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Send me down a miracle Send me down a miracle Han Nolan When a flamboyant New York City artist returns to the sleepy, God-fearing Alabama town of her birth to conduct an artistic experiment, the resulting uproar splits the community and causes fourteen-ye… OL111951W
Going down south Going down south Bonnie J. Glover From the author of The Middle Sister comes a heartwarming tale of second chances and the unparalleled love between mothers and daughters.When fifteen-year-old Olivia Jean finds herself in the "family… OL11817772W
Beacon on the hill Beacon on the hill Linda Kenney Miller The story of the son of slaves who raised himself up to become a medical doctor in early 20th-century Alabama. OL13733383W
Murder on a Bad Hair Day Murder on a Bad Hair Day Anne George Murder on a Bad Hair DayIt's hard to believe practical, petite ex-schoolteacher Patricia Anne and amiable, ample-bodied, and outrageous Mary Alice are sisters, yet sibling rivalry has survived decade… OL13742W
Murder Runs in the Family Murder Runs in the Family Anne George Mary Alice has spared nothing for her only daughter's wedding -- from seventy-five yards of bridal train to gourmet food for over three hundred guests and enough glittering elegance to make Mary Alic… OL13744W
Murder boogies with Elvis Murder boogies with Elvis Anne George Oversized, outrageous Mary Alice and her prim sister Patricia Anne have been looking forward to the gala benefit being staged to raise money for the restoration of Vulcan, Birmingham's ever-tarnishin… OL13748W
Murder shoots the bull Murder shoots the bull Anne George A Different Kind of Sister ActPatricia Anne -- "Mouse" -- is respectful, respectable, and demure, a perfect example of genteel Southern womanhood. Mary Alice -- "Sister" -- is big, brassy, flamboyant… OL13750W
Run away home Run away home Patricia McKissack In 1886 in Alabama, an eleven-year-old African American girl and her family befriend and give refuge to a runaway Apache boy. OL14860571W
I Still Dream About You I Still Dream About You Fannie Flagg Birmingham real estate agent and former Miss Alabama Maggie Fortenberry learns valuable lessons about the nature of friendship, the challenges of modern life, and the dangers of impossible dreams as … OL15374108W
Spectral Rewind Spectral Rewind Terry Lloyd Vinson As the atypical small southern town, Baymont, Alabama holds but one unique, albeit tragic distinction; that being the mysterious, grisly murders of two former high school standouts the night of the C… OL15426467W
The summer we got saved The summer we got saved Pat Cunningham Devoto Three residents of a small Southern town find their lives forever changed as they face the issue of integration in the 1960s. OL15758832W
The death collectors The death collectors Jack Kerley Thirty years after his death, Marsden Hexcamp's 'Art of the Final Moment' remains as sought after as ever. But this is no ordinary collection. Hexcamp's portfolio was completed with the aid of a devo… OL15835696W
Alabama moon Alabama moon Watt Key After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon Blake is removed from the Alabama forest where he was raised and sent to a boy's home, where, for the first time, he has contact with the outside worl… OL15854565W
Bird Bird Angela Johnson It's about a girl named Bird who runs away from her home to Alabama to find her stepfather. On her journey she meets new people like a boy named Ethan, a boy named Jay, and a nice lady named Mrs. Pri… OL15859989W
Inside Out & Back Again Inside Out & Back Again Thanhha Lai Inside Out & Back Again is a verse novel by Thanhha Lai. The book was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and one of the two Newbery Honors. The novel was based on her … OL15987908W
Ma Dear's aprons Ma Dear's aprons Patricia McKissack Young David Earl always knows what day of the week it is, because his mother, Ma Dear, has a different apron for every day except Sunday. OL16046927W
Jubilee! Jubilee! Karyn Wellhousen Tunks While visiting her grandmother in Fairhope, Alabama, in 1963, third-grader Caroline hopes to witness a jubilee, a sporadic natural phenomenon in which fish, shrimp, and other sea creatures are washed… OL16282958W
Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend Calvin A. Ramsey In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes factual information about the… OL16296416W
Leo and the Lesser Lion Leo and the Lesser Lion Sandra Forrester In Depression-era Alabama, twelve-year-old Mary Bayliss Pettigrew struggles to understand why her beloved older brother, Leo, died and whether she, miraculously, lived for some special purpose. OL16311703W
Saving Ruth Saving Ruth Zoe Fishman When Ruth returns home to the South for the summer after her freshman year at college, a near tragedy pushes her to uncover family truths and take a good look at the woman she wants to become. Growin… OL16703360W
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