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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
441 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Escaping from a colonial settlement in the wilderness, a servant girl, with nothing but her wits, a few possessions and some faith, is tested beyond the limits of her imagination, forcing her to question her belief of everything her own civilization taught her.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
610 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure from the author of the Dresden Files, in this New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships. For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defense...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When silverback gorilla Ivan and his mate Kinyani welcome a set of twins to their family, Ivan can't help but recall his childhood in the jungle - and his own twin - as he navigates joys and challenges of parenthood.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
302 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On a famous Australian train between Darwin and Adelaide for the Mystery Writers' Society one of the attendees is murdered for real in the new mystery from the author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone"--
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
470 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A blood-witch's mission to assassinate the prince she is betrothed to is compromised by the discovery of a deadly plague--and the beautiful princess intent on stopping it.
Author
Series
A season in Pinecraft volume 3
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For Lilly, the Amish town of Pinecraft is a chance to start again. But then she meets Eddie, a man with no plans to stay--a man she can't stop thinking about. She must decide whether to give him up or face her past and hope that their love will endure"--
10) The quiet tenant
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A psychological thriller about trauma, power, and survival, which follows a young woman who has been captured and confined by a serial killer--who is a father, widower, former Marine, and lineman for the local electric company--as he hides the true nature of his double life from his daughter, neighbors, and the local bartender who could be his next victim, unless his captive manages to stop him"--
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Losing her mother to a hit-and-run at age 15 threw Beatrice "Beans" Bennett's life into turmoil. Bereft, she developed a life-threatening eating disorder, and went through a challenging recovery process which paved the way for her work as a clinical psychologist decades later. When a new patient arrives at her office and insists that Beans's mother is still alive-and in danger-Beans is forced to revisit her past in order to uncover the truth. She...
12) Murtagh
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society.
Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air--and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaesia....
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eighteen-year-old Hannah experiences danger in the past and present, as college intern Jordan tries to uncover the truth about Hannah and her memories"--
Author
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Witnessing a murder puts a target on Molly Schultz's back, and now she's on the run from a gunman dead set on silencing her. She turns to family friend Zeke Bender for help, but when Molly's identity and location are exposed, they're left with a criminal among her Amish community. Can Zeke safeguard Molly long enough to catch the culprit-or will they fall prey to their merciless hunter?"--
15) River of secrets
Author
Series
Bamboo kingdom volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Three pandas must separate the truth from the lies they've been raised on in order to save their kingdom"--
Author
Series
Chronicles of Prydain volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
ix, 174 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the third book of the chronicles of Prydain, Princess Eilonwy is sent to the Isle of Mona for training where she is bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren, so Taran and other friends must try to rescue her.
Author
Series
Chronicles of Prydain volume 2
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
viii, 182 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the second book of the Chronicles of Prydain, Taran, assistant pig-keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical black cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
18) Clear: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
196 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Sylvestri Yarrow is on a streak of bad luck with no end of sight. She's been doing her best to keep the family cargo business going after her mom's death, but between mounting debt and increasing attacks by the Nihil on unsuspecting ships, Syl is in danger of losing all she has left of her mother. She heads to the galactic capital of Coruscant for help, but gets sidetracked when she's drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful...