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Morning star

Brown, Pierce, 1988-


Darrow emerges from years of hiding among the Golds and declares an open revolution against the overlords who oppress his people and caused the loss of his wife.
Date Published:2016

Champion (Legend Book 3)

Lu, Marie, 1984-


June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic -- and each other -- and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague is outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities.
Date Published:2014

Prodigy (Legend Book 2)

Lu, Marie, 1984-


Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, Ã2013. Includes an excerpt of the author's book, Champion. June and Day make their way to Las Vegas where they join the rebel Patriot group and become involved in an assassination plot against the Elector in hopes of saving the Republic.
Date Published:2014

You should see me in a crown

Johnson, Leah (Young adult author),


Includes excerpt from Rise to the sun by Leah Johnson. Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is Black and rather poor, especially since her mother died; instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through she is forced to turn to her school's scholarship for prom king and queen, which plunges her into the gauntlet of social media which she hates and leads her to discoveries about her own identity and the value of true friendships.
Date Published:2021

Includes excerpt from Rise to the sun by Leah Johnson. Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is Black and rather poor, especially since her mother died; instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through she is forced to turn to her school's scholarship for prom king and queen, which plunges her into the gauntlet of social media which she hates and leads her to discoveries about her own identity and the value of true friendships.

Date Published:2021

Triple fault (Canterwood Crest 4)

Burkhart, Jessica.


Heather pretends to date Jacob just to mess with Sasha, a new girl is so competitive that she makes Heather look tame, and a former BFF has a new hobby: stealing boyfriends.
Date Published:2009

Trail of lightning

Roanhorse, Rebecca,



Date Published:2018

Desert Slam

Barwin, Steven


On her first day of vacation in Palm Springs, Maya gets into a fender bender. The driver of the other car suggests they keep things simple and not involve the police or insurance companies. That seems odd to Maya, especially since the passenger of the other vehicle is visibly pregnant. Later, when Maya and her new friend Ruby spot the woman from the crash working in a store, and clearly not pregnant, they start to suspect the whole thing was a setup. Now they have to figure out a way to prove it.
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On her first day of vacation in Palm Springs, Maya gets into a fender bender. The driver of the other car suggests they keep things simple and not involve the police or insurance companies. That seems odd to Maya, especially since the passenger of the other vehicle is visibly pregnant. Later, when Maya and her new friend Ruby spot the woman from the crash working in a store, and clearly not pregnant, they start to suspect the whole thing was a setup. Now they have to figure out a way to prove it.

Date Published:

The shallows : what the Internet is doing to our brains

Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-



Date Published:2020

A rose for her grave : and other true cases

Rule, Ann,


A rose for her grave -- Campbell's revenge -- The hit person: equal opportunity murder -- The runaway -- The rehabilitation of a monster -- Molly's murder. Includes the cases of convicted murderers Randy Roth, Charles Rodman Campbell, Cynthia Marler, Ken Burke, and Richard Marquette.
Date Published:2022

Grave message (Level 1.9)

Payne, Mary Jennifer,


Ultra-readable page turner. -- Back cover. "In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Jaylin is surprised when she gets a text message from a friend who died a year ago."-- Jaylin receives a text from her friend, Fatima-- who died a year ago in an accident. She thinks someone is playing a prank on her, but the texts become more detailed about things only they knew. When Fatima shares one last secret, and asks Jaylin to set the record straight about her death, is Jaylin strong enough to relive losing her best friend? -- adapted from back cover
Date Published:2022

Ultra-readable page turner. -- Back cover. "In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Jaylin is surprised when she gets a text message from a friend who died a year ago."-- Jaylin receives a text from her friend, Fatima-- who died a year ago in an accident. She thinks someone is playing a prank on her, but the texts become more detailed about things only they knew. When Fatima shares one last secret, and asks Jaylin to set the record straight about her death, is Jaylin strong enough to relive losing her best friend? -- adapted from back cover

Date Published:2022

Miss Dior : a wartime story of courage and couture

Picardie, Justine,


Originally published: 2021. This is the story of a ghost who walked into my life on a sunlit morning and would not let go of me. She is a woman of courage, a devoted sister, a constant gardener, and a resistance heroine who lived life on her own terms. Her name is Catherine Dior. 'Miss Dior' paints a portrait of the enigmatic woman behind the designer Christian Dior: his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity.
Date Published:2022

Originally published: 2021. This is the story of a ghost who walked into my life on a sunlit morning and would not let go of me. She is a woman of courage, a devoted sister, a constant gardener, and a resistance heroine who lived life on her own terms. Her name is Catherine Dior. 'Miss Dior' paints a portrait of the enigmatic woman behind the designer Christian Dior: his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity.

Date Published:2022

Survival instincts : a novel

Waite, Jen,


"By the bestselling author of A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, a haunting thriller about a mother and daughter who need to draw strength from each other when they find themselves trapped in a cabin with a man who wants to either control them--or kill them"--
Date Published:2020

OLIVER : the true story of a stolen dog and the humans he brought together.

CARINO, STEVEN J. TRESNIOWSKI, ALEX.


The remarkable, life-changing true story of a lonely man, his lost dog, and the astonishing array of strangers who brought them back together.
Date Published:2020

Going solo

Dahl, Roald.


