Alzayat, Dima

Summary: "The award-winning stories in Dima Alzayat's collection are luminous and tender, whether dealing with a woman performing burial rites for her brother in "Ghusl," or a great-aunt struggling to explain cultural identity to her niece in "Once We Were Syrians."Alzayat's stories are rich and relatable, chronicling a sense of displacement through everyday scenarios. There is the intern in pre-#MeToo...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Dollar Radio 2020

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALZ

Summary: 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 CAL

Gabaldon, Diana

Summary: A collection of short fiction--including two never-before-published novellas--featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, all extending the story of Outlander in thrilling new directions.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GAB

Taddeo, Lisa

Summary: "Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honor. In a tense hospital...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TAD

Unger, Lisa

Summary: When Eloise's granddaughter, twenty-year-old Finley, comes to live with her, Eloise₂s abilities start to change; things seem to be getting easier. Her load is lighter, and rather than chasing down people she needs, they are coming to her. She teams up with detective Jones Cooper to help a desperate father bring his daughter's killer to justice. Meanwhile, Finley, who is developing gifts of her...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2015

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Unger 2015

Summary: A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BLA

Gabaldon, Diana

Summary: "A magnificent collection of short fiction--including two never-before-published novellas--featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, all extending the story of Outlander in thrilling new directions "The Custom of the Army" begins with Lord John Grey being shocked by an electric eel and ends at the Battle of Quebec. Then comes "The Space Between," where it is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GAB

Summary: Featuring contributions from Eric Bell, Katherine Locke and A.J. Sass, this first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-grade readers presents stories of queer fantasy, historical and contemporary stories for every letter of the acronym.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021

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