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Carolyn Porter
(942)
Summary: A graphic designer's search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man's fate during World War II. Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in...
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Call #: 940.5472 POR
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Anderson Cooper
(23,516)
Summary: A charming, intimate and fascinating collection of correspondence between broadcaster Anderson Cooper and his mother, the celebrated Gloria Vanderbilt.
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Call #: B COOPER
Location: Adult Biographies
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(887)
Summary: Collects 250 examples of the thousands of condolence letters written to Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in the first book to examine this extraordinary array of heartfelt correspondence.
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by
Alma Flor Ada
Series:
Hidden Forest Series
Summary: Presents the correspondence of Goldilocks, the three pigs, Baby Bear, Peter Rabbit, and Little Red Riding Hood as they plan to attend a housewarming party for the pigs and avoid the evil wolves in the forest.
BOOK
Call #: J P STORIES ADA
Location: Junior Picture Books - Stories
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Olivia Gardner
(282)
Summary: Draws on the correspondence between an epileptic victim of bullying and a pair of sisters who started a letter campaign on her behalf, in a volume that presents more than one hundred letters of encouragement received by the author.
BOOK
Call #: 305.23 GAR YA
Location: YA Nonfiction
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by
Caitlin Alifirenka
(22,910)
Summary: It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw...
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Call #: 305.235 ALI YA
Location: YA Nonfiction
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by
Dori Hillestad Butler
Series:
Dear Beast - #1
(192)
Summary: Simon has taken care of his owner, Andy, for many years. He's a good cat. Clean, responsible, and loyal. What more could a boy want? Even when Andy's dad moves out, Simon is certain that Andy doesn't...
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Call #: J F BUTLER
Location: Junior Fiction
copies in: 0 of 1
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by
Kirk Douglas
(205)
Summary: Film legend Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne look back on a lifetime filled with love and drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities...
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Call #: B DOUGLAS
Location: Adult Biographies
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Nelson Mandela
(359)
Summary: An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime...
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Call #: 968 MAN
Location: Adult Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Neil deGrasse Tyson
(6,631)
Summary: Tyson shares 101 letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of scientific answers.
BOOK
Call #: 623.1 TYS
Location: Adult Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Anica Mrose Rissi
(172)
Summary: When life on Earth becomes unfair, Sophia tells her mother through a series of letters that she is moving to the Moon.
BOOK
Call #: J P EXPLORE RISSI
Location: Junior Picture Books - Explore
copies in: 1 of 1
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Troy Cummings , illustrator
Series:
Can I Be Your Dog?
(2,524)
Summary: Arfy is a hound on a mission! Bound and determined to find a home, Arfy writes letters to everyone on Butternut Street. Honestly, he's the best dog you could ever want. He's obedient! He's...
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BOOK
Call #: J P ANIMALS CUMMINGS
Location: Junior Picture Books - Animals
copies in: 0 of 1
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by
Sophie Blackall , illustrator
(2,046)
Summary: In this picture book, a boy writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here -- and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like.
BOOK
Call #: J P NEIGHBOR BLACKALL
Location: Junior Picture Books - Neighbors
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Annie Spence
(10,131)
Summary: If you love to read, and presumably you do since you've picked up this book, you know that some books affect you so profoundly they forever change the way you think about the world. Some books, on...
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BOOK
Call #: 028.9 SPE
Location: Adult Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Annie Spence (read by Stephanie Spicer )
(10,149)
Summary: If you love to read, and presumably you do since you've picked up this audiobook, you know that some books affect you so profoundly they forever change the way you think about the world. Some books,...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 028.9 SPE
Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Edmund Burke
(6,367)
Summary: "Burke|s seminal work was written during the early months of the French Revolution, and it predicted with uncanny accuracy many of its worst excesses, including the Reign of Terror. A scathing attack...
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Call #: 944 BUR
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Pope Francis
(508)
Summary: In this book, questions from children from across the world are presented to Pope Francis -- and the Pope himself answers each letter. All too often, the big spiritual questions from children are...
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Call #: J 248.4 FRA
Location: Junior Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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(1,553)
Summary: A collection of anonymous unsent letters from the author's Tumblr, Dear my blank.
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Call #: 808.86 DEA YA
Location: YA Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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(1,211)
Summary: Radical Hope is a collection of letters -- to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged -- written by...
