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Swan song [text (large print)] / by Hilderbrand, Elin,author.;
"In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there's a new couple in town ... and they instantly shake things up. Amid the extravagant parties on land and sea, there's trouble on the island, forcing Chief of Police Ed Kapanesh to postpone his retirement and changing the fabric of life on the picturesque island forever ... "--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Families; Fires; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Missing persons; Police chiefs; Rich people;
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Clydeo takes a bite out of life / by Aniston, Jennifer.; Jacob, Bruno.;
In a family where everyone knows what their "thing" is, except him, Clydeo the canine tries everything he can think of, but nothing seems to make his world shine, in this engaging and entertaining debut picture book about self-discovery from the award-winning actress.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Animal fiction.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Dogs; Families; Ability; Cooking; Self-confidence;
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Hummingbird / by Lloyd, Natalie.;
When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.LSC
Subjects: Osteogenesis imperfecta; Children with disabilities; Wishes; Hummingbirds; Middle schools; Friendship; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Atomic family : a novel / by McElroy, Ciera Horton,1995-author.;
"A South Carolina family endures one life-shattering day in 1961 in a town that lies in the shadow of a nuclear bomb plant. It's November 1, 1961, in a small town in South Carolina, and nuclear war is coming. Nine-year-old Wilson Porter believes this with every fiber of his being. He prowls his neighborhood for Communists and studies fallout pamphlets and the habits of his father, a scientist at the nuclear plant in town. Meanwhile, his mother Nellie covertly joins an anti-nuclear movement led by angry housewives-and his father, Dean, must decide what to do with the damning secrets he's uncovered at the nuclear plant. When tragedy strikes, the Porter family must learn to confront their fears-of the world and of each other"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Cold War; Families; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear warfare; Paranoia; Scientists; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A family for Louie / by Thompson, Alexandra,1987-;
Meet Louie. He s a dog of very fine taste. He knows every chef in town, and each day he wanders the city, visiting his favorite restaurants. It s a good life, except Louie is all on his own. What Louie wants more than anything is a family. Where-oh-where will Louie find a just-right family of his very own?LSC
Subjects: Families; French bulldog; Pet adoption; Food;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Catching fire / by Collins, Suzanne.;
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Everdeen, Katniss (Fictitious character); Insurgency; Reality television programs; Interpersonal relations; Contests;
© 2009., Scholastic Press,
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The lost hours / by Lewis, Susan,1956-author.;
Golden couple Annie and David Crayce have it all. A loving marriage, three beautiful children and a thriving family business. Life couldn't be better. Until the unthinkable happens ... A perfect crime? A piece of damning DNA evidence has arisen, placing David as the prime suspect of a murder committed twenty years ago. Annie is sure her David is innocent. As the police investigate the cold case, so does Annie. Trawling through her old diaries, she begins desperately looking for answers. But it all comes down to a few lost hours she cannot solve.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Belief and doubt; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Murder; Secrecy; Suspects (Criminal investigation); Truthfulness and falsehood;
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A storm in the stars / by Zancanella, Don,1954-author.;
After meeting in a bookshop near Black Friar's Ridge, Mary Godwin, the daughter of philosopher William Godwin, and poet Percy Shelley run away together across Europe and find lodgings at Lake Geneva, where Mary will begin writing her novel about a man who brings to life a creature of his own making.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824; Clairmont, Claire, 1798-1879; Polidori, John William, 1795-1821; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851; Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822; Families; Man-woman relationships; Siblings; Victoriana;
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Deadman's castle / by Lawrence, Iain,1955-;
Twelve-year-old Igor wants a normal life, but since he was five and his father witnessed a crime, he and his family have been on the run from a sinister figure he calls The Lizard Man.LSC
Subjects: Witnesses; Friendship; Middle schools; Schools;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Isabel : jewel of Castilla / by Meyer, Carolyn.;
While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabel, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.
Subjects: Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504; Kings, queens, rulers, etc.; Diaries;
© c2000., Scholastic,
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