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2) Whereabouts
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies--her first in nearly a decade. Exuberance and dread, attachment and estrangement: in this novel, Jhumpa Lahiri stretches her themes to the limit. The woman at the center wavers between stasis and movement, between the need to belong and the refusal to form lasting ties. The city she calls home, an engaging backdrop to her days, acts as a confidant:...
Author
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
412 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"LIFE LAST SEEN. When you've already died, there should be nothing left to fear... When Adam Ramsdell pulls Elle's half-frozen body from the surf on a lonely California beach, she has no memory of what her full name is and how she got those bruises ringing her throat. GIRL LAST SEEN. Elle finds refuge in Adam's home on the edge of Gothic, a remote village located between the steep lonely mountains and the raging Pacific Ocean. As flashes of her memory...
5) The kingdom
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
549 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A mechanic from a rural mountain village finds the limits of his family loyalties tested when his entrepreneur brother announces plans to revitalize the community through a hotel project that becomes increasingly overshadowed by greed and dangerous secrets.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At the age of twenty-four, postmistress Grace Cristler has all but given up hope of finding a husband among the narrowing group of eligible men in her town of Fairland, Kansas. But when her uncle decides to retire from the pulpit, Grace is responsible for corresponding with the new preacher set to take his place. She can't deny the affection growing in her heart for Reverend Rufus Dille--a man she deeply admires, but has only met through his letters....
Author
Series
Charlie Parker volume 10
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Investigating sinister threats against a man hiding a criminal past, detective Charlie Parker stumbles into a web of corruption and deceit involving the FBI, a doomed mobster, and a missing teenage girl.
10) Down river
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Five years after fleeing to New York in the wake of a murder acquittal, Adam Chase returns to North Carolina, only to find himself trapped in the middle of a new case of murder as the people around him begin to die and he becomes the prime suspect in the crimes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for the goddess Parvati, who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana's comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Hoping to earn money for band camp tuition, twelve-year-old Enly Wu Lewis starts busking, but his mission quickly turns into a series of misadventures that change how he sees his family, his dreams, and himself.
14) My hometown
Author
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
With the help of a magical newspaper, a boy explores the history of his small American town, from the 1860s to the present, in this almost wordless picture book.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
(unpaged) : color illustrations ; 36 cm
Language
English
Description
From Hong Kong to Reykjavk, Ulaanbaatar to New York City, enjoy a lush and unexpected journey around the world to discover what makes each place unique. Sleepy sloths, colorful cows, staggering skylines, terrible traffic--countless surprises await! All you need is a good guide and a little curiosity . . . so, what are you waiting for? Let's go!
16) Encanto
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Madrigals live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal, every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional...
17) My city speaks
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young girl explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. Her city speaks to her in so many ways: "sometimes it echoes," and "sometimes it trills." It "buzzes and tweets and flocks." It's both "busy" and "relaxed," and "smelly" and "sweet." In the end, we discover that the city doesn't just speak to this inquisitive young girl - it also listens ... Author Darren Lebeuf, an award-winning photographer, uses spare text and a...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
x, 418 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Collecting trash and recycling, processing it, and carrying it to its final destination are some of the most important challenges cities face. Providing Waste Solutions for a City examines each step in these processes, including innovative ways in which cities are making their waste systems more environmentally friendly.
20) Forgotten cities
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English