Kadare, Ismail.
Summary: Set just before and during WWII, told from the viewpoint of an imaginative adolescent boy whose magical view of life tempers the tragic events that befall his hometown, occupied in turn by various armies. How the boy's family and neighbors negotiate these traumatic events is recounted with beauty and simplicity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADBeah, Ishmael
Summary: "A haunting, beautiful first novel by the bestselling author of A Long Way Gone When Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone's civil war and the fate of child soldiers that "everyone in the world should read" (The Washington Post). Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "A powerful novel about five young people, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together, from the internationally bestselling author of A Long Way Gone. Hidden away from a harsh and chaotic outside world, five young people have cobbled together a home for themselves in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country's tumult. At seventeen, Elimane, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEAKadare, Ismail
Summary: "At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a niche is carved into ancient stone. Here, the sultan displays the severed heads of his adversaries. People flock to see the latest head and gossip about the state of the empire: the province of Albania is demanding independence again, and the niche awaits a new trophy... Tundj Hata, the imperial courier, is charged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADKadare, Ismail.
Summary: A tale blending history and folklore traces the occupation of the ancient Albanian stone city of Gjirokastër by Nazi forces in 1943 and the bizarre hospitality shown by a doctor to the Nazi colonel during a fateful dinner party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADReed, Ishmael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dalkey Archive Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REEIsmail, Yasmeen
Summary: A child has a very difficult time getting Fred, the dog, to bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ISMKeats, Israel
Summary: Teens Leo, James, and Sigrid are forced to use their instincts to locate their families after an alien invasion disables most electronics and their entire town is evacuated without them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Darby Creek 2018
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Summary: "A lively kitten is full of joy until she takes a tumble. Can a little comfort from someone special help her feel happy again?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ISMKadare, Ismail.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KADIsrael, Laurie
Summary: Sofia loves the holiday season of Wassailia, but this year, she gets to celebrate Christmas for the first time ever! She can't wait to visit her good friend, Vivian, see a foreign kingdom, and experience all of the wonderful traditions of Christmas. But during her visit, two friendly sprites ask Sofia to help them find their lost friend. Can Sofia help?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ISRIsrael, Steve
Summary: "When Chicago's Mayor Michael Rodriguez starts a national campaign to ban handguns from America's cities, towns, and villages, Otis Cogsworth, the wealthy chairman and CEO of Cogsworth International Arms worries about the effects on his company. In response he and lobbyist Sunny McCarthy convince an Arkansas congressman to introduce federal legislation mandating that every American must own a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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Summary: Meet Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman living and working in western Long Island who loves the Mets, loves his wife Rona, and loves things just the way they are. He doesn’t enjoy the news; he doesn’t like to argue. Rona may want to change the world; Morris wants the world to leave him alone. Morris does not make waves. But one day Morris is seduced by a lonely, lovesick receptionist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Israel 2015Israel, Laurie
Summary: "Nancy is one happy camper when she decides to have a camping trip in the backyard. But when it begins to rain, Nancy will need to bring all the wonders of the great outdoors...indoors!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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Summary: "A family honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate the Day of the Dead with shared food and stories"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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Summary: "England, 1865: As one of England's most notorious newspaper columnists, Lady Katherine Bascomb believes knowledge is power. And she's determined to inform and educate the ladies of London on the nefarious-and deadly-criminals who are praying on the fairer sex. When her reporting leads to the arrest of a notorious killer, however, Katherine flees to a country house party to escape her newfound...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forever 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC COLWilliams, Ismée
Summary: Season by season, a young girl walks with her abuelo along the beach as he shares stories about his life in Havana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCarter, Miranda
Summary: "Investigative team Blake and Avery find themselves entangled in a case involving political conflicts, personal vendettas, and England's first celebrity chef. London, 1842. Captain William Avery is persuaded to investigate a mysterious and horrible death at the Reform, London's newest and grandest gentleman's club--a death the club is desperate to hush up. What he soon discovers is a web of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARHarmon, Miranda
Summary: "It's time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HARJames, Miranda
Summary: Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are embroiled in a new mystery when a cold case suddenly heats up in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Charlie Harris has been enjoying some peace and quiet with his new grandson when a mysterious man with a connection to an unsolved murder starts visiting the library...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC JAMKenneally, Miranda
Summary: Taylor, a senator's daughter, was captain of the soccer team and contender for valedictorian at her private school, but gets kicked out, sent to a rival high school, and soon she is falling for her brother's friend Ezra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KENMiranda, Anne.
Summary: By lifting the appropriate flap, the reader can see familiar words become actions all through Baby's busy day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: E.P. Dutton 1987
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Summary: "From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, a suspenseful new novel about an idyllic town in Maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their own--and her best "summer" friend, who is trying to uncover the truth...before fingers point her way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MIRPaul, Miranda
Summary: "Two seeds can't wait to be pears, but growing takes time and patience"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017