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The wonder state / by Murphy, Sara Flannery,author.;: "From the author of Girl One comes a spellbinding tale full of mythmaking and magic, about friendship and the destructive power of secrets"--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Gothic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Missing persons; Small cities;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The shimmering state : a novel / by Westgate, Meredith,author.;: "A luminous literary debut following two patients in recovery after an experimental memory drug warps their lives. Lucien moves to Los Angeles to be with his grandmother as she undergoes an experimental memory treatment for Alzheimer's using a new drug, Memoroxin. An emerging photographer, he's also running from the sudden death of his mother, a well-known artist whose legacy haunts him even far from New York. Sophie has just landed the lead in the upcoming performance of La Sylphide with the Los Angeles Ballet. She still waitresses during her off-hours at the Chateau Marmont, witnessing the recreational use of Memoroxin-or Mem-among the Hollywood elite. When Lucien and Sophie meet at the Center, founded by the ambitious yet conflicted Dr. Angelica Sloane to treat patients who've abused Mem, they have no memory of how they got there-or why they feel so inexplicably drawn to one another. Is it attraction, or something they cannot remember from "before"? Set in a city that seems to have no memory of its own, The Shimmering State is a graceful meditation on the power of story and its creation. It masterfully explores memory and how it can elude us, trap us, or even set us free"--; Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Memory;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Children of the state : stories of survival and hope in the juvenile justice system / by Hobbs, Jeff,1980-author.;: Includes bibliographical references."Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs presents three different true stories that show the day-to-day life and the existential challenges faced by those living and working in juvenile programs: educators, counselors, administrators, and--most importantly--children. While serving a year-long detention in Wilmington, DE--perennially one of the violent crime capitols of America--a bright but stunted young man considers the benefits and also the immense costs of striving for college acceptance while imprisoned. A career juvenile hall English Language Arts teacher struggles to align the small moments of wonder in her work alongside its overall statistical futility, all while the city government presumes to design a new juvenile system without cinderblocks--and possibly without those teaching in the current system. A territorial fistfight in Paterson, NJ is characterized by the media as a hate crime, and the boy held accountable for that crime seeks redemption and friendship in a rigorous Life & Professional Skills class in lower Manhattan. These stories are followed to their knotty conclusions in triptych form. In chronicling the work of this constellation of people trying to accomplish good work in abjectly horrible systems and circumstances, Children of the State asks: What should society do with young people who have made terrible decisions? For many kids, a woeful mistake made at age thirteen or fourteen--often as a result of external factors bearing upon a biologically immature brain--will resonate through the rest of their lives, making high school difficult, college nearly impossible, and a middle class life a foolish fantasy. To observe these missteps and raw challenges and small triumphs from shoulder height, through the experiences of thinking, feeling, poignant young people, is to be moved to consider altering the fixed narrative currently laid out of them. As Hobbs demonstrates in piercing, vivid prose: No one so young should ever be considered irredeemable"--; Subjects: Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile justice, Administration of;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Enemy of the state : a Mitch Rapp novel / by Mills, Kyle,1966-author.; Flynn, Vince,1966-2013,creator.;: After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history. The evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried. In return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. When the king's own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the US president suspects that the Saudis never intended to live up to their agreement. He decides that the royalty needs to be sent a message and that Mitch Rapp is just the man to deliver it. The catch? Rapp must do it entirely on his own.; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Adventure stories.; Rapp, Mitch (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The first state of being / by Kelly, Erin Entrada.;: When Ridge, a time-traveling teenager from the future, gets trapped in 1999, he befriends Michael, a lonely twelve-year-old boy, changing the course of their lives forever.; Subjects: Time travel; Friendship; Single-parent families; Filipino Americans;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The War of 1812 against the States : heroes of a great Canadian victory / by Crump, Jennifer.;: Includes bibliographical references.Relates the stalwart defence of Canada against the American invasion through the stories of men and women involved in the conflict.; © 2003., Altitude,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Grace of the Empire State : a novel / by Tizzard, Gemma,author.;: The breathtaking debut novel of a daring young woman in 1930s New York, who takes her brother's place to risk her life above the city that never sleeps ... As the Great Depression bites, show dancer Grace's Irish immigrant family can't afford the rising rents, nor the medicine that her little sister urgently needs. When her twin brother is injured and can no longer work on the construction of the half-built Empire State Building, Grace steps up - literally. She trades her dancing shoes for worker boots, braving deadly metal work hundreds of feet in the sky. But survival isn't guaranteed. Failure could mean not only losing her job, but also her life, and the livelihood of her family and team. Sparks fly across the great metal beams, as a terrible accident and a split-second decision leaves Grace re-evaluating everything that she thought she knew about herself ... Set against the backdrop of a city at a crossroads, this electrifying story is full of heart and hope, family and friendship, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Construction workers; Families; Man-woman relationships; Siblings; Skyscrapers; Twins; Young women;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The United States : a question and answer book / by Spengler, Kremena.;: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.Describes the geography, history, economy, and culture of the United States in a question-and-answer format."RL: 3 ; IL: 2-5"--P. [4] of cover.; Subjects: Children's questions and answers;; © c2007., Capstone Press,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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