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1. The bee sting

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Author:
Murray, Paul, 1975-
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3.4 stars
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34 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
MURRAY
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MURRAY
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MURRAY
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"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to...

2. The best is yet to come: a novel

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Author:
Macomber, Debbie
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3.7 stars
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LP MACOMBER
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LP MACOMBER
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"When a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance at belonging ... A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her cozy cottage with the slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students at the local high school. Despite having settled quickly into the community,...

3. By any other name: a novel

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Author:
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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169 copies, 4 people are on the wait list.
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PICOULT
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PICOULT
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"A captivating novel about two women, centuries apart, fighting to be heard - one of whom may be the real author of Shakespeare's plays - from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here. As an undergraduate, Melina Green had a rare opportunity to have one of her first plays judged by famous theater critic Jasper Tolle, only to be publicly humiliated by a harsh and biased critique. Ten years later, her confidence as a playwright has...

4. Camino winds

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Author:
Grisham, John
Series:
Camino Island novels volume 2.
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3.7 stars
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19 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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LP GRISHAM
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LP GRISHAM
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"Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island ... The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries...

5. Counting miracles: a novel

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Author:
Sparks, Nicholas
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4.4 stars
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164 copies, 10 people are on the wait list.
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SPARKS
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SPARKS
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
SPARKS
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"From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change--or even make our peace with--the path we've taken. Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone: happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down....

6. The Davenports

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Author:
Marquis, Krystal
Series:
The Davenports (Krystal Marquis) volume 1.
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4 stars
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9 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
North Regional - Young Adult
YA MARQUIS
Southgate Community - Young Adult
YA MARQUIS
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The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

7. Drunk on love

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Author:
Guillory, Jasmine
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3 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Romance has 2
GUILLORY
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GUILLORY
Holly Springs Community - Romance
GUILLORY
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Margot Noble bit her lip so she wouldn't scream. "I know that Uncle Stan never had parties here," she said to her brother, as calmly as she could. "But I'm suggesting that we do something different this year. Shake it up a little. It's the twenty-fifth anniversary of Noble Family Vineyards, and I think it's worthy of celebration. A party for our wine club members and other paying guests seems like a perfect way to do it." By the look on Elliot's face...

8. Feathers

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Author:
Woodson, Jacqueline
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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.

9. For the love of Summer

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Author:
Mallery, Susan
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3.8 stars
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MALLERY
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MALLERY
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MALLERY
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"As the owner of Twisted, Seattle's best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She's terrified that she's losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her "other" family, especially her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison's happy life is one collect call. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, broke, scared and alone with a toddler. But when her stepdaughter ferrets out the...

10. The friendship club

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Author:
Carr, Robyn
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3.8 stars
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CARR
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CARR
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CARR
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"Four women who work on a popular cooking show band together when they discover the youngest member of their group has an abusive boyfriend. The Barefoot Contessa meets Big Little Lies in this drama-filled novel about the power of female friendships."--Provided by publisher.

11. The fury

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Author:
Michaelides, Alex, 1977-
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3.2 stars
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117 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
MICHAELI
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MICHAELI
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MICHAELI
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"Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island. I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time--it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private...

12. Good dirt: a novel

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Author:
Wilkerson, Charmaine
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4.5 stars
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12 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
Cary Regional - Large Print
LP WILKERSO
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Southgate Community - Large Print
LP WILKERSO
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When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well. The crime was never solved--and because the Freemans were one of the only Black families in a particularly well-to-do enclave of New England--the case has had an enduring, voyeuristic pull for the public. The last thing the Freemans want...

13. Here one moment: a novel

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Author:
Moriarty, Liane
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3.8 stars
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165 copies, 10 people are on the wait list.
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MORIARTY
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MORIARTY
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MORIARTY
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"Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future--age 103!--and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away...

14. His only wife: a novel

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Author:
Medie, Peace Adzo, 1981-
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4 stars
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"An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world"--

15. How to catch a polar bear

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Author:
DeKeyser, Stacy
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Cary Regional - Childrens Fiction
J DEKEYSER
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J DEKEYSER
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction
J DEKEYSER
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In 1948 Milwaukee, twelve-year-old Nick's expectations for summer crumble when he ends up working at a frozen custard stand at the zoo, but with a competitor who plays dirty tricks and a runaway polar bear Nick's summer turns out more eventful than he imagined.

16. In another time: a novel

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Author:
Cantor, Jillian
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2.8 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
CANTOR
North Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
CANTOR
Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction
CANTOR
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In 1931 Germany, bookshop owner Max meets concert violinist Hanna and fall in love, but Hanna is Jewish and Hitler is coming to power; in 1946 outside Berlin, Hanna wakes up in a field with no memory of the past ten years.

17. Independent people: an epic

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Author:
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998
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5 stars
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6 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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HALLDOR
Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction
HALLDOR
Southgate Community - Adult Fiction
HALLDOR

18. The it girl

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Author:
Ware, Ruth
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3.9 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
WARE
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WARE
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WARE
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LP WARE
Morrisville Community - Large Print has 2
LP WARE
North Regional - Large Print has 2
LP WARE
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"April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends--Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily--during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing...

19. The kindest lie: a novel

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Author:
Johnson, Nancy (Novelist)
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Needing to reconnect with the baby she gave up for adoption years earlier, an Ivy League-educated Black engineer uncovers devastating family secrets before her bond with a young white misfit scandalizes her racially torn community.

20. Leaving time: a novel

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Author:
Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
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4.4 stars
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction
PICOULT
Southgate Community - Adult Fiction
PICOULT
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"Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife, and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a decade since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her small daughter, husband, and the animals to which she devoted her life. All signs point to abandonment . . . or worse. Still Jenna--now thirteen years old and truly orphaned by a father maddened by grief--steadfastly refuses to believe in her...