Langer, Adam
Summary: Evanston, Illinois, 1982. A group of students at a magnet high school meet to audition for the spring play. Declan, an experienced senior, is confident he'll get his first-choice role, but when the capricious, charismatic drama director casts Franklin, an unknown underclassman-and the two are seen alone at the director's house-a series of events that will haunt the cast for years begins to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LANGomi, Machito
Summary: Ash is back and more determined than ever to be a Pokémon Master! Now he's teamed up with a new friend, Goh, who wants to collect every Pokémon from every region! Ash takes part in the Pokémon World Coronation Series to further his plans to become a Pokémon Master! Meanwhile, Goh and his new partner Raboot continue to strengthen their bond. But will Raboot be willing to help Goh catch one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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Summary: "A Victorian urban fantasy featuring duelists, demons, and the dark arts, inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray. Victorian London is a place of fluid social roles, vibrant arts culture, fin-de-siecle wonders. and dangerous underground diabolic cults. Fencer Evadne Gray cares for none of the former and knows nothing of the latter when she's sent to London to chaperone her younger sister,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TANTrasler, Janee.
Summary: Silly rhyming text invites young readers to join the chickies as they have their pictures taken and learn about opposites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperfestival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD TRADanker, Sean.
Summary: I was on a dead ship on an unknown planet with three trainees freshly graduated into the Imperial Service. I tried to look on the bright side." He is the last to wake. The label on his sleeper pad identifies him as an admiral of the Evagardian Empire--a surprise as much to him as to the three recent recruits now under his command. He wears no uniform, and he is ignorant of military protocol,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DANBaver, Kristin
Summary: "Go on an adventure with droid SF-R3 as he meets some of the most fascinating creatures in the Star Wars galaxy!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Lucasfilm Press 2022
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Summary: "Alternating between Beth's story and Carmel's, newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing--and then it happens"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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Summary: In A Love Such as Heaven Intended, budding Civil War socialite Josephine Bigelow is inspired by the words of Louisa May Alcott to make a name for herself as an investigative writer covering the plight of Confederate soldiers held in Federal prisons. Little did she know that one of the inmates she would encounter was her brother’s roommate from West Point Military Academy.Even though her father...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Full Quiver Publishing 0000
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Summary: Castellamare is an island far enough away from the mainland to be forgotten, but not far enough to escape from the world’s troubles. At the center of the island’s life is a café draped with bougainvillea called the House at the Edge of Night, where over generations the community gathers to gossip and talk. Amedeo Esposito, a foundling from Florence, finds his destiny on the island with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: "Why is there a gap in Jules's baby album? A wry and poignant coming-of-age novel about finding the truth in lies, salvaging hope in heartbreak, and making peace with missing pieces. Eighteen-year-old Jules has always wished for a close-knit family. She never knew her father, and her ex-addict mother has always seemed more interested in artistic endeavors than in bonding with her only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GARAlam, Rumaan
Summary: "That Kind of Mother dives deep into big questions about parenthood, adoption, and race: Is mothering something learned, or that you're born to? How far can good intentions stretch? And most of all, can love can really overcome the boundaries of race and class? With his unerring eye for nuance and unsparing sense of irony, Rumaan Alam's second novel is both heartfelt and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALALauer, Amanda
Summary: "The Civil War rages around her, yet Brigid McGinnis has her life planned out. That was, until she stumbles across an unconscious Confederate soldier on her father's property. A blow to the head stole Dominic Warner's memory. The beautiful fraulein who nurses him back to health steals something even more important--his heart. For political and societal reasons, Brigid and Dominic must go their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Full Quiver Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAULauer, Rosalind.
Summary: "When a tragic accident occurs in Halfway, the entire community of Amish folk, Englishers, and tourists draw together to face the aftermath. Haley Donovan, an Englisher Halfway resident who comes upon the crash, finds herself drawn into the Amish community through the friendships born in crisis, and to social worker Dylan Monroe. Elsie Lapp suffers greatly from the loss of her father in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAULanger, Dana
Summary: "Lolly Salt's three sisters are sirens--young women who lure ships to their doom--and as Lolly's 13th birthday approaches she's about to become one too. But when it becomes clear that someone in town knows the Salt girls secret, Lolly sets out to learn how this happened to her family and if she can prevent it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LANAfram, Pamela
Summary: "Meet Princess Shuri, the clever scientist behind Wakanda's remarkable technology. Join in the action as Shuri, her brother Black Panther, and their allies battle to protect Wakanda. Step into this amazing world in this thrilling Level 2 DK Reader. Exciting images, simple vocabulary, and a fun quiz will engage young Super Hero fans and help them build confidence in reading."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Told in rhyming text, Dog and Frogs are enjoying riding a log in the pond, but then Hog comes along and is not willing to share the log, or the lunch Dog has made. Hog wants it all, so Dog and Frog need to teach Hog a lesson about friendship and sharing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: "I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in--of being brown, of being amazing, of being you" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana Publishing Ltd., UK 2020
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Summary: When Basil the bear cub falls into the river, it is up to the superfairies to rescue him before he gets swept over the waterfall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2016
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Summary: Elise Watters seems to have it all--a blissful marriage, a gorgeous Victorian home surrounded by lush gardens, and a dream job running her late mother's herbal boutique. But on the eve of her first wedding anniversary, Elise makes a shocking discovery that turns her life upside down and casts doubt on everything she thought she knew--about her marriage, her friends, and even herself. As she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: While collecting pinecones for the winter feast, Violet Rabbit accepts the dare to ski down Snowdrop Slove, starts an avalanche and ends up on very thin ice--so it is up to the Superfairies to rescue her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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Summary: When the Autumn Queen ushers in a big storm, and little Martha Mouse is swept away by the big wind, it is up to the Superfairies to rescue her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JONFaber, Polly
Summary: "The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. Where is she going and who will she see along the way? As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: The Summer Fair is coming up, and Dancer the pony has run away because she does not want to dance, and it is up to the Superfairies to give her confidence--but first they have to catch her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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Summary: "Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she's abandoned her PhD program, they've exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021