Carter, Caela
Summary: Flora and her brother, Julian, don't believe they were born. They've lived in so many foster homes, they can't remember where they came from. And even now that they've been adopted, Flora still struggles to believe in forever. So along with their new mother, Flora and Julian begin a journey to go back and discover their past -- for only then can they really begin to build their future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FICTION CARSheth, Kashmira.
Summary: Left in the care of his older sister, a boy begs her to read his favorite book but she is too absorbed in her own reading even to notice when a tiger comes to life in the steam from his soup.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SHETahir, Sabaa
Summary: Laia and Elias fight their way north to liberate Laia's brother from the horrors of Kauf Prison, a mission that is complicated by hunting Empire soldiers, the manipulations of the Commandant, and lingering ghosts from their pasts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fantasy Tahir 2016Tahir, Sabaa
Summary: Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TAHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fantasy Tahir 2020Peyton Smith, Sasha
Summary: Whisked away to Haxahaven Academy for Witches in 1911, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell soon finds herself torn between aligning herself with Haxahaven's foes, the Sons of St. Druon, to solve her brother's murder or saving Manhattan and her fellow witches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PEYLa Sala, Ryan
Summary: "Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PUSH 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LA SCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC LASSpratt, R. A.
Summary: When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children but a lot about chocolate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SPRSpratt, R. A.
Summary: When Mr. Green announces his diabolical plan to remarry, his children are horrified at the thought of losing their beloved Nanny Piggins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SPRBiren, Sara L.
Summary: When Trixie dies, her brother and her best friend, who are falling in love, struggle with grief and guilt which threatens their fledgling romance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2017