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Summary: "Sometimes it feels like Oddonis can't do anything right. Especially compared to his literally perfect twin brother, Adonis. But this time, Oddonis has really messed up by accidentally turning his father, the all-powerful king of the gods, Zeus, into a giant baby. Now it's up to Oddonis to assemble a team of his odd friends--Mathena, Gaseous, and Puneous--and journey to the underworld to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SLAMiki, Slavia
Summary: "Peggy's Impossible Tale is told in the voice of a remarkable guinea pig. Full of action and surprises, it is guaranteed to captivate the attention of beginning readers. Peggy learns how to communicate with the loving family that adopted her, and goes on to win a much-coveted prize for her accomplishments."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MIKSlavin, David
Summary: "Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he's a little bit odd for a god. He's so odd, in fact, he's not sure if he has any powers at all. And if that isn't enough, his twin brother Adonis is the most popular, most athletic, and most otherworldly handsome god of them all. Oddonis's future at Mount Olympus Middle isn't looking bright, especially when he makes the last-minute decision to run against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SLACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SLAWitek, Jo
Summary: A young girl explores what different emotions feel like, such as happiness which makes her want to twirl, or sadness which feels as heavy as an elephant.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2015
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social WitekCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITWitek, Jo.
Summary: Combines lighthearted illustrations and interactive flaps in a whimsical tale about a soon-to-be older sibling's happy anticipation of a new baby that compels her to sing loudly to her mother's tummy and describe everything that is waiting in the outsideworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITZyzak, Magdalena
Summary: "One bright Los Angeles day, a young Polish émigrée named Viva is driving along the freeway when she's flagged down by a dazzling, disheveled woman in green chiffon. The woman is Bobby Sleeper, a fellow Eastern European and erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEZyzak, Magdalena.
Summary: Possessing romantic delusions of grandeur and desperate to attract a voluptuous Gypsy concubine, a smitten young swineherd from a fictional backward country rides his short-legged steed through a series of scandals and misadventures marked by an eccentric cast of characters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZYZWinkler, Henry
Summary: When Hank hears that his class is putting on a play, he's the only one who's not excited. That's because every time he tries to read the script, his brain swirls, and it feels like his head is filled with soggy oatmeal. Can Hank get his act together and get a part?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD WINWitek, Jo
Summary: "An older sister explains to her younger sister all the things she used to be afraid of, along with some tricks to help, whether it's a special blanket for bedtime or singing during a storm"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITWitek, Jo
Summary: Showing the power and gift of a smile, this story follows one girl as she goes about her day, giving different smiles to those around her, including goofy smiles with her best friend and playful, supportive smiles with her sister when she's feeling down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITShraya, Vivek
Summary: "A playful story ... about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHRShraya, Vivek
Summary: "Everyone talks about falling in love, but falling in friendship can be just as captivating. When Neela Devaki's song is covered by internet-famous artist Rukmini, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But as Rukmini's star rises and Neela's stagnates, jealousy and self-doubt creep in. With a single tweet, their friendship implodes, one career is destroyed, and the two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHRZink, Nell
Summary: Inheriting her hippie father's childhood home in New Jersey, a young woman who has rebelled against her family her entire life arrives at the house and encounters a group of charming anarchist squatters who share her political beliefs and fervent approach to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZINWinkler, Henry
Summary: With Halloween approaching, Hank and his friends decide to watch a scary movie to get ready for the holiday. But the movie turns out to be a bit too scary for Hank, and suddenly he sees zombies every time he closes his eyes. Everyone says zombies aren't real, but then people around him start moaning and acting like the undead, and he isn't so sure.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD WINZink, Nell
Summary: "Stillwater College in Virginia, 1966. Freshman Peggy, an ingénue with literary pretensions, falls under the spell of Lee, a blue-blooded poet and professor, and they begin an ill-advised affair that results in an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. The two are mismatched from the start--she's a lesbian, he's gay--but it takes a decade of emotional erosion before Peggy runs off with their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZINZink, Nell
Summary: "AVALON follows Bran, a high school graduate in California who is raised by her 'common-law-stepfather' in a rowdy home following her mother's death. After graduating from high school, Bran stays in town and is introduced to Peter, a college student who is engaged, and the two begin an intense relationship revolving around philosophy, literature, and their attraction for one another. Encouraged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZINZink, Nell
Summary: Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals, a daughter for Pam and Daniel; a solo hit single for Joe. As the '90s wane, the three friends share in one another's successes, working together to elevate Joe's superstardom and raise baby Flora. On September...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ZINWinkler, Henry
Summary: Hank can't wait to go on his class field trip to the zoo. But the trip soon turns into a nightmare when Hank gets lost! Where is his class? By the baboons? Near the elephants? The trip turns into a wild adventure that Hank will never forget.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WINReynolds, Shauna LaVoy
Summary: A shy girl celebrates winter's end by writing a poem to a tree and is surprised when the tree writes back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYShinba, Rize.
Summary: Now that Taiga's relationship with his dream girl, Yuiko, is in full swing, he's being gradually initiated into the ways of fujoshi (a very, shall we say, distinct kind of girl gee). Actually, it's more like he's being hazed, considering everything from his own name to his friendships with other guys is fair game for Yuiko's fujoshi filter! Subjected to various emasculating indignities, all in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MYWinkler, Henry
Summary: Hank is nothing like his cousin Judith Ann. She's perfect. He's not. She's a great chef. He's not. But when someone drops out of Judith Ann's cooking competition, Hank has the chance to show her that he can cook as well as she can, if not better.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC WINSummary: "After her husband's death, Hana lives on alone in the family villa. Her two sons visit her with their families, but these visits frequently end in quarrels. When Hana meets Brona, a hardy fellow, inured to winter swimming, a new world opens before her. Brona's team-mates absorb her into their team and Hana gradually learns to overcome her fear of icy water. Her relation with Brona grows into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FilmRise 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ICESummary: The true story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical. That is, until he and his wife Precious are jailed. Patrick is stunned into action against the country's oppressive reigning system, even as police Colonel Nic Vos further insinuates himself into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2007
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER CATZier-Vogel, Lindsay
Summary: "Alice loves her neighborhood. She loves the maples trees and marigolds and the colorful balconies on her street. But -- "grumble, grumble, more construction" -- it seems not everyone does. "Poor street," says Alice, then she has an idea. "Dear Street ..." she begins to write, and when she's finished writing her love letter, she hides it for someone to find. A grumpy neighbor discovers the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023