As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
Date Published:2008

Catch a star : shining through adversity to become a champion /

Catchings, Tamika,


Silence. Play ; Different ; Lost ; Pressure -- Noise. Split ; Texas ; Chosen ; Tennessee -- Music. Perfect ; Champions ; God -- Voices. Fever ; Building ; Relationships -- Harmony. Winning ; Life ; Transition ; Looking Back, Looking Forward. WNBA, Olympic and NCAA star Tamika Catchings describes how she overcame a profound hearing loss and her parents' divorce to become an all-star college player, Olympic champion, and a professional basketball player and recounts some of the highlights of her career. --Publisher's description.
Date Published:2017

Silence. Play ; Different ; Lost ; Pressure -- Noise. Split ; Texas ; Chosen ; Tennessee -- Music. Perfect ; Champions ; God -- Voices. Fever ; Building ; Relationships -- Harmony. Winning ; Life ; Transition ; Looking Back, Looking Forward. WNBA, Olympic and NCAA star Tamika Catchings describes how she overcame a profound hearing loss and her parents' divorce to become an all-star college player, Olympic champion, and a professional basketball player and recounts some of the highlights of her career. --Publisher's description.

Date Published:2017

The strangers

Vermette, Katherena, 1977-


"Cedar has nearly forgotten what her family looks like. Phoenix has nearly forgotten what freedom feels like. And Elsie has nearly given up hope. Nearly. As Cedar floats between foster homes, and eventually goes to live with her estranged father, she grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and sister, Phoenix. From a youth detention centre, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she'll never get to raise, and finds herself trying to--or wondering if she even should--forgive herself for all the harm she's caused. Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is buoyed by the very idea of being reunited with her daughters and strives to be someone they can depend on, unlike her own distant mother, Margaret. These are the Strangers, each of them haunted in their own way by the death of Elsie's youngest daughter, Sparrow, a sweet, boisterous 8-year-old who died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving the family reeling from the weight of her loss. Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that dares them to succeed, but expects them to fail. Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, and a severe ignorance that surrounds them and confines their every move, they urge each other to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they will ever emerge on the other side"--
Date Published:2022

"Cedar has nearly forgotten what her family looks like. Phoenix has nearly forgotten what freedom feels like. And Elsie has nearly given up hope. Nearly. As Cedar floats between foster homes, and eventually goes to live with her estranged father, she grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and sister, Phoenix. From a youth detention centre, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she'll never get to raise, and finds herself trying to--or wondering if she even should--forgive herself for all the harm she's caused. Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is buoyed by the very idea of being reunited with her daughters and strives to be someone they can depend on, unlike her own distant mother, Margaret. These are the Strangers, each of them haunted in their own way by the death of Elsie's youngest daughter, Sparrow, a sweet, boisterous 8-year-old who died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving the family reeling from the weight of her loss. Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that dares them to succeed, but expects them to fail. Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, and a severe ignorance that surrounds them and confines their every move, they urge each other to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they will ever emerge on the other side"--

Date Published:2022

Elatsoe

Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-


"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. "Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day. Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect façade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family." --
Date Published:2023

"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. "Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day. Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect façade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family." --

Date Published:2023

Hopeless in Hope

John-Kehewin, Wanda, 1971-


"In this young adult novel, fourteen-year-old Eva Brown is coping with difficulties at home and at school, most significantly her mother's alcoholism. When Eva's nohkum (grandmother) is hospitalized, her mother struggles to care for Eva and her younger brother. After Eva's brother wanders away, he is sent to live with a foster family and Eva finds herself in a group home. Furious at her mother's weakness, Eva struggles to adjust to the group home--and reuniting with her family seems less and less likely. During a visit to the hospital, Nohkum gives Eva Shirley's diary. Can Eva find forgiveness for her mother in its pages? Heartbreaking and humorous, Hopeless in Hope is a compelling story of family and forgiveness."--
Date Published:2023

"In this young adult novel, fourteen-year-old Eva Brown is coping with difficulties at home and at school, most significantly her mother's alcoholism. When Eva's nohkum (grandmother) is hospitalized, her mother struggles to care for Eva and her younger brother. After Eva's brother wanders away, he is sent to live with a foster family and Eva finds herself in a group home. Furious at her mother's weakness, Eva struggles to adjust to the group home--and reuniting with her family seems less and less likely. During a visit to the hospital, Nohkum gives Eva Shirley's diary. Can Eva find forgiveness for her mother in its pages? Heartbreaking and humorous, Hopeless in Hope is a compelling story of family and forgiveness."--

Date Published:2023

Communication through the ages : from speech to smartphones /

Woods, Mary B. (Mary Boyle), 1946-


"As ancient civilizations formed, people developed spoken and written languages and tools such as paper, the printing press, and more to communicate and disperse information. Discover how early societies created and innovated communication technology"--
Date Published:2024

Not your typical book about the environment

Kelsey, Elin.


Includes index. How your clothing is changing to suit a cleaner world -- Finding ways to feed ourselves...without starving our planet -- How new gadgets both help and hurt the earth -- From the steps you take to the waste you make...you are energy. Written to allay children's fears about the environment, this book shows how smart technologies, innovative ideas, and a growing commitment to alternative lifestyles are exploding around the world, creating a future that will be brighter than we sometimes might think. Includes profiles of unexpected personalities.
Date Published:2010

Includes index. How your clothing is changing to suit a cleaner world -- Finding ways to feed ourselves...without starving our planet -- How new gadgets both help and hurt the earth -- From the steps you take to the waste you make...you are energy. Written to allay children's fears about the environment, this book shows how smart technologies, innovative ideas, and a growing commitment to alternative lifestyles are exploding around the world, creating a future that will be brighter than we sometimes might think. Includes profiles of unexpected personalities.

Date Published:2010