Hornbacher, Marya
Summary: In the aftermath of her husband's devastating suicide, Claire Schiller moves with their two young children into the home of her in-laws during an oppressive Minnesota winter and shares unexpected moments of comfort, healing, and humor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORStojic, Manya.
Summary: As snow approaches and begins to fall, Moose, Bear, Fox, and other forest creatures prepare for winter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STOMcLaren, Kaya.
Summary: Three people in the ski town of Sparkle, Colorado, search for hope and love after painful losses, including a woman who discovered her husband's infidelity after a miscarriage, a woman whose best romantic prospect is a ski bum best friend, and a girl who longs for messages from her cancer victim mother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCLSteinberg, Laya.
Summary: Thesaurus Rex's misadventurous day is described in a variety of synonyms.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STELunde, Maja
Summary: From the author of the number-one international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LUNIbrahim, Maiya
Summary: The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat. In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC IBRMayr, Diane.
Summary: Littlebat loves to listen to the stories being told below the attic where he sleeps, but he has to wait until just the right time to get close enough to hear them better.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman and Company 2001
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE MAYMcLaren, Kaya
Summary: "As a young girl, Willow's mother left their home in Washington State in a literal blaze of glory: she set the mattress of her cheating husband on fire in her driveway, roasting marshmallow peeps and hot dogs before the fire department arrived. And with that, she and her daughter set off to New Mexico, to a new life, to a world of arroyos and canyons bordering an Apache reservation. Willow was...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: P MCLStojic, Manya.
Summary: The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STOWojciechowska, Maia
Summary: Manolo Olivar has to make a decision: to follow in his famous father's shadow and become a bullfighter, or to follow his heart and become a doctor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WOJWisniewski, Gaya
Summary: A little girl becomes friends with a bison. Each winter they meet, sit by the fire, and share stories, or just enjoy the silence. Their bond deepens as they grow older and the years pass. What happens when one winter her bison doesn't return?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WISCuevas, Mayra
Summary: Neither Malena nor Ruby expected to be leaders of their high school's dress code rebellion. Meanwhile, the girls have to face their own insecurities and biases, as well as the ups and downs of their newfound friendship.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CUECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CUEDole, Mayra
Summary: When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-American community plan a surprise block party.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 468 DOLMays, Daniel
Summary: After killing an unarmed man, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, leader of a counter-terrorism unit, is transferred to an anti-corruption unit.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rlj Entertainment 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LINWilliams, Maiya.
Summary: Moving to Hollywood with his academic parents, eleven-year-old Mitch feels like an outsider in his school where everyone has connections to the powerful and famous in the entertainment industry, until he is cast in a soda commercial that launches a popular catchphrase.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILIbrahim, Maiya
Summary: When she learns that her brother is spreading the nation's secret spice magic to outsiders, sixteen-year-old Shield warrior Imani sets out on a dangerous mission to find him, discovering secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes--and in her own heart.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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2 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC IBRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC IBRMoraine, Sunny
Summary: In a post-apocalyptic world where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage, Riley, when a new neighbor moves in down the road, throws caution to the wind in her desperate need for human contact, and as they grow closer, she can no longer fight her deepest desires.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC MORAngelou, Maya.
Summary: "More than 200 of Dr. Angelou's most pivotal quotes organized in themed sections--from sage advice and beautiful stanzas to humorous quips and pointed observations--drawn from each of her published works and from her social media posts. Also featured are special words of wisdom she shared with her family, handpicked by her son, Guy Johnson"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 818 ANGBanks, Maya
Summary: "Raised in a strict religious cult since she was a young girl, Jenna has no connection to the outside world beyond vague flashes of memory that seem to be from another life. Memories she clings to when the cult leaders discover her extraordinary ability to heal--and punish her. Years held captive and forced to do the cult's bidding have turned Jenna into a meek, timid woman…or so they...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BANBanks, Maya.
Summary: Jace, Ash, and Gabe, three powerful friends, share everything--even women, but when they meet Bethany, Jace is determined to be the only man in her life, even if it means jeopardizing his lifelong friendships.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANBanks, Maya.
Summary: They say young love doesn't last, but a girl from the wrong side of the tracks with unique abilities and the hometown golden boy were determined to defy the odds. For Zack Covington, AnnaGrace--his "Gracie"--was the one. Until one night forever alters the course of their future, when a devastated Gracie disappears without a trace, leaving Zack to agonize over what happened to the girl he loved....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BANBanks, Maya.
Summary: Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about. His childhood sweetheart, Ren. He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them--or the pain he brought upon her... Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. She's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANBanks, Maya.
Summary: "For five years, Serena has run Fantasy Incorporated and has devoted her time to fulfilling her clients' fantasies--never her own. Until now . . ."--P. [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BANErskine, Maya
Summary: Long-time friends Alice and Ben agree to be each other's date for the endless parade of their friends' weddings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019