Habiby, Emile.
Summary: Saeed is a Palestinian informant in Israel whose story is told in the form of letters to an unnamed correspondent after Saeed has escaped to outer space with the help of an extraterrestrial friend. He tries to gain favor by being the best informant, but his bad luck and dim wit guarantee his failure; his life is lived in constant fear, yet he is never without hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HABMonson, Stacy.
Summary: "When the truth cost her everything, she thought there was nothing left to lose. Mikayla Gordon loves nothing more than sleeping under the stars, reeling in the "big one," and long hikes in the wilderness. A medical crisis reveals a 30-year-old secret that turns everything she's known and believed upside down, unraveling her dreams and her identity. In search of answers, she follows a trail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: His Image Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Monson 2019Amiry, Suad
Summary: "Set in Jaffa in 1947-51, this fable-like novel is a heartbreaking tale of young love during the beginning of the destruction of Palestine and displacement of its people. At times darkly humorous and ironic but also profoundly moving, this novel based on a true story follows the lives of a 15 year old engineer, Subhi, and the 13 year old girl, Shams, he hopes one day to marry. It brings Jaffa...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMIJean, Emiko
Summary: Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in, it isn₂t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it₂s always been Izumi, or Izzy, because 'It₂s easier this way,' and her mom (and her trusty terrier sidekick, Tamagotchi) against the world. But then Izzy discovers a clue to her previously unknown father₂s identity, and he₂s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC JEARobin, Emery
Summary: "Princess Altagracia has lost everything. After a bloody civil war, her twin sister has claimed not just the crown of their planet Szayet but the Pearl of its prophecy, a computer that contains the immortal soul of Szayet's god. Stripped of her birthright, Gracia flees the planet-just as Matheus Ceirran, Commander of the interstellar Empire of Ceiao, arrives in deadly pursuit with his volatile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBJuhlin, Emeli
Summary: Kamala Khan is just your average teenager living in Jersey City trying to balance high school and her family's Muslim heritage. That is, until she discovers that she has super powers! As a huge fan of super heroes herself, Kamala takes on the name "Ms. Marvel," previously used by her all-time favorite super hero, Captain Marvel. Ms. Marvel/Kamala is able to shape shift, usually using this power...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marvel 2021
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Summary: From rags to riches, sleepy Oregon to haute New York, they are the biracial Chinese American family that built Kaleidoscope, a glittering, 'global bohemian' shopping empire sourcing luxury goods from around the world. Statuesque, design savant, and family pet--eldest daughter Morgan Brighton is most celebrated of all. Yet despite her favored status, both within the family and in the press,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WONJean, Emiko
Summary: Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple: survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. Only the yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits, are not eligible to compete. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress-- but she is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JEAHughes, Emily (Emily M.)
Summary: The story of a little girl who has known nothing but nature from birth. Bears taught her to eat, birds to speak, foxes to play; she is unabashedly, irrefutably, irrespressibly Wild. That is, until one day she meets a new animal that looks oddly like her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HUGCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUGBarton, Emily
Summary: "In a counterfactual world resembling the 1930s, the state of Khazaria, an isolated nation of warriors Jews, is under attack by the Germanii. Esther, the precocious daughter of Khazaria's chief policy advisor, sets out on a quest to ensure the survival of her homeland"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BARGeorge, Emily
Summary: After a scathing food review and a messy breakup, a formally trained pastry chef returns home to California to launch a cannabis bakery with her quirky Aunt Dawn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GEOGravett, Emily
Summary: Bursting with energy and fun, young children will love to count the dogs and the sausages, as well as looking out for all the funny details on each page. The book explores numbers one going up to ten, and ten going down to zero, touching on several simple concepts like half, all, more, less along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boxer Books 2023
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Summary: 1969. On New Year's Eve, while the Hiltons of Yew Tree Manor prepare to host the party of the season, their little girl disappears. Suspicion falls on Bobby James, a young farmhand and the last person to see Alice before she vanished. Bobby protests his innocence, but he is sent away. Alice is never found. Present day. Architect Willow James is working on a development at Yew Tree when she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Headline Review 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUNJenkins, Emily
Summary: While Little Girl is away on winter vacation, her toys, Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic, decide to go outside and learn more about snow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JENLiebert, Emily
Summary: "An engrossing novel that examines the intricacies of marriage and friendship, and the power of unexpected connections... Annabel Ford has everything under control, devoting her time to her twin boys and keeping her household running smoothly. But when her husband of a decade announces that he's leaving, she's blindsided. And suddenly her world begins to unravel. Piper Whitley has always done...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LIELittlejohn, Emily
Summary: On a bright Saturday in early spring, newly engaged Detective Gemma Monroe responds to a missing person call at Lost Lake, near the mountain town of Cedar Valley, Colorado. Campers at the still icy lake report one of their group Sari Chesney has disappeared overnight. Gemma must untangle the complex dynamics of Sari's supposedly close-knit group of friends to find answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LITNeuberger, Emily
Summary: "Under the bright lights of Broadway, one new musical pushes the boundaries of love, legacy, and art. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Eleanor O'Hanlon always felt different. In love with musical theater from a young age, she memorized every show album she could get her hands on. So when she discovers an open call for one of her favorite productions, she leaves behind everything she knows to run...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putman's Sons 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEUSohn, Emily
Summary: "With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about friendship when he makes new friends on the first day of school. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SOHSohn, Emily
Summary: "With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about honesty when he lies about breaking a toy and cleaning up his room. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2020
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Summary: "Revvit becomes friends with the Dinotrux and convinces the other Reptools to come out of hiding to help the Dinotrux with the repairs they need. But when the Reptools try to help, they are scooped up by Scrapadactyls! Can Ty the T-Trux and the other Dinotrux return the favor and rescue their little friends?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LB kids, an imprint of Little , Brown & Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOLVictoria, Emily
Summary: "Eight years ago, everything changed for Devlin: Her country was attacked. Her father was killed. And her mother became the Whisperer of Aris, the head of the spies, retreating into her position away from everyone... even her daughter. Joining the spy ranks herself, Dev sees her mother only when receiving assignments. She wants more, but she understands the peril their country, Aris, is in. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC VICVon Ziegesar, Cecily
Summary: Navigating private spats and embarrassing secrets in their upscale Brooklyn neighborhood, four families seek purpose and meaningful relationships until a raucous party combusts in a maelstrom of ego clashes, taboo desires, and hidden cameras.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC VONBrightwell, Emily
Summary: "When a wealthy widow is murdered, Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can't buy your life in this all- new installment in the beloved Victorian Mystery series. Margaret Starling wasn't the sort of woman anyone expected to be murdered. She was on the advisory board of the London Angel Alms Society, an active member of St. Peter's Church and, best of all, she was always willing to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRICulliton, Emily
Summary: "A wildly entertaining debut about a Brooklyn Heights wife and mother who has embezzled a small fortune from her children's private school and makes a run for it, leaving behind her trust fund poet husband, his maybe-secret lover, her two daughters, and a school board who will do anything to find her. Marion Palm prefers not to think of herself as a thief but rather "a woman who embezzles."...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2017