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Central Library - Fiction - Adult
Garricks, C.
1 available
Garricks, C.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Garricks, C.
1 available
Garricks, C.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - New Fiction - New Books
Garricks, C.
1 available
Garricks, C.
1 available
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"A fresh, crackling, interlinked collection of short fiction, set among the denizens of Nigeria's Port Harcourt and inspired by a playlist of beloved pop songs. A Broken People's Playlist is the soundtrack of life, comprised of twelve music-inspired tales about love, the human condition, micro-moments, and the search for meaning and sometimes, redemption. It is also Chimeka Garricks's love letter to his native city, Port Harcourt, the setting of most...
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East Side Library - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Adult
Holland, J.
1 available
Holland, J.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Adult
Holland, J.
1 available
Holland, J.
1 available
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"By turns suspenseful and enchanting, this breathtaking first novel weaves a story of love, family, history, and myth as seen through the eyes of one immortal woman. Collette LeSange is a lonely artist who heads an elite fine arts school for children in upstate New York. Her youthful beauty masks the dark truth of her life: she has endured centuries of turmoil and heartache in the wake of her grandfather's long-ago decision to make her immortal like...
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From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam.
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “bar girls” in Sài Gòn, drinking,...
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “bar girls” in Sài Gòn, drinking,...
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East Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Nguyen, P.
1 available
Nguyen, P.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Nguyen, P.
1 available
Nguyen, P.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - New Fiction - New Books
Nguyen, P.
1 available
Nguyen, P.
1 available
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"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--
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Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Casati, C.
1 available
Casati, C.
1 available
North Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Casati, C.
1 available
Casati, C.
1 available
South Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Casati, C.
1 available
Casati, C.
1 available
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Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best ... You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign...
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Central Library - Mysteries - 1st Floor
Jaswal, B.
1 available
Jaswal, B.
1 available
East Side Library - Mysteries - Adult
Jaswal, B.
1 available
Jaswal, B.
1 available
North Side Library - Mysteries - Adult
Jaswal, B.
1 available
Jaswal, B.
1 available
Description
"Crazy Rich Asians meets The Help! From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes an absolute tour de force--the wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite, and band together to solve a murder mystery involving one of their own"--
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Central Library - Fiction - Adult
Jain, V.
1 available
Jain, V.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Jain, V.
1 available
Jain, V.
1 available
North Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Jain, V.
1 available
Jain, V.
1 available
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"An immigrant family gets caught in the middle of a criminal investigation in this pulsating debut, perfect for readers of Everything I Never Told You and Ask Again, Yes"--
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Forest Ave. Library - Memoirs - Adult
305.48 M
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305.48 M
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - New Nonfiction - New Books
305.48 M
1 available
305.48 M
1 available
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"Growing up as a Black girl in America, Deborah Mouton felt alienated from the stories she learned in class. She yearned for stories she felt connected to--true ones of course--but also fables and mythologies that could help explain both the world and her place in it. What she encountered was almost always written by white writers who prospered in a time when human beings were treated as chattel, such as the Greek and Roman myths, which felt as dusty...
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East Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Oakley, C.
1 available
Oakley, C.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - New Fiction - New Books
Oakley, C.
1 available
Oakley, C.
1 available
North Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Oakley, C.
1 available
Oakley, C.
1 available
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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South Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Oakley, C.
1 available
Oakley, C.
1 available
Description
"A wildly entertaining road trip novel featuring a college dropout and an eighty-four-year-old woman off on the adventure of their lives, full of tremendous heart, wit, and wisdom from the USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible Husband of Frick Island Twenty-three-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit...
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Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Stradal, J.
2 available
Stradal, J.
2 available
East Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Stradal, J.
1 available
Stradal, J.
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Stradal, J.
1 available
Stradal, J.
1 available
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East Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Stradal, J.
1 available
Stradal, J.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Stradal, J.
1 available
Stradal, J.
1 available
South Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Stradal, J.
1 available
Stradal, J.
1 available
Description
"This novel is the story of Mariel and Ned, a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them"--
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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
070.4 Sh
1 available
070.4 Sh
1 available
East Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
070.4 Sh
1 available
070.4 Sh
1 available
Forest Ave. Library - Memoirs - Adult
070.4 Sh
1 available
070.4 Sh
1 available
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Franklin Ave. Library - Large Print Books - Adult
070.4 Sh
1 available
070.4 Sh
1 available
Description
"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable,...