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Midway Midway Anne Barrett Distinguished only the the label "the middle son," Mark seeks a way to make himself feel special in a very unusual and talented family. OL138244W
Ramona the Pest Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's firs… OL151964W
The beginner's goodbye The beginner's goodbye Anne Tyler "Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearance… OL16142302W
The newlyweds The newlyweds Nell Freudenberger "The story of a Bengali woman who marries a man from Rochester, NY, after they meet online"-- OL16298866W
Little Gale Gumbo Little Gale Gumbo Erika Marks "When Camille and her two teenage daughters fled New Orleans for the island of Little Gale off the coast of Maine, the islanders were initially more suspicious than welcoming. Twenty-five years later… OL16318025W
Zombie Zombie J. R. Angelella Fourteen-year-old Jeremy Barker, facing his first year of Catholic high school and major family issues, sees the code he lives by, gleaned from zombie movies, put to the test as he tries to set right… OL16557712W
a week in winter a week in winter Maeve Binchy "Maeve Binchy, "the grand story teller, "* returns with a cast of characters you will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea ... S… OL16801834W
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Karen Joy Fowler,Karen Joy Fowler Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. "I was raised with a chimpanzee," she explains. "I tell you … OL16804817W
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. When Elsa's grandmother dies and le… OL17295076W
First love First love James Patterson,Emily Raymond Runaways Axi, sixteen, and Robinson, seventeen, who met on a cancer ward, leave small-town Oregon on a cross-country trip to experience the best of life before it is too late. OL17308058W
The Taste Of Apple Seeds The Taste Of Apple Seeds Katharina Hagena "When Iris unexpectedly inherits her grandmother's house in the country, she also inherits the painful memories that live there. Iris gives herself a one-week stay at the old house, after which she'l… OL17505555W
Frog music Frog music Emma Donoghue "Emma Donoghue's explosive new novel, based on an unsolved murder in 1876 San Francisco. Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heatwave and a smallpox epidemic. Thr… OL17670692W
The death of bees The death of bees Lisa O'Donnell Trying to keep the death of their parents a secret, Marnie and her little sister Nelly are on their own until several residents in Glasgow's Hazelhurst housing estate suspect that something is not ri… OL17706140W
Bertie's guide to life and mothers Bertie's guide to life and mothers Alexander McCall Smith "Newlywed painter and sometime somnambulist Angus Lordie might be sleepwalking his way into trouble with Animal Welfare when he lets his dog Cyril drink a bit too much lager at the local bar. The lon… OL17712929W
Pachinko Pachinko Min Jin Lee In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers… OL17762217W
The One Plus One The One Plus One Jojo Moyes "One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moye… OL17799744W
In doubt In doubt Drusilla Campbell "Defense Attorney Sophie Giraudo is about to open a new legal practice in her hometown of San Sebastian, California, when the beloved governer is shot and seriously wounded during a celebration in th… OL17828029W
Going home again Going home again Dennis Bock "After two acclaimed historical novels, one of Canada's most celebrated young writers now goes contemporary with the vibrant story of a man taking stock of the shape his life has taken, and why, and … OL17873831W
The real Liddy James The real Liddy James Anne-Marie Casey "An exuberant new novel, from an internationally bestselling author that will delight fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, and CBS's The Good Wife, about a modern-day superwoman who le… OL17874214W
Lesson plans Lesson plans Suzanne Greenberg "Lesson Plans is a captivating and funny novel centered on the lives of three families, each of which has chosen to homeschool for a different reason. Suzanne Greenberg weaves her tale through the pe… OL17875242W
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