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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"It's always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their parents, aunties and uncles, they've learned to live their own lives alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women...With growing older and the stakes of love and life growing higher, the delicate balancing act between rebellion and religion is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. As their lives begin to take different paths,...
Author
Series
Knockemout volume 3
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his abusive father's mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building his empire. The more money and power he gains, the safer he feels. Except when it comes to one feisty small-town librarian ... Bonded by an old, dark secret from the past and their current mutual disdain, Sloane Walton trusts Lucian about as far as she can throw his designer-suited...
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English
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Homicide detective Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain the dreams he keeps having{u2014}dreams that mirror, with impossible accuracy, the gruesome serial murders taking place all over San Francisco? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him{u2014}not disgust, not horror, but excitement? As Bryan and his longtime partner, Lawrence "Pookie" Chang, investigate the murders, they learn that things are even stranger...
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Before the discovery of quarks, we hadn't imagined anything smaller than protons and neutrons. Are quarks the end of the line, the smallest imaginable objects in nature? Can the universe be divided into infinitely smaller units in the same way the universe is ever-expanding? Alan Lightman explores these questions in his characteristic accessible and lyrical prose, considering the igniting element behind consciousness, the origin of life, the anatomy...
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English
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"When Amelia Allenby escaped a stifling London ballroom for the quiet solitude of the Derbyshire countryside, the very last thing she wanted was an extremely large, if - she grudgingly admits - passably attractive man disturbing her daily walks. Lecturing the surveyor about property rights doesn't work and, somehow, he has soon charmed his way into lemon cakes, long walks, and dangerously heady kisses.?The very last place Sydney wished to be was in...
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Language
English
Description
"Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, OCCASIONAL MAGIC features voices familiar and new. Alongside Adam Gopnik, Krista Tippett, Andrew Solomon, Rosanne Cash, Ophira Eisenberg, and Wang Ping, storytellers from around the world share times when, in the face of challenging situations, they found moments of beauty, wonder, and clarity, shedding light on their lives...
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Publisher
Ketherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she...
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Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Most days, Sarya doesn't feel like the most terrifying creature in the galaxy. Most days, she's got other things on her mind. Like hiding her identity among the hundreds of alien species roaming the corridors of Watertower Station. Or making sure her adoptive mother doesn't casually eviscerate one of their neighbors. Again. And most days, she can almost accept that she'll never know the truth--that she'll never know why humanity was deemed too dangerous...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Investigates the enigmatic Native American figure, assessing critical battles attributed to his leadership within the context of the Great Sioux Wars, exploring the relationships between the Lakota Sioux and other tribes, and analyzing the subjugation of North Plains Native Americans.
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Series
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Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil. Now these dark forces are coming after Jack-- in ruthless fashion. With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted-- by the greatest hunters in history. -- adapted from jacket
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English
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"A brilliant, revelatory account of the Cold War origins of the data-mad, algorithmic twenty-first century, from the author of the acclaimed international bestseller, These Truths. The Simulmatics Corporation, founded in 1959, mined data, targeted voters, accelerated news, manipulated consumers, destabilized politics, and disordered knowledge--decades before Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Cambridge Analytica. Silicon Valley likes to imagine it has...
Author
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will never forget. Retired detective Steve Ryan worked in Toronto's homicide squad for over a decade. For him, the stories of Toronto's most infamous crimes were more than just a headline read over morning coffee -- they were his everyday life. After investigating over one hundred homicides, the tragedies Steve saw will never leave him and he'll never forget...
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, Vintage Books, A division of Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Edgar Award{u2013}winning editor Otto Penzler has collected sixty-eight of the all-time best impossible-crime stories from almost two hundred years of the genre. In addition to the many classic examples of the form {u2014} a case of murder in a locked room or otherwise inaccessible place, solved by a brilliant sleuth {u2014} this collection expands the definition of the locked room to include tales of unbelievable thefts and incredible disappearances....
14) Simpler living handbook: a back to basics guide to organizing, decluttering, streamlining, and more
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The ultimate guide to streamlining your life. Life moves too quickly these days, as technology, work, and personal commitments make it almost impossible to relax and enjoy life. Finding yourself stressed over the clutter in your kitchen or the mass of paper in front of your computer? Relax. This book will help. Filled with tips on how to uncomplicate your daily routine, eliminate stress at home and work, and more, this book will help you free up your...
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a leading Soviet scientist is abducted to work on a top-secret project, he comes face-to-face with the Kremlin's new ultimate weapon-a Demogorgon! What his top-secret captors didn't count on was the resiliency of the doctor's children. While their father has been dragooned into weaponizing a monster brought back from the US, the two young teenagers are forced to embark on a harrowing and perilous journey to find him, with help from an unlikely...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to the medical, emotional, and social issues of trans kids. These days, it is practically impossible not to hear about some aspect of transgender life. Whether it is the bathroom issue in North Carolina, trans people in the military, or on television, trans life has become front and center after years of marginalization. And kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ages, which is a good thing for them. But what written...
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A Postman murdered while delivering cards on Christmas morning. A Christmas pine growing over a forgotten homicide. A Yuletide heist gone horribly wrong. When there's as much murder as magic in the air and the facts seem to point to the impossible, it's up to the detective's trained eye to unwrap the clues and neatly tie together an explanation (preferably with a bow on top). Martin Edwards has once again gathered the best of these seasonal stories...
Author
Publisher
ForbesBooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"If Arab women were given a voice, what story would they tell? To be a woman is a gift. But that gift does not come without challenges. Historically, women around the globe have fought to be heard. The stories of Arab women in particular have often been veiled in mystery. In Hear Us Speak, Suzy Kanoo lifts the veil. As a CEO, Suzy has enjoyed great success as an Arab businessperson; as a woman, she has witnessed firsthand how Arab legislation and...
Author
Publisher
Wonderbound
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Sherlock Holmes meets the Wayside School in this Middle Grade supernatural sleuthing graphic novel about the Flick brothers - four siblings searching for explanations to outbreaks of supernatural strangeness and otherworldly weirdness in their Edwardian-era hometown. A bump in the night? They're on the case! At Strander House, things are...weird. There's an ogre wedged in the closet, and you have to be careful not to slip on the leak coming from...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Amber, Alice, and Andrea attend the exclusive London International High School where all the students have one thing in common: a Real Life social media profile. Though these three don't know each other, they have a shared desire to find the perfect guy. Since everyone knows the perfect guy doesn't exist, they decide to create a Real Life profile of the ideal boy. But fiction and "real life" are about to collide..."-- cover page 4.
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