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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
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
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
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
Midnight Lies Midnight Lies Ella Grace The winds of fate have blown cruelly on a family that once had it all: money, power, prestige. The lives of three beautiful daughters were forever changed when, on a sultry night in Midnight, Alabama… OL17551793W
Dream with little angels Dream with little angels Michael Hiebert In 1975, thirteen-year-old Ruby Mae Vickers disappears in Alvin, Alabama. Leah Teal, new detective of Alvin, is assigned to the case. After three months, Ruby Mae finally turns up dead beneath a will… OL17661988W
Midnight secrets Midnight secrets Ella Grace "On a hot southern night, with a storm on the horizon, a family is shattered. Three beautiful daughters--Savannah, Samantha, and Sabrina Wilde--go on with their lives, each significantly changed, as … OL17679904W
The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate rose The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate rose Susan Wittig Albert As the members of the garden club in Darling, Alabama, prepare to plant roses for their annual Confederate Day celebration, they find themselves distracted by a series of mysteries involving stolen f… OL17800471W
Misbehaving Misbehaving Abbi Glines "Jason is sick of living in his rock star brother's shadow. So when he ships off to Sea Breeze, Alabama, he's looking for a much deserved escape and a chance to blow off some envious steam. Falling f… OL17823695W
Queen of broken hearts Queen of broken hearts Cassandra King Clare makes a living as a divorce coach to help men and women mend their broken hearts, all the while refusing to fall in love again herself, until she meets Lex, a charismatic sea captain and recent… OL18167639W
Hurricane season Hurricane season Lauren K. Denton "From the author of the USA Today bestseller The Hideaway comes another story of families and mending the past. Betsy and Ty Franklin, owners of Franklin Dairy Farm in southern Alabama, have long sin… OL19749463W
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