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Alone (Megan E. Freeman) volume 2
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Told from multiple points of view, four kids relocated to the same evacuation camp investigate the mysterious threat that forced the large-scale exodus.
2) Beartooth
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
F WINK
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F WINK
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"In an aging, timber house hand-built into the Absaroka-Beartooth mountains, two brothers are struggling to keep up with their debts. They live off the grid, on the fringe of Yellowstone, surviving off the wild after the death of their father. Thad, the elder, is more capable of engaging with things like the truck registration, or the medical bills they can't afford from their father's fatal illness, or the tax lien on the cabin their grandfather...
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Large Print
LP FM NESBO
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LP FM NESBO
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"By all accounts, Carl and Roy Opgard are doing quite well for themselves. Or at least they're doing as well as can be expected in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area's swanky and successful spa and hotel, while Roy runs a nearby gas station and harbors grand plans to build it out into an entire amusement park complete with a roller coaster. But when news breaks about a new highway to be built nearby, bypassing Os and leaving the town cut-off...
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
ROM F BALLARD
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ROM F BALLARD
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Campbell Andrews despises exactly three things in life: incompetence, tardiness, and love stories. Making partner at her law firm at thirty-four, she has no time for anything or anyone else. And certainly no respect for those who choose love over work. That is, until she wakes up in Heart Springs -- her own personal hell. The good news? She's not dead. She's been magically transported to a small town straight out of the Hallmark channel, complete...
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"A woman flees to her estranged criminal father after she steals drugs from the mob. When she uncovers his deadly secret, her father becomes a far greater danger to her."-- from distributor.
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Rooster discovers a portal to alternate realities and gets Ed to jump in with him. Each new reality seems like nirvana until they learn more about it. Their biggest challenge becomes finding a way home.
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
F LIPMAN
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F LIPMAN
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From one of the most beloved comedic writers of our time comes a charming, laugh-out-loud tale of love and criminality, a pitch-perfect romantic comedy from the author of Ms. Demeanor. Taking over her parents' estate-sale business is not the life's work that Emma Lewis bargained for. Yes, she grew up helping them empty people's nests, but nothing prepared her for her biggest and stickiest "get"--the grand, beautiful house of ill repute masquerading...
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Heartstrings volume 1
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"Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls into the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight. Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job, an incredible family, and a smart, if slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore...
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"After being released from prison, Daniel's only dream is to live the remainder of his life in peace. A chance encounter with Father Reilly sends Daniel spiraling into a life of revenge and retribution."-- from distributor.
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Hilo volume 11
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"Hilo and his friends reunite with Polly and Pip before embarking on an out of this world adventure"-- Provided by publisher.
11) In the summers
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"Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but in the summers they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to visit their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente. Over the course of four formative summers spanning adolescence to adulthood, Violeta and Eva learn to appreciate their father as a person with flaws and limitations inseparable from his passion and tenderness. An emotional time capsule of growing up within a fragmented family and...
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Teen New
YF ARAGO
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YF ARAGO
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No one knows hard work and dedication like Valentina Camacho. And Vale's thing is fencing. She's the top athlete at her fencing gym. Or she was . . . until the accident. After months away, Vale is finally cleared to fence again, but it's much harder than before. Her body doesn't move the way it used to, and worst of all is the new number one: Myrka. When she sweeps Vale aside with her perfect form and easy smile, Vale just can't accept that. But the...
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Team Awkward volume 1
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Despite her careful planning, eleven-year-old Jojo's first day of middle school unravels after an outfit mishap, caused by her cat-fluencer stepdad's new kitten, but as she tries hiding her embarrassment, she finds solace in new friends.
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After being dumped and facing career stagnation, Grace Hastings reluctantly teams up with her rival, Eric Bancroft, to develop a new dating app focused on real-life connections, leading to a series of chaotic and revealing first dates that challenge their perceptions of love and each other.
15) Let's be bees
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Kids Picture Books
PICTURE ACTIVITIES PLAY HARRIS
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PICTURE ACTIVITIES PLAY HARRIS
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"A parent and child play make-believe as a variety of animals, plants, and forces of nature"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Loca: a novel
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
F HEREDIA
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F HEREDIA
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It's 1999, and best friends Sal and Charo are striving to hold on to their dreams in a New York determined to grind them down. Sal is a book-loving science nerd trying to grow beyond his dead-end job in a new city, but he's held back by tragic memories from his past in Santo Domingo. Free-spirited Charo is surprised to find herself a mother at twenty-five, partnered with a controlling man, working at the same supermarket for years, her world shrunk...
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Cotton Malone novels volume 19
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
F BERRY
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F BERRY
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"Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ - a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries, now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence - a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago. Two more things also hang in the balance. Who will become...
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Louise Winston discovers her family's secret healing abilities, allowing her to bring the dead back to life, but when seeking answers in her grandmother's Appalachian orchard, she uncovers their hidden history and must confront the mysterious costs of her newfound powers.
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Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - New Fiction
F HURWITZ
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F HURWITZ
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"In the latest explosive novel in this New York Times bestselling series, Evan Smoak, having shaped his life with a rigid set of rules, finds himself at odds with his oldest friend in the world, where principles are in conflict with honor-and everyone is the loser. At one time, Evan Smoak was a highly successful black ops assassin known as Orphan X, dedicated to a rigid set of operational rules. Now, even after breaking with the government program,...
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Nothing ever happens in small towns ... When Shelby Dawson survives a harrowing attack that should have left her dead, she tries to move past it--for herself, and for her family. Fifteen months later, with the help of her best friend, Mackenzie, she finally feels safe again in the snowy Minnesota town she calls home. But when an anonymous note appears on her windshield bearing the same threats her attacker made, Shelby realizes that her nightmare...