Polydoros, Aden
Summary: "Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he'll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC POLDonovan, Sam
Summary: "Daddy is the Mystery Reader at Tori's school today, and he's coming dressed as Miss Rita! Tori helps Daddy gloss, glitter, glamour, and glimmer to get ready. It takes time--because sparkle is serious business! Tori loves helping Daddy become Miss Rita. But will the other kids at school love Miss Rita like Tori does? Luckily, a last-minute idea helps Daddy and Tori find a way to make story time...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DONWhite, Roseanna M.
Summary: "Sabina Mancari never questioned her life as the daughter of Chicago's leading mob boss until bullets tear apart her world and the man she thought she loved turns out to be an undercover Prohibition agent. Ambushes, bribes, murder, prostitution -- all her life, her father sheltered her from his crimes, but now she can no longer turn away from the truth. Maybe Lorenzo, the fiancé who barely paid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: "A rhyming picture book about the loving parent-child relationship in animal and human families"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLEPitman, Gayle E.
Summary: A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many things in nature. Includes note to parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PITBourne, Brianna
Summary: Flint Larson has known when he was going to die since he was eight because of the Half-Life Institute, and he is spending the last forty-one days quietly with his divorced parents; September is a vibrant aspiring scientist who wants to cure "half-life", especially since she has met Flint--but their time together is getting short.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ALICline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CLIHood, Ann
Summary: Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HOODelinsky, Barbara
Summary: A skilled carpenter and a talented architect are the faces of a local television show called 'Gut It' are faced with a challenge to remaking themselves as well as rebuilding their relationship with each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 2015
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Summary: "An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Hood 2016Pearson, Robin W.
Summary: "Paulette and Fred Baldwin find themselves wading through a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their only son, McKinley, now works hundreds of miles away, and the distance between the husband and wife feels even farther. When their son returns home, his visit dredges up even more conflict between Fred and Paulette. McKinley makes it no secret that he doesn't intend to follow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction PearsonMarino, Gianna
Summary: "It's deep winter in the Antarctic and a little penguin baby waits in the cold and snow for its mama to return from her long journey to find food. But all the while, the baby is protected and kept warm by its papa, until Mama returns with food ... and love."--Publisher's webpage
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARCollins, Megan
Summary: "When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern's husband is sure it's because of Astrid's famous kidnapping - and equally famous return - twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown, where she's returning for the week to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COLCollins, Megan
Summary: "When Fern Douglas sees the news about Astrid Sullivan, a thirty-four-year-old missing woman from Maine, she is positive that she knows her. Fern's husband is sure it's because of Astrid's famous kidnapping--and equally famous return--twenty years ago, but Fern has no memory of that, even though it happened an hour outside her New Hampshire hometown. And when Astrid appears in Fern's recurring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COLFeehan, Christine
Summary: Nicoletta Gomez was a terrified teenager when Taviano Ferraro and his brother saved her life. Ever since, she's been trying to rise above what was done to her, molding herself into a survivor under the protective eyes of the Ferraro family. All the while, she's been falling hopelessly in love with the man who knows her darkest secrets ... With one look, Taviano knew that Nicoletta was his, just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FEECitra, Becky
Summary: "A YA novel about discovering family secrets. Rachel and her little sister, Jane, are spending the summer with strangers: their grandparents. Up until their mom's death a few months ago, she didn't even know they existed. When their last remaining uncle decides they can't spend the summer in Vancouver, they are packed off to the family ranch in the BC interior. But her new-found family isn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CITLukoff, Kyle
Summary: When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. But once he came out as a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of his life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into being himself. Then Mom and Dad announce that they're having another baby, and Aidan wants to get everything right for his new sibling. But what does it mean to "get everything right"? And what happens if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUKLee, C. B.
Summary: 1826. The legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Xiang has grown up with stories about the Dragon Fleet and its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Dragon Queen. Desperate to set sail and explore, Xiang mainly wishes to find her father, a crew member of the Dragon Fleet. Her only memento of him is a simple but plain piece of gold jewelry. The pendant's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEEJewell, Lisa
Summary: On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite area for long walks and it's on one such walk that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JEWDavies, Nicola
Summary: A young boy and his family are trying to overcome the loss of his father. The natural world becomes part of the healing process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graffeg 2017
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Summary: "In Alabama: A deadly outbreak of tornadoes sends K9 handlers, Ryder Creed and Jason Seaver with their scent dogs, Grace and Scout to search for survivors. As storms intensify and Ryder and Jason race against time to save victims, they end up racing to save themselves. In Chicago: Francine "Frankie" Russo is irritated when her young co-worker calls at 5:00 am for a video-chat and catches her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prairie Wind Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction KavPalmer, Diana
Summary: "Gaby Dupont knows some men shouldn't be trusted. Ever. Especially not high-profile lawyer Nicholas Chandler. How can she trust the man who might be helping one of her horrible relatives weasel out of the consequences for their bad behavior? To get the inside scoop on Nicholas' dealings - and protect herself and her beloved grand-mère - Gaby must take a job with the devil himself. Of course,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC PALDyckman, Ame
Summary: When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad comes up with a list of silly answers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023