Summary: When she's fired from her job at an upscale law firm for voicing her stance against the testing of cosmetics on animals, Elle heads to Capitol Hill to fight for her cause before Congress. Once there, she runs into plenty of adversity and red-tape and can't seem to find anyone who will listen to her proposals. She meets and befriends an elderly bellman who's been around long enough to know the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LEGSummary: A crown prosecutor, Helen West struggles to find justice for those wronged as well as keep her own messy life in order.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fremantle Media Enterprises 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HELMantell, Paul.
Summary: When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC CHRKamanda, Ali
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text encourage Black boys to learn about the accomplishments of famous men in Black history and then forge their own paths. The last two pages provide information on the accomplishments of the eight men mentioned in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KAMAranda, Ana
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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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ARACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ARASummary: Three crime dramas based on the best selling novels by Henning Mankell. They follow Inspector Kurt Wallander, a disillusioned everyman, as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in southern Sweden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WAL NOT RATEDScott, Manda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCOCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SCOConwell, Kent.
Summary: When Jack Edney is assaulted and hospitalized in Priouxville on the banks of Ghost Bayou near Bayou Teche in Louisiana, Tony Boudreaux forgoes his long anticipated vacation to aid his best friend. The assailants were searching for hidden diamonds, but the jewels turn out to be the least of his worries when Tony stumbles onto three murders the locals attributed to the mythical loup garou, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONCollins, Manda
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 COLConwell, Kent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CONHahn, Chanda
Summary: "With the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae Godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The dark prince threatens their very existence with a show of power on the human plane that has everyone running for their lives. To save them, Mina must make a deal with the prince to become his prisoner or lose her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chanda Hahn 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HAHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Hahn 2019Summary: Thrilling mystery tales about the brooding and disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander, set in the beautiful landscape of southern Sweden. In Faceless killers, an elderly couple are attacked at an isolated farmhouse and the town witnesses an outbreak of racist violence. In The man who smiled, Wallander is contacted by an old acquaintance who is suspicious about his father's death. In The fifth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WAL NOT RATEDMankell, Henning
Summary: Arriving in newly independent Zambia in the hopes of fulfilling a friend's missionary dream, Hans Olofson endeavors to make Africa his home while struggling with such past demons as his father's alcoholism and a friend's accident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANMankell, Henning
Summary: When archaeologist Louse Cantor returns to Sweden from a dig in Greece, her world collapses with the discovery of her only child dead in his bed. Henrik turns out to have led multiple lives and held many secrets--including his HIV-positive status--that she knew nothing about, and part of her shock over his death stems from the realization that he concealed so much from her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS MANMankell, Henning
Summary: Hudiksvall, January 2006, police find eighteen people massacred in a small village. They think it's the work of a mad man but Birgitta and August believe they were killed by the same person who killed their mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANMankell, Henning
Summary: "Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old former surgeon who retired in disgrace years ago. He has retreated to a Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He is perfectly content to live out his days in quiet solitude. Until he wakes up one autumn evening to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANMansell, Jill
Summary: Sophie Wells is a successful photographer with a focus on putting the past firmly behind her. When Josh Strachan returns to the seaside town of [St. Carys] from the States to run his family's hotel, he can't understand why the fun, sexy girl has zero interest in letting him or any man for that matter into her life. He also can't understand how he's been duped into employing Sophie's impulsive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION MANMorrell, David
Summary: Before I Wake is a thriller fan's dream, a rich, resonant collection that reminds us, once again, of its author's enduring and unmistakable importance. This is popular fiction as it should be written. It doesn't get better than this. Before I Wake shows us Morrell at the top of his game. Each of the stories gathered here is a compelling, beautifully crafted gem. Each is the clear product of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Subterranean Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MORMorrell, David.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MORConell, Lee
Summary: "An electrifying debut novel that unfolds in the course of a single day inside one genteel New York City apartment building, as tensions between the building's super and his grown-up daughter spark a crisis that will, by day's end, have changed everything"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Conell 2020Jonell, Lynne
Summary: After a family emergency sends twelve-year-old Will and five-year-old Jamie to Scotland, a "magic eye" book takes them and their cousin Nan on a journey through their family's violent history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JONSchweblin, Samanta
Summary: "Schweblin's stories have the feel of a sleepless night, where every shadow and bump in the dark take on huge implications; they leave your pulse racing and the line between the real and the strange blurring."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCHRubay, Donnell.
Summary: True story of a brave dog who accompanied John Muir on an exploration of glacial areas in Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 MUICollins, Manda
Summary: "Jane Halliwell once dreamed of exploring the world as an acclaimed journalist - but those dreams (and her dowry) died with her father. Now, she works as a governess, safe on England's shores. But when her current employer is murdered, adventure seems to finally be knocking (rather brutely) at her door. Only the danger is more lethal than she expected . . . for standing outside is the same lord...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forever, Hachette Book Group 2024