Author: Grisham, John, author. container of (work) : Grisham, John. Homecoming. container of (work) : Grisham, John. Strawberry moon. container of (work) : Grisham, John. Sparring partners. Published: 2022 Call Number: F GRISHAM Format: Books Summary: Jake Brigance is called upon to help his old friend, disgraced former attorney Mack Stafford, make his return; young death row inmate Cody Wallace has one final request just several hours before execution; two young attorney brothers, Kirk and Rusty Malloy, look to Diantha Bradshaw to help save their once prosperous firm which they inherited from their father. "Homecoming" takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until now. Now Mack is back, and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned. In "Strawberry Moon," we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the governor says no to a last-minute request for clemency. As the clock winds down, Cody has one final request. The "Sparring Partners" are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe each other, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the resulting fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time in her career and try to save herself? By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told.
Author: Goodman, Jessica, 1990- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y GOODMAN Format: Books Summary: After a traumatic school year, camp counselor Goldie Easton is excited to reunite with her two best friends at an elite summer camp, but when a local boy is found dead on the grounds, all three must reveal a dark secret to find the murderer. Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe. She's always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie's one of them. Even with her "townie" background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she's back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she's been keeping and she is more in need of the comfort than ever. But Goldie's not the only person at camp who has been lying. When a teen turns up dead in the lake late one night, she knows that the death couldn't have been an accident. She also knows that Ava was at the lake that same night. What did Ava see and what does she know? Why hasn't she said anything to Goldie about the death? Worse--what did Ava do? But asking questions offers no answers, only broken bonds of lifelong friendship, with hidden danger and betrayals deeper than Goldie ever imagined.
Author: Romero, R. M. (Rachel Maria), 1987- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y ROMERO Format: Books Summary: Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez--a biracial Jewish girl--finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant parents' desire for her to pursue a more stable career. When she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's cottage, she meets the ghost of a kindhearted boy named Benjamin, who died over a century ago. As Ilana restores Benjamin's grave, he introduces her to the enchanted side of Prague, where ghosts walk the streets and their kisses have warmth. But Benjamin isn't the only one interested in Ilana. Rudolph Wassermann, a man with no shadow, has become fascinated with her and the music she plays. He offers to share his magic, so Ilana can be with Benjamin and pursue her passion for violin. But after Ilana discovers the truth about Wassermann and how Benjamin became bound to the city, she resolves to save the boy she loves, even if it means losing him--forever.
Author: Wood Samantha, author. Brearley, Suzie, author. Kamyshanskaya, Irina, illustrator. Published: 2021 Call Number: J 302.23 WOOD Format: Books Summary: Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the dance-moving, lip-syncing legends of the TikTok world. Featuring bios of your favourite TikTok stars, Charli and Dixie D'Amelio, Zach King, Baby Ariel, Amelia Gething and more! The Unofficial Guide to all things TikTok! Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the dance-moving, lip-syncing legends of the TikTok world. Featuring bios of your favorite TikTok stars, Charli and Dixie D'Amelio, Zach King, Baby Ariel, Amelia Gething and more! Packed with quizzes, top tens, the very best TikTok playlist and dance move tips, this Unofficial TikTok book is the ultimate guide to everything in the TikTok universe!
Author: Welch, Jenna Evans, author. Published: 2020 Call Number: Y WELCH Format: Books Summary: When her long-estranged father invites sixteen-year-old Liv Varanakis to help him film a documentary about his theories on Atlantis, she looks forward to reconnecting but discovers he may have invited her to Greece for a very different reason. "Liv Varanakis doesn't like to think about her father much, which makes sense--he fled to Greece when she was only eight, leaving her with just a few painful memories of their shared love for the lost city of Atlantis. So when teenage Liv suddenly receives a postcard from her father, who asks if she will fly out to Greece to help him with a documentary about his theories on Atlantis, Liv is less than thrilled." --Front jacket flap
Author: Bagieu, Pénélope author, illustrator. Kane, Montana translator. Published: 2018 Call Number: 920.72 Format: Books Summary: With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.
Author: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, author. Published: 2014 1969 Call Number: 306.9 Format: Books Summary: The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work, are now part of our common understanding of loss. Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement, this classic text is reissued with a new introduction looking at its influence on contemporary thought and practice.
Author: Clare, Cassandra, author. Published: 2014 Call Number: FIC CLA Format: Books Summary: "Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian--but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance.."--
Author: Stevens, Taylor, author. Published: 2013 Call Number: LP F STEVENS Format: Large print Summary: Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe has built a reputation for getting things done. On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped and thrust into an underground world where women and girls are merchandised by the Doll Maker, who controls her every move. Now everything pivots on one simple choice: Munroe must deliver a high-profile young woman into the same nightmare she had once endured, or condemn to torture and certain death the person she loves above all else.
Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara. English, Deirdre. Published: 2010 Call Number: 610.82 Format: Books Summary: First published by the Feminist Press in 1973, Witches, Midwives & Nurses is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in the demonizing of women healers. With insight and originality, the authors have woven together stories about the witch hunts of the Middle Ages, the emergence of the Popular Health Movement, and an analysis of the contemporary state of medicine in relation to women's rights. In a new introduction written for this special edition, Ehrenreich and English discuss how this crucial text emerged, how much has changed, and how "for all our gains, we clearly have our work cut out for us."--Back cover.
Author: Black, Holly. Published: 2005 Call Number: Y BLACK Format: Books Summary: Seventeen-year-old Val runs away to New York City, where she falls in with a gang of squatters who live in the city's subway system and consort with faeries, trolls, and other strange creatures.
