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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
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
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
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
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
After everything After everything Suellen Dainty "It's never too late to make amends. They've been the best of friends for decades. They've seen everything--marriage, divorce, success, and bankruptcy. They think that there are no more surprises, th… OL17876968W
Thank you, goodnight Thank you, goodnight Andy Abramowitz "Nick Hornby meets Almost Famous in this side-splittingly funny coming-of-middle-age debut novel about the lead singer of a one-hit wonder 90s band who tries for one more swing at the fences"-- OL17883807W
Tell me one thing Tell me one thing Deena Goldstone "A collection of unforgettable short stories that explore the wondrous transformation between grief and hope, a journey often marked by moments of unexpected grace. Set in California, Tell Me One Thi… OL17922936W
Crazy Rich Asians Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan (Description comes from the 2013 Anchor Books edition) When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees on a summer in Singapore to visit her boyfriend's "traditional" Chinese family, she expects the visit to be… OL17924837W
A life apart A life apart L. Y. Marlow "From the author of Color Me Butterfly, the poignant story of a decades-long love affair that creates complicated and unbreakable ties between two families that live worlds apart. When Morris Sulliva… OL18010727W
Never coming back Never coming back Alison McGhee "When Clara Winter left her rural Adirondack Mountain town for college, she never looked back. Her mother, Tamar, a fiercely independent but loving woman who raised Clara on her own, all but pushed h… OL19721936W
We begin our ascent We begin our ascent Joe Mungo Reed Sol and Liz are a couple on the cusp. He's a professional cyclist in the Tour de France, a workhorse but not yet a star. She's a geneticist on the brink of a major discovery, either that or a loss of… OL19748030W
In his father's footsteps In his father's footsteps Danielle Steel "When U.S. troops occupy Germany, friends Jakob and Emmanuelle are saved from the terrible fate of so many in the camps. With the help of sponsors, they make their way to New York. In order not to be… OL19748949W
How to tell Toledo from the night sky How to tell Toledo from the night sky Lydia Netzer "Beyond the skyline of Toledo stands the Toledo Institute of Astronomy, ... a beacon of scientific learning for astronomers far and wide. One of these is George Dermont, ... who's trying to prove the… OL19980403W
Dollbaby Dollbaby Laura Lane McNeal "When Ibby Bell's father dies in a tragic accident in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother, Fannie, and throws in her father's urn for good meas… OL19980423W
Did you ever have a family Did you ever have a family Bill Clegg "On the eve of her daughter's wedding, June Reid's life is completely devastated when a shocking disaster takes the lives of her daughter, her daughter's fiancé, her ex-husband, and her boyfriend, Lu… OL20005789W
How will I know you? How will I know you? Jessica Treadway "A page-turner about the murder of a teenage girl, from the author of Lacy Eye ... On a cold December day in northern upstate New York, the body of high school senior Joy Enright is discovered in the… OL20043103W
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