Clement, Jennifer

Summary: "Pearl's mother took her away from her family just weeks after she was born, and drove off to central Florida determined to begin a new life for herself and her daughter--in the parking lot next to a trailer park. Pearl grew up in the front seat of their '94 Mercury, while her mother lived in the back. Despite their hardships, mother and daughter both adjusted to life, making friends with the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2018

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLE

Stewart, Nikita

Summary: "Giselle Burgess, a young mother of five, and her children, along with others in the shelter, become the catalyst for Troop 6000. Having worked for the Girl Scouts earlier on, Giselle knew that these girls, including her own daughters, needed something they could be a part of, where they didn't need to feel the shame or stigma of being homeless, but could instead develop skills and build a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 369.463 STE

Suzuki, Julietta

Summary: Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Kirihito has finally found a way to enter the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2016

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAM

Suzuki, Julietta

Summary: When Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit! Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she’s just saved from a dog offers to let her stay at his place while he’s away, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his home is a shrine...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAM

Suzuki, Julietta

Summary: When Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit! Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she’s just saved from a dog offers to let her stay at his place while he’s away, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his home is a shrine...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAM

Suzuki, Julietta

Summary: When Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit! Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KAM

Gailey, Samuel W.

Summary: Since the tragic accident that brutally ended her childhood, Alice O'Farrell has been haunted by her past. Unable to bear the guilt of negligence that led to the death of her younger brother, fifteen-year-old Alice runs away from home. She lives on the streets, makes one bad decision after another, and drowns her guilt in alcohol. But everything changes when she stumbles upon a startling scene:...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oceanview Publishing 2019

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAI

Yuksel, M. O.

Summary: "Sami receives one of his grandfather's ties as an Eid al-Adha gift and makes some important decisions."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUK

Summary: Rescued from drowning in the swimming pool of a Beverly Hills couple, a disconsolate bum brings startling and hilarious changes to the entire household, including the family dog, Matisse.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DOW

Giles, Nyna

Summary: Gile's childhood had been spent in doctor's offices; she spent nearly every waking moment at her mother's side. As Nyna grew up, her mother became more and more distant. Carolyn Scott Reybold had been a model in 1947, a friend of Grace Kelly, and even a bridesmaid at her wedding. How had that confident, glamorous woman become the mother Giles knew growing up-- the mother who was now living in a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GILES, NYNA GIL

Zunker, Chad

Summary: "Inside a prestigious law firm, a rookie lawyer is pulled into a dark maze of lies and violence. An ambitious Stanford graduate, David Adams has begun a fast-track career at Austin's most prestigious law firm. It's a personal victory for the rising superstar--a satisfying reversal from his impoverished and despairing childhood. Now he has the life he's always wanted: an extravagant salary, a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2019

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Zun