Massey, Malcom
Summary: The publication of George Orwell's "1984" forever changed our view of the future. With Orwellian events looming above our world like thunderclouds on the horizon, take time to learn one account of what happened in the eventful year preceding this classic dystopian novel, before it's too late.This original prequel to "1984" will shake you to your very core. The events that bridged the chasm from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Independently published] 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MASHansen, Malcolm.
Summary: "The Secret Life of Bees meets Paul Beatty's The White Boy Shuffle in this bold debut novel, set between the deep South and New York City during the 1960s and early 70s, following a biracial teenage boy whose new life in a big city is disrupted by childhood memories of the summer when racial tensions in his hometown reached a tipping point. It's 1969 when fifteen-year-old Huey Fairchild begins...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HANMackay, Malcolm
Summary: "A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organization wants more? A meeting at a club. An offer. A target: Lewis Winter, a necessary sacrifice that will be only the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2015
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Summary: "In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane--a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother.His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BROJudge, Malcolm
Summary: Twelve-year-old Jonny Jakes is an undercover reporter for a banned school newspaper, The Woodford Word, and right now he has the story of a lifetime--the new principal is an alien (he does not even try and hide it), Jonny is sure he is planning something nefarious, and it is up to the Word's star (really the only) reporter to find out what it is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JUDMitchell, Malcolm
Summary: Henley hates to read, so his homework assignment to bring in his favorite book seems an impossible challenge--until his mother shows him a box of books he made himself when he was younger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MITNewsome, Malcolm
Summary: After his mother tells him the baby she was expecting went to be with the stars, a young boy writes a letter to his unborn sibling describing the things he was looking forward to doing together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEWMacColl, Michaela.
Summary: This fascinating story will capture any young reader with a thirst for adventure. Like MacColl s Prisoners in the Palace, Promise the Night propels the reader into an evocative story with an unforgettable protagonist, while bringing the setting and time period to life. Immediately compelling and action-packed, this work of historical fiction explores the life of Beryl Markham, the fist person...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2011
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Lowry, Malcolm
Summary: Alcoholic consul Geoffrey Firmin's life changes over the course of one day when his wife Yvonne arrives in Mexico on a mission to save him and their failing marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Classics 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LOWMacdonald, Malcolm
Summary: John Stevenson is a just a foreman when a near-fatal accident brings young Nora Telling into his life. Her nimbleness of mind and his power of command enable them to take over the working mill and rescue it from catastrophe. Together with their friends the Thorntons-who are troubled by a marriage mismatched in passion-they are willing to risk any dare, commit themselves to any act of cunning on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACMackay, Malcolm
Summary: "Martin Sivok is in trouble. Tied to a chair, plastic strips biting his wrists, inside a deserted warehouse...There are only so many ways this scenario can end, most of them badly. For now his best hope is figuring out who put him here--and staying conscious long enough to confront them"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Mackay 2016Mackay, Malcolm
Summary: "How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But with his health failing him, how long before he's no longer of use to his employers? A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. And up-and-coming hitman Calum MacLean will be called upon to pick up the pieces. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACMackay, Malcolm
Summary: "Oliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass, two friends from Glasgow's desperate fringes, become involved in one of the city's darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks, the other falls prey to the industry's addictive lifestyle, accumulating steep debts of his own. Meanwhile, the three most powerful rivals in the business--Marty Jones, ruthless pimp;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Mackay 2016Mackay, Malcolm
Summary: "It begins with two deaths: a money-man and a police informant. Deaths that offer a unique opportunity to a man like Calum MacLean. A hit man who has finally had enough of killing. Calum plans an unprecedented escape just as his employers need him the most. Glasgow's biggest criminal organizations are gearing up for a final, fatal confrontation. The panic over Calum's abrupt disappearance may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACShealy, Malcolm
Summary: Learning to count has never been more fun as adorable Funko Pop! versions of Michael, Dwight, Pam and other loveable oddball characters from The Office go from one to ten in their first ever Little Golden Book!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MALBrooks, Malcolm.
Summary: "Catherine Lemay is a young archaeologist on her way to Montana, with a huge task before her -- a canyon "as deep as the devil's own appetites." Working ahead of a major dam project, she has one summer to prove nothing of historical value will be lost in the flood. From the moment she arrives, nothing is familiar. The vastness of the canyon itself mocks the contained, artifact-rich digs in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult- Western, Call number: Western Brooks 2014Devlin, Malcolm
Summary: "In a world reeling from an unusual plague, monsters lurk in the streets while terrified survivors arm themselves and roam the countryside in packs. Or perhaps something very different is happening. When a disease affects how reality is perceived, it's hard to be certain of anything. Spence is one of the "cured" living at the Ironside rehabilitation facility. Haunted by guilt, he refuses to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEVMackay, Malcolm
Summary: Newly appointed security consultant Nate Colgan finds himself at a crossroads in a power war involving a mysterious rival gang and the mother of his child, while a highly skilled detective inspector investigates local uprisings to prevent a full-scale organizational war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulholland Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACNewsome, Malcolm
Summary: A perfect picture book about perseverance, overcoming challenges, and working hard to achieve your goals! Sydney learns to conquer her fear of public speaking at school, in this affectionate father-daughter story referencing inspiring role models who dealt with similar issues. Sydney wants to be a great leader when she grows up. There's just one problem-when she tries to speak in front of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEWLightman, Alan P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2000
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Summary: "Portrays the struggles of a Cambodian farming family against the extreme patriarchal attitudes of their society and the cruel and dictatorial family father, set against a rural community that is slowly being exposed to the modern world and its values. The book spans the period from 1973, just before the Khmer Rouge genocide, to 2015"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LIGSummary: A group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they'll pass the GED exam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NIGLightman, Alan P.
Summary: "Ada knows that the best place for star-gazing is on the island in Maine where she vacations with her grandparents. By day, she tracks osprey in the trees, paddles a kayak, and hunts for shells. But she's most in her element when the sun goes down and the stars blink to life. Will the fog this year foil her plans, or will her grandfather find a way to shine a spotlight on the vast puzzle of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MIT Kids Press 2021
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Summary: Three months after being unexpectedly fired from his banking job, David takes a temporary position at a local mortuary, where he experiences an inexplicable encounter with the unknown that transforms his relationships with everyone around him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007