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- Vampiric vacation / by White, Kiersten.;
Aunt Saffronia drops the Sinister-Winterbottoms off at the Sanguine Spa, which is possibly owned by vampires, and where they must continue to complete the tasks they have been set if they are to see their parents again.Ages 8-12.LSC
- Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Siblings; Twins; Missing persons; Vampires;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Code of the hills / by Offutt, Chris,1958-author.;
"Mick Hardin is back in the hills of Kentucky. He'd planned to touch down briefly before heading to France, marking the end of his twenty-year Army career. In Rocksalt, his sister Linda the sheriff is investigating the murder of Pete Lowe, a sought-after mechanic at the local racetrack. After another body is found, Linda and her deputy Johnny Boy Tolliver wonder if the two murders are related. Linda steps into harm's way just as a third body turns up and Mick ends up being deputized again, uncovering evidence of illegal cockfighting, and trying to connect all the crimes."--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Novels.; Siblings; Country life; Families; Murder;
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- All that grows / by Wong, Jack,1985-;
"A boy discovers he has much to learn while observing plants with his older sister -- a story about cultivating patience and letting knowledge grow. As a boy walks around the neighborhood with his older, green-thumbed sister, she tells him all about the plants they see -- magnolias that smell like lemon cake, quince trees that will bloom the most beautiful red, daffodils that are the flower of Mother's Day, and even dandelions, whose greens can be eaten with spaghetti! How does his sister know so much? And how can she tell whether a plant is a flower, vegetable or weed, anyway? The boy's head spins as he realizes how vast the universe is and how much there is to learn ... until he resolves to let his knowledge grow in its own way and time, just like the mysterious plants he has decided to nurture in the garden."--
- Subjects: Picture books.; Siblings; Plants; Gardening; Nature observation;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The best we could hope for : a novel / by Kraus, Nicola,author.;
"When Bunny Linden abandons her three children with her older sister, Jayne, in 1972, she knows Jayne will be the perfect mother. The mother Bunny, a teen runaway, could never be. As months turn into years without word, Jayne and her husband, Rodger, a rising journalism star, strive to give the children the opportunity to flourish and feel loved. When Jayne and Rodger finally have a child of their own, a seemingly stable home is built. But then, after nearly a decade, Bunny resurfaces and sets a chain of events in motion that detonates all their lives. As adults, their children try to reassemble the pieces and solve the mystery that has always haunted them. Who were their parents? What really happened between them? And who is ultimately to blame for the destruction? But will the answers they seek set them free -- or lead to something far more damaging than anyone imagined?"--
- Subjects: Novels.; Abandoned children; Daughters; Mother and child; Secrecy; Siblings;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- I'll be right here : a novel / by Bloom, Amy,1953-author.;
"Immigrating alone from Paris to New York after the crucible of World War II, young Gazala becomes friends with two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's lost, beloved brother, Samir, joins her in Manhattan, this contentious, inseparable foursome makes their way into the twenty-first century, becoming the beating heart of a multigenerational found family. The passing years are marked by the business of everyday existence and the inevitable surprises of erupting passions, of great and small waves of joy and despair, from the beginning of life to its end. Gazala and Samir make a home together, Anne leaves her husband for his sister, and Anne's restless daughter grows up to raise a child on her own and to join a throuple, becoming who she wants to be. Through it all, amid the tumult of these decades, the four friends and their best beloveds stand by one another, protecting, annoying, and celebrating themselves, steadfastly unapologetic about their desires and the unorthodox family they have created. As the next generation falls in and out of love, experiencing triumphs, mistakes and disappointments, the central pillars of their lives are the four indomitable elders they call the "Greats.""--
- Subjects: Novels.; Families; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Love; Siblings; Teenagers;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Fire and ash / by Hunter, Erin.;
The three Dragon Speakers have one last chance to reunite the Great Dragon and bring peace to Bamboo Kingdom. But they face insurmountable odds. After being betrayed by someone they called friend, Rain and Ghost know that the monkeys have more plans in store--especially now that Brawnshanks holds a Dragon Speaker stone. Meanwhile, Leaf must find the strength to become a Dragon Speaker again and reunite with her siblings to stop Brawnshanks... before it's too late. Yet an even greater enemy waits in the shadows--one that no one will see coming.Ages 8-12.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Animal fiction.; Pandas; Siblings; Imaginary places;
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- The clarion / by Dunic, Nina,author.;
Peter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging -- or trying to escape it. A promising audition, a lost promotion, intriguing strangers and clubbing hippies, a silent lover and a grieving neighbour -- in rich, sensual scenes and moody brilliance, 'The Clarion' explores rituals of connection and belonging, themes of intimacy and performance, and how far we wander to find, or lose, our sense of self.
