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The Good Stuff From the Staff of Driftwood Public Library June 2026 |
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Horseman: a tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina HenryEveryone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben Van Brunt's grandfather, Brom Bones. Fourteen-year-old Ben and a friend stumble across the headless body of a child in the woods near the village, and the sinister discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods?
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River of teethby Sarah GaileyA plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source, this is true. Hippos, they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew, feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of revenge. |
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This first book of an exciting new series by a Hugo Award-winning author takes readers into the dark underbelly of New York City, where all across the boroughs, strange things are happening. Five New Yorkers must come together in order to save their city. Something is threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.
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Swordheartby T. Kingfisher"Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate ... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws ... and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all" — Provided by publisher. |
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by Chris Dixon & Jeremy K. Spencer
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Stronger than you think: building lifelong resilience by Sherry Hamby, PhDAt one point or another, life will break us open. This is when we need resilience most. Dr. Hamby reveals that the key to becoming more resilient lies in harnessing the necessary resources and assets to thrive after hardship. External resources like supportive social networks and physical environments allow you to bounce back from adversity. You'll learn everyday, science-backed practices that you can rely on to feel calmer and more regulated and that cultivating an authentic sense of purpose changes everything.
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"Confronting chronic pain is a comprehensive exploration of pain -- its causes, mechanisms, and treatments. The book examines different types of pain, including acute and chronic pain, and delves into their physiological, neurological, and psychological components. It covers various treatment methods, from medications to alternative therapies, providing a holistic perspective on managing pain effectively. With a balanced blend of scientific depth, practical advice, and engaging narratives, it provides valuable insights into one of the most universal human experiences." — Provided by publisher |
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What's going right: a powerful new method for optimizing your mental health by Paul ContiWith his notorious straightforward sincerity, Dr. Paul Conti offers a paradigm-shifting approach to optimizing mental health, offering readers a proven way towards a joyful life. The key to embracing this new narrative is tapping into our often ignored and long over-looked generative drive. The generative drive helps you get things done, solve problems creatively, help others and feel connected to something larger than yourself. When activated, it brings you peace, contentment, and delight.
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Full catastrophe living: using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illnessby Jon Kabat-ZinnThis groundbreaking book shows you how to use natural, medically proven methods to soothe and heal your body, mind, and spirit. By using the practices described within, you can learn to manage chronic pain resulting from illness and/or stress related disorders, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve overall quality of life and relationships through mindfulness meditation and mindful yoga. A book for the young and the old, the well, the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in today's world. |
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Wintering: the power of rest and retreat in difficult times by Katherine MaySometimes unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. Author Katherine May explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear.
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Amid the Civil War in 17th-century England, a group of deserters flee from battle through an overgrown field. Captured by an alchemist, the men are forced to help him search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. They find mushrooms, hallucinate… there’s not much of a plot here, but I find this movie endlessly fascinating, with little bits of gorgeous, sometimes horrifying surrealism punctuating the story. It almost feels like a lost Stanley Kubrick movie. I was blown away the first time I watched it, and keep waiting for Ben Wheatley to do something else as mesmerizing and beautiful. Wheatley also gave us Kill List (2011) and In the Earth (2021), which I theorize is a sequel to A Field in England, the field having grown into a forest over the ensuing centuries. Both movies are undeniably great, but don’t approach the brilliance of this one. (I am very curious about his recent movie Bulk (2025), but haven’t found a way to watch it yet.) |
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The second movie is by Cornish director Mark Jenkin, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite film auteurs. His first feature, Bait (2019), was pretty straightforward, but presented with such originality and such a distinctive voice that I was immediately intrigued. Enys Men (pronounced Ennis Main and Cornish for “Stone Island”) is another nearly plotless movie about a researcher living on an isolated island of England’s coast to study a rare flower. It follows her day-to-day routine and documents the effects isolation and grief have on her mental state. You not only can’t trust anything she witnesses, but you can’t even trust how she perceives the passage of time. I was absolutely enthralled the first time I watched it and couldn’t tear my eyes away for a single moment. Jenkin’s third movie, Rose of Nevada, has finally been released and comes to American theaters later this month. I have been beside myself with excitement to see it! |
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Robert Eggars’ follow-up to the phenomenal The VVitch: A New England Folk Tale (2015: one of the greatest folk horror movies of recent years) couldn’t be more different than its predecessor in subject matter, but in execution it’s very much a Robert Eggars movie: meticulously researched with exquisitely-crafted dialogue and a museum curator’s eye for detail. The themes remain similar too: how people are affected by isolation in a rugged and unforgiving natural environment. On a tiny stone island off the coast of New England in the late 19th-century, two men tend a lighthouse in isolation. They are meant to serve as lighthouse keepers for 4 weeks, but become stranded during a never-ending squall. Their sanity is tested when pushed to its limits by the extreme isolation and nature’s brutality. The performances by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are hypnotizing, the black-and-white cinematography is ravishing, and the story is brutal and perplexing. Another movie that demands repeat viewings in order to better understand it. |