Author: Angelou, Maya. Published: 2002 1969 Call Number: B ANGELOU Format: Books Summary: Author's memoir of growing up black in the 1930's and 1940's.
Author: Vale, Lillie, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y VALE Format: Books Summary: "High-achieving Kavya Joshi has always been told she's a little too ambitious, a little too mouthy, and overall just a little too much. In one word: besharam. So, when her nemesis, Ian Jun, witnesses Kavya's very public breakup with her loser boyfriend on the last day of junior year, she decides to lay low...Exhausted by Kavya and Ian's years-long feud, their friends hatch a plan to end their rivalry by convincing them to participate in a series of challenges...But as the competition heats up, so too does the romantic tension"--
Author: Safi, Aminah Mae, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y SAFI Format: Books Summary: In this reimagination of the legend of Robin Hood, Rahma al-Hud and her older sister Zeena travel to Jerusalem for a final mission, and on their way they assemble a ragtag band of misfits and get swept up in Holy Land politics. Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten reinforcements from Richard the Lionheart, all she wants to do is get herself and her sister home alive. But Zeena, a soldier of honor at heart, refuses to give up the fight while Jerusalem remains in danger of falling back into the hands of the false Queen Isabella. And so, Rahma has no choice but to take on one final mission with her sister. On their journey to Jerusalem, Rahma and Zeena come across a motley collection of fellow travelers--including a kind-hearted Mongolian warrior, an eccentric Andalusian scientist, a frustratingly handsome spy with a connection to Rahma's childhood, and an unfortunate English chaplain abandoned behind enemy lines. The teens all find solace, purpose and camaraderie--as well as a healthy bit of mischief--in each other's company.
Author: Nadler, Joel author. Published: 2022 Call Number: NJC 974.9 NADLER Format: Books Summary: Abandoned New Jersey: Forgotten Spaces of the Garden State takes you back in time, discovering what's been lost in this fascinating, historic state. Readers are invited to see behind some of the closed doors of abandoned buildings throughout New Jersey, such as old houses, hospitals, movie palaces, and more. The spaces you see here, many beautiful, even if decaying, have been left on the wayside and forgotten. Some continue to disintegrate and others have already been demolished. Follow Joel Nadler as he leads you on a photographic journey of these lost places. He shares some untold stories and makes readers aware of the issues surrounding these hidden gems. In addition to photographs of extraordinary places, this book offers readers insights to help them appreciate and preserve these important buildings.
Author: Lustbader, Eric, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F LUSTBADE Format: Books Summary: "Evan Ryder returns to uncover an international conspiracy against American democracy in a white-knuckle new thriller by New York Times bestselling author, Eric Van Lustbader. Evan Ryder was once a field agent for a black-ops arm of the Department of Defense. Now she works for Parachute, a cutting-edge quantum-computing firm whose private espionage network exceeds any government spy agency. But her mission remains the same: seek out and destroy Omega, a fanatical global cult intent on destroying democracy. The fight against Omega has already cost Evan dearly but she will not stop until she has torn out the conspiracy by its roots, no matter the risk. In Omega Rules, the assassination of a Parachute agent in Vienna sets Evan on a dangerous, world-wide hunt for answers and on a collision course with forces so powerful they may be beyond her abilities to annihilate. Once again Lustbader delivers a prescient exploration of the political and ideological forces that are wreaking havoc on the stability of the Western world and its struggling democracies"--
Author: Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981- author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y STIEFVAT Format: Books Summary: When a supernatural being appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent of demolishing the realm, Princess Merida, under the watchful eyes of the gods, embarks on a series of epic journeys to save those she loves from ruin. Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets--and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge--maybe even, someday, love. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent to demolish the realm--and everyone within. Only the intervention of the Cailleach, an ancient entity of creation, gives Merida a shred of hope: convince her family to change within the year--or suffer the eternal consequences. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, Merida leads a series of epic journeys to kingdoms near and far in an attempt to inspire revolution within her family. But in her efforts to save those she loves from ruin, has Merida lost sight of the Clan member grown most stagnant of all--herself?
Author: Cho, Kat, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: Y CHO Format: Books Summary: Instead of going to prom, seventeen-year-old Elena Soo wants to spend her time saving the local community center, and she is determined to keep her priorities straight even when her childhood best friend--who is now a K-pop superstar--returns to make good on their old pact to go to prom together.
Author: Zink, Nell, author. Published: 2022 Call Number: F ZINK Format: Books Summary: "Avalon follows Bran, a high school graduate in California who is raised by her 'common-law-stepfather' in a rowdy home following her mother's death. After graduating from high school, Bran stays in town and is introduced to Peter, a college student who is engaged, and the two begin an intense relationship revolving around philosophy, literature, and their attraction for one another. Encouraged by Peter, Bran begins writing scripts for their friend, Jay, who studies film at UCLA, and though her work is lauded, she doesn't receive the credit or acclaim she deserves, culminating in a confrontation at an LA party with Peter"--
Author: Kawakami, Mieko, 1976- author. Bett, Sam, 1986- translator. Boyd, David (David G.), translator. Published: 2022 2011 Call Number: F KAWAKAMI Format: Books Summary: Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it. As the long overdue change occurs, however, painful episodes from Fuyuko's past surface and her behavior slips further and further beyond the pale. All the Lovers in the Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and engaging; it will make readers laugh, and it will make them cry, but it will also remind them, as only the best books do, that sometimes the pain is worth it.
