Martínez, Ernesto Javier
Summary: A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reflection Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARGonzalez, Xochitl
Summary: It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo are bold faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular Congressman representing their gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's powerbrokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GONValentini, Cristiana
Summary: "A moving tale of love, fear, and the courage of letting go. Beyond the hill where the tree lives, lies Who Knows Where. Every year when the wind blows, the tree's seeds sail to this mysterious place--until the day an especially tiny seed decides to remain on its branch. At first, the tree feels the seed should leave. If it doesn't, it will never grow roots of its own. But the tree also feels...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VALWisniewski, Gaya
Summary: A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn't return?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WISIbrahim, Maiya
Summary: The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat. In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Neither Malena nor Ruby expected to be leaders of their high school's dress code rebellion. Meanwhile, the girls have to face their own insecurities and biases, as well as the ups and downs of their newfound friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CUEOnodera, Maya
Summary: "It's almost Christmas Eve. Robin wants to celebrate Christmas Day with his grandfather. But Grandpa lives on the other side of the mountain. So, with his backpack and a lot of courage, Robin takes off on an adventure."--Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ONOPrasad, Maya
Summary: "The four teen Singh sisters navigate romance, coming of age, and chasing their dreams over the course of one windy November day"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PRAGonzález, Xelena
Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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Summary: Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Under directive from their Commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. There is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GOLDaugherty, Christi
Summary: When a murder echoing a fifteen-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer.--from dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAUPhillips, Christi.
Summary: Fearing that her research will be rendered useless if a Cambridge professor proves his theory about seventeenth-century Venetian courtesan Alessandra Rossetti, Ph.D. candidate Claire Donovan agrees to chaperone a troubled teen in order to gain passage to the professor's presentation in Venice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PHIOxtra, Cristina
Summary: While vacationing in Thailand for the holidays, Tara and her mother are thrown into survival mode when a massive tsunami sweeps through Phuket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: "Mina has all the skills it takes to pass her upcoming yellow belt test in Tae Kwon Do with flying colors. However, a fellow student's struggle shakes her confidence and tempts her to quit"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE OXTGonzalez, Audrey Taylor
Summary: Set in 1940s Germantown, Tennessee, "South of Everything" is a magical coming of age story about the daughter of a plantation-owning family, who, despite her privileged background, finds more in common with the help than her own family. She develops a special kinship with her parents servant Old Thomas, who introduces her to the mysterious Lolololo Tree a magical, mystical tree with healing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GONGarcía, Cristina
Summary: An unnamed visitor travels to wartime Berlin, where she learns about the city through the things she sees and the disparate people she meets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GARHenríquez, Cristina
Summary: Moving from Mexico to America when their daughter suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras confront cultural barriers, their daughter's difficult recovery and her developing relationship with a Panamanian boy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Henriquez 2014Ameyaw, Maya
Summary: "A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AMEBanks, Maya
Summary: Now widowed, Josslyn seeks the one thing her beloved husband couldn't give her: dominance. Lonely, searching for an outlet for her grief and wanting only a brief taste of the perfection she once enjoyed, she seeks what she's looking for at an exclusive club that caters to people indulging in their most hedonistic fantasies. She never imagined that what she'd find would be the one man who's long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BANMacGregor, Maya
Summary: Follows 17-year-old Will as they struggle with the aftermath of parental abuse and learn to a forge a new life for themself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MACRodale, Maya
Summary: "Fearless reporter Nellie Bly will stop at nothing to chase down stories that expose injustices against women-even if it comes at the risk of her own life and freedom-in this exciting novel inspired by the true story of one remarkable woman. In 1887 New York City, Nellie Bly has ambitions beyond writing for the ladies pages, but all the editors on Newspaper Row think women are too emotional,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RODThompson, Mya
Summary: "Sometimes, an ordinary walk can become something ... magical! Tag along with Ruby as she discovers that even big cities have a wild side"--Page 4 of cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Cornell Lab Publishing Group 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOParrish, Christa.
Summary: "Ada escaped her family's self-enclosed world to elope with a mysterious stranger. Five months later, she's a widow in a strange new world, but there is still life ahead for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PARDaugherty, Christi
Summary: From Christi Daugherty, author of The Echo Killing, comes another pulse-pounding suspenseful thriller featuring crime reporter Harper McClain. For a woman, being killed by someone who claims to love her is the most ordinary murder of all. With its antebellum houses and ancient oak trees draped in a veil of Spanish moss, Savannah's graceful downtown is famous around the world. When a woman is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019