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A new history of Iowa2023
Summary: Iowa is largely unappreciated and often misunderstood. It has a small population and sits in the middle of a huge country. Historian Frank I. Herriott asked "Is Iowa's history worth while?" in The... more »- place hold (1)
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Fortune : a novel2023
Summary: One drop of blood for a chance at a multimillion-dollar windfall. Is it a philanthropic gesture from a billionaire widow? Some suspect a darker motive behind the DNA lottery -- one tied to the... more »- place hold (0)
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Thunder from the prairie : the life of Harold E. Hughes2023
Summary: This is a biography of Harold E. Hughes, a man of working-class origins who overcame severe alcoholism to become Iowa governor (1963-1969) and U.S. Senator (1969-1974). A Democrat in traditionally... more »- place hold (0)
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Sort of super. Book 2, The magma cup2023
Summary: A mysterious event on the night of their mother's disappearance leads Wyatt and Adeline to a faraway, extinct volcano. As luck would have it, there's a summer camp at the base of the volcano, so it's... more »- place hold (0)
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The river knows : how water and land will shape our future2023
Summary: Water, land, soil -- any Midwesterner knows these resources shape our states; they define our economies, our culture, our social structure, and our politics. While we have made progress to a more... more »- place hold (0)
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The Van Meter visitor : a true and mysterious encounter with the unknown2013
Summary: For several nights in 1903, the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was terrorized by a giant bat-like creature that emerged from an old abandoned mine. The nature and origin of this mysterious visitor was... more »- place hold (0)
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Saved by Schindler : the life of Celina Karp Biniaz2022
Summary: Celina Karp Biniaz was just eight years old when the Germans invaded her homeland of Poland in 1939. Over the next six years, the child from Krakow endured the Holocaust as the Nazis took away her... more »- place hold (0)
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The swine republic : struggles with the truth about agriculture and water quality2023
Summary: Interested in the truth about Iowa's water quality? You won't get it from Iowa's agricultural and political leaders. Among midwestern Corn Belt states, Iowa contains some of the world's most... more »- place hold (0)
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Sir Lafŭlot2022
Summary: An inspiring story about how one man changed his world by just smiling.- place hold (0)
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The Swine Republic2023
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Button in a box2022
Summary: Can a button rediscover its purpose after it pops off and falls to the ground?- place hold (0)
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The "Just for You" Pet Shop2020
Summary: Have you watched someone being bullied or made fun of for being different? Have you been personally bullied or made fun of for being different? Learn about kindness, caring about others, and... more »- place hold (0)
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You are special this I know2023
Summary: A touching book about the special relationship between a boy and his grandma.- place hold (0)
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A common life : a voice from the Progressive Era2022
Summary: What would your life look like 100 years after your death? This book is that look back into the daily activities of an ordinary woman living an ordinary life on a farm in Dallas County, Iowa at the... more »- place hold (0)
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A nefarious plot2017
Summary: Who has co-opted the American Dream? It may not be who you think -- and he's been manipulating us for centuries. Lord Nefarious reveals his Master's plan to destroy America. He presents historical... more »- place hold (0)
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Cora and her magic rabbits2023
Summary: Is it real, or is it just Cora's imagination? Cora finds herself in the middle of two different worlds. Come along on Cora's adventure and decide whether you can believe it or not.- place hold (0)
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Aaru en Duat. Book 1, Ascension2023
Summary: The year is 142 3E. The human space colonization project known as the Kuppa Initiative has arrived at its destination planet, Panthera. While hopes were high for the fleet, expectations were... more »- place hold (0)
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Better not bitter : a journey from heartache to healing2023
Summary: When Michelle Cowan's husband dies in a sudden crash, she is forced to figure out how to move forward with a grieving teenage daughter. This would require them to walk a path that was a foreign... more »- place hold (0)
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The string thing2020
Summary: A group of children surprise the entire kingdom when they work together and use string to rescue an unknown man from the bottom of a deep, dark hole.- place hold (0)
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Molly's big score2021
Summary: Molly wants nothing more to score a goal for the soccer team, but just trying to kick the ball causes her to fall over. If only her legs worked as well as her brothers'. With the braces on her legs,... more »BOOK
Call #: J P GROWING PURCELL
Location: Junior Picture Books - Growing Up
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Disappearance of Luka2022
Summary: Luka, a unique white dragon, must face being bullied by other dragons who make fun of his quirky look and lack of ability to breathe fire. While hiding from the mean dragons, Luka discovers that he... more »- place hold (0)
