Summary: "Your Future Is Bright! After all, your mother is a robot, your father has joined the alien hive mind, and your dinner will be counterfeit 3D-printed steak. Even though your worker bots have staged a mutiny, and your tour guide speaks only in memes, you can always sell your native language if you need some extra cash." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tachyon Publications 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEWSummary: Told from more than a dozen alternating viewpoints, this spellbinding collection of stories follows eighteen students at the Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary as they each try to solve the murder of a professor, discovering that magic doesn't always play by the rules.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC GRISummary: "Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you'll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and expressions and experiences--because magic is for everyone, and that is cause for celebration"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REYReynolds, Jason
Summary: Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT CD Fiction ReynoldsSummary: "Contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has selected an exciting and engaging variety of stories by an international array of both celebrated and emerging writers. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Groff, fascinating observations from the winning writers on what inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESSummary: Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Worlds 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC STADeveney, Jean-Christophe
Summary: "For the first time in English, the work of master Haruki Murakami is available in manga form. In this collection you'll find striking full-color adaptations of these iconic short stories: Super-frog saves Tokyo -- A few days after an earthquake, Katagirl-san finds a giant frog in his home. The frog promises to save Tokyo from the next earthquake, but Katagiri-san must help him. Is this real,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. 2023
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Summary: The Road Through the Wall explores the secret longings, petty hatreds and ultimate terrors that lurk behind the manicured lawns and picture-perfect domestic facades of a California suburb. In Hangsaman, precocious Natalie Waite grows increasingly dependent on a friend who may or may not be imaginary. The Bird's Nest pits four unforgettable characters against each other in a battle for control:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JACJackson, Greg
Summary: "A collection of stories, most of which have been published in The New Yorker and other magazines"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JACJackson, Shirley
Summary: A collection of two of the author's tales exploring a world of horror and the macabre featuring the haunting story of a small town's yearly ritual of evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN JACSummary: The O. Henry Prize winners contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LUISummary: A collection of seventeen short stories from young adult authors, includes a story in which an alien helps a girl decide if she should tell her best friend how she feels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OUTSummary: "A diverse, inclusive young adult anthology featuring 15 short stories that re-imagine or subvert popular romance and rom-com tropes by some of the biggest names in YA"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Teens 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOOSummary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC CALSummary: A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHESummary: "Here are ten original stories about the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press 2022
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Summary: From one of the greatest storytellers of the American West comes a collection of short stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC L'AMMignola, Michael.
Summary: Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of Hellboy. But when Mignola needs a short break from the Hellboy universe, he turns to diversions such as The Amazing Screw-On Head, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication! When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse 2010
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Summary: An anthology of ten stories by young adult authors about surprising and unusual collections.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COLSummary: "Open the files on seventeen new crime stories to probe the brutal and complex hearts of criminals ... Invisible Blood is a gripping collection of the compulsions of the criminal mind."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC INVSummary: "Just in time to celebrate the first decade of the Frozen franchise, we join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf as they embark on new adventures through the Frozen universe with friends new and old"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2023