Zusak, Markus
Summary: Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006
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Summary: Upon their father's return, the five Dunbar boys, who have raised themselves since their mother's death, begin to learn family secrets, including that of fourth brother Clay, who will build a bridge for complex reasons, including his own redemption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC ZUSMarkel, Michelle
Summary: After finding a hamster that has been left behind in his taxi, a lonely immigrant cab driver celebrates Hanukkah with the little creature, while waiting to learn if the owner will return.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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Summary: Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MARHarwood-Jones, Markus
Summary: "Having the courage to love beyond established lines. Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer performance camp to address concerns of her parents and teachers over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and Sydney. The problem is that the pair can't seem to stand each other, and Jassie realizes she's got romantic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HARMills, Magnus.
Summary: In his terse new tour de force of a tale, Mills gives history a shake, and you'll never guess what the fallout is. Set at the dawn of the great age of exploration, the era of Shackleton and Perry and Scott, the book presents the adventures of two intrepid teams, both vying to reach the AFP, or Agreed Furthest Point-a worthy, even ennobling cause. The competition is friendly but conditions are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2005
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Summary: When sloth and alcohol lead to a horribly botched job, two fence builders named Tam and Richie flee their native Scotland to England, where all hell quickly breaks loose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILGarmus, Bonnie
Summary: "Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 0000
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Summary: The first in a breathless YA series set in 1910 Chicago, The Davenports offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked, while delivering a totally escapist, swoon-worthy read The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: "Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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Summary: "Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with--of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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Harwood-Jones, Markus
Summary: "On the surface, Romeo has it all: success on the basketball court, a group of good friends, the companionship of the beautiful Rosie. Deep down, he knows something is wrong: All he feels for Rosie is friendship, and all he feels for his friends' intolerance is guilt. Everything changes when he meets the openly gay Julian at a party and finds himself sharing a kiss with him. In spite of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2018
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Summary: "The tale of a man who lives in a house made of tin, set in a remote corner of the world where the wind howls and the sand blows. It is a bleak landscape but, the man assures us, he is content enough."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 2001
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Summary: "Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: Even in a world of skeptics, a parent's belief is unbreakable. Set in a magical imagining of Scotland's Loch Ness, I Believe in You is an ode to a loving adult's unconditional acceptance of their young one. Featuring appearances from unbelievably fun paranormal characters including a unicorn, grey alien, Sasquatch, and ghost, this is a heartwarming celebration of the unwaving bond--and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazy Dell Press 2020
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BARMills, Magnus.
Summary: "The whole concept is so simple yet so perfect; men drive to and from strategically placed warehouses in Univans, identical and very serviceable vehicles, transporting replacement parts for Univans."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILMarko, Cyndi
Summary: On an island crawling with crime, everyone's a suspect. Luckily, its resident sloth can solve crimes in her sleep (and often does!). Meet Paz, the world's first sloth sleuth. She may be slow . . . but she's always one step ahead of the bad guys.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2022
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Summary: Young Marcus Stroman is determined to make it to the highest playing level he can, despite every coach telling him he's not tall enough to become a "real" pitcher. He'll show them, with some struggling and a whole lot of learning. It's easy to forget that for every professional sports player there was a kid just learning that sport, dealing with nerves during try-outs, dropping the ball when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC STRMarkle, Sandra.
Summary: Follows a year in the life of a young male beaver as he swims, plays, helps his family build and repair their dam and lodge, and learns how to flap his tail to ward off predators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599 MARParks, Brad
Summary: "When he hears residents of a Newark neighborhood are getting sick--and even dying--from a strange disease, investigative reporter Carter Ross dives into the story--so deep he comes down with the illness himself. With even more motivation to track down the source of the disease, Carter soon hits upon a nearby construction site. But when the project's developer is found dead, and his mob ties...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2014
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Summary: Ben Braver is sent to a secret school where kids with super abilities learn to control their powers, even though he does not have any super abilities and no one has ever thought he could be special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC EMEPfister, Marcus
Summary: The Rainbow Fish, with his shimmering scales, is the most beautiful fish in the ocean. But he is proud and vain and none of the other fish want to be his friend -- until he learns to give away some of his most prized possessions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PFIBrotherton, Marcus
Summary: "Inspired by a true story, three best friends from Mobile, Alabama are captured in the Philippines during WWII--they vow to return home together. They struggle to survive against impossible odds in an ordeal that becomes known as the Bataan Death March"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction BrothertonParks, Brad
Summary: Award-winning author Brad Parks delivers "a perfect piece of entertainment" (Steve Berry), a deliciously tense novel of thrills, twists, and deceit that will keep readers riveted. Struggling stage actor Tommy Jump knows he has to stop chasing applause and start chasing greenbacks. But then he's offered the role of a lifetime: $150,000 for a six-month acting gig. With a newly pregnant fiancée...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019