Pava, Sergio de la
Summary: "From the author of the acclaimed, PEN/Bingham Prize-winning A Naked Singularity; a shockingly hilarious novel that tackles, with equal aplomb, both America's most popular sport and its criminal justice system. From Paterson, New Jersey to Rikers Island to the streets of New York City, Sergio De La Pava's Lost Empress introduces readers to a cast of characters unlike any other in modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAVCaña, Natalie
Summary: A stressed-out single dad and caregiver to his mischievous abuelo butts heads and creates sparks with a teacher and social justice advocate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2023
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Summary: Mayhem ensues in their sleepy California beach town when three best friends, motivated by unlimited snacks, no parents, and earning money for an epic seventh-grade party, find an old copy of "The Babysitters Club" and decide to start their own babysitting business.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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Summary: "When other commitments threaten the success of the Best Babysitters Ever, Malia is frustrated until she comes up with a plan to hire new babysitters and take a cut of their wages." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CALChang, Jade
Summary: "A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it all, only to lose every last cent--and about the road trip they take across America that binds them back together. Charles Wang is mad at America. A brash, lovableimmigrant businessman who built a cosmetics empire and made a fortune, he's just been ruined by the financial crisis. Now all Charles wants is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAHorn, 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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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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Summary: "When Kevin and his friends discover a mysterious ladder, everyone wants to know what is at the top, and who gets to find out first"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TAHAttenberg, Jami
Summary: "If I know why they are the way they are, then maybe I can learn why I am the way I am," says Alex Tuchman of her parents. Now that her father is on his deathbed, Alex--a strong-headed lawyer, devoted mother, and loving sister--feels she can finally unearth the secrets of who Victor is and what he did over the course of his life and career. (A power-hungry real estate developer, he is, by all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ATTAttenberg, Jami
Summary: Hiding the truth about her unhappiness and struggles with anxiety from everyone including her family, best friend, and therapist, Andrea Bern joins her loved ones in a reevaluation of family strength in the wake of her newborn niece's heartbreaking ailment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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Summary: Malia, Dot, and Bree get a much older--and scarier--client than they expected, but looks can be deceiving.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: "Baby is finally asleep as Mama begins to shush the rest of the family; but when they are all finally quiet, baby wakes up and big brother realizes just what baby needs-a book!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROSimpson, 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 SIMBarry, Dave.
Summary: An uproarious tale, told in alternating voices, follows the stories of a pet shop owner and a curmudgeon who find themselves on the run from police, terrorists, and a pizza chain mascot. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. The other, Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BARBarry, Dave
Summary: Stumbling across a long-lost treasure, single mother Jesse Braddock must figure out how to keep it out of the hands of villains, while Ken Bortle, to lure tourists to his failing store, invents the "Everglades Melon Monster," inspiring a horde of TikTokers to swarm the swamp, inciting mayhem and hilarity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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Summary: "Mayhem, murder, magic... welcome to the summer of '79. Paperboy Jack McGuinn's life on picturesque Mackinac Island, Michigan, is all figured out. He knows his route and never misses a delivery. But when Hollywood arrives to film Somewhere in Time starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, his life comes apart like a newspaper in a windstorm. The island is gripped with movie mania, and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: MI Fiction McVeighBarry, Dave.
Summary: Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2009
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Summary: "The Circle is the exhilarating new novel from Dave Eggers, best-selling author of A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award. When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EGGBarry, Dave
Summary: Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend, a wannabe reality TV star who turned out to be a lot prettier on the outside than on the inside. Broke and desperate for a way out, Jesse stumbles across a long-lost treasure, which could solve all her problems, if she can figure out how to keep it. The problem is, some very bad men...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC BARBarry, Dave.
Summary: Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2004
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BARScheidt, Dave
Summary: A small town elects a dog mayor and, even with foes trying to put a stop to his campaign of fun, Mayor Good Boy helps Greenwood become a town filled with kindness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2021
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Summary: James, one of Peter's original Lost Boys, is now working for Scotland Yard and suspects that the heir to England's throne, Prince Albert Edward, is under the influence of shadow creatures who are after starstuff hidden in an underground vault which has only one key: the Sword of Mercy. Molly is determined to help, but when she suddenly goes missing, it's up to her eleven-year-old daughter,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children 2009