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The Secret Keeper Of Jaipur The Secrets Of Midwives Secrets Finding Alice [DVD]. Season 1. The Secret Wisdom Of Nature : Trees, Animals, And The Extraordinary Balance Of All Living Things : Stories From Science And Observation

I've Got A Secret: Nonfiction, Fiction & Film With Something to Hide

created on 8/18/22

The Butterfly Effect : A Novel Stars Over Clear Lake Little Broken Things : A Novel The Monsters We Make : A Novel The Crow Man

Iowa Reads

Novels that take place in Iowa

created on 7/29/22

Bacon Freak : 50 Savory Recipes For The Ultimate Enthusiast Back In The Day Bakery, Made With Love : More Than 100 Recipes And Make-it-yourself Projects To Create And Share Blue Ribbon Winners : America's Best State Fair Recipes Classic Restaurants Of Des Moines And Their Recipes The Prophets Of Smoked Meat : A Journey Through Texas Barbecue

Fair Food

created on 7/29/22

How Stella Learned To Talk : The Groundbreaking Story Of The World's First Talking Dog The Speckled Beauty : A Dog And His People Tender Is The Bite Fetch : How A Bad Dog Brought Me Home : A Graphic Memoir The Right Side : A Novel

Dog Days Of Summer

created on 7/27/22

Mary Jane : A Novel One Step Too Far : A Novel Chatter : The Voice In Our Head, Why It Matters, And How To Harness It Disappearing Earth The Golden Couple

Patron Picks

Titles Collected From Our Adult Summer Reading Program

created on 7/26/22

Iowa Pints : A Guide To Iowa Breweries A Year Of Wine : Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, And What To Sip For Each Season The Geeky Chef Drinks : Unofficial Cocktail Recipes From Game Of Thrones, Legend Of Zelda, Star Trek, And More The Soda Fountain : Floats, Sundaes, Egg Creams & More-- Flavors And Traditions Of An American Original Homegrown Tea : An Illustrated Guide To Planting, Harvesting, And Blending Teas And Tisanes

Drink Specials

created on 7/26/22

Sisters Of War The Black Swan Of Paris It's My Country Too : Women's Military Stories From The American Revolution To Afghanistan Code Name Pauline [downloadable Ebook] The Warrior Maiden

Sister Soldier

Fiction and Nonfiction featuring Fearless Women

created on 7/23/22

Unholy Messenger : The Life And Crimes Of The BTK Serial Killer Zodiac The Good Nurse : A True Story Of Medicine, Madness, And Murder Hell's Half-acre : The Untold Story Of The Benders, A Serial Killer Family On The American Frontier American Predator : The Hunt For The Most Meticulous Serial Killer Of The 21st Century

Serial Killers

Stories of America's Worst and Most Prolific Murderers

created on 7/22/22

In Order To Live : A North Korean Girl's Journey To Freedom My Story The Sound Of Gravel : A Memoir Maid : Hard Work, Low Pay, And A Mother's Will To Survive A Stolen Life : A Memoir

Beating the Odds

True Stories of Overcoming Unbelievable Circumstances

created on 7/19/22

The Corpse With The Emerald Thumb The Burning Island Vacation Interrupted Something In The Water : A Novel The Woman Who Walked In Sunshine [CD Book]

Vacation, Interrupted

When "Beach Body" Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

created on 7/12/22

The Refugees An Unrestored Woman To Paradise The House Of Rust : A Novel Hollow Kingdom : A Novel

Webs of Connection

Forced Together Through Fate

created on 7/8/22

Lord Of The Flies One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest : A Novel A Tale Of Two Cities, And, Great Expectations Fahrenheit 451 Beloved : A Novel

Ugh, It's 4th Period All Over Again

Books you were to young to appreciate in high school

created on 7/2/22

Identical In A Dark, Dark Wood Big Little Lies We Were Liars The Fate Of The Tearling : A Novel

Well...That was unexpected

Books with twist endings, and middles, and beginnings

created on 7/2/22

Red, White & Royal Blue The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo : A Novel A Court Of Thorns And Roses They Both Die At The End We Were Liars

#BookTok

Books that have gone viral on social media

created on 6/18/22

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society The Invention Of Wings The Lightkeeper's Daughter : A Mercy Falls Novel Marley & Me : Life And Love With The World's Worst Dog Blackmoore

Clean Reads For Summer

created on 6/16/22

The Unfinished Land The Stranger In The Lifeboat : A Novel Into The Drowning Deep The Siren Mermaids In Paradise

Cool For The Summer

Stories from the Seas and Oceans

created on 6/15/22

Chasing Shadows [large Print] Black Cloud Rising : A Novel The Dickens Boy : A Novel Until Leaves Fall In Paris : A Novel The Books Of Jacob : Or: A Fantastic Journey Across Seven Borders, Five Languages, And Three Major Religions, Not Counting The Minor Sects. Told By The Dead, Supplemented By The Author, Drawing From A Range Of Books, And Aided By Imagination, The Which Being The Greatest Natural Gift Of Any Person. That The Wise Might Have It For A Record, That My Compatriots Reflect, Laypersons Gain Some Understanding, And Melancholy Souls Obtain Some Slight Enjoyment

Hot in Historical Fiction

The Best New Historical Fiction for Adults

created on 6/4/22

Lila The Overnight Guest Made Safe Heard It In A Love Song Bad Stepmom

Iowa Homegrown Books

Books by authors with Iowa Connections

created on 5/26/22