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"A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins' The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the...
2) Messenger
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Series
Giver quartet volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand
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English
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"A renowned doula and co-founder of Moms in Color shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving, intimate guide to self-care, identity, mental health, and radical joy. Safe spaces, communion, knowing that we are loved-these are the things we long for. Brandi Sellerz-Jackson found them when she started exploring her encounters with loss and trauma as a way to confront her own grief, and she ended up...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Small but fast twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in the process
5) ELEVATION
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...
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English
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A town under quarantine during the 1918 flu epidemic must reckon with forces beyond their control in a powerful, sweeping novel of morality in a time of upheaval
“An American variation on Albert Camus’ The Plague.”—Chicago Tribune
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE • WINNER OF THE JAMES FENIMORE COOPER...
“An American variation on Albert Camus’ The Plague.”—Chicago Tribune
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE • WINNER OF THE JAMES FENIMORE COOPER...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
Description
Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was...
8) Echoes
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English
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An emotional story of love, betrayal, friendship, and family from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maeve Binchy.
David Power and Clare O'Brien both grew up dreaming of escape from the battered seaside town of Castlebay, Ireland, but they might as well have had the ocean between them. David is the cherished son of a prosperous doctor, while Clare lives with her large family behind their faltering store, longing for a moment of...
David Power and Clare O'Brien both grew up dreaming of escape from the battered seaside town of Castlebay, Ireland, but they might as well have had the ocean between them. David is the cherished son of a prosperous doctor, while Clare lives with her large family behind their faltering store, longing for a moment of...
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In this book, five young friends -- Nick, Yulee, Pedro, Sally and Martin -- spend the day traveling around their neighborhood and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one
11) The doughnut fix
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Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.--Provided by Publisher
12) On community
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Series
Field notes volume 8
Publisher
Biblioasis
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"We need community to live. But what does it look like? Why does it often feel like it's slipping away? We are all hinged to some definition of a community, be it as simple as where we live, complex as the beliefs we share, or as intentional as those we call family. In an episodic personal essay, Casey Plett draws on a range of firsthand experiences to start a conversation about the larger implications of community as a word, an idea, and a symbol....
14) Breakout
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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"Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. Worst of all, everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life....
15) Hello, world!
Author
Series
Happy County volume 1
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces the sights and residents of Happy County, where a lot of things are happening and every day can end on a happy note."--Provided by publisher
16) Cold snap
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again
17) Citizenship
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Being a good citizen is an important concept for young people to grasp early on. Readers can learn through realistic everyday situations how they can be a good citizen in their communities. Complete with colorful images that support the simple text."--
19) The grace year
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds; that their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac. That is why they're banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Tierney James dreams of a society that doesn't pit friend against friend or woman against woman. She fears the brutal elements,...
20) Sidewalk trip
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Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Encouraging a child's sense of adventure, this playful account takes the reader on a stroll through a neighborhood
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