Mink, Meesha.
Summary: "From one of the most daring voices in urban fiction comes a sexy new novel about a modern-day Foxy Brown who goes undercover in a dangerous quest for revenge. Naeema "Queen" Cole takes care of herself. From the death of her parents when she was just eleven years old to when she found herself pregnant and alone at sixteen, Naeema has had to make her own way in the world. She gave up her son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MINMaren, Mesha
Summary: "As Alex and Elana try to make their home among the academics and young leftists in El Paso and Juárez, they are pulled from each other by an affair with a lucha libre fighter, their struggles to define themselves, and the loud cry of home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2022
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Summary: "Jodi McCarty is seventeen when she's sentenced to life in prison for manslaughter. She's released eighteen years later and finds herself reeling from the shock of unexpected freedom. Not yet able to return to her lost home in the Appalachian mountains, she heads south in search of someone she left behind, as a way of finally making amends. There, she will meet and fall in love with Miranda, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MARHamilton, Masha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BlueHen Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAMHamilton, Masha.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HAMManapov, Masha
Summary: Marcus's joy over a new pair of shoes prompts his grandfather to tell him a story about Ariba, who has an unusual relationship with a persistent pair of shoes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MANKelly, Leisha.
Summary: As Christmas approaches in the year 1932, the Wortham and Hammond families discover the power of faith, love, and family when their children's homemade nativity scene takes on a life of its own, bringing comfort and hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fleming H. Revell 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KELChikowore, Nyasha
Summary: Clumsy Gary the Giraffe is disappointed that he still cannot reach the top leaves on trees after turning six, but his friends assure him he is not too old to ask for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC CHIHudson, Neesha
Summary: An Australian shepherd thinks he has the most special flower in the world and learns that just because other flowers are special does not mean his cannot be too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUDBush, Keisha
Summary: "Marabout Ahmed, is a highly regarded Koranic teacher who runs a religious school for young boys in the capital city where Ibrahimah is sent to join his cousin Etienne to study for a year--the local custom for many families. Six-year-old Ibrahimah loves swiping pastries from his mother's kitchen, harvesting green beans with his father, and racing down to the beach after the mosque in search of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUSSooful, Prasha
Summary: A sensory-seeking child describes her sensational life. Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud and roar like a lion, celebrate the many things that it can be! This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on sensory processing and neurodiversity in a fun and action-packed way for all children to enjoy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soaring Kite Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SOOPhilyaw, Deesha
Summary: "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Virginia University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PHIWilliams, Nyasha
Summary: Nyasha Williams's latest picture book is a moving and powerful invitation to BIPOC children to fully explore their dreams for the future. Dreams provide purpose and meaning--they are ideas born of love. They take time to sprout and can sometimes be clouded by the doubts of others, BUT with patience and discipline, we can rely on our visions for a better world by following our dreams....
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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILMajumdar, Megha
Summary: "After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MAJHudson, Neesha
Summary: Two dogs learn the importance of listening to others when they disagree over what they see in a tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "Kayla and Mateo enjoy passing drawings of dinosaurs to each other across the clothesline that runs between their apartment windows, but when the clothesline is taken down, the two children must find a new way to keep their story--and friendship going"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORMeacham, Leila
Summary: Texas in the early 1900s, its inhabitants still traveling by horseback and barely familiar with the telephone, was on the cusp of an oil boom that, unbeknownst to its residents, would spark a period of dramatic changes and economic growth. In the midst of this transformative time in Southern history, two unforgettable characters emerge and find their fates irrevocably intertwined: Samantha...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Meacham 2016Grant, Kesha
Summary: One day when Kaden uses some experimental VR tech and a rogue artificial intelligence called S.N.O.W. takes over and imprisons the boy in her digital realm, his best friend Gabby enters the game to confront S.N.O.W. in an effort to save her friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARMeacham, Leila
Summary: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Roses comes a tender, classic love story about a first love that not even time can diminish, set in a small Oklahoma town where secrets-- and betrayals--run deep.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MEAMeacham, Leila
Summary: Follows the lives of two antebellum southerners, Silas Toliver and his best friend Jeremy Warwick, as they head into a new territory known as "Texas" in search of black gold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MEAMeacham, Leila
Summary: Three friends from a small Texas town that thrives on Friday night football games try to move on after a fateful event colors each of their futures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2012
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MEASummary: Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as 'Grimms', charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOYQualey, Marsha
Summary: It is Gracie's first time at the Pig Jubilee with her synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites, and she is the youngest pig with a chance to win a gold medal--the trouble is that she keeps getting distracted and missing her solo part, a triple spin dive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018