Fipps, Lisa
Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FIPPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: Kylie Jean's grandparents fiftieth wedding anniversary is on Valentine's Day, and the whole family is planning a surprise party--but Kylie also wants her class to spread valentine cheer to Oak Manor, the local assisted living facility.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PESFranklin, Ashley Robin
Summary: "When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history of witchcraft, strange sightings, and "devil lights"--glowing red stars that appear above the town's hills every night--she ditches her plans for spring break and takes a solo road trip to Estrella Roja to investigate for her podcast, Paranormal Texas, catchphrase:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC FRASylvester, Natalia
Summary: The first time Isabel meets her father-in-law, Omar, he's already dead--an apparition appearing uninvited on her wedding day. Her husband, Martin, still unforgiving for having been abandoned by his father years ago, confesses that he never knew the old man had died. So Omar asks Isabel for the impossible: persuade Omar's family--especially his wife, Elda--to let him redeem himself. Isabel and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2018
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC SYLBurke, James Lee.
Summary: "...Hackberry Holland makes his first appearance in this early gem...Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BURPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: Earth Day is coming, and Kylie Jean and the other second graders decide that the perfect way to celebrate is to clean up and beautify the school playground--and the whole town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PESGriffin, James J.
Summary: "Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk and his son are shot and his wife brutally attacked. All are left for dead as the attackers ride off with his stock. As he begins to recover, Blawcyzk defies his captain's direct orders and takes off on his own to find and kill every man that took part in the raid"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIAlbert, Susan Wittig.
Summary: When a local real estae shark is found shot to death one week before China Bayles is set to marry the town's police chief, she joins forces with her fiance to find the killer before they can ruin her wedding.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALBGrey, Zane
Summary: "The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the misty rain blowing in his face and the horses restlessly creaking leather, Wade thought swiftly, realizing the peril in speaking ill of men Simm Bell chose as comrades for a job...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter J. Black 1946
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREGriffin, James J.
Summary: "The Big Bend of Texas is Outlaw Heaven and Lawman Hell. This vast, desolate, but starkly beautiful territory is full of hiding places and bushwack spots for thieves and killers, where every canyon may hold death, every cactus patch could be hiding a man ready to put a bullet into a peace officer's back. Texas Ranger Luke Caldwell and his young partner, Bobby Howell, are sent into this pit of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: "Texas Ranger Lieutenant Luke Caldwell is leading a detachment of Rangers when they are ambushed by an outlaw gang. After a hard-fought battle, the Rangers defeat the gang, but at the price of several dead and wounded. Among the most severely hurt is Luke, who is sent home by the company surgeon to recuperate. Luke is nearly completely recovered when word comes that his sister's husband, Hank...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIGriffin, James J.
Summary: "A legendary lawman lies dead, cut down by a bushwhacker's bullet, and it's up to Texas Ranger Sean Kennedy to track down the killer and bring him to justice. But at every step in his search, Kennedy finds that the trail to the truth leads farther and farther into the past . . ."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIJohnstone, William W.
Summary: As a former Texas Ranger, Charlie "Catfish Charlie" Tuttle spent the good part of his life catching outlaws. Happily retired in Wolfwater, Texas, he's content just catching fish--namely Bubba, the wily old catfish who lives in the pond near Charlie's shack and keeps slipping off Charlie's hook. He also likes hanging out with his trusty tomcat Hooligan Hank and tossing back bottles of mustang...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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Summary: After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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3 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PESPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: The Summer Olympics inspires Kylie Jean Carter to take gymnastics lessons, but even better than that is making a new friend, Abby, who is deaf, and starting to learn sign language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: JBR RED PESGriffin, James J.
Summary: "When Texas Ranger Will Kirkpatrick asks the judge to show leniency to Jonas Peterson, a young outlaw who saved Will's life, the judge suspends his five year sentence and places Jonas on probation for one year in Will's custody. Although reluctant at first, Will is soon grateful for the arrangement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIMickelson, Marcia Argueta
Summary: "Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Lab 2021
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Mickelson 2021Peschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PESBell, Jay
Summary: Jason Grant doesn't have much, aside from a beat-up old guitar and knack for getting kicked out of foster homes. His latest placement is set to be just another in a long line of failures. Then he meets Caesar Hubbard, a handsome guy who lives down the hall. For the first time in his life, Jason wants to stay, which means learning to be part of a family, and not letting his feelings--or his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jay Bell Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BELCole, Jackson.
Summary: In the latest adventure in the career of Jim Hatfield, the famous Texas Ranger is pounding the danger trail in pursuit of the mysterious secret of a lost Spanish mine. An old Indian legend helps Hatfield in his perilous quest, as greed-maddened men murder and plunder in the hunt for a map of the mine's location. This classic western full of break-neck action and hard-riding thrills builds to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: LP FIC COLGreen, Tim
Summary: Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION GREJohnstone, William W.
Summary: "Sheriff McCabe knew he'd make a lot of enemies when he agreed to be a special agent for the Texas governor. But now that he's managed to keep the peace in the hopeless town of New Hope, he's hoping he can go home to Two Forks and get back to business as usual. No such luck. The corrupt marshal of East City, Micah Moran, and his murdering band of kill-crazy cutthroats are running wild, leaving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Summary: December comes to Texas and there is a catfish fishing contest at Arrowhead Lake with a special prize awaiting the winning adult/child team; Kylie's brother and father are entered as one team, and Kylie Jean convinces her grandfather to enter with her as another team--and Kylie dreams of catching Granddaddy Whiskers, a legendary blue catfish that has eluded fishermen for years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PESDailey, Janet
Summary: Rose Landro is on the run. Seeking refuge at the Rimrock Ranch, she is finally ready to claim the land her granddaddy left her and make a fresh start. But her return is rife with controversy when cattle begin disappearing - and a handsome menace named Tanner McCade starts watching Rose a little too closely. Could the new cowhand be connected to the men she's hiding from? Or is there another...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corporation 2018