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Lotus Bloom and the Afro revolution / by Winston, Sherri.;
Twelve-year-old Lotus Blossom, normally a peace-loving free spirit, must summon the courage to fight against a racist dress code and stand up for herself.Ages 9-11.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Middle schools; Schools; Student movements; Friendship; African Americans;

The high season : a novel / by Blundell, Judy,author.;
"On Memorial Day weekend in a seaside town on Long Island, Ruthie, her still-adored ex-husband, Mike, and the couple's sullen fifteen-year-old daughter, Jem, are packing up the last bits of their household in preparation for the yearly arrival of a wealthy renter from Manhattan. It is what Jem calls "the summer bummer"; her parents own a beautiful house that they have renovated by hand from top to bottom, but which they can only afford to keep by leasing it out during the best part of the year.Soon Ruthie's relationship with Mike seems about to disappear for good. The job she loves, as the underpaid and undervalued director of the local arts museum, is under siege from a coterie of rich women from the city, who want to use it as an opportunity for social climbing. An old flame who once broke her heart and betrayed her is back on the scene, causing Ruthie to re-evaluate their romance. And in the midst of it all, her teenage daughter Jem could be involved in a dangerous and destructive relationship of her own.This is a novel about the dreams and ambitions of youth coming to terms with the realities of middle-age; about the way desperation can make us astonish ourselves; and about how the most disruptive events in our lives can sometimes twist endings into new beginnings"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Vacation homes;

Put your best face forward : the ultimate guide to skincare from acne to anti-aging / by Lee, Sandra,Dr.,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.The author presents an entertaining, comprehensive, illustrated skin care guide. Offers essential information on skin care, whether you're hitting adolescence or the middle years--including acne treatments, anti-aging advice, step-by-step tutorials, quizzes, prevention, and tips.
Subjects: Skin; Skin; Skin; Acne.; Dermatology.;

I'll Come to You A Novel [electronic resource] : by Kauffman, Rebecca.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Rebecca Kauffman writes like a sunbeam, strong and warm on whatever lands in her path. This book only looks short—in reality, it reveals a family so richly drawn, so deep and complex, that it contains the whole world.” —Emma Straub A modern and classic story of family, I'll Come to You chronicles intersecting lives over the course of one year—1995—anchored by the anticipation and arrival of a child. With empathy, insight, and humor, Rebecca Kauffman explores overlapping narratives involving a couple whose struggle to become pregnant has both softened and hardened them, a woman whose husband of forty years has left her for reasons he’s unwilling to share and the man who is now disastrously attempting to woo her, a couple in denial about a looming health crisis, and their son who is fumbling toward middle age and can’t stop lying. Ultimately, these storylines crescendo and converge into a dramatic and harrowing turn of events. With heart, wit, and courage, and through pain, these characters traverse territory that both challenges and defines the bonds of family. Sweeping yet compact, I’ll Come to You investigates themes of intimacy, memory, loss, grief, and reconciliation, and the wonder, terror, frustration, fear, and magic of brushing up against the unknowable—both around us and within us.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Catapult,

The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents / by Pau Preto, Nicki.;
Unable to control her powers, twelve-year-old Lavinia finds herself at a last-resort magical school where she teams up with her misfit classmates to save the school from danger.Age range: 8-12.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; School fiction.; Ability; Magic; Middle schools;

Mia measures up / by Simon, Coco.;
Reaching a compromise with her parents when they say she is too young to attend a concert alone, Mia discovers that she is being cyberbullied on social media and teams up with her fellow Cupcake Club members to discover who is behind the attacks. Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Cyberbullying; Concerts; Cupcakes; Clubs;

Mia, a matter of taste / by Simon, Coco.; Wu, Chuyi.;
"Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Middle school students; Beauty, Personal; Friendship; Clubs; Cupcakes;
© c2013., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,

Maybe he just likes you / by Dee, Barbara.;
When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.Ages 9-13.LSC
Subjects: Sexual harassment; Middle schools; Schools; Best friends; Friendship; Single-parent families;

Show Don't Tell Stories [electronic resource] : by Sittenfeld, Curtis.aut; cloudLibrary;
A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition—including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld’s iconic novel Prep—from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy “[Sittenfeld’s] perfectly contained stories are a joy.”—Booklist, starred review In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she’s as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. In “The Patron Saints of Middle Age,” a woman visits two friends she hasn’t seen since her divorce. In “A for Alone,” a married artist embarks on a creative project intended to disprove the so-called Mike Pence Rule, which suggests that women and men can’t spend time alone together without lusting after each other. And in “Lost but Not Forgotten,” Sittenfeld gives readers of her novel Prep a window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Lee attends an alumni reunion at her boarding school. Hilarious, thought-provoking, and full of tenderness for her characters, Sittenfeld’s stories peel back layer after layer of our inner lives, keeping us riveted to the page with her utterly distinctive voice.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Short Stories (single author); Contemporary Women;
© 2025., Random House Publishing Group,

Awakened : a novel / by Osworth, A. E.,author.;
"A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes the miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they can understand every language in the world. Dazed and disconnected, Wilder is found and taken in by a small coven of trans witches who have all become Awakened with mystical powers of their own. Quibble, a handsome portal traveler, Artemis, the group's caretaker and seer, and Mary Margaret, a smart-ass teen with telekinetic powers all work to make the cagey and suspicious Wilder feel comfortable, both within their group and with the knowledge that magic is, in fact, real. Just as Wilder is finding their footing, a malicious AI threatens to dismantle the delicate balance of the coven and the world as they know it. Newly assembled and tenuously bound, the group scrambles to stay united as they parse the difference between difficult and dangerous, asking themselves continuously: is any consciousness-be it artificial, material, or magical-too dangerous to exist? Awakened is an exhilarating, hilarious and thought-provoking reflection on the ways that we are responsible for creating our own realities , a story of finding community, and a meditation on what it means to have a body (and if it might be far worse never to have had one at all)"--
Subjects: Transgender fiction.; Queer fiction.; Witch fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Artificial intelligence; Covens; Magic; Transgender people; Witches;

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