Atakora, Afia
Summary: "Like her mother, Rue is an all-knowing midwife, healer, and conjurer of curses on the plantation of Marse Charles. Moving back and forth in time between the years before and after the Civil War, this novel tells the story of Rue, the families she cares for, and the mysteries and secrets she knows about the plantation owner's daughter, Varina. At the heart of this story is the intimate bonds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction AtakoraSzado, Ania.
Summary: In fashion-driven 1940s New York, ambitious fashion designer Mignonne Lachapelle falls for French expatriate writer and war pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, while the author's estranged Salvadoran wife, Consuelo, is determined to win him back at all costs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SZACitro, Asia
Summary: "When an unexpected snowstorm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest, Zoey and Sassafras come to the rescue. But their first attempt to save trapped caterfly eggs results in a big mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch?"-- book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Innovation Press 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CITAria, Max
Summary: The mighty warrior god Thor does battle against the evil Loki who plots to destroy the universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Invincible Pictures 2020
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Summary: "Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me A World 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ELHAdia, Jade
Summary: Rhea and her friends Zeke and Malachi are South L.A. born and raised. The old neighborhood is fading away, and more white people are flocking to this little urban paradise for its cheap rent, transforming the place they call home. When an eviction notice from a greedy landlord threatens to split up the crew, Rhea and her friends use social media to form a fake gang in hopes of scaring off...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2023
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Summary: An old friend visits Zoey with a glowing seed pod. Zoey, Sassafras and Pip must work together to discover what this mysterious and rare magical plant needs to grow before all the seeds crumble to purple dust!--from book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CITAhlborn, Ania
Summary: "--a small-town boy investigates the mysterious disappearance of his cousin and uncovers a terrifying secret kept hidden for years. Young Jude Brighton has been missing for three days, and while the search for him is in full swing in the small town of Deer Valley, Oregon, the locals are starting to lose hope. They're well aware that the first forty-eight hours are critical and after that, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2017
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Summary: "Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider to fit in and not enough like an outsider to feel like that she belongs somewhere else. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself. Until she doesn't. As the ground is pulled out from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me A World 2021
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Summary: A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras use science experiments to help a monster with a problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Innovation Press 2017
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Summary: Pip shows up with a new look that's just as surprising to him as it is to Zoey and Sassafras. When they retrace Pip's steps in the forest, they see another magical friend change right before their eyes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Innovation Press 2021
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Summary: A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Innovation Press 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents the true stories of three Iraqi people who endured life in a psychiatric hospital in Baghdad during the Iraq War and then were in the streets after their hospital is decimated. The film was shot in Baghdad in 2004. The Iraqi filmmaker had a camera in one hand and an AK-47 in the other. His crew was beaten and lined up to be shot by insurgents, the 14-year old boom boy was shot in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pathfinder Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AHLAmin, Anita Nahta
Summary: In Rajasthan with her archaeologist parents Reeya Rai finds an ancient stepwell, with an underwater door bearing a mysterious symbol which may be the key to a legendary treasure--if she can come up with an invention and find it before her rival Elsie Acker.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE AMIPierce, Tamora
Summary: When messengers arrive in Gyongxe "inviting" Dedicate Initiate Rosethorn and her two young companion mages, Evumeimei and Briar, to court to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Yanjing, Rosethorn is eager to go, but Briar suspects that there is an ulterior motive behind the invitation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 0000
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PIEPierce, Tamora.
Summary: Having been promoted from "Puppy" to "Dog," Beka, now a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, and her former partner head to a neighboring port city to investigate a case of counterfeit coins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PIEPierce, Tamora.
Summary: On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PIETrabucco Zerán, Alia
Summary: "Santiago, Chile. The city is covered in ash. Three children of ex-militants are facing a past they can neither remember nor forget. Felipe sees dead bodies on every corner in the city, counting them up in an obsessive quest to square these figures with the official death toll. He is searching for the perfect zero, a life with no remainder. Iquela and Paloma, too, are searching for a way to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TRAPierce, Tamora.
Summary: The Legend of Beka Cooper gives Tamora Pierce's fans exactly what they want, a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City, while offering plenty of appeal for new readers as well.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PIEPierce, Tamora.
Summary: Residents of the island of Starns send for help from Winding Circle temple, and when prickly green mage Rosethorn and young stone mage trainee Evvy respond, Evvy finds that the problem is with a long-dormant volcano and tries to use her talents to avert the looming destruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PIEPierce, Tamora.
Summary: After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Pierce, Tamora.
Summary: Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight. When Alanna became the King's Champion, it was decided that girls would henceforth be allowed to train for the knighthood. But ten years have passed, and no girls have come forward. Now, however, someone is about to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1999
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Summary: Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2002
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Summary: Alanna continues to create her own life as a female warrior when she and new companions journey to the Roof of the World seeking the powerful Dominion Jewel, perhaps the last hope of saving her country from dissension and hostile magic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2003