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A fire so wild : a novel / by Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah,author.;
"With the emotional echoes of Little Fires Everywhere and the lush atmosphere of Disappearing Earth, a riveting debut novel in which a wildfire creeps toward Berkeley, California, igniting tensions as characters from all walks of life confront the injustices growing beneath the city's surface. As a wildfire threatens Berkeley, the city's inhabitants are forced to reckon with the cracks in the lives they've built. Abigail, a wealthy white woman, decides to throw a lavish birthday in a hillside mansion to raise money for the city's newest affordable housing project-and prove to her family that she's made something worthwhile of her life. Sunny, a construction worker who sleeps in a van along the bay's shore, is in the running for an apartment in the complex-but only if enough funds are raised at the party to subsidize low-income rentals. As the heat and smoke from the approaching blaze descend upon the town, tensions rise and residents-young and old, haves and have nots-confront the inequities laid bare, and the fragility of building a life in a world on fire. Alternating among a colorful cast of characters, A Fire So Wild is a timely, tautly paced novel that questions why when everything burns, not everyone is left with scars"--
Subjects: Political fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Interpersonal relations; Low-income housing; Wildfires;
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Lost dog / by Garland, Michael,1952-;
A walrus, a whale, penguins, and others help Pete the dog get to Grandma's house.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Animals; Automobile travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The alphabet tree / by Lionni, Leo,1910-;
After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.
Subjects: Alphabet; Writing; Insects; Caterpillars;
© 2004., Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
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The address : a novel / by Davis, Fiona,1966-author.;
"Fiona Davis, author of The dollhouse, returns with a compelling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota, New York City's most famous residence. After a failed apprenticeship, working her way up to head housekeeper of a posh London hotel is more than Sara Smythe ever thought she'd make of herself. But when a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house The Dakota, leads to a job offer, her world is suddenly awash in possibility--no mean feat for a servant in 1884. The opportunity to move to America, where a person can rise above one's station. The opportunity to be the female manager of The Dakota, which promises to be the greatest apartment house in the world. And the opportunity to see more of Theo, who understands Sara like no one else. and is living in The Dakota with his wife and three young children. In 1985, Bailey Camdenis desperate for new opportunities. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. Two generations ago, Bailey's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. But the absence of a genetic connection means Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate. Instead, her 'cousin' Melinda--Camden's biologicalgreat-granddaughter--will inherit almost everything. So when Melinda offers to let Bailey oversee the renovation of her lavish Dakota apartment, Bailey jumps at the chance, despite her dislike of Melinda's vision. The renovation will take away all the character and history of the apartment Theodore Camden himself lived in. and died in, after suffering multiple stab wounds by a madwoman named Sara Smythe, a former Dakota employee who had previously spent seven months in an insane asylum on Blackwell's Island. One hundred years apart, Sara and Bailey are both tempted by and struggle against the golden excess of their respective ages--for Sara, the opulence of a world ruled by the Astors and Vanderbilts; for Bailey, the free-flowing drinks and cocaine in the nightclubs of New York City--and take refuge and solace in the Upper West Side's gilded fortress. But a building with a history as rich--and often tragic--as The Dakota's can't hold its secrets forever, and what Bailey discovers in its basement could turn everything she thought she knew about Theodore Camden--and the woman who killed him--on its head. With rich historical detail, nuanced characters, and gorgeous prose, Fiona Davis once again delivers a compulsively readable novel that peels back the layers of not only a famed institution, but the lives --and lies--of the beating hearts within"--
Subjects: Apartment houses; Housekeepers; Housing management; Architects; Poor people; Rich people; Interpersonal relations; Families; Cousins; Secrets; Dwellings;
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Cat problems / by John, Jory.; Smith, Lane.;
"A pampered house cat complains about the daily struggles he faces"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Cats; Struggle;
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Warriors in winter / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Ford, AG.;
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to meet famed Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius!"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne); Annie (Fictitious character from Osborne); Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Brothers and sisters; Kings and rulers; Soldiers; Time travel; Magic; Tree houses;
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A killer in the family : a novel / by Lodge, Gytha,author.;
"When the police found the first body, left on a bonfire in the fields, they worried it had the hallmarks of a serial killer. Now, as they find the second, they know for sure. Panic about the "bonfire killer" quickly spreads through the sedate, suburban area of Southampton. Women are urged not to travel alone at night, and constant vigilance is encouraged among the local residents. But single mom Aisling Cooley has a lot to distract her: two beloved teenage sons and a quest to find her long-lost father, whom she hasn't seen since she was a teenager growing up in Ireland. After much debate she decides to upload her DNA to an ancestry website, and when she gets a match she is filled with an anxious excitement, that her questions about her father's disappearance from her life might finally be answered. But to her horror, it's not her father who's found her. It's a detective. And they say her DNA is a close match for the bonfire killer ... "--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Detectives; ‬DNA fingerprinting; Family secrets; ‬Genetic genealogy; Mothers and sons; Murder; Serial murder investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The bear out there / by Hannigan, Jess.;
A little girl invites the reader to hide in her house with her to hide from a bear.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Picture books.; Bears; Fear; Animals;
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Late lunch with llamas / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Ford, AG.;
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama" -- Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Annie (Fictitious character from Osborne); Jack (Fictitious character from Osborne); Brothers and sisters; Time travel; Space and time; Incas; Llamas; Magic; Tree houses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I am hiding / by Browne, Eve.; Nicholls-Diver, Amy.; Mauthoor, Moya.; Edwards, Lindsay.;
A boy finds lots of different places around the house and garden to hide in.LSC
Subjects: Hiding places;
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