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The discomfort of evening : a novel / by Rijneveld, Marieke Lucas,author.;
"Ten-year-old Jas lives with her strictly religious parents and her siblings on a dairy farm where waste and frivolity are akin to sin. Despite the dreary routine of their days, Jas has a unique way of experiencing her world: her face soft like cheese under her mother's hands; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating toads in the village; the sound of "blush words" that aren't in the Bible. One icy morning, the disciplined rhythm of her family's life is ruptured by a tragic accident, and Jas is convinced she is to blame. As her parents' suffering makes them increasingly distant, Jas and her siblings develop a curiosity about death that leads them into disturbing rituals and fantasies. Cocooned in her red winter coat, Jas dreams of "the other side" and of salvation, not knowing where this dreaming will finally lead her. A best seller in the Netherlands, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's radical debut novel offers readers a rare vision of rural and religious life in the Netherlands. In it, she asks: In the absence of comfort and care, what can the mind of a child invent to protect itself? And what happens when that is not enough? With stunning psychological acuity and images of haunting, violent beauty, Rijneveld has created a captivating world of language unlike any other"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Brothers; Accidents; Guilt; Grief; Brothers and sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Santa knows / by Smith, Cynthia Leitich.; Smith, Greg Leitich; Bjorkman, Steve;
Armed with the facts, young Alfie sets out to prove to the world that Santa Claus does not exist but no one pays attention, especially his sister Noelle, whose only request of the man in red is a nicer big brother.
Subjects: Santa Claus; Brothers and sisters; Belief and doubt; Behavior; Christmas; Christmas stories;
© c2006., Dutton Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A secret kept [sound recording] / by Rosnay, Tatiana de,1961-; Vance, Simon.;
Read by Simon Vance.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Audiobooks.; Brothers and sisters; Family secrets;
© p2010., Macmillan Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dragon Pearl / by Lee, Yoon Ha.;
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Adventure and adventurers; Space flight; Magic; Brothers and sisters;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Winter is for snow / by Neubecker, Robert.;
"A brother and sister help each other learn to appreciate the joys of winter"--Provided by the publisher.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Stories in rhyme.; Brothers and sisters; Winter; Snow;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Where's Bunny? / by Heras, Theo.; Benoit, Renné.;
Helped by his big sister, Baby and his stuffed bunny navigate the nighttime routine from bath to bed.LSC
Subjects: Bedtime; Brothers and sisters; Stuffed animals (Toys);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Fishtastic! / by Kann, Victoria.; Kann, Victoria.Pinkalicious.;
Guided reading level J.LSC
Subjects: Fishing stories.; Pinkalicious (Fictitious character); Brothers and sisters; Fishes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ghosts of Harvard : a novel / by Serritella, Francesca Scottoline,author.;
"Cadence "Cady" Archer arrives on Harvard's campus searching for answers about her brother, a schizophrenic genius who leapt from his dorm room window the year before. Eric's brilliance overshadowed Cady growing up, but she worshipped and adored him--even as he became more unstable, retreating deeper into his secretive work on multidimensional spacetime and isolating himself from everyone around him. Losing Eric has left a black hole in Cady's life, and while her choice to walk the same path threatens to break her family apart, she is driven to know why Eric killed himself. As Cady struggles under the enormous pressure that comes with being at Harvard, she begins to investigate her brother's life on campus. What was it that caused Eric to spiral into an irretrievable madness--the paranoia, the delusions, the illusory enemies--after he had been doing so well? Soon, her prying turns up clues that grow increasingly sinister. And then, as her suspicions mount, Cady begins to hear voices herself: three ghosts that walked the hallowed halls of Harvard, each from a different era of American history. That's when the panic sets in. Does she share Eric's illness, or are these voices real? And if she listens to these ghosts, will they lead to her brother--and the truth--or will they lead her down a path of her own destruction?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Ghost stories.; Harvard University; Brothers and sisters; Paranoid schizophrenics; College students;
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The worry box / by Chiew, Suzanne.; Julian, Sean.;
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Subjects: Bear cubs; Brothers and sisters; Worry in children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The family gathering / by Carr, Robyn,author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Veterans; Man-woman relationships; Brothers and sisters; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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