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Pataki, Allison

3 holds on 4 copies

Summary: "An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller--America's first feminist and the pioneering journalist who inspired a generation of writers and activists. Young, brazen, beautiful, and unapologetically brilliant, Margaret Fuller accepts an invitation from Ralph Waldo Emerson, the celebrated Sage of Concord, to meet his coterie of enlightened friends. There she becomes “the radiant genius...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2024

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Turnbull, Bryn

Summary: As unrest simmers, Grand Duchess Olga Romanov and her three sisters hide from the world on account of their mother's ill health, their brother Alexei's secret affliction, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin, the priest on whom the Tsarina has come to rely. As war approaches, Olga and her sisters trade their gowns for nursing habits, assisting in surgeries and tending to the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC TUR

Ryan, Jennifer (Jennifer L.)

Summary: "On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2024

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Ryan, Jennifer (Jennifer L.)

1 hold on 5 copies

Summary: "On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But in the face of German attacks, she's determined to make it a place where all of their neighbors feel safe and welcome. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library too, though she's only there until she heads off to university in the fall. But...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2024

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Chan, Vanessa

1 hold on 6 copies

Summary: "Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marysue Rucci Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC CHA

Weir, Alison

Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, the first queen of the Tudor dynasty, in this stunning historical novel. Elizabeth of York is the oldest daughter of King Edward IV. Flame-haired, beautiful, and sweet-natured, she is adored by her family; yet her life is suddenly disrupted when her beloved father dies in the prime of life. Her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEI

Chan, Vanessa

Summary: "Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Marysue Rucci Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 0000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: BOOK CLUB KIT FIC CHA

Gratz, Alan

Summary: "December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRA

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRA

Murrin, Alan

4 holds on 2 copies

Summary: "A poignant debut novel about the lives of women, set in a claustrophobic coast town. How can they find independence in a society that seeks to limit it?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Gratz, Alan

Summary: December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes zoom overhead and begin dropping bombs on the ships below. Chaos ensues as everyone scrambles to dive for safety. Frank and Stanley realize what's happening: Japan is attacking America! The war has come to them. As the boys fight to make their way home amidst the...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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