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That night in the library : a novel / by Jurczyk, Eva,author.;
"On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform--one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they'll scatter in different directions to start their real lives? But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out--and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Academic libraries; College seniors; College students; Libraries; Murder; Survival;

Blood moon / by Graham, Heather,author.; Land, Jon,author.;
"The action-packed follow up to The Rising, from acclaimed thriller-suspense novelists Heather Graham and Jon Land, this is Blood Moon. The recipient of RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award and ITW's ThrillerMaster Award, Heather Graham is at the pinnacle of her career. Now she's teamed up with USA Today bestselling author Jon Land to continue the story of high school seniors Alex Chin and Samantha Dixon. They may have managed to win a major battle against the powerful enemy determined to destroy civilization as we know it. But the war continues, with Alex and Sam embarking on a desperate journey to save mankind, even as their friendship blossoms into something much more. The roadmap for their journey lies in a mysterious book, the language of which has never been deciphered, until Alex finds himself able to translate the words that may hold the keys to saving the future. Toward that end, Alex's and Sam's quest spirits them away to a myriad of locations around the world, each of which holds another piece of the puzzle that can defeat the alien invaders. But an ageless foe, long the guardian of the secrets his race has left behind on Earth, arises to stop them at all costs. At his disposal is a deadly and merciless army that has been awaiting this very war, an army as unstoppable as it is relentless. Over the ruins of the lost Mayan city of El Mirador, a blood moon is about to rise, triggering the end of mankind unless Alex and Sam can prevail in a struggle that will determine the fate of the planet. As forces both ancient and modern converge, as painful choices must be made and sacrifices accepted, two young heroes will rise again to stand as the final line of defense to preserve their world and their love"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Extraterrestrial beings; High school students; Imaginary wars and battles; Interplanetary voyages; Teenagers;

Path of the diamond / by Cube Kid(Author of fan fiction); Saboten(Comic book illustrator);
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Students; Minecraft (Game); Computer games; Villages; Hand-to-hand fighting;

Sweet victory / by Berk, Sheryl.; Berk, Carrie.;
Reading level : ages 9 up.
Subjects: Cupcake Club (Imaginary organization); Middle school students; Friendship; Cupcakes; Baking; Fund raising;
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Fly / by Hughes, Alison,1966-;
Felix Landon Yarrow (Fly) is a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who has a rich inner life and a witty, sometimes sarcastic, inner voice. Obsessed with the noble, chivalrous ideals of knighthood, he sets out into the wilderness (high school) on his steed (a mechanized wheelchair) to protect and save his lady love, Daria, from the nefarious villain (Carter, a pill-dealing cool kid). With the help of a trusty, loyal sidekick (his aide, Levi) and a computer, Fly constructs an elaborate trap, setting in motion events he thinks he can control -- but as they say, even the best laid plans can go awry.LSC
Subjects: Novels in verse.; Cerebral palsy; Middle school students; Knights and knighthood; Interpersonal relations;

More or less Maddy : a novel / by Genova, Lisa,author.;
"A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally "normal" life for a career in stand-up comedy. Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dreams, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough. With her signature "deep empathy and insight" (Booklist), Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova has crafted another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; College students; Families; People with bipolar disorder; Stand-up comedy; Young women;

Ward D / by McFadden, Freida,author.;
"Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital's inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy's worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D. And now she might never escape"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Hospital wards; Missing persons; Psychiatric hospital care; Women medical students;

The idiot / by Batuman, Elif,1977-author.;
"A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings. At the end of the school year, Ivan goes to Budapest for the summer, and Selin heads to the Hungarian countryside, to teach English in a program run by one of Ivan's friends. On the way, she spends two weeks visiting Paris with Svetlana. Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students, or indeed of any other kinds of people. For Selin, this is a journey further inside herself: a coming to grips with the ineffable and exhilarating confusion of first love, and with the growing consciousness that she is doomed to become a writer. With superlative emotional and intellectual sensitivity, mordant wit, and pitch-perfect style, Batuman dramatizes the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood. Her prose is a rare and inimitable combination of tenderness and wisdom; its logic as natural and inscrutable as that of memory itself.The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Coming of age; Identity (Psychology); Turkish Americans; Women college students;

Rabbit [videorecording] / by Shanahan, Luke,screenwriter,film director.; Clemens, Adelaide,1989-actor.; Russell, Alex,1987-actor.; Baetens, Veerle,1978-actor.; Orchard (Firm),film distributor.;
Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, Veerle Baetens.Maude (Adelaide Clemens), a 25-year-old medical student living in Germany, is still trying to pick up the pieces after her identical twin Cleo disappeared one year prior. When visions of Cleos violent abduction begin manifesting as hallucinations, Maude returns home to face her grieving family in Australia. Once there, however, the increasingly vivid details of Cleos disappearance surface in Maudes nightmares. Initially unsure if the dreams are just the cruel creations of a troubled mind or evidence of psychic communication with her sister, Maude becomes convinced that Cleo is still alive. Together with Cleos fiance (Alex Russell) and the police detective working the case (Jonny Pasvolsky), Maude uses the visions to trace Cleos movements. When she finally catches up to Cleo, Maude discovers her fate is intrinsically linked to that of her sister.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women medical students; Twin sisters; Abduction; Kidnapping victims; Visions;
For private home use only.

A step past darkness / by Kurian, Vera,author.;
There's something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it's not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives. The six couldn't be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch; Kelly, the bookworm next door; James, a cynical burnout; Casey, a loveable football player; Padma, the shy straight-A student; and Jia, who's starting to see visions she can't explain. When they realize that they can't trust anyone but each other, they begin to investigate what happened on their own. As tensions in town escalate to a breaking point, the six make a vow of silence, bury all their evidence and promise to never contact each other again. Their plan works - almost. Twenty years later, Jia calls them all back to Wesley Falls--Maddy has been murdered, and they are the only ones who can uncover why. But to end things, they have to return to the mine one last time.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned mines; Friendship; High school students; Murder; Suburban life;

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