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Funeral songs for dying girls / by Dimaline, Cherie,1975-author.;
"Winifred has lived in the apartment above the cemetery office with her father, who works in the crematorium all her life, close to her mother's grave. With her sixteenth birthday only days away, Winifred has settled into a lazy summer schedule, lugging her obese Chihuahua around the grounds in a squeaky red wagon to visit the neglected gravesides and nursing a serious crush on her best friend, Jack. Her habit of wandering the graveyard at all hours has started a rumor that Winterson Cemetery might be haunted. It's welcome news since the crematorium is on the verge of closure and her father's job being outsourced. Now that the ghost tours have started, Winifred just might be able to save her father's job and the only home she's ever known, not to mention being able to stay close to where her mother is buried. All she has to do is get help from her con-artist cousin to keep up the rouse and somehow manage to stop her father from believing his wife has returned from the grave. But when Phil, an actual ghost of a teen girl who lived and died in the ravine next to the cemetery, starts showing up, Winifred begins to question everything she believes about life, love and death. Especially love."--012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Ghosts stories.; Novels.; Cemeteries; Cousins; Fathers and daughters; Ghosts; Grief; Hoaxes; Indigenous youth; Interpersonal relations; Love; Swindlers and swindling; Teenage girls; Cemeteries; Cousins; Fathers and daughters; Ghosts; Grief; Hoaxes; Indigenous youth; Interpersonal relations; Love; Swindlers and swindling; Teenage girls;
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The homewreckers : a novel / by Andrews, Mary Kay,1954-author.;
"Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen; married the boss's son at twenty; and was only twenty-five when her husband Hank was killed in a motorcycle accident. Broken-hearted but determined to continue the business of their dreams, she takes the life insurance money, buys a small house in a gentrifying neighborhood, flips it, then puts the money into her next project. But that house is a disaster and a money-loser, which rocks her confidence for years to come. Then, Hattie gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called The Homewreckers, cast against a male lead who may be a love interest, or may be the ultimate antagonist"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Dwellings; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Reality television programs; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Widows;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The homewreckers [sound recording] : a novel / by Andrews, Mary Kay,1954-author.; McInerney, Kathleen(Actress),narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kathleen McInerney."Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen; married the boss's son at twenty; and was only twenty-five when her husband Hank was killed in a motorcycle accident. Broken-hearted but determined to continue the business of their dreams, she takes the life insurance money, buys a small house in a gentrifying neighborhood, flips it, then puts the money into her next project. But that house is a disaster and a money-loser, which rocks her confidence for years to come. Then, Hattie gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: star in a beach house renovation reality show called The Homewreckers, cast against a male lead who may be a love interest, or may be the ultimate antagonist"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Dwellings; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Reality television programs; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Widows;
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A living remedy : a memoir / by Chung, Nicole,author.;
"From the bestselling author of ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW comes a searing memoir of class, inequality, and grief--a daughter's search to understand the lives her adoptive parents led, the life she forged as an adult, and the lives she's lost. In this country, unless you attain extraordinary wealth, you will likely be unable to help your loved ones in all the ways you'd hoped. You will learn to live with the specific, hollow guilt of those who leave hardship behind, yet are unable to bring anyone else with them. When Nicole Chung graduated from high school, she couldn't hightail it out of her overwhelmingly white Oregon hometown fast enough. As a scholarship student at a private university on the East Coast, no longer the only Korean she knew, she found a sense of community she had always craved as an Asian American adoptee--and a path to the life she'd long wanted. But the middle class world she begins to raise a family in--where there are big homes, college funds, nice vacations--looks very different from the middle class world she thought she grew up in, where paychecks have to stretch to the end of the week, health insurance is often lacking, and there are no safety nets. When her father dies at only sixty-seven, killed by diabetes and kidney disease, Nicole feels deep grief as well as rage, knowing that years of financial instability and lack of access to healthcare contributed to his premature death. And then the unthinkable happens--less than a year later, her beloved mother is diagnosed with cancer, and the physical distance between them becomes insurmountable as COVID descends upon the world. Exploring the enduring strength of family bonds in the face of hardship and tragedy, A Living Remedy examines what it takes to reconcile the distance between one life, one home, and another--and sheds needed light on some of the most persistent and tragic inequalities in American society"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Chung, Nicole.; Adoptees; Adoptive parents; Equality; Grief; Income distribution; Interracial adoption;