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Siblings; Self-actualization (Psychology); Belonging (Social psychology);
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- Snowed in for Christmas / by Morgan, Sarah(Romance fiction writer),author.;
A family gathering. This Christmas the Miller siblings have one goal--to avoid their well-meaning family's endless stream of prying questions. Ross, Alice and Clemmie have secrets that they don't intend to share, and they are relying on each other to deflect attention. An uninvited guest. Lucy Clarke is facing a Christmas alone and the prospect of losing her job. Unless she can win a major piece of business from Ross Miller, the season promises to be anything but festive. She'll just deliver her proposal to his family home and then leave. After all, she wouldn't want to intrude on the Miller family's perfect Christmas. A Christmas to remember. When Lucy appears on the Miller family's snow-covered Highland doorstep, she's mistaken for Ross's girlfriend. By the time the confusion is cleared up, they're snowed in--she can't leave, even if she wants to! But does she want to? As secrets spill out like presents from an overstuffed stocking and the chemistry between her and Ross ignites, this is going to be either Lucy's worst Christmas ever or the best mistake of her life.
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Novels.; Families; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Siblings;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- The theory of (not quite) everything : a novel / by Gnodde, Kara,author.;
Mimi Brotherton, younger sister of Art, believes in truth. And most of the time, she believes in telling it. Art, a mathematical genius, believes in facts. Bound together by their parents' tragic deaths, the siblings share their family home and have a strong, if unequal, relationship. Art has everything he needs (math and a devoted sister). Now, Mimi is ready for a life of her own. This might include love. At first, Art is cautiously enthusiastic, keen to demonstrate that love, like everything, is subject to rules. But when Mimi meets Frank, who is affable enough, but is another mathematician, Art bristles. He is on the cusp of solving a notoriously intractable equation, and success promises fame and fortune. But he fears that Frank may be after his sister for the wrong reasons. When both men are suddenly involved in a serious accident, Mimi is caught between the two. Can she trust her heart to guide her to the truth? In this delightful, bittersweet novel, Kara Gnodde explores how the answers to life's questions--the bonds of family and the calculations of the heart--follow a logic of their own.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Families; Man-woman relationships; Mathematicians; Siblings;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Wreckers [videorecording] / by Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-; Evans, Shaun,1980-; Foy, Claire,1984-; Hood, Dictynna.; Video Service Corp.; Vision Films.;
Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans.David (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dawn (Claire Foy) are a couple who have moved from the city to a small rural community in Kent, where David lived as a boy. David enjoys his new job (which occupies much of his time) and the serenity of the countryside, but Dawn is less enamored with her new career as a housewife, and she's becoming frustrated with their unsuccessful efforts to have a baby. One day, Dawn is surprised by the arrival of her brother Nick (Shaun Evans), who is back on leave after serving in Afghanistan. Dawn is happy to see Nick, but David is significantly more wary, and as it becomes increasingly clear that Nick's experiences in combat have taken a fearsome emotional toll on him, he begins discussing some painful secrets from his family's past, some of which also involve David.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Brothers; Family secrets; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Sibling rivalry; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2013., Distributed by Video Service Corp.,
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