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The guardian / by Hood, Joshua,author.;
"As a member of the elite Air Force Pararescue, Travis Lane abides by the motto "These things we do, that others may live." After an injury forces him to consider retirement, he is blindsided when his brother-in-law is killed in the line of duty, leaving Lane as the sole support for his sister and the family farm they can no longer afford. Desperate for something to help them keep the farm, Lane accepts an offer to join Broadside Solutions, a private company with specially trained military operatives who provide protection for clients all over the world. But it's a trial by fire when his first mission takes him to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to find and retrieve a kidnapped American in the middle of a densely forested jungle"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; Kidnapping; Private military companies; Rescue work; Search and rescue operations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sing, unburied, sing : a novel / by Ward, Jesmyn,author.;
"A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward gives us an epochal story, a journey through Mississippi's past and present that is both an intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. Ward is a major American writer, multiply awarded and universally lauded, and in Sing, Unburied, Sing she is at the height of her powers. Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high; Mam is dying of cancer; and quiet, steady Pop tries to run the household and teach Jojo how to be a man. When the white father of Leonie's children is released from prison, she packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out across the state for Parchman farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, on a journey rife with danger and promise. Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power, and limitations, of the bonds of family. Rich with Ward's distinctive, musical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an essential contribution to American literature"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; African American families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sooley [sound recording] / by Grisham, John,author.; Graham, Dion,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Dion Graham.In the summer of his seventeenth year, Sam-uel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basket-ball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. During the tournament, Samuel receives dev-astating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ran-sacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Bildungsromans.; Sports fiction.; Basketball players; College athletes; Sudanese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jones : a novel / by Smith, Neil,1964-author.;
Abi and Eli share a special bond. Eli looks up to his sister Abi, two years older, who knows how to inhabit the souls of animals, and sometimes even the soul of her brother. They share jokes, codes, and an obsession with impressive feats of word power--such are the survival tricks for growing up Jones. Pal, their alcoholic father, is haunted by demons from the Korean War, and their less-than-nurturing mother Joy hasn't got the courage to leave him. Always moving to where Pal gets work, the Joneses go from Montreal to Boston, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and back to Montreal. No matter where they go, though, they can never get away from Jones Town. And then, on Eli's twelfth birthday, the darkness deepens when he stumbles on something he doesn't understand--an episode that represents the beginning of Abi's unraveling, although no one knows it yet. Over the years, Eli and Abi lurch towards and into adulthood on separate paths that sometimes cross, negotiating the world through sexual experimentation, drugs and alcohol, art and language. Searing, affecting and often darkly funny, Jones explores the treacherous intersection between love and violence, and the extreme measures Abi and Eli must take to escape the legacy of a toxic inheritance.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Siblings;
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Super puzzletastic mysteries : short stories for young sleuths from Mystery Writers of America. by Grabenstein, Chris.;
Snow devils : a Riley Mack story / Chris Grabenstein -- Possum-Man and Janet / Steve Hockensmith -- Monkey business : a fun jungle mystery / Stuart Gibbs -- The fifty-seventh cat / Sheela Chari -- The perfect alibi / Fleur Bradley -- Three brothers, two sisters, and one cup of poison / Lauren Magaziner -- The haunted typewriter / Gigi Pandian -- Surprise party / Lamar Giles -- The Dapperlings / Kate Milford -- Codename: Mom / Laura Brennan -- The red envelope / Lara Cassidy -- Whiz Tanner and the pilfered cashbox : a Tanner Dent mystery / Fred Rexroad -- The magic day mystery / Bryan Patrick Avery -- Puzzling it out / Eileen Rendahl -- The mechanical bank job / Maureen Walsh -- The scary place / Alane Ferguson -- Ottonetics / Peter Lerangis -- Gridlock Jones cracks the case / Bruce Hale -- The case of the mysterious mystery writer / Tyler Whitesides -- Tricked : a framed story / James Ponti."New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and his all-star cast of contributing authors team up for Super Puzzletastic Mysteries, a group of interactive short stories that invite the reader to solve the mystery themselves"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American.; Children's stories, American.;
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Sam(ira)'s worst (best) summer / by Hamza, Nina.;
Samira knows this is going to be the worst summer ever. Her best friend, Kiera, ditched her for the cool girls. Her parents and older sister are taking a trip to India, so Sammy is staring down endless weeks spent with Imran, her little brother, and her Umma. To top it all off--literally!--her house gets TP'd. The TP'ing upsets Imran, who is convinced that they're being targeted because they're the only brown family on the block. When Sammy attempts to solve the problem, she creates a bigger mess instead. But she also meets new girl Alice, who is determined to figure out who was behind the TP'ing. Suddenly, Sammy's "boring" summer is full of clue-finding hunts, garage band practices, and getting to know her neighbors like never before. But when Kiera starts stealing Alice away, Sammy must decide if she wants to stand up for herself. One thing is certain: This summer is either going to be the worst (or maybe the best) of Samira's life.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Friendship; Summer; East Indian Americans; Preteens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Berenstain Bears' extra special valentine / by Berenstain, Mike,1951-;
Making valentines for all their friends, Sister Bear wonders who Brother made a big card for when he doesn't share it with anyone at school.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Berenstain Bears (Fictitious characters); Bears; Families; Valentines; Love;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The inbetween days : a novel / by Woods, Eva(Novelist),author.;
Rosie Cooke is "in between". In between consciousness and oblivion. Life and death. And though some say that when you're near death your entire life flashes before your eyes, Rosie can't remember anything at all - not even how she ended up in a coma. At least not at first. Then, something strange starts to happen. Rosie finds herself revisiting scattered moments from her past: a beach vacation, a play rehearsal, the day her brother was born. But why these memories? And what do they mean? As each piece of the puzzle comes into focus, Rosie struggles to face the picture of her life that forms. But with every look backward comes a glimpse of what might be: a relationship with her sister. The opportunity to pursue her passion. A second chance at love. And Rosie just might discover she has much to live for.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Coma; Memory; Sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Frozen 5-minute stories / by Disney Storybook Artists.;
Frozen -- Family matters -- Olaf's perfect summer day -- Let it glow -- The ice games -- Little brothers! -- Troll trek -- Olaf waits for spring -- Across the sea -- The ghost of Arendelle -- Snow-and-tell -- Frozen 2.Ages 3 and up.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Movie novels.; Elsa (Fictitious character from Disney); Anna (Fictitious character from Disney); Olaf (Fictitious character); Sisters; Queens; Princesses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All the dead shall weep / by Harris, Charlaine,author.;
"Following the murderous events of the "gripping...thrill-ride" (Karin Slaughter) Serpent of Heaven, Lizbeth Rose is awaiting the arrival of her sister Felicia and her husband's younger brother Eli in Texoma. Both needed to leave the seat of the Holy Russian Empire in San Diego after Felicia's burgeoning wizardly power in death magic became the reason for kidnapping and assassination attempts from her mother's family of high-powered wizards in Mexico. Yet bad news has traveled ahead of them, as Eli is called back to San Diego, taking Peter along with him, splitting them apart in more ways than one as their enemies' plans for revenge come to fruition."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Witch fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Families; Magic; Sisters; Witches;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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