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- Room : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-;
- Jack and Ma live in a locked room that measures eleven foot by eleven, where she has been kept a prisoner for seven years. When Jack turns five, he starts to ask questions, and his mother tells him about the world outside. Told entirely in Jack's voice, this story is a celebration of resilience and the love between parent and child.
- Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Boys; Escapes; Kidnapping; Mother and child; Psychopaths;
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- My father's house / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
- In German-occupied Rome during World War II, as diplomats, refugees and escaped Allied prisoners flee for protection into Vatican City, a small band of unlikely friends led by a courageous Irish priest risk everything, including their lives, to help those seeking refuge.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Escapes; Irish; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- Kid Normal and the rogue heroes / by James, Greg(Radio personality); Smith, Chris(Radio personality); Salcedo, Erica,1983-;
- Murph Cooper and the Super Zeroes are looking forward to a quiet second year at The School--where children with superpowers learn to develop and control their abilities--until a supervillian in a top-secret prison demands to see Kid Normal.LSC
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Superheroes; Supervillains; Ability; Schools;
- Pahua and the dragon's secret / by Lee, Lori M.;
- Unable to find the answers she needs from shaman school, eleven-year-old Pahua Moua embarks on a quest in the Land of Dragons to prevent the evil god Xov from escaping his prison.
- Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Good and evil; Shamans; Hmong mythology; Hmong Americans;
- Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.;
- Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.LSC
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Families; Mexican Americans; Friendship; Homosexuality;
- The guilty couple / by Taylor, C. L.,1973-author.;
- Released from prison after serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Olivia Sutherland, determined to get revenge on her husband--the man who framed her--finds herself fighting for her freedom and her life when she discovers his lies go deeper than she ever could've imagined.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Married people; Revenge; Truthfulness and falsehood;
- An American marriage / by Jones, Tayari,author.;
- "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; African American families; African Americans; False imprisonment; Man-woman relationships;
- Among the burning flowers / by Shannon, Samantha,1991-author.;
- Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. But the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Dragons; Hope; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Magic;
- The good son / by Mitchard, Jacquelyn,author.;
- When her son is released from prison after serving time for the negligent homicide of his girlfriend, Thea is committed to helping him make amends until attempts on their lives are made, leading her to believe that those who are threatening them have something to hide.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Ex-convicts; Mothers and sons; Murderers;
- The wolf / by Ward, J. R.,1969-author.;
- "In the next installment of bestselling author J.R. Ward's Prison Camp series, things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals for the infamous Prison Colony, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart. After a deal goes awry, a wolf with piercing golden eyes swoops in to save her from certain death. As shocking truths unfurl, Rio is uncertain of who to trust and what to believe--but with her life on the line, true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Drug traffic; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Undercover operations; Vampires; Wolves;
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