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The Good Stuff From the Staff of Driftwood Public Library September 2025 |
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Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. OlivasWith elements of science fiction, horror, political satire and romance, this modern retelling of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic addresses issues of belonging and assimilation, confronting our nation's bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human. |
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The ghost sequencesby A. C. Wise"A haunting is a moment of trauma, infinitely repeated. It extends forward and backward in time. It is the hole grief makes. It is a house built by memory in-between your skin and bones."--Back cover. "A lush and elegant collection of tales - many having appeared in various 'Best Of' anthologies - teeming with frightful and tragic events, yet profoundly and intimately human. These chilling tales will engross and enthrall." --Amazon.com |
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The missing morningstar: and other stories by Stacie Shannon DenetsosieStacie Shannon Denetsosie confronts long-reaching effects of settler-colonialism on Native lives in a series of gritty, wildly imaginative stories. A young Navajo man catches a ride home alongside a casket he's sure contains his dead grandfather. A gas station clerk witnesses the kidnapping of the newly crowned Miss Northwestern Arizona. A young couple's search for a sperm donor raises questions of blood quantum. This debut collection grapples with a complex and painful history alongside an inheritance of beauty, ceremony, and storytelling.
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A nobleman's guide to seducing a scoundrelby KJ CharlesUnexpectedly becoming the Earl of Oxney, Major Rufus d'Aumesty must contend with his odd family in a remote Norman manor while fighting other title claimants, in the second novel of the series following The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen. |
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Psyche and Eros: a novel by Luna McNamaraEnlisted by Aphrodite to deliver a cruel curse to Psyche, princess of Mycenae, Eros, god of desire, accidentally pricks himself with the arrow intended for Psyche and is doomed to yearn for a woman who will be torn from him the moment their eyes meet. |
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Ramificationsby Daniel Saldaäna Parâis"Folding and refolding origami frogs, extracting the symmetrical veins from leaves, retreating to an imaginary world in his closet: after Teresa walked out the door one July afternoon in 1994, her son filled the void she left with a series of unusual rituals. Twenty-three years later, he lies in bed, reconstructing the events surrounding his mother's disappearance. He dissects his memories of that fateful summer until a startling discovery shatters his conception of his family's accepted story." -- Amazon.com |
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'Til heist do us part by Sara Desai It's been a year since Simi Chopra's motley crew pulled off a high-wire diamond necklace heist. After living it up on the reward money, they're back where they started, struggling to pay their bills. So when a Chicago Mafia boss demands they return the jewels-plus interest, or else-they need to get the team back together...and fast. Unfortunately, Simi soon discovers that the necklace is in the hands of a highly-skilled and supremely vengeful master thief who is not above a little blackmail to get even. |
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Cue the sun: the invention of reality TVby Emily NussbaumA groundbreaking narrative detailing the fights, egos, drama, and future presidents of reality television, a story about how the early reality TV business metastasized into an industry that now dominates entertainment. Through extensive interviews, Nussbaum follows the reality TV industry from its inception with shows like Candid Camera to its 90s heyday and 00s aftermath. The book dives into some of the industry's most remarkable stories. |
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Counting the cost by Jill DuggarFor the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. |
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As a TV producer and host of the smash late night show Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen has a front row seat to an exciting world not many get to see. In this dishy, detailed diary of one year in his life, Andy goes out on the town, drops names, hosts a ton of shows, becomes codependent with Real Housewives, makes trouble, calls his mom, drops some more names, and, while searching for love, finds it with a dog.
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One perfect couple by Ruth WareLyla is in a bit of a rut. Things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren't going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise. The two of them will compete against four other couples in order to win a cash prize. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real -- and the stakes are life or death.