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Love that story : observations from a gorgeously queer life / by Van Ness, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In Jonathan Van Ness' New York Times bestselling memoir Over the Top, he showed readers how the incredibly difficult moments from his life (surviving sexual abuse and addiction, being diagnosed with HIV) have existed alongside great joy and positivity (landing a breakout role on Netflix's Queer Eye, becoming an amateur figure skater and professional standup comedian, doting on his cats). If Jonathan has learned anything from these experiences, it's that in order to thrive, he had to push past the shame and fear of being his true self. To embark on that journey, he had to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. In this candid and curious essay collection, Jonathan takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at timely topics through the lens of his own personal experience--instances that have required him to learn, grow, and back handspring layout to a better understanding of the world around him. He dives deeply and widely--from a poignant reflection on grief and embracing body neutrality to an examination of the HIV safety net and white privilege--to share the ways in which he has learned to embrace change. These stories speak to doing the work to challenge internalized beliefs, finding compassion and confidence, and learning more about what makes us all so messy and gorgeous. Balancing the dark and the light, the serious and the signature humor that is Jonathan Van Ness, these essays will encourage readers to examine their individual assumptions and expand their horizons. Ultimately, it is about giving ourselves the permission to be the flawed and fabulous humans we are, and loving our stories.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Essays.; Humor.; Van Ness, Jonathan; Conduct of life.; Gay men; Grief.; Mental healing.; Self-acceptance.; Self-realization.; Television personalities;
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The Lost and Found Bookshop : a novel / by Wiggs, Susan,author.;
Heartbroken Natalie Harper inherits her mother's charming, cash-strapped bookshop and finds herself the carer for her ailing grandfather Andrew. She thinks it's best to move him to an assisted-living home to ensure his care, but to pay for it, Natalie will have to sell up the bookshop. However, Grandpa Andrew owns the building and refuses to budge. Moving into the studio apartment above the shop, Natalie hires a contractor, Peach Gallagher, to do some repairs. His young daughter becomes a regular at the shop, and she and Natalie begin reading together while Peach works. Slowly, Natalie's sorrow begins to dissipate as her life becomes an unexpected journey of new friendships. From unearthing hidden artifacts in the bookshop's walls, to learning the truth about her family, the bookshop is full of surprises. Can Natalie reveal her own heart's desire and turn a new page ...?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Books and reading; Bookstores; Caregivers; Family secrets; Friendship; Grandfathers; Grandparent and child; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Mothers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Lost and Found Bookshop [sound recording] : a novel / by Wiggs, Susan,author.; Rankin, Emily,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Emily Rankin.Heartbroken Natalie Harper inherits her mother's charming, cash-strapped bookshop and finds herself the carer for her ailing grandfather Andrew. She thinks it's best to move him to an assisted-living home to ensure his care, but to pay for it, Natalie will have to sell up the bookshop. However, Grandpa Andrew owns the building and refuses to budge. Moving into the studio apartment above the shop, Natalie hires a contractor, Peach Gallagher, to do some repairs. His young daughter becomes a regular at the shop, and she and Natalie begin reading together while Peach works. Slowly, Natalie's sorrow begins to dissipate as her life becomes an unexpected journey of new friendships. From unearthing hidden artifacts in the bookshop's walls, to learning the truth about her family, the bookshop is full of surprises. Can Natalie reveal her own heart's desire and turn a new page ...?
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Books and reading; Bookstores; Caregivers; Family secrets; Friendship; Grandfathers; Grandparent and child; Grief; Man-woman relationships; Mothers;
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Smacked : a story of white-collar ambition, addiction, and tragedy / by Zimmerman, Eilene,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Eilene Zimmerman's ex-husband, Peter, had it all: He was a partner at a prestigious law firm, lived in a $2 million house by the beach, and had two great kids. Maintaining a friendly relationship, Eilene and Peter talked and saw each other frequently. But a few years after their divorce she started noticing erratic behavior: absenteeism, weight loss, constant exhaustion and sickness. Peter explained it away as stress from the pressures of his job, but Eilene couldn't shake the feeling that something else was wrong. Months later, when she finds him dead, she goes on a journey to investigate how a man she thought she knew had become a drug addict. Zimmerman also takes a wider look at other cases of white-collar drug use and the devastation it leaves behind, showing that addiction can strike anyone. The result is a moving, intimate, and revealing look at both Peter's downward spiral and the drug epidemic among high-powered professionals, its impact on his family, and how a woman reconceives her life in the wake of loss"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Zimmerman, Eilene.; Zimmerman, Peter, -2015.; Lawyers; Drug addiction; Drug addicts; White collar workers; Workaholism; Divorced people; Grief.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The ghost collector / by Mills, Allison.;
Ghosts are everywhere in Shelly's life. Recently passed people, pets, and a boy who lives in the local graveyard are all part of the spirit world that she and her grandmother inhabit. Shelly and her grandmother assist lost souls transitioning to the next world. But when Shelly's mom dies, her relationship to ghosts and death changes. She begins hiding ghosts in her room instead of helping spirits move on. But Shelly can't ignore the one that's missing. Why isn't her mom's ghost coming home?LSC
Subjects: Occult fiction.; Ghost stories.; Cree women; Cree mythology; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Grandparent and child; Grandmothers; Mothers; Grief in adolescence; Compulsive hoarding;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The midnight news [text (large print)] / by Baker, Jo,author.;
It is 1940 and twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond watches from her attic window as enemy planes fly over London. Still grieving her beloved brother, who never returned from France, she is trying to keep herself out of trouble: holding down a typist job at the Ministry of Information, sharing gin and confidences with her best friend, Elena, and dodging her overbearing father. On her way to work she often sees the boy who feeds the birds--a source of unexpected joy amid the rubble of the Blitz. But every day brings new scenes of devastation, and after yet another heartbreaking loss Charlotte has an uncanny sense of foreboding. Someone is stalking the darkness, targeting her friends. And now he's following her. As grief and suspicion consume her, Charlotte's nerves become increasingly frayed. She no longer knows whom to trust. She can't even trust herself.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Families; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Stalkers; Trust; Typists; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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