Bardugo, Leigh
Summary: "Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away. But at her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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Summary: Alex Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell, even if it costs her future. But Alex faces forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't just accidents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Alex Stern returns in #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo's Hell Bent, another tale of murder and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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Summary: "It's RBG like you've never seen her before! Using a mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an American trailblazer. The first book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses on Ruth's lifelong mission to bring equality and justice to all. Sarah Green's spot-on comic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheatmark 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: WESTERN BestBeaufort, Simon
Summary: "London, 1882. Alec Lonsdale, a young reporter on The Pall Mall Gazette, is following up a story about a fatal house fire. But the post mortem on the victim produces shocking results: Patrick Donovan's death was no accident. But why would someone murder a humble shop assistant and steal part of his brain? When a second body is discovered, its throat cut, and then a third, Lonsdale and his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House Publishers, Limited 2018
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Summary: "As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer--the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it's never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy's dangerous soul magic. When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2020
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Summary: "Jenny Bolton has plans, and they don't bode well for Steve Dancy. He once served as her paladin, but rejected her without as much as a goodbye. Now four years later, Steve is soon to marry and Jenny is mad for revenge"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BESMontgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Summary: When her beloved father dies, thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, orphaned and lonely, is sent to live with her mother's relatives at New Moon Farm, but despite her stern Aunt Elizabeth and malicious classmates, Emily's quick wit and lively imagination help her to form friendships and begin to feel at home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2021
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Summary: With his new home in Durango, Colorado, the kind with a nice white picket fence, and marriage on the horizon, the last thing Steve Dancy wants is trouble. But when a quarrel with a mining tycoon and his henchmen endangers Dancy's fiancée and friends, he has no choice but to fight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BESGilmour, Stefanie
Summary: From the moment she transformed into a werewolf, Alex was terrified. First, of the man who attacked her—then of herself. If her inner wolf breaks free again, people could die, and she’ll be the one hunted. Alex struggles to keep her savage passenger caged, but life doesn’t make it easy. The Committee ruling the supernatural community would punish her for the slightest misstep. A group of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stefanie Gilmour 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILHorowitz, Anthony
Summary: They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle’s car confirm the truth. But nothing can prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for Britain’s top-secret intelligence agency. Enlisted to find his uncle’s killers and complete Ian’s final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2008
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Spillane, Mickey
Summary: Before leaving for San Diego and his new job as a Pinkerton man, Caleb York vows to make the streets of Trinidad, New Mexico, safe once again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2016
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Summary: Returning to her hometown in the Cotswolds after a bad divorce, Alex Duggins stumbles across a corpse buried in the snow, and she must find the real murderer and clear her name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2015
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Summary: When her wild and womanizing younger brother goes missing in southern Florida, Alexandra Barnaby endures humidity, sunburn, and bugs in her search for him alongside Sam Hooker, who believes Barnaby's brother has stolen his boat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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Summary: When her not-so-bright brother Wild Bill, a boat captain, goes missing in Florida, Barney takes up the search. Apart from the sunburn and humidity-induced bad hair, Barney also has to deal with Sam Hooker, whose missing boat might lead to Wild Bill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2004
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Alex leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road 2023
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Summary: After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2006
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Summary: "Sometimes the past refuses to remain sealed off from the present. In Old Haunts, Steve Dancy must deal with villains and locales from his early days exploring the Wild West. Years have gone by since violence was necessary to resolve problems, but his calm routines and growing family are shaken by dishonest characters intruding on his easy life. When Steve and his friend Jeff Sharp go to visit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Summary: Introducing Buddy Steel, LAPD homicide detective whose father, Burton Steel, sheriff in the town of Freedom, a nearby privileged community falls ill with Lou Gehrig's disease. Returning home, Buddy learns that a world-renowed broadcast minister's wife has gone missing. Following leads, Buddy finds a link to complex web of twisted families, con artists, corrupt public officials, violent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press, Inc. 2017
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Summary: "Steve has plans to take over his middle school, but when a nefarious villain beats him to the punch, Steve will have to consider doing the most horrific thing of them all: teaming up with good guy Vic Turry to save his school and maybe the entire town!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: "He gave up his daughter years ago, but now he'll risk his life to save hers. Alex Mercer is no stranger to kidnappings. The emotional scars still run deep from his sister's disappearance years earlier. His daughter Ariana remains safe long after her adoption, and he cherishes the few times a year he gets to see her. The joy is palpable when he takes her on their first one-on-one outing. At...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2017
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Summary: He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found--dead. For such a high-profile case, they needed Alex Cross, police psychologist, and Jezzie Flanagan, a Secret Service agent, and even they were no match for the killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Co. 1993