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"A power ballad to female friendship, Girls They Write Songs About is a thrumming, searching novel about bonds that shape us more than any love affair"--
New York, 1997. As the city's gritty edges are being smoothed into something safer and shinier, two girls meet at a music magazine. Rose -- brash and self-possessed -- is a staff writer. Charlotte -- hesitant, bookish -- is an editor. First wary, then slowly admiring, they recognize in each other...
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Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Brunt, C.
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Brunt, C.
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South Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Brunt, C.
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Brunt, C.
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"1987. There's only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that's her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June's world is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintance...
3) So lucky
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Mara Tagarelli is, professionally, the head of a multimillion-dollar AIDS foundation; personally, she is a committed martial artist. But her life has turned inside out like a sock. She can't rely on family, her body is letting her down, and friends and colleagues are turning away--they treat her like a victim. She needs to break that narrative: build her own community, learn new strengths, and fight. But what do you do when you find out that the story...
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Lock in novels volume 1
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Central Library - Science Fiction & Fantasy - 1st Floor
Scalzi, J.
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Scalzi, J.
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Franklin Ave. Library - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Adult
Scalzi, J.
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Scalzi, J.
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South Side Library - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Adult
Scalzi, J.
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Scalzi, J.
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"Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. Four percent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find themselves "locked in"--fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. One per cent doesn't seem like a lot. But in the United States, that's 1.7 million people "locked in"...including the President's...