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- The Silver Bone A Novel [electronic resource] : by Kurkov, Andrey.aut; cloudLibrary;
"A fascinating series launch ... that stands apart" –Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A winning offbeat crime novel that begs for a sequel" –Library Journal From Ukraine’s most celebrated novelist, a perplexing mystery that introduces rookie detective Samson Kolechko in Kyiv as he is tackling his first case, set against real life details of the tumultuous early twentieth century. Kyiv, 1919. World War I has ended in Western Europe, but to the East, six factions continue to vie for control of Ukraine. Amidst the political turmoil, young Samson Kolechko is forced to place his engineering career on hold. But in the city of Kyiv everything remains up for grabs and new opportunity lurks just around the corner . . . When two Red Army soldiers commandeer his home, Samson’s life is completely upended. But as Samson juggles his personal life –including a budding romance with the ingenious Nadezhda, a statistician helping run the city’s census– with the soldiers’ intrusion, he winds up overhearing their secret plans. Deciding to report them, Samson instead finds himself unwittingly recruited as an investigator for the city’s new police force. His first case involves two murders, a long bone made of pure silver, and a suit of decidedly unusual proportions tailored from fine English cloth. The odds stacked against him, Samson turns to Nadezhda, who proves to be more than his match. Inflected with Kurkov’s signature humor and off kilter universe, The Silver Bone takes its inspiration from the archives of Kyiv's secret police, crafting a propulsive narrative bursting to life with rich historical detail. Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Historical;
- © 2024., HarperCollins,
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- A Short Walk Through a Wide World A Novel [electronic resource] : by Westerbeke, Douglas.aut; cloudLibrary;
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving. Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she starts to bleed to death. When medical treatment only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition, which won’t allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days nor return to a place where she’s already been. From the scorched dunes of the Calashino Sand Sea to the snow-packed peaks of the Himalayas; from a bottomless well in a Parisian courtyard, to the shelves of an infinite underground library, we follow Aubry as she learns what it takes to survive and ultimately, to truly live. But the longer Aubry wanders and the more desperate she is to share her life with others, the clearer it becomes that the world she travels through may not be quite the same as everyone else’s... Fiercely independent and hopeful, yet full of longing, Aubry Tourvel is an unforgettable character fighting her way through a world of wonders to find a place she can call home. A spellbinding and inspiring story about discovering meaning in a life that seems otherwise impossible, A Short Walk Through a Wide World reminds us that it’s not the destination, but rather the journey—no matter how long it lasts—that makes us who we are.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Magical Realism; Coming of Age; Action & Adventure;
- © 2024., Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster,
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- If I Were You : A Novel. by Major, Cesca.;
'If I Were You' is a funny and emotional read about a couple struggling in their relationship who accidentally swap bodies on their way to a family wedding weekend. Even if they do manage to swap back - can their relationship survive? From the author of 'Maybe Next Time', which was a Reese's Book Club pick. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Women;
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- Mysterious Ways A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wunder, Wendy.aut; Sadler, Georgina.nrt; cloudLibrary;
From acclaimed author Wendy Wunder comes a sharp and hilarious coming-of-age novel for fans of John Green and Nicola Yoon about an omniscient teenage girl who must grapple with whether there’s such a thing as knowing too much... Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private thoughts, their secret desires, their most tragic failures. Combine these private miseries with the general state of the world, and it's easy to see why Maya's power starts to get her down… Which is why she was sent to the Whispering Pines Psychiatric Facility, and also why starting at a new school is going to be such a challenge. Now, faced with Tyler, a cute guy she actually wants to know everything about, Maya realizes that maybe her power isn't so horrible after all. Maybe she can use it for good. Maybe she can even get the guy. Or maybe there really is such a thing as knowing too much. A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Magical Realism; Contemporary; Mental Illness;
- © 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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- When the World Tips Over. by Nelson, Jandy.;
'When the World Tips Over' is an explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment by Jandy Nelson, Printz Award-winning author of 'Ill Give You the Sun'. Ages 12+ AWARD WINNERLibrary Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Multigenerational; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism;
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- Before We Forget Kindness. by Kawaguchi, Toshikazu.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, ISBN 9781335009111. In the fifth book in the 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series translated from Japanese, the mysterious cafe where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests who wish to go back into their past to find closure and move on in their present.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Science fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel;
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- Kittentits A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wilson, Holly.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I’ve had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams’s The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!” —Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books “Holly Wilson’s Kittentits is sacred and profane, filled with big emotions, all amplified by grief. Molly is a wholly unique and charismatic narrator, navigating (and creating) chaos as she seeks out a way to hold onto both the living and dead. This is a wildly funny and utterly convincing coming-of-age novel like nothing I’ve read before.” —Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts. It’s 1992, and ten-year-old Molly is tired of living in the fire-rotted, nun-haunted House of Friends: a Semi-Cooperative Living Community of Peace Faith(s) in Action with her formerly blind dad and their grieving housemate Evelyn. But when twenty-three-year-old Jeanie, a dirt bike–riding ex-con with a shady past, moves in, she quickly becomes the object of Molly’s adoration. She might treat Molly terribly, but they both have dead moms and potty mouths, so naturally Molly is the moth to Jeanie’s scuzzy flame. When Jeanie fakes her own death in a hot-air balloon accident, Molly runs away to Chicago with just a stolen credit card and a sweet pair of LA Gear Heatwaves to meet her pen pal Demarcus and hunt down Jeanie. What follows is a race to New Year’s Eve, as Molly and Demarcus plan a séance to reunite with their lost moms in front of a live audience at the World’s Fair. A surrealist and bold take on the American coming-of-age novel, Holly Wilson’s debut is about the interstices of loss, grief, and friendship.General adult.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Coming of Age; Ghost; Family Life;
- © 2024., Zando,
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- The story collector. by Woods, Evie.;
One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life. In present day New York, Sarah Harper boards a plane bound for the West Coast of Ireland. But once there, she finds she has unearthed dark secrets that tread the line between the everyday and the otherworldly, the seen and the unseen.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Multiple Timelines; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Women;
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- The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells : A Novel. by Greenlaw, Rachel.;
Carrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years ago, but when Carries grandmother dies and leaves behind her cottage, she returns to renovate - certain she will only be there for one winter. But then she meets Matthieu and before long, Carrie falls for him. But come spring, Matthieu goes missing and Carrie is convinced hes in danger. As Carrie sets out to find him, she must confront all the reasons why she left Woodsmoke and decide whether the place shes spent the last decade running from is the home shes been searching for.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Occult & Supernatural; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Romance / Fantasy; FICTION / Romance / Paranormal / Witches; FICTION / Women;
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- The strange & beautiful sorrows of Ava Lavender / by Walton, Leslye.;
LSC- Subjects: Magic realism (Literature); Teenage girls; Twins; Brothers and sisters; Identity (Psychology); Families; Wings (Anatomy);
- © 2014., Candlewick Press,
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