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Summary: "There aren't many girls who can say they've gone into the realm of death and lived to tell the tale. But to restore her lover Zayvion's soul, Allison Beckstrom had to pay a bitter price--and things are about to get worse... It turns out the leader of the Authority, the council that decides what can--and can't--be done with magic, is being held hostage. But when the trail leads Allie and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MONMonk, Devon.
Summary: "Allison Beckstrom knows better than most that when magic's involved, nothing is free. She's had to pay its price of migraines and forgetfulness while working as a Hound, tracing illegal spells back to their casters. And even though magic has stolen her recent memory--including her history with the man she supposedly fell in love with--Allie isn't about to give up on Hounding or the city she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc/New American Library 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MONMonk, Devon.
Summary: Allie Beckstrom's lover, Zayvion Jones, is a Guardian of the Gate, imbued with both light and dark magic and responsible for ensuring that those energies don't mix. But Zayvion lies in a coma, his soul trapped in death's realm. And when Allie discovers that the only way to save Zayvion is to sacrifice her very own magical essence, she makes a decision that may have grave consequences for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc/New American Library 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MONMonk, Devon.
Summary: In this clever and compulsively readable debut, set in a magical analog of Portland, Ore., Allie Beckstrom is a Hound, able to trace a spell back to its caster. When a young boy is injured by a spell, Allie tracks it back to her estranged father, Daniel, a ruthless businessman who protests his innocence. Then someone magically disguised as Allie kills Daniel. Allie and sexy corporate operative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MONBurke, Alafair
Summary: "She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is. Fourteen years ago, she was found in a small New Jersey town thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Doctors assumed her amnesia was a temporary side effect of her injuries, but she never regained her memory. Hope eventually started a new life with a new name in a new town that welcomed her, yet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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3 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BURCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BURCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BURCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M BURBurke, Alafair
Summary: A Manhattan defense lawyer searches for her missing best friend, a person who never recovered from amnesia after an accident, with the help of a homicide detective who thinks the disappearance might be related to a cold case.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Hope Miller suffers from amnesia and seeks a fresh beginning. When her best friend Lindsay Kelly discovers Hope has vanished, the only lead is a drop of blood that connects to a notorious murderer out of Kansas. With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC BUROwen, Howard
Summary: When a twin-engine Beechcraft crashes into one of Richmond's watering holes and turns happy hour into Hell, theories run rampant. Was it terrorists who, for some reason, decided to vent their spleens on unsuspecting Richmond? Was it a statement by homegrown killers less-than-thrilled that the city still, in the 21st century, chooses to honor Confederate leaders on its most prominent avenue? ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Permanent Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OWELook, Lenore
Summary: Fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho goes on a trip to China with his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED LOOCabot, Meg.
Summary: Fourth-grader Allie establishes a new set of rules after she is forced to pair up with ex-best friend Mary Kay on a class trip to a historic one-room schoolhouse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2010
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Summary: Ellie McDoodle is excited about starting a school newspaper and serving as editor, so when her friends and family convince her to run for class president--against her new crush, Jake--she is disappointed to have to give up the job temporarily, but is sooncaught up in making posters and speeches and getting to know Jake better.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BARCard, Orson Scott.
Summary: Using the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled North America, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate world where magic works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies. Charms and beseechings, hexes and potions, all have a place in the lives of the people of this world. Dowsers find water, the second sight warns of dangers to come, and a torch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: SF CardBall, Nate
Summary: "Ever since Amp crash-landed his spaceship through Zack McGee's window, Zack's life has gone in some unexpected directions. But when everything goes wrong on the McGee family camping trip, Zack's going to need Amp's alien scouting skills to navigate the great outdoors and find their way back to civilization!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC BALMarciano, Johnny
Summary: While his evil pet cat Klawde, an exiled emperor from across the universe, faces a treasonous plot to overthrow him, Raj has to survive an even more perilous group: the students and parents of the Elba Middle School newspaper club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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Summary: " Polar bears and arctic foxes team up for a hunt in this photo-filled nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One powerful polar bear + one sly arctic fox = a dream team! Discover how two vastly different animal species team up to find food. With super-smell and tremendous strength, polar bears are the Arctic's deadliest hunters. So much so, these big-time beasts often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.776 PETPeters, Stephanie True
Summary: " Ravens and wolves team up for a hunt in this action-packed nonfiction book for young research writers and wildlife fans. One watchful raven + one ravenous wolf = a dangerous duo! In this book, discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With bird's-eye views, ravens easily spot prey from afar, but these high-flying scavengers need help catching it. Cue the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023
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Summary: "The Cherry Valley Voice is ready to unveil its first online edition. But a power surge causes the newsroom computer to lose all the stories. Mr. Trigg asks Sam and Michael to retrieve their backup files for use. There's only one problem. No one has made backup files of their work!''--by Rachel Wise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2013
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WISKoster, Gloria
Summary: "Coyotes and badgers team up to hunt prey in this photo-filled nonfiction resource for young wildlife enthusiasts. One cunning coyote + one burrowing badger = a tremendous twosome! Discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With sharp senses and speed, coyotes are skilled hunters on their own - except when their prey hides underground. Cue the badgers! These...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.76 KOSKoster, Gloria
Summary: "One super-fast grouper + one slender eel = a dynamic duo! Discover how two vastly different animal species team up for a successful hunt. With lightning-quick speed and razor-sharp teeth, groupers are skillful hunters of the sea - except when their prey hides in the tiny cracks of coral. Cue the moray eels! These slender and squiggly fish flush out prey from the hidey-holes. And when they do,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597 KOSSherratt, Mel.
Summary: A man's body is found on a canal towpath. In his pocket, a magnetic letter in the shape of an E. Days later, a second victim is found, this time with the letter V tucked into her clothing. As the body count rises, the eerie, childlike clues point to a pattern that sends DS Allie Shenton and her colleagues into full alert. The race is on. Allie and the team must work quickly to determine where...
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC SHEMcDermid, Val
Summary: "A riveting thrill ride of a novel from a captivating new series, 1989 confirms internationally bestselling author Val McDermid as one of crime fiction's true masters. It's 1989 and journalist Allie Burns is growing up. Older and maybe wiser than the hustling young hack we met in 1979, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MCD2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCD
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCDSherratt, Mel.
Summary: When one of the notorious Johnson brothers is murdered and a bag of money goes missing, a deadly game of cat and mouse is set in motion. DS Allie Shenton and her team are called in to catch the killer, but the suspects are double-crossing each other and Allie has little time to untangle the web of lies. As she delves deeper into the case, things take a personal turn when Allie realises she is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SHEBarshaw, Ruth McNally.
Summary: When her teacher assigns a report about animals and all the popular animals get snatched up, Ellie McDoodle is stumped for a topic. Then a neighbor asks Ellie to pet-sit her African gray parrot and it seems her problem is solved. But when the parrot flies the coop-literally-Ellie has an even bigger problem. With help from a librarian, a zookeeper, and Ellie's own pet-obsessed family, the bird...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BARSymes-Smith, Esme
Summary: Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road 2022