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The bookshop girl / by Bishop, Sylvia.; Bernatene, Poly.;
Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret.LSC
Subjects: Bookstores; Families; Literacy; Secrecy; Swindlers and swindling; Foundlings;

The new girl / by Calin, Cassandra,1994-;
Leaving Romania, the only home she's ever known, Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different and with so many changes happening at once, including a new school and unpleasant periods, she wonders if she'll ever feel like herself again.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Menstruation; Immigrants; Identity (Psychology); Schools; Cartoons and comics.;

The birthday girl / by Fortin, Sue,author.;
When Joanne's friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret. And Joanne is planning to reveal it ... A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounds like fun - until no one can hear your cries for help. Four friends. A party to die for. Who will survive?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Female friendship; Secrecy; Birthday parties;

The cover girl / by Rossi, Amy,author.;
In this dual-timeline debut novel, former model Birdie Rhode is invited to a celebration of her former agent Harriet Goldman's career. As Birdie re-examines her own career and as well as her relationship with Harriet, she also reflects on the romance that she had for four years at age 15 with a famous rock star that changed her life. Perfect for fans of 'My Dark Vanessa' and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abused teenagers; Exploitation; Fame; Models (Persons);

Girl on fire / by Parsons, Tony,1953-author.;
When terrorists use a drone to bring down a plane on one of London's busiest shopping centres, it ignites a chain of events that will draw in the innocent and guilty alike. DC Max Wolfe finds himself caught in the crossfire in a city that seems increasingly dangerous and hostile. But does the danger come from the murderous criminals that Max is tracking down? Or the people he's trying to protect? Or does the real threat to Max lie closer to home?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Wolfe, Max (Fictitious character); Terrorism;

The Berlin girl / by Robotham, Mandy,author.;
Berlin, 1938: It's the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the storm. Arriving to a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tensions rise, she realises she and Max have to act -- even if it means putting their lives on the line. But when she digs deeper, Georgie begins to uncover the unspeakable truth about Hitler's Germany -- and the pair are pulled into a world darker than she could ever have imagined.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women journalists; Secrecy; World War, 1939-1945;

The Polish Girl / by Adler, Malka,1945-author.; Canin, Noel,translator.;
Winter 1939: Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danushas mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctors mansion. All Anna ever wanted was a firstborn son. All Danusha ever wanted was a mother who would love her like a firstborn son. It is only years later, when their neighbours gather in the living room to hear Annas stories, that Danusha finally realizes her mother was never a cold unknowable sea, but a storm-wracked sky - sometimes bright, sometimes dark, and always watching over her.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Housekeepers; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; World War, 1939-1945;

His Girl Friday. by Hawks, Howard,film director.; Grant, Cary,actor.; Truex, Ernest,actor.; Lockhart, Gene,actor.; Hall, Porter,actor.; Bellamy, Ralph,actor.; Russell, Rosalind,actor.; Film Masters (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cary Grant, Ernest Truex, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Ralph Bellamy, Rosalind RussellOriginally produced by Film Masters in 1940.In this whip-smart screwball comedy from revered director Howard Hawks, Cary Grant plays a desperate newspaper editor trying to keep his ace-reporter (and ex-wife) from leaving the job to marry someone else. Adapted from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's Broadway smash The Front Page, the film features such stars as Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, and Rosalind Russell in a role originally written for a male.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Motion Pictures.; Journalists.; Romantic comedy films.;

The lost girl / by Ursu, Anne.; McGuire, Erin.;
Being an identical twin, Iris' story always started with somebody else, her sister Lark. Iris has always been the grounded, capable, and rational one; Lark has been inventive, dreamy, and brilliant, and from their first moments in the world together, they₂ve never left each other₂s side. Everyone around them realized early on what the two sisters already knew: they had better outcomes when they were together. When fifth grade arrives, however, it's decided that Iris and Lark should be split into different classrooms, and something breaks in them both. Iris is no longer so confident; Lark retreats into herself as she deals with challenges at school. And at the same time, something strange is happening in the city around them, things both great and small going missing without a trace. As Iris begins to understand that anything can be lost in the blink of an eye, she decides it₂\'s up to her to find a way to keep her sister safe. Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Twin sisters; Schools;

My sweet girl / by Jayatissa, Amanda,author.;
"Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she's about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you ... Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything-schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents' funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit it feels good helping someone find their way in America-that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him facedown in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment, but by the time the police arrive, there's no body-and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma's secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Adoption; Murder; Secrecy;

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