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- Wanderers : a novel / by Wendig, Chuck,author.;
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and are sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other "shepherds" who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead. For on their journey, they will discover an America convulsed with terror and violence, where this apocalyptic epidemic proves less dangerous than the fear of it. As the rest of society collapses all around them--and an ultraviolent militia threatens to exterminate them--the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart--or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
- Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Sleepwalking; Epidemics; Survival;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 / by Ball, Georgia.; Shepherd, Dave.; Tarshis, Lauren.;
Includes bibliographical references.No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes -- and always goes back to sleep. But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong -- and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a huge cloud of ash and rocks that fall from the sky like rain, will they have time to escape -- and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?Ages 8 through 12.
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novel adaptations.; Survival; Cartoons and comics.;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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- Unspeakable : surviving my childhood and finding my voice / by Fisher, Jessica Willis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this elegant, harrowing story of the manipulation and co-dependency that defines abusive family relationships, Jessica Willis Fisher lets us see the formative moments of her childhood through her eyes. Fisher's haunting coming-of-age memoir captures the beauty and ugliness of a young woman finding her way - filled with longing, fear, confusion, secrecy, and most importantly, hope for the future. 'Unspeakable' is a big memoir that is already getting compared to Tara Westover's 'Educated'.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fisher, Jessica Willis.; Willis Clan (Musical group); Country musicians; Dysfunctional families.; Sexual abuse victims' writings, American.; Sexually abused girls.; Singers; Women country musicians;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Crackdown : surviving and resisting the war on drugs / by Mullins, Garth,author.;
"Garth Mullins was born partially blind and with Albinism into a world too bright for him to fully see and too unforgiving to fully accept him. Growing up, he was often bullied, by both students and teachers, who mocked his appearance and trivialized his disability. But Garth found strength and purpose in anti-fascist activism and punk rock, a scene that accepted him for who he was and offered an escape from the malignant drudgery of his suburban Vancouver neighbourhood. He also found solace in heroin, spurring an addiction that would span three decades. Garth's own experiences as a heroin user, complete with dope sickness, incarceration and overdose, is a common story for those struggling with heroin and opioid addictions. And for Garth, it was this realization, while fighting his addiction, that led him to drug activism. He had seen first-hand the failure of abstinence-based recovery programs, the fatal threat posed by unsafe drug supplies, the over-representation of drug users, particularly Black and Indigenous users, in jails and prisons. And he saw that far from the government being successful in its attempt to curb drug use, its war against drugs had been a deadly failure. Weaving together Garth's raw and intimate account of his own addiction with the broader issues and history surrounding drug treatment and policy, Crackdown challenges the received wisdom of how best to treat addiction and ensure the safety of drug users."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Mullins, Garth.; Addicts; Heroin abuse; People with albinism; People with visual disabilities; Recovering addicts;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Homecoming / by Morgan, Kass.;
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- Subjects: Science fiction.; Space colonies; Teenagers; Exiles; Survival;
- © 2015., Little, Brown and Co.,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- How I survived four nights on the ice / by Ittusardjuat, Serapio,1945-; Hoddy, Matthew K.,1984-;
"After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive. This harrowing first-person account of four nights spent on the open sea ice--with few supplies and no water--shows young readers the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs."--Provided by publisher.LSC
- Subjects: Ittusardjuat, Serapio, 1945-; Survival; Traditional ecological knowledge;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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- The ooze / by McAdam, Tash.;
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, queer trans teen Bran tries to uncover what is causing everyone around him to start acting so violently.RL 2.0LSC
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Human-alien encounters; Gay teenagers; Survival;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- City of the Dead / by Patterson, James,1947-; McGinnis, Mindy.;
Hawk accepts her mother Max's help to prevent vengeful hybrids, amoral scientists, traitorous politicians, and a deadly virus from overwhelming her beloved, polluted city.LSC
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Genetic engineering; Survival; Mother and child;
- Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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- Fear : a Gone novel / by Grant, Michael,1954-;
As the young residents of Perdido Beach begin to better comprehend the truths of who they are and their relationships to one another, the Darkness finds a new way to be born, bringing their understanding of fear to a new level.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Fear; Good and evil; Supernatural; Survival;
- © c2012., Katherine Tegen Books,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The chamber : a novel / by Dean, Will,author.;
"And then there were none meets the last breath in this tense and suspenseful locked-room thriller that takes place inside a hyperbaric chamber from the author of the "brilliant, twisted, and oh so clever" (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author) novel The Last Thing to Burn"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Divers; Hyperbaric chambers; Murder; Survival;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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