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1) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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"In this follow-up to Newbery-winner THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet...
3) Green book
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"Inspired by a true friendship, this film transcends race, class, and the 1962 Mason-Dixon line. When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected...
4) Book club
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Four lifelong friends' lives are turned upside down when their book club attempts to shake things up by tackling the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
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Creepy Reads
For Fans of Lockwood & Co... (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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For Fans of Lockwood & Co... (SCPL-YS)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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"After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own"--
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An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.
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This fully revised sixth edition explains the biology behind the clinical options. Whether a reader is at risk and interested in prevention, diagnosed and trying to prevent recurrence, or living with metastatic cancer and seeking ways to survive longer and better, Dr. Love provides the most expert and reassuring support. This revision discusses the new genetic tests, controversies regarding screening, and what you need to know about dense breasts....
10) March: Book one
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March volume 1
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This graphic novel is Congressman John Lewis' first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book One spans Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville...
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Secret, book & scone society volume 1
Secret Book and Scone Society volume 1
Secret Book and Scone Society novel volume 1
Secret Book and Scone Society volume 1
Secret Book and Scone Society novel volume 1
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Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked "comfort" scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That's Nora's special talent--prescribing the perfect...
12) The jungle book
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Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place deep in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young feral boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle.
"Set in the mystical depths of the Indian jungle, where tigers roam the land and monkeys swing from...
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Bob book volume set 1
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"Teach a child letter sounds. With four sounds in the first story, children can read a whole book. Consistent new sounds are added gradually, until books include all letters of the alphabet (except Q). Short vowels and three-latter words in simple sentences make [this set] a fun confidence builder."--Box.
15) The book of Ruth
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Ruth tries to hold her own in a small town where she can't escape poverty and hard knocks. When the household erupts in violence, Ruth is the only one who can piece the story together.
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The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.
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Bob books volume set 4
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A bound set of eight readers which teach children more complex words with new blends, more sight words, and longer compound words to advance readers' skills, while sound repetition keeps reading easy.
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Count Down To New Years
OBD Library Reads 2020 Hall of Fame Titles - Adult
SGD Most Checked Out Adult Fiction 2021
OBD Library Reads 2020 Hall of Fame Titles - Adult
SGD Most Checked Out Adult Fiction 2021
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Dawn Edelstein is on a plane when she is told to prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her...
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"Sight words are common words that appear again and again in your children's reading material. Bob Books Sight Words Kindergarten uses repetition and fun stories to introduce important sight words. Consistent short vowels and simple stories ensure that each book is a gentle step into early reading. Inside you'll find: 10 easy-to-read, hilarious books ; 30 two-sided flash cards. 30 new sight words--3 introduced in each story. Context clues and illustrations...
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"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble...