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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter June 2018
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Volunteers NEEDED! |
We NEED Volunteers to man tables at the kick-off party on May 30, to supervise in the crafts room throughout June, July, and the first week of August, to help with our rock painting party, to read, sing, dance, or play an instrument at a program, or to help at the registration table during performances. Miss Val cannot do the program alone. Please email me at vcyouthlib@gmail.com or call 223-2882 if you would like to volunteer to help. We NEED Donors to donate prepared foods and bottled water for the regular weekly programs and special party events. Please consider making a small donation. Miss Val will be happy to give you a list of dates & items needed upon request (see contact info above). Monetary donations designated for summer reading are also welcome. We are also seeking Xbox 360 and Wii drums, microphones, and other instruments to be used at the teen kick-off party. The items can be loaned or donated. More Wii remotes would also be helpful. If you have volunteered already and haven't heard from us, please call the library or email Miss Val at the above email address. Thanks!
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The Inquisition
by Taran Matharu
After being put on trial by the Inquisition, Fletcher discovers his origins and is sent by the king into the Orc jungles, where he and his loyal friends Othello and Sylva must battle their way to the heart of Orcdom and save Hominum from destruction.
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All the beautiful lies : a novel
by Peter Swanson
Devastated when his father commits suicide days before his college graduation, Harry returns to his home in Maine, where he is baffled by the increasingly sensual attentions of a mysterious woman and his own alluring stepmother, who he comes to realize are hiding dangerous secrets. By the award-winning author of The Girl With a Clock for A Heart. 100,000 first printing
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Antique blues
by Jane K Cleland
When her friend Mo's family asks her to appraise two rare and valuable pieces right before Mo is murdered, amateur sleuth, antiques expert and bride-to-be Josie Prescott follows leads to an unscrupulous boyfriend, who has manipulated the sale of one of the items before disappearing into the realm of a high-end underground casino. By the Agatha Award-winning author of Glow of Death
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By Invitation Only
by Dorothea Benton Frank
What happens when a young sophisticated Chicagoan falls for the owner of a farm on Johns Island, a lush Lowcountry paradise off the coast of South Carolina -- trading the bustle of a cosmopolitan city for the vagaries of a small southern town.
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Deadly summer
by Denise Grover Swank
Nearly bankrupt, betrayed and considered unemployable, former child star Summer Butler returns to her hometown of Sweet Briar, Alabama, where she wings it as a private investigator and tries to solve a murder, which leads her into the arms of her first and only love, police chief Luke Montgomery. Original.
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Hold back the dark
by Kay Hooper
Called in to the small North Carolina mountain town of Prosperity, where residents are acting out their nightmares and waking up the next day with no memory of their horrific acts, the Special Crimes Unit uncovers a sinister pattern that pits their most advanced skills against an unprecedented darkness.
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I've got my eyes on you
by Mary Higgins Clark
When an 18-year-old woman is found murdered at the bottom of her family's pool, her older sister, a guidance counselor, rules out the chief suspects and teams up with the Prosecutor's Office to uncover the truth, unaware that doing so is putting her own life at risk. By the best-selling author of As Time Goes By
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Our kind of cruelty
by Araminta Hall
Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely, life before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He’s found the perfect home, the perfect job; he’s sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they’ll be blissfully happy together. It doesn’t matter that she hasn’t been returning his e-mails or phone calls. It doesn’t matter that she says she’s marrying Angus. It’s all just part of the secret game they used to play. If Mike watches V closely, he’ll see the signs. If he keeps track of her every move, he’ll know just when to come to her rescue
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Overkill : an Alex Hawke novel
by Ted Bell
"Putting it all on the line to rescue his kidnapped son pits counterspy Alex Hawke against Russian President Vladimir Putin in this action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell. On a ski vacation in the Swiss Alps high above St.Moritz, Alex Hawke and his young son, Alexei, are thrust into danger when the tram carrying them to the top of the mountain bursts into flame, separating the two.
