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The Good(?) Stuff From Driftwood Public Library January 2023 |
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Farmer John's tractor
by Sally Sutton
In the wake of a dangerous flood that traps Farmer John's family on the roof of their home, a succession of vehicles rush to the scene but are unable to help, prompting a valiant rescue effort by Farmer John's rusty but reliable old tractor.
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Elmer and the flood
by David McKee
After days of being in a cave with the rest of his herd due to torrential rains, Elmer the patchwork elephant is ready for some time alone, but first he must get help to rescue Young Elephant from an island formed by flood waters
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Moominsummer madness
by Tove Jansson
A flood hits Moomin Valley and triggers a series of adventures for the Moomins
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Many waters
by Madeleine L'Engle
When twins Sandy and Dennys Murry accidentally interrupt one of their father's experiments, they are hurtled out of their ordinary world, across time and space, into a mysterious desert land populated by unicorns, seraphim, and other mythic creatures.
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The valley and the flood
by Rebecca Mahoney
"When Rose Colter hears a voicemail from her own phone playing on her car radio, she follows the broadcast to the small town of Lotus Valley, where she discovers that she's the prophesied bringer of a catastrophic flood"
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The girl who fell beneath the sea
by Axie Oh
In a land ravaged by deadly storms, Mina sacrifices herself to the Sea God to save her brother and, after being swept away to the Spirit Realm, finds him caught in an enchanted sleep and must awaken him to save her people.
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Hold back the tide
by Melinda Salisbury
"Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father killed her mother, all those years ago. There wasn't enough proof to arrest him, though, and with no other family, Alva's been forced to live with her mother's murderer, doing her best to survive until she can earn enough money to run away. One of her chores is to monitor water levels in the loch--a task her father takes very seriously. It's a cold, lonely task, and a few times, Alva can swear she feels someone watching her"
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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
by M. C. Beaton
With her husband in France, training to become a monk, a depressed Agatha Raisin decides to escape her dreary Cotswold village for a holiday on a remote South Pacific island paradise, and becomes involved in an investigation into strangely similar crimes that took place half a world apart involving the mysterious death of young blond women. .
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Palace of the drowned
by Christine Mangan
After a public breakdown over a scathing review, a failing writer retreats to a friends vacant palazzo in 1966 Venice to rest, where she discovers she has a stalker on the eve of a catastrophic flood.
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After the flood : a novel
by Kassandra Montag
A tale set in an anarchic near-future America of mountaintop colonies surrounded by rising oceans finds an independent woman trading for supplies and information about the daughter who was stolen from her eight years earlier.
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How not to drown in a glass of water
by Angie Cruz
"Forced back into the job market after losing her factory gig during the Great Recession, fifty-something Cara Romero narrates the story of her life to her career counselor and confronts her darkest secrets and regrets"
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Things we lost to the water : a novel
by Eric Nguyen
Leaving Vietnam behind, Huong and her two sons adapt to life in New Orleans in different ways as they search for identity as individuals and as a family until disaster strikes the city, forcing them to find a new way to come together.
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Things we found when the water went down : a novel
by Tegan Nia Swanson
Lena, the sixteen-year-old daughter of an outspoken environmental activist who disappeared after being accused of murdering a brutish miner, tries to make sense of her mother's journals, collected oddities, and unsettling memories in an attempt to find her
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Water always wins : thriving in an age of drought and deluge
by Erica Gies
"Water Always Wins transports us around the world and back through time, exposing us to better ways to live with water. Gies introduces us to water experts the world over as they search for clues to water's past and present, using close observation, historical research, ancient animal and human wisdom, and cutting-edge science to effect change. We become more aware of the ways in which modern civilizations speed water away, erasing its slow phases on the land. But that's when, Gies says, "the magic happens": the slow phases absorb floods, store water for droughts, and feed natural systems. Innovators in what she calls the Slow Water movement are accommodating that desire, and showing us how to forge a more resilient future"
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When disaster strikes : a comprehensive guide to emergency planning and crisis survival
by Matthew R. Stein
"Disasters often strike without warning and leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Yet armed with the right tools and information, survivors can fend for themselves and get through even the toughest circumstances. Matthew Stein's When Disaster Strikes provides a thorough, practical guide for how to prepare for and react in many of life's most unpredictable scenarios.In this disaster-preparedness manual, he outlines the materials you'll need-from food and water, to shelter and energy, to first-aid and survival skills-to help you safely live through the worst. When Disaster Strikes covers how to find and store food, water, and clothing, as well as the basics of installing back-up power and lights. You'll learn how to gather and sterilize water, build a fire, treat injuries in an emergency, and use alternative medical sources when conventional ones are unavailable.Stein instructs you on the smartest responses to natural disasters-such as fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods-how to keep warm duringwinter storms, even how to protect yourself from attack or other dangerous situations. With this comprehensive guide in hand, you can be sure to respond quickly, correctly, and confidently when a crisis threatens"
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Ultimate guide : plumbingby Creative HomeownerBook Book Be your own plumber and make DIY repairs and improvements! This best-selling guide on plumbing will teach you everything you need to know, from fixing a leaky faucet to making renovations, installing plumbing fixtures, and so much more.
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Water : a biography
by Giulio Boccaletti
Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization.
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Jane Austen embroidery : Regency patterns reimagined for modern stitchers
by Jennie Batchelor
"Jane Austen was as skillful with a needle as she was with a pen, and this unique book showcases rare and beautiful embroidery patterns from her era, repurposed into fifteen modern sewing projects. Derived from Lady's Magazine (1770-1832), a popular monthly periodical of fashion, fiction, and gossip, the projects consist of embroidered clothes, accessories, and housewares. Designs include an evening bag, a muslin shawl, an apron, a floral napkin set and tablecloth, and other pretty and practical items with timeless appeal. These authentic patterns-many of which have not been reprinted in more than two hundred years-are enlivened by vivid glimpses into the world of Regency women and their domestic lives. Fascinating historical features, quotes from Austen's letters and novels, enchanting drawings, clear instructions, and inspirational project photography trace the patterns' origins and illustrate their imaginative restoration for modern use. A must-have for every Jane Austen fan, this book is suitable forneedleworkers at every level of experience"
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Motherland : a Jamaican cookbook
by Melissa Thompson
"Acclaimed food writer and chef Melissa Thompson takes us on a journey to this Caribbean jewel through 80+ recipes and more than 500 years of history and influences. The recipes include classic Jamaican favorites, such as Jerk Pork, Braised Oxtail, Ackee& Saltfish, and Peanut Punch, as well as original dishes created with Jamaica's abundant natural larder and twists on classics"
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Breaking free from long Covid : reclaiming life and the things that matter
by Lucy Gahan
"Making visible the real effects of Long Covid on people and their lives, this guide explores the issues of living with the condition, helping people to make sense of their experiences on the road to recovery. Rooted in the author's personal story of having Long Covid since April 2020, the book offers ideas from Narrative Therapy as a lens through which to address the emotional impact of Long Covid, and offers practical strategies for managing symptoms and regaining quality of life. Acknowledging that recovery is unpredictable, the book sheds light on the often invisible challenges faced by people living with chronic conditions, such as managing pacing and rest in a world that values productivity, the impact of illness on relationships, coping in the context of a pandemic, and negotiating day to day life when you are living between illness and wellness. Also drawing on the author's expertise as a Clinical Psychologist working in physical health, Breaking Free from Long Covid offers ideas for reconnectingwith what matters most to you when illness threatens to take over your life"
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A history of words for children
by Mary Agnes Richards
"A children's history of the world told via the development of language, featuring the wordsmiths, civilizations, and tools that have shaped the ways humans communicate"
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Pokémon how to draw adventures
by Maria S. Barbo
"This all-new How to Draw adventure includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw tons of new and previously discovered Pokémon--from Pikachu to Grookey, Sobble, and Scorbunny to Yamper and Centiskorch"
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Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin StevensonA self-published author of crime novel writing guides attends a reunion with his family of expert killers and investigates when a body is found outside in the snow as another storm approaches.
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The faraway world : stories
by Patricia Engel
From the New York Times best-selling author of Infinite Country, this collection of 10 haunting, award-winning short stories bring to life the liminality of regret, the vibrancy of community and the epic deeds and quiet moments of love.
