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Summary: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was established by several western nations after World War II to create a collective security defense against Soviet aggression. Continuing long after...
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BOOK
Call #: 355 NAT YA
Location: New YA Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Summary: What factors lead a people to commit the unthinkable against an entire population? What constitutes genocide? Can it happen in a Democracy? Perhaps surprisingly, genocide continues to occur in the...
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BOOK
Call #: 345 GEN YA
Location: New YA Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Sean Sheehan
Summary: Readers explore the history, geography, and cultural landscape of Zimbabwe in this updated guide to an important African nation. Comprehensive text is paired with colorful photographs. In addition,...
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BOOK
Call #: J 968.91 SHE
Location: New Junior Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Summary: Capitalism is part of the foundation of the United States. As its dominance spread around the world, challenges to the system abated. But recent historical events, including the economic crash of...
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BOOK
Call #: 330 CAP YA
Location: New YA Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Summary: Eliza Scarlet finds herself immersed in fresh and surprising mysteries, from a disappearing magician to police corruption, as she struggle to build her detective agency. Growing competition from a...
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DVD
Call #: DVD TV MISS S3
Location: DVDs TV Series
copies in: 1 of 1
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![Healing hearts at Bumblebee Barn [large print]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/270438@2x.jpg)
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by
Jessica Redland
Summary: While Barney loves his life at Bumblebee Barn -- a farm that has been in his family for generations -- the early mornings and the long hours looking after the animals are proving to be a deterrent to...
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LARGE PRINT
Call #: LP F REDLAND
Location: Large Print Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Ellen O'Clover
(838)
Summary: Ro Devereux can predict your future. Or, at least, the app she built for her senior project can. Working with her neighbor, a retired behavioral scientist, Ro created an app called MASH, designed...
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BOOK
Call #: YA F O'CLOVER
Location: YA Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Summary: The four survivors from the most recent Woodsboro Ghostface killings have moved to New York City for a new start. Just as they begin to feel a sense of normalcy, they receive that infamous call....
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DVD
Call #: DVD DRAMA SCREAM
Location: DVDs Drama
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Gregg Hurwitz
Series:
Evan Smoak Thrillers - #8
(6,409)
Summary: As Orphan X, Evan Smoak was an off-the-books assassin working for the government. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping...
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BOOK
Call #: F HURWITZ
Location: Adult Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Dionna L. Mann
Summary: A potty party's coming through! Celebrate the milestone of potty training with this energetic board book that features a diverse group of children as they ditch their diapers and flush like big kids do.
BOOK
Call #: BB MAN
Location: Board Books
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Steve Sheinkin
(168)
Summary: In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific...
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BOOK
Call #: J GN SHE
Location: Junior Graphic Novels
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Sarah Fabiny
Summary: Imagine over three million square miles of sand dunes that are as tall as a ten-story building. That place is real -- it's the Sahara Desert! Vast, yes! And home to fascinating creatures such as...
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BOOK
Call #: J 910 WHE
Location: Junior Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Jennifer Mathieu
Summary: After Eliza's home in Houston is destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, she is forced to transfer to Southwest High School. Traumatized by the floods and anxious in her new surroundings, Eliza throws herself...
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BOOK
Call #: YA F MATHIEU
Location: New YA Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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Summary: Maddie thinks she's found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old...
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BLU-RAY
Call #: BLU COMEDY NO
Location: Blu-rays Comedy
copies in: 2 of 2
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by
Francisco X. Stork
Summary: Alberto's life isn't easy: He's an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister's abusive boyfriend -- but he'd always accepted his place in the world. Until he starts hearing the...
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BOOK
Call #: YA F STORK
Location: New YA Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Rachel Louise Snyder
Summary: A memoir of survival, self-discovery, and forgiveness. For decades, Rachel Louise Snyder has been a fierce advocate reporting on the darkest social issues that impact women's lives. This is her own...
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BOOK
Call #: B SNYDER
Location: Adult Biographies
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Bill Janovitz
(83)
Summary: Leon Russell is an icon, but somehow is still an under-appreciated artist. He is spoken of in tones reserved not just for the most talented musicians, but also for the most complex and fascinating....
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BOOK
Call #: B RUSSELL
Location: Adult Biographies
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Summary: Raymond and Roxy are excited now that summer vacation has started and their first summer adventure is at Wild World Park!
BOOK
Call #: J READER GREEN NELSON
Location: Junior Readers Green
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Andy Harkness , illustrator
Series:
Wolfboy
Summary: Even though Wolfboy claims he is not afraid of the Grumble Monster, things start to get spooky when he walks through the monster's lair with his rabbit Friends.
BOOK
Call #: J P STORIES HARKNESS
Location: New Junior Picture Books - Stories
copies in: 1 of 1
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![Straight shooter [CD book] : a memoir of second chances and first takes](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/275774@2x.jpg)
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by
Stephen A. Smith
Summary: America's most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this surprisingly personal book, not only dishing out his signature, uninhibited opinions but also revealing the challenges he...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B SMITH
Location: Adult CD Books Biography
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
James Patterson
Summary: When Bick, Beck, Tommy, and Storm Kidd are invited to compete for the title of "The World's Greatest Treasure-Hunting Kids," they jump at the chance to show the world what real treasure hunting looks...
