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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
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
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
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
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
Plus One Plus One Christopher Noxon "Christopher Noxon's debut novel Plus One is a comedic take on bread-winning women and caretaking men in contemporary Los Angeles. Alex Sherman-Zicklin is a mid-level marketing executive whose wife's… OL17884984W
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
Asymmetry Asymmetry Lisa Halliday Explores the imbalances that spark and sustain dramatic human relations, tracing the overlapping stories of a young American editor's relationship with a famous older writer, an unexpected New York r… OL19670424W
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
All for nothing All for nothing Walter Kempowski "The last novel by one of Germany's most important postwar writers, All for Nothing was published in Germany in 2006, just before Walter Kempowski's death. It describes with matter-of-fact clarity an… OL19732011W
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
The bishop's wife The bishop's wife Mette Ivie Harrison "In the predominantly Mormon city of Draper, Utah, some seemingly perfect families have deadly secrets. Inspired by an actual crime and written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishop's Wife is both a fas… OL19988978W
The curious charms of Arthur Pepper The curious charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweat… OL20027043W
The heart of Henry Quantum The heart of Henry Quantum Pepper Harding "Henry Quantum has several thoughts going through his head at any given time, so it's no surprise when he forgets something very important--specifically, a Christmas gift for his wife, Margaret, whic… OL20045940W
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