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When the difficult star of the reality television show Expedition Survival disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
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The story of ABBA: melancholy undercoverby Jan GradvallDrawing on rare interviews, this book explores ABBA's enduring global impact, tracing their musical evolution, cultural significance, and the personal experiences of its members while situating their legacy within Sweden's influence on pop music and the globalization of popular culture. |
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Hotshot: a life on fireby River SelbyAfter two years of ragtag contract firefighting, Selby joined an elite class of specially trained wildland firefighters known as hotshots. Over the course of five fire seasons, Selby delves into the world of the people--almost entirely men--who risk their lives to fight and sometimes prevent wildfires. Hotshot deftly parses the odd mix of camaraderie and rampant sexism she experienced on her fire crews. Hotshot also reckons with our fraught stewardship of the land--how federal fire policy is maladapted to the realities of fire-prone landscapes. |
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Harold Godwinson occupied his place in the chronicles for more than twenty years but his role in English history has always been overshadowed by his failure to defend his crown and country against the might of William the Conqueror and his invaders. His demise at the hands of a Franco-Norman hit squad after reigning for just ten months, were undermined by the Norman propaganda that was waged against his memory, long after his grisly end in 1066. |
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Houseplant hortocculture: green magic for indoor spacesby Devin HunterThis book teaches you how to successfully grow plants in your home, connect with their energies, and partner with them for magic. No plant is ever just a houseplant. Whether you are a green witch or merely horti-curious, you can learn how to successfully grow potted plants, connect with their spiritual energies, and partner with them for magic. |
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Eisner award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper transports readers through the 400-million-year history of insects and the remarkable, diverse entomologists who have studied them. It flutters and skitters from page to page, concept to concept -- at a pleasing tempo that leans largely on the strength of his illustration work.
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by Gen Tanabe
This guide to financing higher education balances detailed explanations with real-life examples and practical resources, covering such topics as winning scholarships, state and federal government assistance, educational tax breaks, and creative strategies for helping students find extra money when more traditional routes are exhausted. Revised edition. |
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Graphic novel
Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon as illustrated by the stories of historical figures ranging from the controversial Roman emperor Elagabalus to the swashbuckling seventeenth-century conquistador Antonio de Erauso to veterans of the Stonewall uprising Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. The book explores some of the societal roles played by trans people beginning in ancient times and shows how European ideas about gender were spread across the globe. |
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Ages 7 and up
This beginner's field guide showcases a wide range of shells from around the world that no collection would be complete without. Learn all about the shell shapes, colors, and textures, and get up close with the snails, turtles, crabs, and clams that live in them.
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Offers practical instructions and loads of exciting ideas for making your own terrarium. Ben Newell clearly explains every step of creating your own terrarium, from picking a container to creating a landscape and choosing the right plants. Once you've mastered the basics, you can let your imagination run wild with these miniature gardens that can be grown in anything from fish tanks to spice jars.
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A whimsical collection of poems that takes young readers on an imaginative journey through everyday experiences, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. The book explores various moods and moments, from feeling blue to feeling bright and colorful. With enchanting illustrations and seven die-cut portals, it invites readers to explore their imagination and sense of adventure.
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The Satisfaction Café: a novel by Kathy WangAfter a failed marriage and a whirlwind romance with a wealthy American, Joan Liang builds a new life in California, eventually opening the Satisfaction Café, where she creates a space for connection while searching for fulfillment in her ever-changing world. Independent and pragmatic, but also secretly soulful, Joan is a character capable of surprising the reader at every turn, especially as she faces the difficulties of growing old. |
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Alex Matthews thought he had left it all behind but then the Director came asking for a favor, something that only Alex could do because it involved the Russian asset Byron, who had something of great interest to the CIA. He begrudgingly accepts the Director's request. Alex realizes that, by getting back into the game, he has risked everything he has worked for. The operation becomes a hall of mirrors with no exits. To find redemption, Alex must uncover Byron's secrets or risk losing everything.
