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41) The split
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"The remote Antarctic island of South Georgia is about to send off its last boat of the summer - which signifies safety to resident glaciologist Felicity Lloyd. Felicity lives in fear - fear that her ex-husband Freddie will find her, even out here. She took a job on this isolated island to hide from him, but now that he's out of prison, having served a term for murder, she knows he won't give up until he finds her. But a doctor delving into the background...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
338 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
The daughter of an eccentric chemist, young Emilie Selden is a scientist in an eighteenth-century world that dismisses female accomplishment, until an encounter with the temptations of the outside world lures her away from her home and her work.
43) Promise: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 25 cm
Description
New England, 1957. The Kindred sisters-Ezra and Cinthy-grew up with an abundance of love. Love from their parents, who let them believe that the stories they tell on stars can come true. Love from their neighbors, the Junketts, the only other Black family in town, whose home is filled with spice-rubbed ribs and ground-shaking hugs. And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point, a beautiful village perched high up on coastal bluffs. But as the...
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In ordinary times, Tola lives in an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria, with her clever sister, Moji; her sporty brother, Dapo; and bossy Grandmommy. Tola is so happy! But news of a new virus—and a lockdown, too—sends Moji away in one direction and Dapo in another. Then, when Grandmommy can no longer go out to work, Tola goes instead. She works for the wealthy Diamond family and makes new friends among the household staff. But even the wealthy have problems—and...
45) Reign over me
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Alan Johnson runs into his old college roommate, Charlie Fineman, on the streets of New York City. He is surprised to find that Charlie does not remember him at all. Alan later learns that Charlie is suffering with grief over the loss of his family on 9/11. Flooded with grief, Charlie quits his job and isolates himself from everyone around him. Alan attempts to help Charlie get over his grief by rekindling their friendship. As Alan spends a lot of...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Description
After leaving his partner in New Mexico to start a new life in San Francisco, ESL teacher Aaron Englund seeks closure from a rejection-marked childhood and his own questionable choices by exploring his relationships with fellow misfits in his youth.
47) Reign over me
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Alan Johnson runs into his old college roommate, Charlie Fineman, on the streets of New York City. He is surprised to find that Charlie does not remember him at all. Alan later learns that Charlie is suffering with grief over the loss of his family on 9/11. Flooded with grief, Charlie quits his job and isolates himself from everyone around him. Alan attempts to help Charlie get over his grief by rekindling their friendship. As Alan spends a lot of...
48) Bertolt
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
This is a charming, touching story about an imaginative boy whose best friend is an oak tree named Bertolt. The boy admits to being an outlier among his peers, but insists that while he is alone, he is never lonely. Being independent suits him, and he considers his difference to be his advantage.
49) The cloud roads
Author
Series
Books of the Raksura volume 1
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
Living most of his life trying to hide his shapeshifting from the human tribe that sheltered him, Moon is cast out when his secret is discovered and finds himself being rescued by a winged shapeshifter who introduces him to a new world and a common enemy, winged creatures known as the Fell.
51) Two dead wives
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Lost. Missing. Murdered? How do you find a woman who didn’t exist? It's a case that has gripped a nation: A woman with a shocking secret is missing, presumed dead. And her two husbands are suspects in her murder. DCI Clements knows the dark side of human nature and that love can make people do treacherous things. You can’t presume anything when it comes to crimes of the heart. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains...
52) Little vampire
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Litte Vampire has been 10 years old for hte last 300 years. Despite living in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters, he is bored to death. His dream? Going to school to meet other kids. Unfortunately, his parents won't let him leave the mansion because they believe the outside world is way to dangerous! Accompanied by his trusted bulldog, Phantomato, Little Vampire secretly sneaks out on a quest for new friends. He will soon meet a...
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