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I was a very big fan of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 movie Drive, and when I went back to watch more by him, I was blown away by this earlier movie. Mads Mikkelson plays a silent Viking slave named One-Eye who is forced to engage in brutal fights. He eventually murders his master and escapes with the child who has been feeding him. Eventually they meet up with a group of Christian explorers and begin a journey into the surreal. It is a gruesomely bloody, brutally violent movie that is also strangely dazzling. Another one that just had me hooked from the start and wouldn’t let me go. |
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Andrei Tarkovsky, Director Tarkovsky was really one of the truly great filmmakers of all time, from his early features Ivan’s Childhood (1962) and Andrei Rublev (1966) to his science fiction classics Solaris (1972) and Stalker, he was an innovative cinematic poet. I have seen many critics include Stalker, based on the novel Roadside Picnic by Boris & Arkadiy Strugatskiy, on their lists of top movies of all time, and I have to strongly agree. Nobody makes movies as beautiful as Tarkovsky’s, and to this day nobody films GREEN as lusciously as he did. The story is not straightforward (nothing in this collection is straightforward): "The Zone" is a miraculous place located outside an unidentified city, the result of a meteorite impact or an extra-terrestrial incursion. The State has sent in people to investigate, but none returned, so they closed it off from the outside world with barbed wire, and it is closely guarded by armed police and soldiers. A "stalker" is a guide who takes people through The Zone. If this sounds similar to the Alex Garland movie Annihilation, I suspect that Stalker probably had an influence on Jeff VanderMeer, the writer whose book that movie was based on. |
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This is a movie I remember reading about when it was released, but then managed to forget its name. A year or so ago I stumbled across it on streaming and remembered I had wanted to see it, so dove in. Filmed in spectacular black-and-white, November takes place in a rural Estonian village during the 19th century. The residents of the village are simply trying to get through the winter, and will do whatever they think they have to do to survive. Mostly that involves stealing from their neighbors. To that end they enlist the help of “kratts”, creatures cobbled together from farm tools, bones… anything handy that may be lying around. The kratts are then imbued with life by a pact with the Devil. They are effective, but they hate to be bored and become murderous when not kept busy. This is how the movie opens, and it just gets stranger from there. Based largely on Estonian folklore, November has werewolves, witches, star-crossed lovers, spells, ghosts… it’s crammed with weirdness and mystery. Oh, there’s also a plague (which they believe can be fooled into not infecting them by playing dead… en masse. Or wearing their pants on their heads? Maybe that fools the devil… it all gets a little confusing). Somehow it all manages to remain breathtakingly beautiful, sometimes crude, and strangely heartbreaking. _________________________________________________ |
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Why we talk funny: the real story behind our accents by Valerie FridlandA fun, smart and surprising dive into the past, present and future of accents. Linguist Valerie Fridland unlocks the secrets of what linguistic science, psychology and history can tell us about the evolution of human speech, why accents develop, and how they shape our professional and social lives. Whether it's the accent that hints at your hometown, your group, your social status or your ethnicity, the sounds we say reveal a lot about who we are and where we've been.
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by Paige Waehner
Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. Certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with simple, easy-to-follow exercises. |
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by Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
A gay Christian's behind-the-scenes account of evangelical megachurches and eight years in conversion therapy. A journey of uncommon faith, acceptance, and belonging, reconciling how queer individuals can find faith and identity without sacrificing their souls.Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez charts a path to authentic faith beyond religious trauma, and reclaims wholeness after leaving the only world he ever knew. |
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by Katie Da Cunha Lewin
Writers have worked in all kinds of places, from garrets and sheds to boarding houses, bathrooms, and even while on the move. What is it that fascinates us about the writer's room? This book takes readers inside literature's creative spaces to explore this tantalizing question. Lyrical, insightful, and rich with personal insights, The Writer's Room reveals how these spaces are brimming with possibilities, shaping the creative process of authors and capturing the imaginations of readers |
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by Trescott, Mickey
The first official update to the popular science-backed, anti-inflammatory approach to managing autoimmune disease includes detailed meal plans and recipes, divided into two essential sections: 1) Core AIP Recipes & Meal Plans: following the standard AIP elimination protocol (eliminating all grains, gluten, dairy, legumes, etc.); 2) Modified AIP Recipes & Meal Plans: the new AIP elimination protocol which is less-restricted. |
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Rebellious: the story of Keith Haring in 12 picturesby Michael G. LongWith each chapter anchored by an iconic work of Haring's art, Rebellious is a pacy, energetic, and accessible look at Keith Haring's unconventional life and how his paintings shaped and reflected the world around him—and how they still resonate today |
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White House secrets: medical lies and cover-ups by Gail JarrowToo often when a president is sick or dying, he and the people around him have hidden his condition from the public, wanting to project an image of strength and power. Gail Jarrow explores the shocking, yet true, stories of presidential medical cover-ups from the 19th through the 21st centuries. |
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Follow the water: a teenager's survival in the Amazonby Ellen CochraneThe incredible story of how 17-year-old Peruvian-German Juliane Koepcke was the sole survivor of a plane that broke apart two miles above the Amazon rainforest on December 24, 1971, and her 11-day solitary struggle to survive in the unforgiving jungle before she found help. The latter half of the book describes her work as a dedicated scientist in the field of zoololgy. |
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Get up close and personal with mammals from all around the world. Learn how mammals come in all shapes and sizes. Explore their habitats and see how these amazing animals move, feed, and take care of their young. Stay-at-home explorers will feel inspired by the dynamic photographs, engaging facts, simple explanations, and fun activities throughout the book.