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The Berisha family runs one of the largest import-export companies in the world. Things always seem to work out for the Berishas. They're blessed. Dardan, the family's only male heir, must prepare to take over as keeper of the Berisha secrets, Maris's most powerful contribution, much to her dismay, will be to marry strategically, and Nora's job, as the youngest, is to just stay out of the way. But when things stop going as planned, each hatches their own secret scheme. |
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For the record: a novelby Emma LordAn electrifying rom com of rivalry and redemption. Once the most notorious rivals in the music scene, pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage, but behind the scenes, their simmering tension grew into something more -- until suddenly both bands fell apart, and the idea of Mackenzie and Sam did, too. Will their joint comeback album become a greatest hit? |
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Jeyamohan, brings together twelve inspiring and imaginative short story narratives, all based on the lives of real people. These stories explore the capacity of humans to hold on to their intrinsic goodness in the face of both the everyday and the extraordinary, and how their response in such moments of truth finds expression in multitudinous ways such as anger, compassion, fortitude, a capacity for suffering, self discovery, a life of silent protest or even eccentric activism. |
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Gray dawn: an Easy Rawlins mysteryby Walter MosleyRunning a successful detective agency in 1970s L.A., Easy Rawlins is hired by a number of "below-the-law" powerbrokers who plead with him to locate a mysterious, dangerous woman, Lutisha James, though she's gone by another name that Easy immediately recognizes. Los Angeles is a transient city of delicate, violent balances, and Lutisha has disturbed that. She also has a secret that will upend Easy's own life, painfully closer to home. |
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A murderous business by Cathy PegauSet in New York City in 1912, Margot Baxter Harriman, who inherited B&H Foods from her late father is trying to prove her abilities in a man's world. She enters the office one day and finds the dead body of Mrs. Gilroy, her father's longtime assistant, alongside a half-written note in which Mrs. Gilroy confesses her role in unnamed misdeeds at B&H. Margot contacts the Mancini detective agency, where she meets Loretta "Rett" Mancini, also preparing to take over from her father.
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Hunter's Heart Ridge: a mysteryby Sarah Stewart TaylorTaciturn detective Franklin Warren of the Vermont State Police and best friend, former CIA spy Alice Bellows investigate a supposed suicide while hunting of a former Ambassador at an exclusive hunting and fishing club. An early season snowstorm bears down on them, knocking out power and phone lines and blocking the roads, trapping them along with the killer. The author's combination of a satisfying mystery with a keen observation of time and place will make readers eager for future adventures. |
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The language of the birds: a novel by K. A. MersonSeventeen-year-old Arizona's mother goes missing on a family trip. She finds her family's Airstream ransacked -- and the ominous note on the counter -- her mother has been kidnapped. The kidnappers believe that Arizona's dead father took some sort of great secret to his grave. Like her father, Arizona is more comfortable with books than with people, and inordinately fond of puzzles, codes, and riddles. She begins to realize that navigating the outside world on her own isn't as terrifying as she thought -- and finding other people who understand her isn't so impossible after all.
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When Celia's accidental curse condemns her brother Argent to a loveless life, she spends years mastering her prophetic magic to break it, uncovering along the way a buried truth about an ancient war between her own people and the summerlings, the immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors, that could finally bring peace — or destroy her people entirely.
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It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries. And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . .
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Science fiction
A moon that is pitch black, alive with radio activity, high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment -- they named it Shroud. A catastrophic accident sees Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne forced to stage an emergency landing, in a small, barely adequate vehicle. What follows is a grueling journey across land, sea and air. During this time, Juna and Mai begin to understand Shroud's dominant species. It also begins to understand them. |
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Mallory Viridian has had a quiet few months. The lack of murders to solve has left her unexpectedly bored. A giant, one-of-a-kind data ship called Metis is bringing the entire Internet from Earth - as well as a mystery fan convention and Mallory's literary agent. When Mallory finds her agent dead, she knows she has to work fast to find the murderer. With a strange new alien with unknown motives, a ship with impossible abilities, a lonely living, comprehensive Internet, and a deadly crime to solve, Mallory has her work cut out for her.
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In the middle of a deadly bog sits the House of Quiet. It's a place for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to be lived with. No one knows how they're healed or where they go afterward. Birdie has begged, bargained, and blackmailed her way inside as a maid, determined to find her missing sister, Magpie. Birdie unearths terrifying threats and devastating truths, forcing her to confront just how much she's willing to sacrifice to save her own sister. |
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Mariner just wants to have a normal day, but no matter what side of the bed she wakes up on, the world is ending.
