Anam, Tahmima
Summary: "Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she's abandoned her PhD program, they've exchanged vows, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia. The platform creates a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: LP FIC ANAAlam, Rumaan
Summary: "A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ALAAslam, Nadeem.
Summary: Jeo and Mikal are foster brothers from a small town in Pakistan. Though they were inseparable as children, their adult lives have diverged: Jeo is a dedicated medical student, married a year; Mikal has been a vagabond since he was fifteen, in love with a woman he can't have. But when Jeo decides to sneak across the border into Afghanistan--not to fight with the Taliban against the Americans,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ASLAwan, Jashar
Summary: "A pair of Christmas tree ornaments set out on the merry adventure of a lifetime in this imaginative picture book about the inner lives of holiday decorations. All is quiet in the forest as the Great Star rises in the distance, and two little musicians, Strum and Drum, wake up from a deep slumber and set out to make the most joyous music they can! But as Strum strums his guitar and Drum drums...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AWADaulter, Anni.
Summary: Chill out! You can indulge in deliciously sweet and juicy ice pops without consuming refined sugar and fake sweeteners. What could be better than a sticky-sweet frozen treat to cool you down on a hot summer day? How about a heavenly, fresh and wholesome ice pop that you can feel good about enjoying and giving to your kids? Using fresh, seasonal fruits; sweet, nutritious vegetables;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sellers Publishing 2011
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Akhtar, Ayad
Summary: A deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland Elegies blends fact and fiction to tell an epic story of longing and dispossession in the world that 9/11 made. Part family drama, part social essay, part picaresque novel, at its heart it is the story of a father, a son, and the country they both call home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC AKHRadulović, Nemanja
Contents: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor, WoO 1 (3:12) -- Dvorak: Songs My Mother Taught Me (3:18) -- Tchaikovsky: Danse russe (4:21) -- Khachaturian: Sabre Dance (2:56) -- Kalaj: Vatra suze (3:17) -- Paona kolo (2:43) -- Khachaturian: Nocturne (3:39) -- Shostakovich: Romance (4:17) -- Prokofiev: March (1:35) -- Williams: Schindler's List Theme (3:50) -- Nika Banja (2:21) -- Simjanovic:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DG 2016
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Giridharadas, Anand
Summary: An insider's groundbreaking investigation of the ways the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 303.40 GIRBeam, Cris.
Summary: An intimate, authoritative look at the foster care system that examines why it is failing the kids it is supposed to protect and what can be done to change it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.73 BEAAbram, Carolyn.
Summary: Ready to get active on Facebook but no clue where to start? This bestselling guide gets you started! So you've finally decided to join the "social network." Maybe you've got a Facebook account, but want help navigating the site. This handy guide tells you how to get started, set up your Profile, find friends, protect your privacy, and much more.Discover how Facebook helps you make new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2012
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Zeisler, Andi
Summary: Today, feminism is no longer a dirty word, and women purporting to stand up for women's equality now include high-powered names like Beyonc,̌ Taylor Swift, and Emma Watson. Hip underwear lines sell granny pants with "feminist" emblazoned on the back. In every bookstore, there are scores of seductive feminist how-to business guides telling women how to achieve "it all." Meanwhile, access to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2016
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Cybela, Ana
Summary: Piper's family is always busy. Her mom and big sister, Susie, never have time to play with her. When Piper stumbles upon a group of friendly squirrels in her attic, she finally feels like she has found someone to play with. Soon though, mom finds out about Piper's squirrel friends and learns an important lesson ... she must remember to slow down and be present with each of her children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kinetic Dandelions 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Susaeta Ediciones, S. A. 0000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 DOBReyes, Ana
Summary: "Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man named Frank whom they'd started spending time with that summer. Seven years later, Maya lives in Boston with a loving boyfriend and is kicking the secret addiction that has allowed her to cope with what happened years ago, the gaps in her memories, and the lost time that she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: "A captivating psychological suspense debut about a young woman still haunted by her teenage best friend's death who learns of an eerily similar death and must find her way back to a cabin in the New England woods, armed only with hazy memories, to finally find out the truth that has eluded her. Maya was a high school senior when her best friend Aubrey mysteriously dropped dead in front of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023
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Summary: This girl-powered book about puberty is written in the voice of counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon. This fictionalized nonfiction diary-style guide follows nine 12-year-old girls at a summer camp is like having a best friend or older sister who shares everything there is to know about being comfortable in your chasing body so you can survive and thrive through puberty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 612.6 NUCAzad, Nafiza
Summary: Croi is compelled by a summoning spell leave her home in the Wilde Forest and travel into the Otherworld, where the enchantment that made her into a brownie begins to break, revealing her true identity, her hidden magick, and her forgotten heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC AZANafisi, Azar.
Summary: BONUS: This edition contains a Things I've Been Silent About discussion guide. In this stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, Azar Nafisi shares her memories of living in thrall to a powerful and complex mother against the backdrop of a country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets, a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature, the price a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Publishing Group 2008
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Aranda, Ana
Summary: "A family honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate the Day of the Dead with shared food and stories"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ARAAwan, Jashar
Summary: A young child sets out to build the best snowman ever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AWACain, Janan
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text portray children experiencing a range of emotions, including frustration, shyness, jealousy, and pride.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 152.4 CAIAsim, Jabari
Summary: A biography of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read, and his triumphant pursuit of a college education.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB WASHINGTON ASIAwad, Mona
Summary: "ALL'S WELL is about Miranda Fitch whose life is a waking nightmare after an accident ruins her acting career, and leaves her with chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers and alcohol. On the verge of losing her job as a college theater director, Miranda lives out her broken dreams through an upcoming production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC AWAVaugelade, Anaïs.
Summary: A wolf makes up a pot of good soup with the help of some other animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: École des Loisirs 2004