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BOOK
Call #: J F PATTERSON
Location: Junior Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Patricia Tanumihardja
(165)
Summary: A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises -- both delightful and disastrous -- on his first attempt.
BOOK
Call #: J P GROWING TANUMIHARDJA
Location: Junior Picture Books - Growing Up
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Vijeya Rajendra
(1)
Summary: Australia is filled with beautiful landscapes and friendly people. How does the natural world affect life there? How has life changed in Australia from its earliest days to today? Readers find the...
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BOOK
Call #: J 994 RAJ
Location: Junior Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Nathan Hale
Series:
Mighty Bite
Summary: Determined to become Internet stars, two prehistoric creatures -- Trilobite and Amber, a walking whale -- face off against a host of creatures vying for fame and fortune, using their newfound skills to take the online world by storm.
BOOK
Call #: J GN HAL
Location: Junior Graphic Novels
copies in: 2 of 2
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by
Tsubasa Yamaguchi , artist
Series:
Blue Period
Summary: Thanks to the influence of the guru-like leader of NO MARKs, Yatora is ready to return to TUA with a fresh perspective and renewed love for art -- until a series of jarring events makes him question...
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BOOK
Call #: GRAPHIC NOVEL YAM
Location: YA Graphic Novels
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Lauraine Snelling
(208)
Summary: Lilac Nielsen's dream has come true: Reverend Ethan Pritchard has finally noticed her. But she must balance this new courtship with her dream of publishing her artwork in a New York newspaper. She...
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BOOK
Call #: F SNELLING
Location: Adult Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Anne Perry
Series:
Daniel Pitt Novels (Anne Perry) - #6
(490)
Summary: Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his -- and the firm's -- reputation. The...
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BOOK
Call #: F PERRY
Location: Adult Fiction
copies in: 2 of 2
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by
Soman Chainani
Summary: What rises must fall. Two brothers: One Good. One Evil. In exchange for power and immortality, they watch over the Endless Woods and rule the School for Good and Evil. Yet all School Masters must...
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BOOK
Call #: YA F CHAINANI
Location: YA Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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![The Wager [CD book] : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/272794@2x.jpg)
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by
David Grann
(2,751)
Summary: On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 910.9 GRA
Location: Adult CD Books Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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![Once there was [CD book]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/275851@2x.jpg)
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by
Kiyash Monsef
Summary: Once was, once wasn't. So began the stories Marjan's father told her as a little girl -- fables like the story of the girl who sprung a unicorn from a hunter's snare, or the nomad boy who rescued a...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK F MONSEF YA
Location: YA CD Books Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Sandra Markle
Series:
What If You Had? (Scholastic)
(1)
Summary: Explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw a pair of animal eyes instead of your own. From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's...
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BOOK
Call #: J READER 591.4 MAR
Location: Junior Readers Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Alex Woolf
Summary: This book discusses the planet Earth and its Moon.
BOOK
Call #: J GN BUI
Location: Junior Graphic Novels
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Eve Bunting
Summary: Ten-year-old Jim and his father, who work together on a boat, use the power of love, nature, music, and the help of some dancing alligators, to outsmart a greedy stranger who tries to steal Jim's flute.
BOOK
Call #: J P STORIES BUNTING
Location: New Junior Picture Books - Stories
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Tami Charles
Summary: Discover the incredible story of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who followed her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and eventually became the first Black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court.
BOOK
Call #: J P BIO JACKSON
Location: Junior Picture Books - Biography
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Walter Isaacson
Summary: As a kid in South Africa, Musk was regularly beaten by bullies; he once was in the hospital for a week after a beating. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B MUSK
Location: New Adult CD Books Biography
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Sam Smith
Summary: This is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Smith. Smith stated that the album "feels like a coming of age" and got them "through some dark times", and expressed a hope that it could also be a "beacon" for listeners.
MUSIC CD
Call #: CD/POP SMI
Location: Music CDs
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Aya Khalil
Summary: Kanzi, an immigrant girl, has come to feel welcome in her American school -- that is, until an entire shelf of books about immigrant kids and kids of color suddenly disappears from the school...
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BOOK
Call #: J P STORIES KHALIL
Location: New Junior Picture Books - Stories
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Pauline Elizabeth Thompson
Summary: A playful and rhythmic nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to the concept of DNA, and celebrates the similarities we share with all life forms -- and each other!
BOOK
Call #: J P SCIENCE THOMPSON
Location: Junior Picture Books - Science
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Robyn Schneider
Series:
Emry Merlin Novels - #2
Summary: Emry Merlin should be living her best life as a wizard's apprentice. Now that she no longer had to pretend to be her brother to study magic, she and Prince Arthur are closer than ever. Except King...
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BOOK
Call #: YA F SCHNEIDER
Location: YA Fiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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by
Anne Pearson
Series:
Eyewitness Books
Summary: Travel back in time to a civilization rich in epic heroes, powerful gods, myths, and legends. Discover how ancient Greek art, ideas, science, and medicine have influenced the world today, and how a...
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BOOK
Call #: J 938 PEA
Location: Junior Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1
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