But by exploring the different paths, you, the reader, can discover things that Mariner can't. There are inconsistencies that don't make sense -- the facts of her world seem to change. Something is definitely off. It's up to you to discover! |
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The golden boy's guide to bipolarby Sonora ReyesSeventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts — the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. An introspective journey to self acceptance and self-love. |
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Verity Vox and the curse of Foxfire by Don MartinVerity Vox is a witch-in-training who has never met a problem her spells can't solve. A cryptic plea for help sends her to the forgotten coal mining town of Foxfire, where she discovers a curse was laid years ago by a traveling magician. Crops won't grow. Bellies go hungry. Even treasured possessions fall apart. What's worse, people have gone missing amidst rumors that they've sought out the magician who is lying in wait for those foolish or desperate enough to strike a deal with him.
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The groveby Brooks WhitneySet in a struggling 1960s Florida town, two sisters, fifteen-year-old Pip and seventeen-year-old Sissy, share a close bond, but after the annual carnival leaves, Sissy grows distant and reveals a shocking secret, thrusting the sisters and their friend Silas into a life-changing, desperate situation. |
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Josh and Mom are heading out to Aunty Nelly's birthday party, and it's time for Josh to put on his shoes. But Josh is in his own little world, and the more Mom begs him to put his shoes on, the wilder his imagination becomes.
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M is for morning, and M is for little Mo and his beloved mu mu. M is for Mama pouring milk in a cup, and M is for the moi-moi in Mo's bowl that is mushy. But when Mo spies a perfectly ripe mango in a tree, only to see it snatched by a monkey, it's mayhem! Are there enough mangoes to share? Wait, where is Mo?
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My family really loves me, and they are so proud of everything I do. When people see me, sometimes they whisper or look away. I just want them to be nice to me! I believe Down syndrome is my superpower, and I like who I am and how I'm different. It would be so boring if we were all the same! |
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Ages 4 and up. It's that time of the year again: field day! The sun is out, the hurdles are set up, and classes are canceled. One young boy has a fun-filled day as he learns what it means to be strong. Despite his small size, he surprises his teammates--and himself!--when he demonstrates mental, emotional, and physical strength. Will his team be field day champions? |
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Gwen makes a discovery in the local library. A discovery that involves tiny creatures with wings. And no, they're not birds. They're called Lahdukan. But why can only Gwen and the youngest children, gathered for storytime, see them? The Lahdukan insist that Gwen is destined to help them find a new home. But how can a girl as unwanted, uncourageous, and generally unheroic as Gwen possibly come to the rescue?
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A stuffed bear named Pocket helps another stuffed toy find joy, in this book about second chances. An unforgettable tale of bravery, loyalty, and kindness, Pocket reminds us all that love comes in many forms (sometimes filled with fluff), and that second chances are always possible.
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Set in 1890, Fife, 14 year-old Cat Douglas is the youngest of a team of children training to be monster hunters in hopes of ridding Scotland of the land monsters that plague it -- the most dangerous of which are the dragons. Not for the faint of heart!
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Aquamanateeby Ben ClantonGraphic novel ; ages 5 and up.
Marlow the manatee isn't exactly superhero material. He sleeps a lot, eats a lot, toots a lot, and has never ventured out of his safe saltwater bay. But he dreams of being a hero like Aquaman, of whom Marlow is a mega fan! Marlow isn't so sure he's ready for his dreams to come true. Could an awkward blundering super-powered manatee be the best man-atee for the job?
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Lu and Ren's guide to geozoology by Angela HsiehGraphic novel ; ages 8 and up.Lu dreams of being a great adventurer, just like her ah-ma, who is a world-renowned geozoologist. But when Ah-ma's letters suddenly stop, Lu becomes worried. So when a nearby town needs a geozoologist, Lu decides to go on the journey to find Ah-ma. She charts a course with Ren, an old friend. As they follow in Ah-ma's footsteps, Lu begins to discover the complex relationships between geofauna -- and between people. What stories has Ah-ma never told her? And what's Ren hiding from her.
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