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Head into the wild to study capybaras in this field guide for kids. Join expert Dr. Julia Mata as she explains why capybaras hang out with birds and what causes them to eat their own poop! Filled with simple science and plenty of facts, it's a perfect book to inspire the next generation of zoologists
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Whistler by Ann PatchettWhen Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who Daphne hasn't seen for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all.
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In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa illuminates the everyday relationships between people that are forged and grown through a shared love of books. Characters leave and return, fall in and out of love, and some eventually die. As time passes, Satoru, with Takako's help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family's roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean. |
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The caretaker by Marcus Kliewer"EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY". Macy Mullins can't say why the Craigslist job posting grabbed her attention—it had the pull of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all. Besides, it's only three days' work... Three days, cooped up in a stranger's house, surrounded by Oregon Coast wilderness. What starts as a peculiar side gig soon becomes a waking nightmare.
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Cherry babyby Rainbow RowellEverybody knows that Cherry's husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie. Almost nobody knows that he isn't coming home. Tom is the creator of Thursday—a semi-autobiographical webcomic that's become an international phenomenon. Semi-autobiographical. That means there's a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . Baby, who looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store. One night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom's overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album and someone recognizes her from across the room... |
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A distraught engineer who has recently lost his wife builds an extraordinary automaton that replaces her. Meanwhile, war rages throughout the city, and orphaned children run wild under the direction of local potentates. When those potentates take notice of the mysterious beauty, suspicions and desires start to grow. Mix in an American airman and the tensions of war, and things build to an explosive finale. A beautifully illustrated story.
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A murder most camp: a mysteryby Nicolas DidomizioMikey Hartford IV has coasted through his twenties in a distracted blur of yachts and sex and partying until his father changes the terms of his trust. The party's finally over. Enter: Camp Lore, a struggling summer camp in upstate New York where Mikey has to work as the oldest, least-qualified staffer to prove that he can do good. It turns out there's a murder hidden beneath Camp Lore and someone there will stop at nothing to keep it that way. Solving a decade-old cold case will surely be enough good for Mikey to earn his inheritance. |
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How to cheat your own death by Kristen PerrinWhen Annie Adams heads to London to visit her famous artist mother, Laura, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. Least of all for it to be Laura's new protégée, left in an alley with her heart surgically removed from her chest. Annie is no stranger to murder—after all, she's solved a few already. And something about this case feels familiar. from the journals of her late great aunt Frances, whose friend Vera was killed in the 1960s in the exact same way. With her mother's life on the line, can Annie find the killer before it's too late?
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The antique hunter's murder at the castleby C. L. MillerA member of the Lockwood Antique Hunter's Agency disappears while investigating an isolated castle deep in Scottish countryside. Freya and Aunt Carole race to the castle where they discover a murdered laird in the vegetable garden, his priceless collection of silverware stolen. The clock is ticking to find their friend and the murderer before they are cut off from the outside world. |
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The star from Calcutta by Sujata MasseyIndia, 1922: Perveen Mistry, the only female lawyer in Bombay, has secured her biggest client yet: Champa Films, a movie studio run by director Subhas Ghoshal and his wife, Rochana. To study Rochana's glamorous world, Perveen attends a special screening where one of the guests is found dead, and Rochana disappears. To protect her clients, Perveen begins to investigate the developing murder case, peeling back the glitz to reveal a salacious web of blackmail, deceit, and romantic affairs.
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The dragoness of Summer can make any resident on her island the ruler. No one expected her to choose Teddy, but he's done his duty to the island and his five-year-old daughter, Zinnia, will make a brilliant Lady Summer when her time comes. A ship of desperate mainlander thieves arrives. Zinnia's caught in the fracas and taken hostage. Teddy jumps into the rescue mission against a conniving robber baron, a sorceress who's tamed her own dragon, and ordinary people with everything to lose. |
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A retelling of The wizard of Oz story, we pick-up with Dorothy walking down the yellow brick road encountering the dark side of Oz, stumbling on a man beaten and bloody, tied to a pole in a cornfield. With no memories, the mysterious stranger joins Dorothy. But when they cross paths with the infamous Tinman and his axe, The stranger proves he may be hiding his own secrets. Nothing and no one is what they seem in the cursed land of Oz...maybe even Dorothy herself.
