise gone wrong, wrong, wrong Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. The resort town is known for its stunning views, exotic wildlife, and welcoming locals, and Jenna has organized the trip to celebrate her husband's fiftieth birthday--she's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pamela Dorman Books, Viking 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REISimpson, Dana
Summary: Phoebe and her exceptional hooved pal are back in this all-new collection of comics! Laugh alongside the lovable duo as they question the idea of "coolness," gain a deeper appreciation for the power of friendship, and put off summer reading assignments for as long as physically possible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrew McMeel Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SIMStein, David Ezra
Summary: A dog without a human companion fetches his own slippers and curls up at his own feet but cannot reach a certain itchy spot in the middle of his back, compelling him to leash a poor lonely human who will loyally offer a helpful scratch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEStein, David Ezra.
Summary: Ol' Mama Squirrel has raised many babies and kept them all safe from predators, but she may have met her match when a determined grizzly bear threatens to eat her entire family tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STEStein, David Ezra
Summary: Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J VOX STEGreen, D. L. (Debra L.)
Summary: Third-grader Zeke's soccer experience is proving to be a disaster--all of his friends are on a different team, while his team is dominated by a bully who hogs the ball and knocks down anyone who gets in his way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREGreen, D. L. (Debra L.)
Summary: Annoyed because his mother has been packing boring, healthy lunches, third-grader Zeke has not made either a card or a gift for Mother's Day--then at the last moment he has a change of heart and has to scramble to make both.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREStein, David Ezra
Summary: Enjoying the excitement of the world, newly hatched dinosaur Dinah stomps and chomps through the day before seeing a kiss, then resolving to kiss someone herself without whomping, chomping, or stomping them first.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE STEStein, David Ezra
Summary: "Murray worries...about lots of things. He doesn't want to go out in the rain. He's scared of the barking dogs at the park. Fireworks make him jump. But gradually he learns that he can put on a raincoat. He can make new friends. He can be brave."--Front jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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Summary: When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STEPennypacker, Sara
Summary: While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2008
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Summary: "A mysterious old friend of Grandpa Frankenstein shows up one night on the doorstep of Cacklefur Castle. He's a vampire-- and he needs the von Cacklefur family's help. His ancient castle has been infested by strange and troublesome monsters and ghosts, and he's afraid he'll have to move out because of them! ... It's up to Creepella and her family and friends to help this vampire save his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2012