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Nothing to lose / by Jance, Judith A.,author.;
Twenty years after he lost his partner Susan to her husband's murderous rage, Beau is drawn into a missing persons case when Susan's son needs his help, becoming tangled in a web of family secrets where a killer with nothing left to lose waits to take another life.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Beaumont, J. P. (Fictitious character); Family secrets; Missing persons; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Fervor : a novel / by Lloyd, Toby Phips,author.;
"Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric's father Yosef, a Holocaust survivor. Both intellectually gifted and deeply unconventional, the Rosenthals believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament and in the presence of God (and evil) in daily life. As Hannah prepares to publish a sensationalist account of Yosef's years in war-torn Europe-unearthing a terrible secret from his time in the camps-Elsie, her perfect daughter, starts to come undone. And then, in the wake of Yosef's death, she disappears. When she returns, just as mysteriously as she left, she is altered in disturbing ways."--
Subjects: Witch fiction.; Horror fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Generational trauma; Grandfathers; Holocaust survivors' families; Jewish families; Siblings; Teenage girls; Witches;
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Old school / by Kinney, Jeff.;
"Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Diary fiction.; Heffley, Greg; Electronics; Families; Diaries;
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Twilight territory : a novel / by Pham, Andrew X.,1967-author.;
In the Vietnamese fishing village of Phan Thiet in 1942, Tuyet meets and falls in love with Japanese major Yamazaki Takeshi, a wounded veteran with a good heart, but when he risks his life for the Resistance, she and her family are drawn into the conflict, with devastating consequences.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Single mothers; Soldiers; Survival;
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Roses / by Meacham, Leila,1938-;
"Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, industries controlled by the scions of the town's founding families"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Cities and towns; City and town life; Cotton trade; Lumber trade;
© 2009., Grand Central Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Babar visits another planet / by Brunhoff, Laurent de,1925-;
Babar and his family are abducted and taken by rocket ship to an unknown planet where the residents are very hospitable and there are many interesting sights to see.LSC
Subjects: Babar (Fictitious character); Elephants; Life on other planets; Space flight;
© 2012, c2003., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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His sweet surprise / by Dicken, Angie,author.;
After leaving city life and heartbreak behind, Lance Hudson's come home to his family's apple orchard. And ex-girlfriend Piper Gray is there for the same reason. But the spirited single mom has her own secrets ... including that Lance is the father of her sweet-faced little girl. But can Piper spill the truth without upsetting the applecart?
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Apple growers; Daughters; Man-woman relationships; Orchards; Single mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jayla jumps in / by Jones, Joy,1954-;
After learning that her mother was a Double Dutch champion, eleven-year-old Jayla forms a team hoping to stand out in her big, quirky family, and finds her life changed in ways she never imagined.LSC
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Double dutch (Rope skipping); Mothers and daughters; African Americans; Rope skipping;
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Being home / by Sorell, Traci.; Goade, Michaela.;
On a day filled with anticipation, a young Cherokee girl bids farewell to her familiar city life and documents the changing landscape through drawings as her family moves to their ancestral land and embraces their new home.
Subjects: Picture books.; Moving, Household; Families; Cherokee Indians; Indigenous peoples; Home;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The strange and deadly portraits of Bryony Gray / by Latimer, E.,1987-;
Bryony Gray, a painter, is beginning to be noticed in London art circles. Unfortunately her uncle keeps her locked up in the attic to paint for his wealthy clients. When her paintings start to look odd and take on a life of their own, Bryony starts going through her family history and discovers that her evil uncle has put a curse on her and her family, a curse she must break. LSC
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Horror fiction.; Painters; Family secrets; Blessing and cursing; Missing persons; Uncles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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