Pennypacker, Sara
Summary: Ware can't wait to spend summer 'off in his own world,' dreaming of knights in the Middle Ages and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure meaningful social interaction and whatever activities so-called 'normal' kids do. On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PENJewell, Lisa
Summary: "Owen Pick's life is falling apart. In his thirties, a virgin, and living in his aunt's spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a geography teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct, which he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel-involuntary celibate-forums, where he meets the charismatic,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC JEWWaxman, Abbi
Summary: "Nina Hill's life may not seem like much, but for a person battling anxiety, it's more than enough. She enjoys her job at a bookstore and her small circle of friends. Until a visit from a lawyer changes everything ... The father that Nina never knew existed has died, leaving behind an enormous extended family. Nina now has innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, and cousins all living...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WAXMans McKenny, Rachel
Summary: A Man Called Ove meets The Rosie Project in this heartwarming tale about a grumpy introvert and her data-driven approach to people and relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MANWodicka, Tod
Summary: A powerful, poignant and bighearted novel, from the acclaimed author of All Shall Be Well; and All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well--the story of an unlikely friendship between a middle-aged loner and a grieving college student. HowieJeffries -- avid fisherman, longtime GE wastewater plant worker, social recluse -- lives in isolation, out on rural Rt. 29 in Glen Falls, NY....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WODPennypacker, Sara
Summary: Immersing himself in a fantasy world of knights and chivalry, introverted Ware is sent to a summer camp designed around social interactions and begins building a castle-like private space while clashing with a fellow misfit.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PENRoat, Sharon Huss
Summary: Introverted high school student, Vicky Decker, invents a social life on social media.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ROAJenoff, Pam
Summary: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2021