De Haes, Ian
Summary: "Nour loves the luminous glow she was born with, but it's only when it starts to dim that she discovers the true power of her brilliant light. Nour has a superpower: she glows. Her light shines so bright, she feels like a star in the night sky. But when kids at school notice her glow, they're not impressed. If she had a real superpower, they say, she could fly or turn invisible. So Nour stops...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE HGraves, Sue
Summary: When the poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two naked little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paragon Pub. 2006
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Summary: Croc always rushes ahead with whatever she is doing, whether it is waiting for her turn or doing her sums; frequently things go wrong, and projects are messed up--but when her teacher explains the importance of patience, Croc resolves to do better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRAGraves, Sue
Summary: This is a familiar story of a beautiful princess who meets seven little men in the forest after a wicked queen tries to have her killed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paragon Pub. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green GravesGraves, Sue
Summary: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paragon Pub. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green GravesGraves, Sue
Summary: Everything seems to make Tiger angry, and when he is angry he throws a violent tantrum, scaring all the other children; and when he erupts in the library, throwing books around Miss Bird helps him calm down, and shows him how to set things right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRACohen, Ivan
Summary: When Giganta steals the Pandora Jar from a museum in New York and opens it, releasing a wave of misery that changes the behavior of every human it touches, Wonder Woman suspects that somebody else is behind Giganta's actions; on the hidden island that was once her home Wonder Woman discovers that the real villain is Ares, God of War, and he is planning to use the jar to unleash World War III on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE COHAlkemade, Kim van
Summary: In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC ALKVan Norman, Ivan
Summary: A child can get their first glimpse into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, even as they learn the alphabet, a precursor to every new path in reading. Teach the alphabet to any early reader as told imaginatively within the world of Dungeons & Dragons. With read-aloud friendly rhyming couplets from Ivan Van Norman and adorable illustrations from Caleb Cleveland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast, LLC 2018
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE VANVan Norman, Ivan
Summary: A child can get their first glimpse into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, even as they learn their early numbers, a precursor to every new path in counting. Teach numbers to any early reader as told imaginatively within the world of Dungeons & Dragons. With read-aloud friendly rhyming couplets from Ivan Van Norman and adorable illustrations from Caleb Cleveland.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wizards of the Coast, LLC 2018
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Summary: "Recent high school graduate and aspiring artist Walter Stahl lives with his ailing father in the dregs of Las Vegas, their lives overshadowed by the disappearance of Walter's mother, who drove off when he was five and never returned. Although Walter has never so much as seen a photograph of his mother, it doesn't stop him from keeping an eye out for her in the groups of tourists he caters to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SIESummary: Georg, a German refugee, flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying. There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee community, becoming enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falling for a mysterious woman named Marie.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: In his riveting new novel, internationally bestselling New York Times Notable author and Prix Medicis étranger-winner David Vann reimagines his father's final days. Halibut on the Moon traces the roots of mental illness in one man's life as he attempts to anchor himself to the places and people that once shaped his sense of identity. Middle-aged and deeply depressed, Jim arrives in California...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VANFan, Eric
Summary: "A mysterious cook whips up midnight meals for fellow night owls in a lavish lunch cart while a hungry mouse looks on in this atmospheric picture book inspired by the forerunner of food trucks and diners. A delectable picture book inspired by forerunners of food truck, for fans of The Night Gardener. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city streets, luring growling bellies to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2022
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Summary: "When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SZECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social SzeHan, Jenny.
Summary: Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2015
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HANHan, Kang
Summary: Follows the aftermath of a young boy's shocking death during a violent student uprising as told from the perspectives of the event's victims and their loved ones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HANRees, Celia
Summary: Germany, 1946. Britain has established the Control Commission for Germany, which oversees their zone of occupation. The Commission hires British civilians to work in Germany, rebuild the shattered nation and prosecute war crimes. Bored with her job as a provincial schoolteacher, and unwilling to live with her overbearing mother any longer, Edith Graham applies-- and is also recruited by her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC REERees, Tracy
Summary: 1899, South Yorkshire Fourteen-year-old Tommy has been destined to a life working down the mines since the moment he was born. But he has bigger plans for his future. His best friend Josie from the neighbouring village is equally restless. The wealthy family that owns the mines are dictating harsher conditions than ever. The one source of intrigue and pleasure in their grim Yorkshire life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REEWan, Michelle
Summary: Keno is twenty-three, a high-school dropout working as a rent collector for a slum landlord. Apart from hitting on the office secretary, Cass, his life is bleak. His job takes him into sad, mean places where kids wail, drunks fight and women get beaten up. He works his territory with Jaco, who's tougher and shiftier than any of the folks they're sent to shake rent out of. One night Keno and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raven Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WANRue, Gretchen
Summary: "Phoebe Winchester's beloved Aunt Eudora has a taste for adventure--and a knack for making magical tea. It's even rumored that she just might be a witch. So when Eudora passes away and leaves everything to her niece--her Victorian mansion, her bookshop/tea store, The Earl's Study, and one very chubby orange cat named Bob--Phoebe gets more than she bargained for. And she knows she's in deep when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crooked Lane 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RUEFischer, Nan
Summary: "A psychic who isn't sure she believes in herself and a skeptic journalist with one last chance at redemption are brought together by secrets from the past that also threaten to tear them apart. Psychic-medium Sylvie Young starts every show with her origin story, telling the audience how she discovered her abilities. But she leaves out a lot--the plane crash that killed her parents when she was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FISShin, Kyŏng-suk
Summary: Based on a remarkable true story, the New York Times bestselling author of Please Look After Mom brilliantly images the life of Yi Jin, an orphan who would fall under the affections of the Empress and become a jewel in the late Joseon Court. When a novice French diplomat arrives for an audience with the Emperor, he is enraptured by the Joseon Dynasty's magnificent culture, then at its zenith....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Shin 2018Han, Jenny
Summary: As high school ends, Lara Jean looks forward to her father's remarriage and seeing her sister, but she must choose a college, prepare to leave home, and possibly leave her beloved Peter behind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Panini Books 2019