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1) Crow talk
Author
Language
English
Description
Frankie O'Neill and Anne Ryan would seem to have nothing in common. Frankie is a lonely ornithologist struggling to salvage her dissertation on the spotted owl following a rift with her advisor. Anne is an Irish musician far from home and family, raising her five-year-old son, Aiden, who refuses to speak. At Beauty Bay, a community of summer homes nestled on the shores of June Lake, in the remote foothills of Mount Adams, it's off-season with most...
Author
Publisher
Transit Books
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange...
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Language
English
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents' death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
"No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends--true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. And when it comes to...
Publisher
Decal
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A comedy for grownups that follows a group of life-long friends on an outrageous trip to Key West, Florida, to be bridesmaids in the surprise late-in-life wedding of their college girlfriend.
5) Silver girl
Author
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal.
6) If it bleeds
Author
Language
English
Description
"The four never-before-published novellas in this collection represent horror master King at his finest, using the weird and uncanny to riff on mortality, the price of creativity, and the unpredictable consequences of material attachments. A teenager discovers that a dead friend's cell phone, which was buried with the body, still communicates from beyond the grave in 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone,' which reads like a Twilight Zone episode infused with an...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ten years ago, [Reeve LeClaire] was kidnapped and held captive. After a lucky escape, she's spent the last six years trying to rebuild her life, a recovery thanks in large part to her indispensable therapist, Dr. Ezra Lerner. But when he asks her to help another girl rescued from a similar situation, Reeve realizes she may not simply need to mentor this young victim--she may be the only one who can protect her from a cunning predator who is still...
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
For childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo, death has always been close. Hurricanes. Car accidents. Gang violence. Suicide. "Estamos rodeados de fantasmas" was Gabe's grandmother's refrain. We are surrounded by ghosts. But this time is different. Bimbo's mom has been shot dead. "We're gonna kill the guys who killed her," Bimbo swears. And they all agree. Feral with grief, Bimbo has become unrecognizable, taking no prisoners in his search...
10) My best friend
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
Meet Mouse! Mouse lives in the tree with his best friend... Giant Owl. They used to do the most fun stuff imaginable! They'd play chase and Giant Owl would nearly catch Mouse, but not quite. Giant Owl loved Mouse so much that she used to give him as many doughnuts as he wanted and the most amazing presents, including his own house (a cage)! But then one day something happened, and now Mouse has found himself stuck in a very dark place... will his...
12) Quinny & Hopper
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a new school year"-- Provided by publisher.
13) The lake
Author
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old best friends Esme and Kayla return to Camp Pine Lake as counselors in training, but the dark secret they have been hiding for nine years is back to haunt them.
Esme and Kayla were campers at Camp Pine Lake, and this year they are excited to be back as CITs (counselors in training). But the girls did something bad when they were campers, and have kept it a secret all these years. They've moved on, and this summer is going to be...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 388 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two nemeses become bonded jilted wives after their husbands reveal they have been having an affair with each other since the 1990s and now plan to get married. As Grace and Frankie muddle through ups and downs with their business, romantic relationships and families, they must face some realities of aging.
Publisher
Skydance Productions
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 1,458 min. total. approximately 378 min. each.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As Grace and Frankie try to get their new business off the ground, they continue to deal with family issues and rifts in their friendship. Two nemeses become bonded jilted wives after their husbands reveal they have been having an affair with each other since the 1990s and now plan to get married. They are not friends, but when their husbands leave them for each other, proper Grace and eccentric Frankie begin to bond in this Emmy-nominated series....
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
x, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Lilly Dancyger was twenty-three years old, her best friend and cousin, Sabina, was violently raped and murdered. In the face of devastating loss, Dancyger stayed sane and whole by the magic and the medicine of her female friends. Each essay in First Love examines a different female friendship in her life, beginning with her first love--Sabina--whose loss becomes the springboard for Dancyger's examinations of her fierce and passionate relationships...
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Language
English
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"Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent's nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatized to speak. Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb? They soon discover that the accident was just...
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Language
English
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"Is the littlest Easter bunny too little to celebrate Easter? Penny is the littlest bunny in Easter town. She may be little, but Penny knows this is the year she'll be able to find the perfect job to help out THE Easter Bunny on Easter morning! But even though she's excited, Penny just isn't able to make marshmallow treats, or weave baskets, or paint giant eggs. Will Penny be able to find a way to participate in the Easter festivities, or is the littlest...
Author
Publisher
Evergreen Books
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
169 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
On the sandy bottom of the Caribbean Sea, the treasure ship of a legendary pirate fleet is discovered. Timmi, Lilli and Marvin are allowed to visit the excavation site and soon find themselves following the mysterious trail to an ancient and well-guarded secret. Behind the scenes, an unscrupulous adversary is pulling out all the stops to prevent their discovery.









