Adamson, Ged
Summary: Bernard isn't like other birds. His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just can't seem to fly. He's left wondering what his wings are good for ... if they're even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020
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Summary: "In the declining Weimar Republic, Egon Loeser works as a stage designer for New Expressionist theatre. His hero is the greatest set designer of the seventeenth century, Adriano Lavicini, who devised the so-called Teleportation Device for the whisking ofactors from one scene to another-a miracle, until the thing malfunctioned, causing numerous deaths and perhaps summoning the devil himself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEABeauman, Ned.
Summary: "From one of England's most accomplished young writers: a taut, riveting, compulsively readable novel in which a young man (with a bizarre sleep disorder) uncovers the connections between foxes behaving oddly in London, Burmese people going missing, and glow, the newest recreational drug. South London, May 2010: twenty-two-year-old Raf spends his days looking after Rose, a bull terrier who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEANakamura, Mei
Summary: "Poppy and Branch return for an all-new chapter in DreamWorks Animation's blockbuster musical franchise Trolls Band Together! Get ready for an action-packed all-star, rainbow-colored family reunion as the Trolls go on an epic quest to help Branch reunite with his missing brothers--spreading music, joy, friendship, and good times along the way!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: A spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul, by the author of the million-copy bestseller The Interpretation of Murder. Under a clear blue September sky, America's financial center in lower Manhattan became the site of the largest, deadliest terrorist attack in the nation's history. It was September 16, 1920. Four hundred people were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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McGowan, Jed
Summary: A nameless alien data compiler comes to Earth to study humans, setting up shop on the outskirts of a small desert community in North America. Working under forced labor, it must watch humans in complete secrecy while sending regular reports to its manager back home. Using spore-like technology to read the minds of his hosts, the alien quickly takes a special interest in Will, one of his early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MCGRubenfeld, Jed
Summary: A tale inspired by the September 1920 bombing in New York's financial district finds a Harvard-trained physician and a New York Police Department captain teaming up after witnessing the explosion and encountering a beautiful French scientist with a troubled brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RUBAdamson, Ged
Summary: When a little fox finds a radio, he shares the songs and music with his animal friends, but after it goes quiet, the little fox begins to hear the music found in nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ADASummary: Woodcarver Geppetto has pets Figaro the cat and Cleo the fish. He has just made a little wooden puppet called Pinocchio. Wishing upon a star before he goes to bed, Geppetto wishes that Pinocchio would become a real boy. As Geppetto sleeps, the Blue Fairy arrives and partially grants his wish. Pinocchio can come to life, but he must prove himself worthy before becoming a real boy. He will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2017
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Summary: "It's the near future, and tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. The loss is not total, though: the DNA sequences of many species are being digitized and uploaded to a global network of "biobanks," together with brain and body scans, recordings of behavior in the wild, microbiota profiles, and so forth, in the hope that the extinct victims of humanity's destructiveness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press, Inc. 2022
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Summary: A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2006
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC VIZAdamson, Ged
Summary: After visiting the eye doctor, a near-sighted dog gets glasses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2016
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Summary: "When Maude moves to a new town, everything feels okay. Things would feel just right if only she had a friend. So, Maude draws a blue puppy and names him Scribbly. He plays catch, takes naps, but most importantly, Scribbly teaches Maude the importance of staying true to herself and gives her the courage to meet new friends, both human and four-legged"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ADAFox, Mem
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal how all of our lives are enriched by the vibrant cultural diversity immigrants bring to their new communities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: A particular cow has some particularly unusual adventures on a particular Saturday morning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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Summary: In a cumulative rhyme, family members describe the clothes they intend to give Jessie to go with her shoes from Grandpa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOXNakamura, Mei
Summary: Celebrate all types of amazing hair in this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader--featuring photos of a diverse cast of Barbie dolls!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Short or tall, blue or brown eyes--Barbie and her friends all love themselves (and each other) for who they are! Children ages 4 to 6 will love to read how Barbie and her friends celebrate their differences"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN NAKNg, Mei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Washington Square Press 1998
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Summary: When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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Mead, Richelle.
Summary: As former Alchemist Marcus Finch pushes Alchemist Sydney Sage to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood--or else she might be next.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2013
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Summary: Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's and to her best friend, Lissa. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere. He has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. Only this time, he won't rest until Rose joins him--forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC MEASummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWIAdamson, Ged
Summary: Brian loves dinosaurs. When he discovers that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, he decides that makes him a dinosaur―a Brianosaurus, in fact. At first, it’s fun. But his woodland friends think he should roar all the time, not use trampolines or read books. And the frogs think he’s making the pond look bad. So Brianosaurus decides to act exactly the way they want. The trouble is, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2024