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Call #: 324.973 RAD
Location: Adult Displays - Front
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Carolina De Robertis
(1,208)
Summary: Radical Hope is a collection of letters -- to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged -- written by...
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Summary: Letters of advice from Iowans.
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Call #: 158.1 LET
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Joanne Wilke
(75)
Summary: In 1924, eight young women drove across the American West in two Model T Fords. In nine weeks they traveled more than nine thousand unpaved miles on an extended car-camping trip through six national parks, "without a man or a gun along."
BOOK
Call #: 978 WIL
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Summary: Letters from celebrated authors respond to an array of tough and meaningful questions from their young fans, giving a glimpse into the hearts and souls of kids today and the writers who have changed their lives.
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by
Christine French Cully
(135)
Summary: Every year tens of thousands of children write to Highlights magazine, sharing their hopes and dreams, worries and concerns, as if they were writing to a trusted friend. From the beginning the...
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BOOK
Call #: 305.23 CUL
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Dori Hillestad Butler
Series:
Dear Beast - #2
(57)
Summary: It's time for the annual city pet parade! Only one pet can win first place. Simon the cat has always hated wearing costumes, so he decides it's okay for Andy's new dog, Baxter, to march with Andy...
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Call #: J F BUTLER
Location: Junior Fiction
copies in: 0 of 1
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Dori Hillestad Butler
Series:
Dear Beast - #3
(29)
Summary: Simon the cat and Baxter the dog have finally learned how to share their owner, Andy. It helps that Simon lives with Andy's mom and Baxter lives with Andy's dad. When a problem comes up, they simply...
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Call #: J F BUTLER
Location: Junior Fiction
copies in: 0 of 1
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by
Mark Teague , illustrator
(8,741)
Summary: Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.
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Call #: J P STORIES TEAGUE
Location: Junior Picture Books - Stories
copies in: 0 of 1
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by
Ken Wilson-Max
(10)
Summary: A circle of young friends pass on a chain of "letters" starting from A and going all the way to Z.
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Call #: J P CONCEPTS WILSON-MAX
Location: Junior Picture Books - Concepts
copies in: 0 of 1
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by
Troy Cummings , illustrator
Series:
Can I Be Your Dog?
(608)
Summary: When Arfy finds a homeless kitten, he writes letters to prospective owners, hoping to find the perfect home for his new friend.
BOOK
Call #: J P NEIGHBOR CUMMINGS
Location: Junior Picture Books - Neighbors
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Parker Curry
Summary: Parker and Gia love doing everything together. When Parker goes away on a trip, she writes a letter to Gia to keep in touch. Even though the girls are far away, they can still be friends!
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Call #: J READER GREEN CURRY
Location: Junior Readers Green
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by
Troy Cummings , illustrator
(181)
Summary: Arfy the letter writing dog helps Hidey, a pet turtle on the loose, get back to her classroom.
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Call #: J P ANIMALS CUMMINGS
Location: Junior Picture Books - Animals
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Candace Fleming
(1,380)
Summary: After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must go without soap and milk, must patch and repair their old, worn clothing. Then...
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Call #: J P HISTORY FLEMING
Location: Junior Picture Books - History
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by
Sarah Stewart
(829)
Summary: When Isabel and her family move to the United States, Isabel misses all the things she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lupita and hearing people speak Spanish. But she also experiences...
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Call #: J P HISTORY STEWART
Location: Junior Picture Books - History
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by
Vincent van Gogh
(471)
Summary: Vincent van Gogh corresponds with his younger brother, Theo, about his paintings.
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Call #: J 759.9 GOG
Location: Junior Nonfiction
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by
Walter Cronkite
(210)
Summary: A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book.
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Call #: 940.53 CRO
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Walter Cronkite
(210)
Summary: A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure twenty-three-year-old...
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by
David Falvey
(22)
Summary: Presents letters written to Lieutenant David Falvey from a fourth grade class while he was stationed in Iraq, and includes his answers to the students on his duties, life in the military, and himself.
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Call #: J 956.7044 FAL
Location: Junior Nonfiction
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Summary: Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln. For the first time in their lives, an occupant of the White House seemed concerned about the welfare of...
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Call #: 305.896 TO
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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