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Paper ghosts : a novel of suspense
by Julia Heaberlin
An obsessive young woman has been waiting half her life--since she was twelve years old--for this moment. She has planned. Researched. Trained. Imagined every scenario. Now she is almost certain the man who kidnapped and murdered her sister sits in the passenger seat beside her. Carl Louis Feldman is a documentary photographer. The young woman claims to be his long-lost daughter.He doesn't believe her. He claims no memory of murdering girls across Texas, in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. She doesn't believe him. Determined to find the truth, she lures him out of a halfway house and proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip, just the two of them, to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man? Is he a pathological con artist? Or is she?
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Robert B. Parker's old black magic : a Spencer novel
by Ace Atkins
"Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions. The heist was legendary, still talked about twenty years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable piece stolen, Gentlemen in Black by a Spanish master, arrives at the desk of a Boston journalist, the museum finds hope and enlists Spenser's help.
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The 17th Suspect
by James Patterson
A series of shootings in San Francisco and a tip from a reluctant confidential informant lead Sergeant Lindsay Boxer to uncover disturbing activities within the police department itself, a situation that is further complicated by Lindsay's worsening medical problems. 400,000 first printing.
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Marvel's Avengers Infinity War Prelude
by Will Corona Pilgrim
"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1-2, Infinty #1, and Thanos Annual #1"--
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Flame in the Mist
by Renée Ahdieh
The daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan is targeted by a dangerous gang of bandits who want to prevent her political marriage, a situation that compels her to disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate the gang's ranks in order to stop the individual behind the plot.
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Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
A lavishly illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the best-selling Miss Peregrine series includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, the origins of the first ymbryne, and more.
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The Gatekeepers
by Jen Lancaster
When a student's suicide appears to trigger a rash of self-destructive acts throughout their once-idyllic small town, a group of students form a watchdog group to prevent further tragedies. By the author of The Tao of Martha.
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Wild Beauty
by Anna-Marie McLemore
Cursed by a tragic legacy that causes their lovers to disappear if they fall in love too deeply, the women gardeners of an enchanted estate wonder at the appearance of a mysterious boy who does not know who he is and who may be a returned former love. By the award-winning author of When the Moon Was Ours.
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The Beast is an Animal
by Peternelle Van Arsdale
Hiding what she believes to be a connection to a pair of soul-consuming demons responsible for ending the lives of the adults in her village years earlier, Alys increasingly longs for freedom before a disaster forces her to use her secret talents to heal herself and her world. A first novel.
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Coco: A Family Mystery
by Sarah Hernandez
A series of books at various reading levels are publishing to coincide with the movie release of Disney/Pixar's Coco, in which young boy Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music. Movie tie-in.
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Batman is Fast!
by Maggie Testa
A series of books at various reading levels that are based on the direct-to-video animated superhero film Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants recount the action from the movie and include full-color images for young fans to enjoy.
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Do Re Mi : The Sound of Music
by Miriam Bos
Presents the lyrics from "The Sound of Music" classic, with illustrations showing a group of children as they learn the words for the notes on the scale.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Meet the Team!
by R. R. Busse
A series of books at various reading levels are releasing to coincide with the upcoming film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team and scheduled to open in theaters on May 5, 2017, in which the Guardians travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage.
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Let's Pick Apples!
by Kristen L Depken
A leveled reader complemented by a sparkly cover and more than 30 shimmery stickers follows a fun-filled day of apple picking with Barbie, her sisters and their puppies.
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Only One You
by Linda Kranz
Little fish Adri promises to remember his parents' words of wisdom about how to live his life, such as "Find your own way. You don't have to follow the crowd" and "Make wishes on the stars in the nighttime sky."
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Safari
by Gail Tuchman
Introduces young wildlife enthusiasts to an array of creatures in their natural habitats on the African Savannah, from trumpeting elephants and roaring lions to yawning hippos and laughing hyenas.
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Scorpion vs. Tarantula
by Isabel Thomas
Looks at the physical strength, speed, size, survival skills, and fighting abilities of scorpions and tarantulas and describes which animal would likely win if they fought each other.
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Tenney Shares the Stage
by Kellen Hertz
The co-author of the American Girl Today series presents a third entry in the middle-grade American Girl series starring contemporary characters. Original.
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Veggietales Super Comics. Vol. 1
by Aaron Linne
Presents three stories with vegetable characters about courage, sharing, and pride, including "Dave and the Giant Pickle" in which Dave courageously defeats the giant Goliath.
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