Mackie, Bella
Summary: When Grace Bernard discovers her absentee millionaire father has rejected her dying mother's pleas for help, she vows revenge, and sets about to kill every member of his family. Readers have a front row seat as Grace picks off the family one by one - and the result is as gruesome as it is entertaining in this wickedly dark romp about class, family, love - and murder. But then Grace is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Borough Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACMedie, Peace A.
Summary: A seamstress in Gana, Afi Tekple is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in the hopes that she will distract him from his relationship with a woman his family claims is inappropriate. But Afi is not prepared for the shift her life takes when she comes to live in Accra, Ghana's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2020
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Summary: Collects eight Curious George stories following the adventurous little monkey as he visits the fire station, makes a dinosaur discovery, and plants a tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2011
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Summary: Unlike the other zombies in Quirkville, Reginald would rather eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than brains, but getting his hands on one--and keeping the other zombies' hands off the girl who is carrying the sandwich--will not be easy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCGFeek, Rory Lee
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow a series of farm animals as each wishes it could be another, and lets out the sound of the animal it envies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E FEEJustus, Rob
Summary: Being Death is a lonely job, especially when everything you touch instantly dies (not to mention the paperwork); but being Sparkles the Last Unicorn is not much fun either, since everyone just wants to take selfies with you or use you to sell stuff--but when Death and Sparkles meet between life and, well, death, it is the beginning of a friendship that just might change the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Summary: Newlyweds Laurie Lepanto and Powell Hampton organize the mayoral campaign of Hale Dunbar, in which they are assisted by the eccentric Nitwitt widows and hampered by Dunbar's long-lost girlfriend, Gaylie Girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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Summary: After turning his couch-potato father into a wrestling champion, Kid Coach discovers that he left out the most important lesson--the importance of being a good sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BYRHarrell, Rob
Summary: "Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved tasty sandwiches, video games, mud baths, and hanging out with his friends Carl the Fish and Brooklyn the Bat. Until one day... a radioactive bat bite gives him powers he never would have dreamed of! Inspired by his old Crimson Swine comics, Gary decides that he'll use his powers for good and becomes (drumroll) Batpig! Now he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "It's the night before the big show-and-tell, and Max isn't sure what to bring. He's shy and worried that it will all go all wrong. But when a space creature named Moonbean crashes into his room, Max discovers all he needed was a friend to help him find his confidence. Heartfelt and whimsically illustrated, Max and Moonbean is an empowering picture book story about friendship, bravery, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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Summary: Victoria and her assistant, her dog Igor, set out to make amazing slime, but one night their creation unexpectedly comes to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021
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Summary: Ever since Victoria Franken brought her slime to life she and Goop have been great friends, but after realizing on Valentine's Day that while she had many friends, Goop only had her, she tries to create a new slime friend for him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE KELFowler, Karen Joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004
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Summary: As six Californians get together to form a book club to discuss the novels of Jane Austen, their lives are turned upside down by troubled marriages, illicit affairs, changing relationships, and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FOWNicholls, David
Summary: "From the best-selling author of One Day comes a bittersweet and brilliantly funny coming-of-age tale about the heart-stopping thrill of first love--and how just one summer can forever change a life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC NICIngelman-Sundberg, Catharina
Summary: In the third hilarious, unforgettable installment in internationally bestselling author Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg's League of Pensioners series, Martha and the League's latest escapade has them headed for the French Riviera in what is sure to be the most daring caper of the summer. Martha and her friends are sitting comfortably in Sweden... a little too comfortably. Determined to do more for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC INGHake, Cathy Marie.
Summary: Humorous Romance From a Bestselling Author When Britisher Lady Sydney Hathwell's father dies, the American who planned to wed her suddenly reneges. Stranded in America and penniless, Sydney contacts a relative in Texas who, mistaking her male-sounding name, invites his "nephew" to join him on his ranch. "Big Tim" Creighton, however, is appalled when this mincing fop arrives at Forsaken. He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 2007
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Thaler, Mike
Summary: "The weather is hot, so it's time for a pool party! The whole class is excited ... except for Hubie. He doesn't know how to swim. Just the thought of getting in the water is enough to make him sink. Hopefully, some swimming lessons with Mr. Sharky can help. Will Hubie dive in? Don't hold your breath." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE THAJung, Mike
Summary: Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric moves away: during the marching band competition at a Giant Amusement Park, they will sneak away to a nearby comics convention and meet their idol--a famous comic creator. Without cell phones. Or transportation. Or permission. Of course, their final adventure together is more than just that--really,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Book Club Kit, Call number: YOUTH BOOK CLUB KIT FIC JUNLowery, Mike
Summary: "Meet Doug, Abby, and Josh: the BUG SCOUTS! Doug and Abby love everything about being Bug Scouts: their super-duper top-secret headquarters, earning bug badges, wearing scout gear, and, of course, snacks. Josh, meanwhile, is a grump and doesn't like anything (except the snacks, of course). Together, they the go on adventures including telling ghost stories around a campfire, planning a surprise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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Summary: Edgar the shark is hosting a pizza party, but he forgot the pizza, so he and his crab friend, Lotta, decide to make a pizza from scratch--and invite all their friends to bring their favorite toppings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2024
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Summary: Hubie's on his most hair-raising mission yet: to spend the night in the castle of Count Dracula!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2020