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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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Summary: In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the prince is ready for marriage but the Queen is more concerned with her jewelry collection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VAEMabanckou, Alain
Summary: "A rollicking new novel described as "Oliver Twist in 1970s Africa" (Les Inrockuptibles) by the finalist for the Man International Booker Prize It's not easy being Tokumisa Nzambe po Mose yamoyindo abotami namboka ya Bakoko. There's that long name of his for a start, which means, "Let us thank God, the black Moses is born on the lands of the ancestors." Most people just call him Moses. Then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Mabanckou 2017Summary: Kind, quiet Tannie Maria isn't a woman who draws much notice. She leads a solitary life, writing recipes for the local gazette, cooking with ingredients from her garden, and chatting with her pet chicken, Morag. When Maria becomes the newspaper's advice columnist, she peppers her responses with delectable recipes to help people fix their problems. But after a woman who wrote to her turns up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys is called upon to harness her power in a battle for control of Earth, but as she uncovers the truth about her own history she learns that everyone holds secrets, some of which may drive her from her love, Jost, into his brother Erik's arms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ALBUrquhart, Alaina
Summary: From the co-host of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid, a thrilling debut novel told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and the medical examiner following where his trail of victims leads. Something dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zando 2022
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Summary: Solve puzzles and riddles with your favorite Minecraft hero and other characters (including pirates and ghosts) in order to escape the book. Runt, the hero of the Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior series, needs your help in this Minecraft adventure! During a village exploration with friends, you suddenly come across a ruthless warrior. Your sword is already in position to tussle when you realize that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2020
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Summary: A drifter takes a job at a hunting lodge in Northern Ontario, with the expectation of a big payday for the summer's work. But when the eccentric owner decides to renege on her promises, she ends up dead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raven Books 2010
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Summary: Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie's twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key, one carried by her mother on the day she herself died, to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy. In Siena she discovers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: FIC FORAlbin, Gennifer.
Summary: Gifted with the unusual ability to embroider the very fabric of life, sixteen-year-old Adelice is summoned by Manipulation Services to become a Spinster, a move that will separate her from her beloved family and home forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ALBFournier, Gregory A.
Summary: "Zug Island: A Detroit Riot Novel tells a Huck Finn-meets-heavy-industry tale about a suburban white kid who gets a crash course in race relations. Set in 1967 against a backdrop of industrial blight and urban decay, the book follows Jake Malone and Theo Semple as they stumble in and out of rhythm on Detroit's mean streets to discover that the face of racism comes in every shade of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheatmark 2011
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Summary: Investigating the mysterious footprints of a home invader who their inventor friend believes is trying to steal his ideas, Hamster Holmes and Dr. Watt work to identify the animal responsible for the footprints before it is too late.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2016
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1994
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Summary: Charlotte Dawes, a New York architect who was raped as a girl, is frigid. She meets Roger Haywood, a developer who provides her with the capital she needs for a project. A romance ensues and Charlotte is cured.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PLASummary: A street rat frees a genie from a lamp, granting all of his wishes and transforming himself into a charming prince to marry a beautiful princess. But soon, an evil sorcerer becomes fixated on securing the lamp for his own sinister purposes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Violence, political upheaval, and clandestine love surround the St. Felice island estate, Eleuthera, and the flamboyant family that owns the estate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1982
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Summary: Few authors have understood the tender intricacies of relationships better than the incomparable Belva Plain. For three decades her deeply moving epics have captivated the hearts and imaginations of readers everywhere. Now, in her final novel, she comes full circle with the themes she took up in her very first work, Evergreen , bringing us this unforgettable story of family and friendship,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2011
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Summary: Margaret and Adam Crane seem to have a near perfect life--she's a teacher, he's a computer executive, and together they are lovingly raising their own children and Margaret's orphaned niece. Then one day the phone rings--and suddenly everything changes forever as a woman from Adam's university days reappears in his life, and an old affair re-ignites. At the same time, there are problems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PLASadar, Albin
Summary: "Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, ... are enjoying a fair when a friend invites them to race to find a hidden hourglass. Can they solve the word puzzles in time? Time will tell!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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Summary: Hamster Holmes and Dr. Watt are staying in a hotel and agree to investigate the strange sounds that all the guests are hearing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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Summary: Oxford lecturer Diana Morgan is an expert on Greek mythology. Her obsession with the Amazons started in childhood when her eccentric grandmother claimed to be one herself before vanishing without a trace. Diana's colleagues shake their heads at her Amazon fixation. But then a mysterious, well-financed foundation makes Diana an offer she cannot refuse. Traveling to North Africa, Diana teams up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FORAlbin, Gennifer.
Summary: Adelice returns to Arras, where the Guild's control is slipping and Cormac Patton needs her help to reestablish order, but she soon discovers that she is not alone and must choose between an unimaginable alliance and a war that could destroy everyone sheloves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ALBSadar, Albin
Summary: "Hamster Holmes solves mysteries with his sidekick, a firefly named Dr. Watt! Corny O'Squirrel is having trouble sleeping because someone keeps knocking on his door late at night. Can they find out who is knocking, and why?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Five Star 2005