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Independence : a novel by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniIn 1947 India, three sisters, after their father, a well-respected doctor, is killed during a riot and their neighbors turn against them, find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths due to events beyond their control.
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Irish coffee murderby Leslie MeierTales of an Irish step dance-mom found dead in a bathtub and a popular comedian who dies after drinking an Irish coffee are included in a collection of St. Pattys-themed novellas by three fan-favorite cozy mystery authors.
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The motion picture teller
by Colin Cotterill
In 1996 Thailand, when a mysterious cassette, entitled Bangkok 2010, arrives at his best friend Alis video store, Supot, determined to discover why it was never released, is led deep into the Thai countryside where he learns that powerful people are dead set on keeping the film buried.
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Meru by S. B. DivyaJayanthi, a posthuman descendant, and her pilot Vaha are sent to test the habitability of an Earthlike planet called Meru, an unoccupied new world and the future of human-alloy relations -- a journey that challenges their resolve in unexpected ways as they discover they've been set up to fail.
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Festival
by Christopher Golden
"The Valhalla music festival commemorates a long-ago Viking slaughter, but when strange things start to happen it seems the massacre may be far from over. When festival-goers begin to disappear, and musicians find themselves playing mysterious and ancient songs as if possessed, the fans have to figure out what's going on before the festival site's haunting past comes back for blood!"
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Stone blind : a novel by Natalie HaynesAttacked by Poseidon in Athenes temple, Medusa, the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters, is punished and transformed into a monster whose gaze will turn any living creature to stone, forcing her into a life of solitude until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest.
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Nine liarsby Maureen JohnsonWhile studying abroad, intrepid sleuth Stevie Bell is introduced to an unsolved double-murder cold case involving nine friends from Cambridge University and soon discovers the killer hasnt finished what was started back in 1995.
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Aquamen
by Chuck Brown
"There's a storm brewing in the seven seas! Arthur Curry and Jackson Hyde unite to take on a massive underwater conspiracy, in the first series teaming the Aquamen of two eras! When a terrorist in Middle America is revealed as an Atlantean sleeper agent seemingly gone rogue, the Aquamen-Arthur Curry and Jackson Hyde-are on the case. But it soon becomes clear that the tragedy was not just a single bad actor, but the beginnings of a much larger and more dangerous chain reaction...and the heart of an explosive Atlantean conspiracy! If Arthur's not careful, the secrets he's keeping-from Mera, Tula, Tempest, Atlantis, the surface, and even Jackson-could cause a rift from which the Aquamen might never recover! As more Atlantean sleeper agents awake, more questions are raised: How will Arthur's past mistakes come back to haunt him? What is Ocean Master's involvement? And what brings Jackson to the dark and dangerous streets of Gotham City? Aquamen starts where both Aquaman: The Beginning and Black Manta ends!"
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Mamo
by Sas Milledge
"Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over bya poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo's spirit, saving her hometown, and will she have to step up as the new witch of Haresden?"
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Unfamiliar
by Haley Newsome
"Young kitchen witch Planchette gets an incredible deal on a new house in a magical town. Turns out, there's a reason: it's haunted! After unsuccessfully attempting to get these unwanted ghosts to leave, she realizes the only thing to do is to help them with their problems. Along the way, she befriends a shy siren who hates being popular, a girl battling a curse, and a magically-challenged witch from a powerful coven"
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The unforgettable Logan Foster and the shadow of doubt
by Shawn Peters
A neurodivergent orphan with an eidetic memory and superhero foster parents, Logan Foster learns that the villain who is mysteriously snatching superheroes might be his real mom and sets out with his friends to discover the truth. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Groundhog gets it wrong by Jess TownesWhen his mis-forecast ruins the spring carnival, Groundhog tries to make things right but ends up making them worse and realizes that the only way to truly fix his mistake is to literally learn his meteorological lessons.
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Will it be okay?
by Crescent Dragonwagon
A mother comforts a child about her special fears concerning dogs, thunder, snakes, and other things
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The Moon Tonight : Our Moon's Journey Around Earth
by Jung Chang-hoon
A father-daughter duo marvel at the moon in the night sky, learning the science behind the 29-day lunar cycle and the moons four phases, in this informative and illuminating picture book with age-appropriate and easy-to-follow scientific explanations. Illustrations.
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