Simard, Rémy
Summary: "Meet Morris. He loves worms in his spaghetti and zombie bowling. Meet Simone. She loves flowers and puppies. Despite their differences, Simone and Morris are best friends. Even if Simone won't eat worms. Jokes abound as we join these two unlikely friends in their hilarious adventures in Morris's monster world!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SIMNgamije, Rémy
Summary: "Reminiscent of Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon, this "gorgeous, wildly funny and, above all, profoundly moving and humane" (Peter Orner, author of Am I Alone Here) coming-of-age tale follows a young man who is forced to flee his homeland of Rwanda during the Civil War and make sense of his reality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scout Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NGAHurston, Zora Neale.
Summary: Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930's, journeys from being a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Caedmon 2000
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HURWasson, Brian
Summary: "Sophomore Kalvin Shmelton has finally perfected his underground candy-selling hustle at school. He keeps his prices reasonable, his inventory fresh, and himself out of the drama. But when a heartbroken Sterling Glistern, Kal's longtime crush, barges into the storage closet where he keeps his candy supply, a new source of income unexpectedly presents itself: relationship therapist. He only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WASHudson, Katy
Summary: Beaver's friends insist on baking him a birthday cake, but Beaver, the ultimate perfectionist, would rather do it himself, and in doing so realizes perfection does not necessarily mean perfect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HENHutton, Callie
Summary: "Bath, England, 1891. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell is set to tie the knot with Lord William Wethington, but on the eve of the ceremony, the festive air in the drawing room is marred by Mrs. Alice Finch's argument with her husband, Albert. The next morning, Alice falls face-first into her breakfast--dead. The detectives charge Albert with the murder, but there are too many things that don't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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Summary: When the Golden Nut Hunt race becomes a team event, will speedy Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: "In this spellbinding and poignant historical novel--perfect for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Flamethrowers--a Swedish glassmaker and a fiercely independent Australian journalist are thrown together amidst the turmoil of the 1960s and the dawning of a new modern era. 1965: As the United States becomes further embroiled in the Vietnam War, the ripple effects are far-reaching--even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OLSMusso, Guillaume.
Summary: "Je me souviens très bien de cet instant. Nous étions face à la mer. L'horizon scintillait. C'est là qu'Anna m'a demandé : " Si j'avais commis le pire, m'aimerais-tu malgré tout? " Vous auriez répondu quoi, vous? Anna était la femme de ma vie. Nous devions nous marier dans trois semaines. Bien sûr que je l'aimerais quoi qu'elle ait pu faire. Du moins, c'est ce que je croyais, mais elle a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: XO éditions 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 MUS FRENCHUpson, Nicola
Summary: Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John's-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career. The body of the church's organist is found in an opened grave, together with a photograph of a manor house and a cryptic note. The image leads Archie to Cambridge, where the crisp autumn air has brought bustling life to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane Books 2017
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Summary: Ziggy's mother disappeared ten years ago, one of the many Native women who have mysteriously gone missing, and Ziggy believes a secret cave may hold the key--so with his sister, Moon, and friends Alice and Corso, he sets out to find the cave and solve the mystery of his family's origins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: "The French Riviera -- twenty-five years ago. One freezing night, as her campus is paralyzed by a snowstorm, nineteen-year-old Vinca Rockwell, the most beautiful and glamorous girl at her prep school, runs away with her philosophy teacher, with whom she has been conducting a secret affair. She will never be seen again. The French Riviera -- present day. Once inseparable, Thomas, Maxime, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MUSLai, Remy
Summary: In Fly on the Wall, a moving and hilarious novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Pie in the Sky, a twelve-year-old boy goes on a (forbidden) solo journey halfway around the world to prove his independence to his overprotective family.Henry Khoo's family treats him like a baby. He's not allowed to go anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. His (former) best friend knows to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Summary: "Though Henry Khoo is twelve years old, he's still treated like a baby. He's forbidden from going anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. And he definitely CAN'T take a journey halfway around the world all by himself! But that's exactly his plan. After his family's annual trip to visit his father in Singapore is canceled, Henry decides he doesn't want to be cooped up at home with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LAIHobson, Melanie
Summary: Summoned to their magnificent family home on the shores of Lake Ontario--a paradisiacal mansion perched on an escarpment above the city--three adult sisters Georgina, Jax, and Pippa, come together in what seems like an act of family solidarity. Pregnant and unwell, the youngest, Pippa, has left her husband and four young children in New Zealand and returned home to heal. But home to this family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOBMusso, Guillaume
Summary: Paris, un atelier d'artiste caché au fond d'une allée verdoyante. Madeline l'a loué pour s'y reposer et s'isoler. À la suite d'une méprise, cette jeune flic londonienne y voit débarquer Gaspard, un écrivain misanthrope venu des États-Unis pour écrire dans la solitude. Ces deux écorchés vifs sont contraints de cohabiter quelques jours. L'atelier a appartenu au célèbre peintre Sean Lorenz et...
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Publisher / Publication Date: XO Editions 2017
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 MUS FRENCHMusso, Guillaume
Summary: "Côte d'Azur - Hiver 1992 Une nuit glaciale, alors que le campus de son lycée est paralysé par une tempête de beige, Vinca Rockwell, 19 ans, l'une des plus brillantes élèves de classes prépas, s'enfuit avec son professeur de philo avec qui elle entretenait une relation secrète. Pour la jeune fille, " l'amour est tout ou il n'est rien ". Personne ne la reverra jamais. Côte d'Azur - Printemps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calmann-Lévy 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 MUS FRENCHMusso, Guillaume
Summary: "Côte d'Azur - Hiver 1992 Une nuit glaciale, alors que le campus de son lycée est paralysé par une tempête de beige, Vinca Rockwell, 19 ans, l'une des plus brillantes élèves de classes prépas, s'enfuit avec son professeur de philo avec qui elle entretenait une relation secrète. Pour la jeune fille, " l'amour est tout ou il n'est rien ". Personne ne la reverra jamais. Côte d'Azur - Printemps...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calmann-Lévy 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 448.4 FIC MUSHewson, David
Summary: When a well-known British TV historian, Marmaduke Godolphin, is found murdered in the canals of Venice during carnival, stabbed by a stiletto blade, the Venetian police are eager to have the case solved and cleared up within a day--murder is bad for tourism! The police recruit the help of retired archivist, Arnold Clover. Godolphin had hired his services on arriving in Venice to help sort...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2022
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC HEWHudson, Katy
Summary: "An energetic girl. A typical sloth. One unlikely but inspiring friendship!" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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Summary: Sasha cannot wait to go swimming with her best friend Mr. Sloth, but when his very slow pace causes Sasha to lose her patience, she decides to go into the pool without him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2023
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Summary: "A queer coming-of-age told with magical realism, Boys of Alabama guides us through 16-year-old Max's first year in America. Conflicted about leaving Germany, Max is in awe of his new 'home' - here, the heat is thick, the food is grossly delicious, and football and religion--seemingly intertwined--permeate everything. While his parents don't know what to make of an American South pining for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HUDHutton, Callie
Summary: Bath, England, 1892. Celebrated mystery author Lady Amy Lovell is set to tie the knot with a fellow member of the Mystery Book Club of Bath. Amy's great-aunt has offered to host their wedding at her stately manor house. But on the eve of the ceremony, the festive air in the drawing room is marred by Mr. and Mrs. Finch arguing in another room. The next morning at the wedding breakfast, Mrs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane Books 2022