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The starship Horizon's crew spent ten years trapped across the expanse of space. Now they're finally home—only it's not the home they knew. The Cluster, once a peaceful coalition of planets, has fractured in the wake of civil war. Captain Demora Kim wants nothing more than to protect her surviving crew. Thrust deeper into a conflict she barely understands, Demi considers a bold choice—one that might keep her promises but tip the galaxy further into chaos. |
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"Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know. Including human children. Ugh. This may well call for... eye contact! (Emotion check: Oh, for f-)" —Provided by publisher. |
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Medicine wheelsby Byron GravesBryce crashes at his grandparents' house on Wolf Creek reservation for the summer. Wolf Creek is full of memories and old friends--including Robbie and Mikayla, who hang out at the local skate park.Skateboarding reminds Bryce of his late dad: carefree, riding like he could fly. Summer is looking up, even as he's falling on his face. But when a fresh loss takes Bryce down, he'll need to learn to lean on his Ojibwe community to get back on the board. |
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The heirs by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéFive heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their father's infamous "Button Method" to prove his hypothesis for creating child geniuses, the Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant. Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball. Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate.
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Todd and Viola's sons Ben and Max have known only peace growing up on the family farm outside a bustling human settlement. . .A sudden sickness has infected the young people in the form of their worst thoughts about themselves. And then, one by one, the children of New World begin to disappear. Ben, with his mother's logical mind, and Max, with his father's courageous heart, become caught up in separate quests for answers, journeys that will test their beliefs in their parents, each other, and in their very existence on the planet.
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Autumn Ackerman grew up believing in fairy tales and magic, but now she's eighteen and facing reality: a future stuck behind the counter of her small town's coffee shop. But then she meets her childhood imaginary friend, Barnaby, in the alley behind the coffee shop one night. Autumn's entire world is turned upside down. Drawn into the strange and mysterious world of the Night Folk, Autumn is about to discover that there is more to her world than she ever dreamed of . Book Two |
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Pride by Eric HuangAges 5 and up.
Follow Brian, his friends and their families as they celebrate love and learn about the meaning and significance of Pride in this inclusive, joyful and informative picture book. Embark on an inspiring month of learning and loving with Celebrations and Festivals: Pride.
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It was the first day of school in Flower Bed Lake, and every little creature knew exactly where to go. Everyone, that is, except Axl. The fish, lizards, and frogs all headed to their own schools to learn how to glub glub and ribbit, but there was only one of Axl. Will he ever find where he belongs?
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You may be surprised to learn that logs are anything but boring--they are an essential part of life in the forest. Logs provide shelter, become food, and even turn into a safe place for a new tree to grow. While readers are giggling along, they're learning about the importance of ecosystems--and believing in themselves.
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CiCi just can't wait to get to her Grandma's house for the family's first big cookout of the summer: the food, the games, the music, and seeing all her aunties and uncles. From the cousins playing Double Dutch, to the uncles throwing horseshoes, to the savory smells of Grandma's cooking, this is a love letter to family, summer, and the magic that happens when we all get together.
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Seventh grade has just started, but Olivia Gray already knows this year is different.All her friends talk about is who likes who, something Olivia has never cared about. Olivia starts to feel left out to the point of feeling invisible--literally. Seen only by her new librarian and a friendly kid named Jules, Olivia flickers in and out of sight whenever the topic of romance comes up. As she begins to realize she might be asexual, Olivia struggles to actually use the label.
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Amari has stepped back from being a Junior Agent to spend the school year as a normal kid. But as she prepares to graduate eighth grade, deadly new curse is threatening both the supernatural and mortal worlds as, beneath their skin, people are slowly becoming machines--and losing their very humanity. And when the curse hits someone close to Amari, it's up to her to get to the bottom of this deadly mystery--even if it means trusting an old enemy.
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Rose, her family, and the Metis people have lived on the land for generations. She loves to watch the ferry arrive, delivering goods and news to their remote community. When she learns that the government wants to push the Metis off their land again, Rose fears that their lives, their entire lifestyle, are at risk. Determined to help, Rose sets out on an adventure that will test her bravery. |
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The club arrives and learns that they've been randomly sorted into houses for the camp LARP quest. They must compete against their fellow Titans for reward and renown! As the camp-wide feud heats up, it seems like the Titans will have to make a choice: sacrifice their houses' standings, or say goodbye to their tight-knit friendship. Will the Table Titans Club survive the summer? |
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