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Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for another twisty domestic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of THE SOULMATE. From the outside, Alicia, Jessica and Norah might seem like ordinary women you'd meet on the street any day of the week. Sure, Jessica has a little OCD and Norah has some anger issues. And Alicia has low self-esteem that manifests itself in surprising ways. But these three have a bond that no one can fully understand. It's a bond that takes...
3) The other Fab Four: the remarkable true story of the Liverbirds, Britain's first female rock band
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The idea for Britain's first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when Mary McGlory, then age 16, saw The Beatles play live at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, the nightclub famously known as the "cradle of British pop music." Then and there, she decided she was going to be just like them--and be the first girl to do it. Joining ranks in 1963 with three other working-class girls from Liverpool--drummer Sylvia Saunders and guitarists...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An empowering story about a girl who turns her performance jitters into confidence when faced with singing a solo at her school concert. Inspired by the childhood experience of award-winning actress Phillipa Soo who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton. Piper Chen loves nothing more than to sing. She sings to the sun, and she sings to the moon. She sings to her stuffed animals and with the birds outside her window. So, when her music teacher...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Nia's spent her whole life taking a back seat to her older sister, Maeve, who's expected to inherit their mother's Seer powers: the ability to see the future through dreams, passed down to one woman in each generation. But when Nia, a trans girl, starts having visions of the future, she must suppress her powers to protect her relationship with her sister. Soon Nia's dreams become impossible to ignore, and she has no choice but to distance herself...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Piper Franklin has big plans. First, she'll win the Academic Decathlon with her best friend, Tallulah. Then, she'll finish her life's work: Metaphorical Math. And in the meantime, she and Tallulah will maintain their secret, El Jardin Muerto. Nothing can stop Piper . . . except for puberty. Piper was diagnosed with early-onset puberty, and she's been taking blockers to keep it at bay since she was six years old. But now her doctor thinks it's time...
Author
Publisher
A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the real-life Lights Out movement, this inspirational picture book shows how even the smallest of actions, like flipping a switch, can make a big difference in helping migrating birds. When the seasons change and it’s time for a flock of sparrows to move on, a map made of stars guides their way. But when they reach the city, light pollution masks the map and confuses the birds. One sparrow becomes separated from the flock. A girl rescues...
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Being the new kid in school is scary enough. But imagine what it would be like if you were the new kid in a new school, in a new country. That’s exactly the situation Mei Yu finds herself in when her family moves from China to Canada. As she navigates her new school, she discovers a unique way to learn English and makes a new friend along the way in this heartwarming story based on the author's own experiences."--
"A little girl moves with her...
9) LUCKY
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky -- and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then -- through a combination of hard work and serendipity -- started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New...
10) TRYST SIX VENOM
Author
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Away games, back seats, and the locker room after hours...New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas is back with this spicy new adult romance, now with bonus material. Marymount girls are good girls. Even if they weren't, no one would know, because girls like Clay Collins keep their mouths shut. Not that Clay has anything to share, anyway. Always in control, she owns the hallways, walking tall on Monday and then dropping to her knees like...
11) Over the influence: why social media is toxic for women and girls -- and how we can take it back
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In Over the Influence, communication professor and CNN Opinion contributor Kara Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls--from our relationships and our parenting to our physical and mental well-being. Over the Influence is a book about what it means to live in the world social media has wrought--whether you're constantly connected or have deleted your accounts forever. Alaimo shows why you're likely...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The distance between a boy and his crush shrinks every time she forgets her glasses! Komura starts his school year with a new seat neighbor in homeroom--the bespectacled Mie. Before long, he's nursing a raging crush on his quirky classmate who's always forgetting her glasses! While this might be ideal for Komura to get to know Mie better, will his poor heart give out from the daily strain of being up close and personal with the girl he likes?!"--Back...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Komura's overworked heart can't catch a break! Partway through the new school year comes the class field trip, and as fate would have it, Komura finds himself in the same group as Mie! For once, Komura's forgetful crush remembers to bring her glasses, but with Mie's aptitude for disaster, what unfortunate fate awaits her spectacles this time? Full of worry before the trip can even get underway, the flustered Komura and his heart have their work cut...
Author
Publisher
Red Hen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Hilma, an American painter of fifty-eight, goes to the beautiful island of Samos to escape a family tragedy by swimming and hiking and trying to forget. But on one of these swims, she finds a small Syrian girl floating unconscious in a life jacket. Hilmasaves her but quickly becomes obsessed with the idea of adopting the girl, whose mother and father, she assumes, have drowned, as so many refugees do. The child's mother, Farah, did not drown, however,...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The distance between a boy and his crush shrinks every time she forgets her glasses! The devastating effect Mie has on Komura intensifies, as does her inexplicable tendency to forget her glasses! But sometimes even a second pair of eyes isn't enough to keep Mie out of trouble! While Komura is more than happy to come to her rescue, will the added chaos of Valentine's Day be too much for his heart to handle?!"--
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books, a division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"To prepare for the cultural festival on the horizon, Komura, Mie, and their classmates are hard at work on their project for the big event. But with so much to do, long days turn into late nights at school. Komura gets more Mie time, but she has a curfew! Will Komura be able to help Mie out when she gets into hot water with her mom?!"--
Author
Series
Riley Thorn series volume 2
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild." Then there's the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet. Nick's got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents who want to know why he didn't tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there's the fact that he's still the...
18) Wild love
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The distance between a boy and his crush shrinks every time she forgets her glasses. It's been a whole year since the unforgettable day Komura met Mie, his classmate who's always forgetting her glasses. Over shared textbooks, curry lunches, gym classes, and even colds, Komura and Mie have gotten a whole lot closer! Can Komura's heart handle another year of Mie's antics?!" -- Page [4] of cover.
20) Worry: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change -- a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold-anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed -- has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she'd marry when her younger...
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