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Dead horses : (a random collection of long-winded but entirely true stories about my favorite subject)2023
Summary: John Burns thinks he tells a good story. He thinks his stories are funny. He thinks he's live an interesting life. Don't break an old man's heart.- place hold (0)
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My mother's friend2022
Summary: August 1944: Seventeen-year-old Phee Swenson's pastor father insists she join him on a tour of Camp Algona, a prisoner of war camp that opened last spring just west of their hometown. She would much... more »- place hold (0)
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The holy fool : a journalist's revolt2019
Summary: It is September 2008, in the city of Chicago. On the eve of the presidential election and the Great Recession, Chicago Journal columnist Samuel "Sonny" Turner has been writing an investigative series... more »- place hold (0)
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Blood stained2022
Summary: Madalyn Mitchell is the contented wife of a Lutheran pastor in a quiet rural Iowa town. Suddenly her world is turned upside down when the body of a murdered man is found in the city park. Maddy... more »- place hold (0)
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Tommy's ABC picnic2022
Summary: Tommy and his animal friends are having a picnic. Follow along as the animals bring their delicious food dishes to the picnic.BOOK
Call #: J P CONCEPTS RAYMOND
Location: Junior Picture Books - Concepts
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Remastered : time travel didn't go as planned2023
Summary: Mia Hayes rings in the new year at a nineties rave in an abandoned warehouse. Just as she's having enough fun to forget that the era is more flawed than anticipated, she is notified that her parents... more »- place hold (0)
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Bits & pieces : a Grandpa Jim blog2014
Summary: Third in a series of stories and photos by an Iowa grandfather who has lived with bipolar disorder for 50 years. This book shows that a bipolar sufferer can lead an erratic, but successful life. The... more »- place hold (0)
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Alternate take : time travel goes public2022
Summary: Time travel is open to the public. For a resource-depleted world, the breaking news offers a glimmer of hope as humanity disperses throughout the eras. For siblings Mia and Derek Hayes, the news... more »- place hold (0)
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"Send my mail to the end of the trail" : a variety of short stories and memories from an Iowa grandfather2020
Summary: Lots of stories from a 73-year-old "baby boomer" who has held 68 jobs, so far. This Vietnam-era veteran, retired military, retired postmaster, father and grandfather has a lot to talk about. These... more »- place hold (0)
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Starlings on my window sill2022
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Eloise Harding dreams to rise into the sky and become the youngest person to ever go into space. In order to accomplish this, she has to win an essay contest and pass an agility... more »- place hold (0)
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Slot 472021
Summary: The galaxy considers Earth disposable, and humanity teeters on the edge of annihilation. One last proposal may be the only hope for mankind. The Galactic Affairs division has decided to rid... more »- place hold (0)
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Illaria and the marked lands2022
Summary: Being betrothed to the heir of the Underworld isn't easy on a girl. Illaria loves fairy tales and spends most of her time entranced in books. When she finds herself fated to a beast of a boy, she... more »- place hold (0)
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Omari's Big Tree and the Mighty Djembe2022
Summary: He knows there is something special in his hands, he just isn't sure exactly what it is. And even when he gets teased, he never ever stops believing. Omari learns that an extraordinary gift is passed... more »- place hold (0)
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It's OK to be me!2021
Summary: Young animals think about how they want to be different. The monkey wants to be a turtle. The squirrel wants to be a giraffe. The bird wants to be a lion. But when their mothers remind them how... more »BOOK
Call #: J P GROWING KUBALSKY
Location: Junior Picture Books - Growing Up
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A happy dragon tale2018
Summary: Here is a delightful Medieval adventure, a story lovingly told within a story. Grandpa entrances seven-year-old Mac with tales about the brave squires and knights who populated their family history,... more »- place hold (0)
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Winterset : short stories of pixies, demons, and fiends2019
Summary: "Winterset, Iowa. A peaceful, rural Midwest town ... with a secret: it harbors a gateway to another world, a world filled with supernatural creatures of legend. Irish-born Father Donahey has been... more »- place hold (0)
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The long ride home2017
Summary: Hoping to find a family, Bert Davidson, accompanied by his younger sister Emma, boards an orphan train for Iowa in 1929 and learns some eternal truths as he attends a one-room school and works on a farm.- place hold (0)
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The Sophocles rule2023
Summary: The simple toss of a coin presents journalist Tony Harrington with a fascinating puzzle. And puzzles, he knows, can lead to good stories. As he searches for the origins of a particularly unusual... more »- place hold (0)
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Two sisters' secret2020
Summary: From author Diane Holmes, comes a story inspired by the life of her grandmother, Bernadine. In this work of historical fiction, the relationship between Bernadine and her older sister Elizabeth is... more »- place hold (0)
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