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"Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that...
242) Doxology: a novel
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A Recommended Book of 2019 from Vulture and Esquire
Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals—a daughter for Pam and Daniel, a solo hit single for Joe. As the '90s wane, the three friends share in one another's successes, working together to elevate Joe's superstardom and raise
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English
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"Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called Devil Boy or Sam Hell by his classmates; "God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother's devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit friends. Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the...
244) The chosen one
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.
245) The great Jeff
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Jeff's life spirals downward into homelessness after his alcoholic mother loses her job.
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Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
“This flawless novel is an epic tragedy graced with tendrils of hope . . . a powerful fictional illumination of a Native North American life.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
Named a “Best Novel of the Decade” by Literary Hub
The Basis for the Award-Winning Movie
Saul Indian Horse is a child when his family retreats into the woods. Among the lakes and the
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Series
Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Three women in fairly happy marriages, question the sacrifices they make, the choices to support their spouses, to take control of their own needs, and settle for the humdrum lifestyle they are accustomed to. Together they bond and make the changes in their lives that afford everyone some happiness and empowerment.
249) Exile music
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
As a young girl growing up in Vienna in the 1930s, Orly has an idyllic childhood filled with music. Her father plays the viola in the Philharmonic, her mother is a well-regarded opera singer, her beloved and charismatic older brother holds the neighborhood in his thrall, and most of her eccentric and wonderful extended family live within the city limits. Only vaguely aware of Hitler's rise or how definitive her Jewish heritage will become to her family's...
250) Child of the river
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A timeless coming-of-age tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid.
Persomi is young, white, and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm in the South African Bushveld. Persomi's world is extraordinarily small. She has never been to the local village and spends her days absorbed in the rhythms of the natural world around her, escaping the brutality
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Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Laurie Clark, a senior in high school, begins writing impassioned pleas in the student newspaper regarding popularity and Church standards. Alienating her peers, she discovers how difficult it is to stand for her principles but finds support from a young man who happens to be a Baptist.
252) Starfish
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Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by getting into her dream art school, but when things do not work out as she hoped Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend, learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way.
254) Ready or not!
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Series
Abby in between volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Abby McAdams grapples with changes in her home life, her body, and her perspective on the world as she navigates fourth grade.
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Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Wren Beaumont is many things. Beautiful. Smart. Sweet. Innocent. At Lancaster Prep, the girls love her. They all want to be her friend. Only I see Wren for who she really is. A repressed little virgin who keeps her feelings locked up so tight she’s probably close to bursting. She thinks she’s above us all. Even me. I shouldn’t be drawn to her. She’s not my type. Until we’re forced to work together in class and realize we might have...
256) Stay: a novel
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
"An unforgettable novel about the power of friendship and kindness by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward. In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vietnam. His embattled parents are locked in a never-ending war. And his best friend, Connor, is struggling with his own family issues. To find relief from the chaos, Lucas takes long, meandering walks,...
257) You know I'm no good
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Mia is officially a Troubled Teen--she gets bad grades, drinks too much, and has probably gone too far with too many guys. But she doesn't realize how out of control she seems until she is taken from her home in the middle of the night and sent away to Red Oak Academy, a therapeutic girls' boarding school in the middle of nowhere. While there, Mia is forced to confront her painful past at the same time she questions why she's at Red Oak. If she were...
258) Of ashes and dust
Author
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
259) Release
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Adam Thorn doesn't know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam's life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn't he?) and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing...
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Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A Muslim-American teen goes into denial mode about her role in an out-of-control party that occurred during Ramadan, a situation that escalates until she incurs damage that is harder to repair, forcing her to come to terms with her true self. --Publisher
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