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Staff PickTwo if by sea2016
Summary: "Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami in Brisbane, American expat and former police officer Frank Mercy goes out to join his volunteer rescue unit and... more »- place hold (2)
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Staff PickBefore she was Helen2020
Summary: Clementine Lakefield leads a simple life in her retirement community in Sun City, South Carolina. But while she plays cards, substitute teaches, and has learned to text with her niece and nephew,... more »- place hold (1)
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Staff PickThe wedding guest : an Alex Delaware novel2019
Summary: "LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a fine homicide detective, but when he needs to get into the mind of a killer, he leans on the expertise of his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex... more »- place hold (2)
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Staff PickMiller's Valley : a novel2016
Summary: From the bestselling author of "Still life with bread crumbs." This story begins in the 1960s, and explores how Mimi Miller comes of age, over and over again. As the years go by, the unthinkable... more »- place hold (1)
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Staff PickUnsheltered : a novel2018
Summary: How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickAll the wrong places : a novel2019
Summary: "Driven to desperation by divorce, boredom, infidelity, or a beloved husband's death, a young woman named Paige, her cousin and rival Heather, her best friend Chloe, and her mother, Joan, all decide... more »- place hold (1)
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Staff PickTheodore Boone : the accused2012
Summary: Thirteen-year-old aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone is falsely accused in a robbery and must fight to clear his name.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickOur souls at night2015
Summary: In Holt, Colorado, widower Louis Waters is initially thrown when the widowed Addie Moore suggests that they spend time together, in bed, to stave off loneliness, but soon they are exchanging the... more »- place hold (1)
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Staff PickKiller : an Alex Delaware novel2014
Summary: "Well-used to elevated emotions, psychologist Alex Delaware shrugs off a joking death threat from beautiful Beverly Hills physician Constance Sykes, whose attempt to secure legal custody of her baby... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickStill me2018
Summary: Louisa Clark arrives in New York to start a new life and a long-distance relationship with Ambulance Sam while working for the super-wealthy Gopniks, a job that introduces her to New York high... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe guardians2019
Summary: In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real... more »- place hold (1)
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Staff PickHallelujah anyway : rediscovering mercy2017
Summary: "Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in latest book, Hallelujah Anyway. It's the permission you give others -- and yourself -- to forgive a debt, to absolve the unabsolvable, to let go of... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickCamino Island2017
Summary: Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe hundred-year barn2019
Summary: One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike.... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickWho needs a checkup?2020
Summary: Harry is worried about his trip to the doctor for a check-up, so his best friend Hedgehog comes up with a way to reassure him.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe love letter2019
Summary: Stumbling on the same mysterious love letter in turn, best friends Hedgehog, Bunny, and Squirrel are reminded of the joys of friendship following a silly mix-up about their secret admirer.- place hold (1)
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Staff PickThe giver of stars2019
Summary: "Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickSave me the plums : my Gourmet memoir2019
Summary: When Conde Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America's oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone's boss. Yet Reichl had... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickBlack and blue : a novel1998
Summary: With this stunning novel about a woman and a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent, the Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist and bestselling author of One True Thing and Object Lessons... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe blue sword1982
Summary: Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickCome rain or come shine : a Mitford novel2015
Summary: "Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley Kavanagh, first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls. Now,... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickIndex to murder2008
Summary: When two of avant-garde artist Ruth Winthrop's paintings are stolen, artworks depicting a former lover who died mysteriously, Ruth calls in her best friend, dedicated librarian-turned-amateur sleuth... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe little prince2016
Summary: An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickLucky man : a memoir2002
Summary: A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickNaked1998
Summary: Hip radio comedy fans and theater folks who belong to the cult of Obie-winning playwright/performer David Sedaris must kill to get this book. These would be fans of the scaldingly snide Sedaris's... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe miracle at Speedy Motors2008
Summary: In the ninth mystery of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe visits a game preserve to uncover the truth about an elderly American traveler whose safari proves to be his last journey.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickOrphan train2013
Summary: "Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe ladies of Missalonghi1987
Summary: Sometimes fairy toles can come true-even for plain,shy spinsters like Missy Wright. Neither as pretty as cousin Alicianor as domineering as mother Drusilla, she seems doomed to aquiet life of near... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickBlue shoes and happiness2006
Summary: "In this latest installment in the internationally best-selling, universally beloved series, there is considerable excitement at The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. A cobra has been found in... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe face on the milk carton2012
Summary: No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl with her hair in tight pigtails... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickFrom the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler2002
Summary: Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe prince of tides1986
Summary: In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickAt home in Mitford1996
Summary: A portrait of the mysteries and miracles of everyday life introduces the small North Carolina town of Mitford and its colorful inhabitants, including Tim, a bachelor rector, who is falling in love with his neighbor.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe view from Saturday1996
Summary: Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who choses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickAlexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day1987
Summary: On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe street lawyer1998
Summary: Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickMe talk pretty one day2000
Summary: A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickTears of the giraffe2002
Summary: "Tears of the Giraffe takes us further into the life of the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, the owner and detective of Botswana's only Ladies' detective agency. Among her cases are wayward... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe authoritative Calvin and Hobbes : a Calvin and Hobbes treasury1990
Summary: The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes, is a large-format treasury of the cartoons from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet! (including full-color Sunday cartoons) plus a full-color original story... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickLet's take the long way home : a memoir of friendship2010
Summary: In this gorgeous, moving memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caldwell reflects on her own coming-of-age in midlife, as she learns to open herself to the power and healing of sharing her life with a best friend.- place hold (0)
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