McCahan, Erin
Summary: "The summer after senior year of high school, Briggs Henry works as a personal assistant to an eccentric elderly woman in a house on the shores of Lake Michigan, and finds himself distracted by the mysterious girl next door"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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Summary: A young girl learns how the birthday card she makes for her father will get to him as he works on a freighter carrying coal on Lake Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2000
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERDarke, J. A.
Summary: Darius, Alec, Jasmine, and Sammi (the Wilderness Warriors) are on a late season camping trip to Pine Island in Lake Michigan, with Sammi's father, Mr. Horton, as their guide; but soon they find themselves followed by something that seems to be almost human, and their base camp is torn up--then one morning they wake up to find Mr. Horton missing, and suddenly the kids are in a fight for survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DARStark-Nemon, Barbara
Summary: Abbie Rose Stone's acquired wisdom runs deep, and so do her scars. She has successfully navigated the shoals of a long marriage, infertility, challenging children, and a career. Now it's her turn to realize her dream: producing hard apple cider along the northern shores of Lake Michigan that she loves. She manages to resist new versions of the old pull of family dynamics that threaten to derail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press, a division of SparkPoint Sudio, LLC. 2018
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: P STAHough, R. Anton.
Summary: A graduate student is found mortally injured on the research ship Halcyon, and Paul Tyson is indicted for attempted murder, having earlier threatened his fellow student for plagiarizing his data.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Infinity Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOUGreeley, Andrew M.
Summary: A woman born, like her mother, with visions of a mysterious shipwreck, becomes a famous singer and attempts to unravel the mystery of her life, despite attacks from a vicious media and the Balkan mafia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREHarrison, Jim
Summary: This collection of novellas is Jim Harrison at his most memorable--a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In The Land of Unlikeness, sixty-year-old art history academic Clive--a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years--reluctantly returns to his family's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HARShipman, Viola
Summary: "Adie Lou Kruger's ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming, ramshackle summer home--complete with its own set of rules for relaxing--that she's inherited on Lake Michigan. But despite the fact she's facing a broken marriage and empty nest, and middle age is looming in the distance, memories of happy childhoods on the beach give her reason...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graydon House 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SHICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SHIZacharias, Lee
Summary: "It was a huge and powerful ship with a tall, handsome pilothouse and big smoking stacks, no place for a girl, though I loved it, I cannot tell you how much I loved it." In her eighty-fifth year, Fern Halvorson tells the story of a childhood journey across Lake Michigan and the secret she has kept since that ill-fated voyage. As his wife lies dying in the brutally cold winter of 1936, Henrik...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Wisconsin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Zacharias 2018Lovell, Susan B.
Summary: "Nestled in the safe haven of The Sandpiper, a white-shingled cottage perched above the endless blue of Lake Michigan, Nina Judd has always been the guardian angel of the three Cameron women. Ellie Cameron, widowed mother. Kate, her perfect older daughter. Jamie, the screw-up. Kate and Jamie are sisters bound in loyalty by a secret oath--two bright young women full of life and promise until...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KRisSCroSS Press 2013
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Summary: During a family vacation at Lake Michigan, nine-year-old cousins Willow and Delia, desperate to avoid being flower girls in their aunt's wedding, try to demonstrate that they would do better as chefs for the reception.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Hyperion Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HANWinters, Donna.
Summary: Widowed at age twenty, Lily Atwood Haynes finds her husband's best friend Captain Hoyt Curtiss is ready to step in to offer assistance, but she can only guess at the dark past that chokes his speech.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bigwater Pub. 1990
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WINWarner, Gene L.
Summary: Leland is a tale about ordinary people living amidst the extraordinary beauty of the storied National Lakeshore; about the not-so-good side of good people, and the good side of the not-so-good; about the young and the old, and how they become enmeshed in circumstances that conspire to destroy the beauty in their lives and the character of their personal histories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Instruments/BoysMind Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WARAlbom, Mitch
Summary: The story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP Fiction Albom 2013Foster, Tracy,.
Summary: Through postcards, fun facts, and kid-friendly challenges, Benson shares seasonal family adventures in Michigan. Whether you are dog sledding in the winter, sailing a Great Lake in the summer, or horseback riding in the fall, Michigan is a great place to explore all year long! Join Benson as he showcases destinations and adventures that can only be experienced in the Great Lakes State!.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britton & Case Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOSFoster, Tracy
Summary: Through postcards, fun facts, and kid-friendly challenges, Benson shares family adventures that are uniquely Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britton & Case Press 0000
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOSGamble, Terry.
Summary: Returning to her family summer home near Lake Michigan after an eleven-year absence, Maddie Addison struggles to reconnect with people she has long avoided, including a mother whose life was compromised by her husband's rigid mores.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAMHarbach, Chad.
Summary: A baseball star at a small college near Lake Michigan launches a routine throw that goes disastrously off course and inadvertently changes the lives of five people, including the college president, a gay teammate, and the president's daughter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HARHarbach, Chad.
Summary: "At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big-league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended."--from publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HARDavies, Deb
Summary: Darkness and mystery follow four friends to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, threatening them at every turn...Laurel and Arnie are delighted when their friends Claire and Charles join them for a visit at their summer home. Tucked away on beautiful Manistique Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it's the perfect place for everyone to relax and enjoy all the state has to offer. Their vacation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BHC Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAVRichards, Sonja.
Summary: The comet kid is a wonderful tale about the joys of fishing with our families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olde Towne Publishing 2007
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: P-J BASKET RicLambert, Jerry
Summary: Mickey McPherson has found her own slice of heaven on earth along the sandy shores of Lake Michigan. Sporting adventure, big boats, beach parties and spectacular sunsets make for a fun-filled summer. Mickey's background includes a strong Christian family and education while her new friends are adrenaline junkies looking for a good time. Temptations abound, will Mickey's beliefs be challenged or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Mac Publishers 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAMFawcett, Kathy
Summary: As the innkeeper of rustic Kerby Lodge on the shores of Lake Michigan, Kay Kerby knows what to do with mice, raccoons, and even a wayward bear cub. But teenage girls are a whole new species of wildlife. When her two nieces are sent to the lodge for a long summer visit, Kay has to find her footing quickly, no matter how jet-lagged she is from her honeymoon in Europe. Her first lesson is where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kathy Fawcett 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FAWFawcett, Kathy
Summary: Kay and Daniel are both fixer-uppers. Now they're snowed in together over the holidays. Can they thaw their frosty relationship? A rambling vintage tourist lodge nestled in a sunny bay on Lake Michigan is the only home wise-cracking Kay Kerby has ever known. She loves Kerby Lodge. But running it? Not so much. As far as Kay is concerned, the best season begins when the last lodger packs up their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kathy Fawcett 0000