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Use your library card and PIN to access a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history in the Gale Archives Unbound database.
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!
If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King
...One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel, Winter in the Blood, is one of his most enduring...
When mysterious footprints appear in the Stockholm snow, Kara attempts to discover where they’ve come from and who they belong to. They lead her to Rebecca, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and her younger brother Samuel.
Before long Kara realizes Rebecca and Samuel are refugees from another era—World War II—trying to find their way to safety. Her new friends are trapped in a dangerous...
She gave up everything — and changed the world.
A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe.
In 1940s and...
65) It’s Alive!
The only thing harder than raising the dead is making a movie about raising the dead.
In the summer of 1931, life was good for Junior Laemmle. Though only twenty-three-years-old, he was the head of all movie production for Universal Pictures, and under his reign, the studio flourished. So much so, he was about to be bestowed with the greatest honor a young executive can receive in Hollywood: a promotion to vice president of the entire company.
...These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know where the Magic Tree House will take the brother-and-sister team next.
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These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know where the Magic Tree House will take the brother-and-sister team next.
In books 9–12,...
Stevie’s life is fluctuating rapidly. She's starting over in a brand new middle school. Quiet and observant, it's hard for her to make friends. Plus, her mind is too occupied. The tension in her home is...
Newbery Honor Book
“A captivating story about family’s enduring bonds.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.” —Booklist (starred review)
“A 10 out of 10. Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space.” —Time
...El poder inolvidable de Beloved de Toni Morrison y la atmósfera evocativa de A Respectable Trade de Phillippa Gregory se combinan en esta revolucionaria novela de Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, que ilustra un aspecto poco conocido de la historia –el comercio transatlántico de personas esclavizadas en Puerto Rico– narrado a través de la experiencia de Pola, una cautiva africana utilizada como paridora de esclavos.
Pola,
...Nueva York, 2015: A los ochenta años, Elise Duval recibe una llamada de una mujer portando mensajes de un tiempo y lugar que había abandonado en el olvido. Elise, una francesa católica que llegó...
En vísperas del siglo XX, Mary Mallon emigró de Irlanda a los quince años para abrirse paso en Nueva York. Valiente, obstinada y soñando con ser cocinera, luchó por ascender desde el escalón más bajo de la escala de servicio doméstico. Astuta y emprendedora, se metió en la cocina y descubrió que poseía el talento de un verdadero chef. Buscada por la aristocracia de Nueva York, y con una independencia poco frecuente para una mujer de
...A powerful, insightful account from the National Book Award–winning author, who came of age during the Cultural Revolution.
As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue...
"An unforgettable read that should be at the top of every TBR list."—NPR
In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle.
New York heiress Catherine...
75) Scarlet
It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires—usually rich and aristocratic—have slaked the guillotine’s thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire. And soon they will have an...
76) Riot
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
From Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, a sweeping, romantic compulsively readable historical saga about a Duke’s daughter—the perfect Victorian lady—who secretly moonlights as an amateur sleuth for high society’s inner circle.
Victorian London was notorious for its pickpockets. But in the country houses of the elite, gentleman burglars, art thieves and con men preyed
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