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The Good Stuff From the Staff of Driftwood Public Library February 2025 |
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Watership Down by Richard AdamsSet in the Hampshire Downs in Southern England, an idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of "suspense, hot pursuit, and derring-do" follows a band of rabbits in flight from the incursion of man and the destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they travel forth from their native Sandleford warren through harrowing trials to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. This is an unforgettable literary classic for all ages. -- Amazon
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My side of the mountainby Jean Craighead GeorgeA young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. |
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A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinA boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. |
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The hero and the crownby Robin McKinleyAerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the Blue Sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North. |
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The owl service by Alan GarnerDuring a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy |
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The face in the frostby John BellairsProspero, a misfit wizard living in the Southern Kingdom, and adventurer Roger Bacon find their personalities and mannerisms altered when they look into mirrors and see different times and places. |
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The wood wife by Terri WindlingWhen poet Davis Cooper dies mysteriously, leaving his Tucson home to her, Maggie Black leaves her comfortable, secure life in California and begins a journey of spiritual self-discovery in the Arizona desert. |
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All about love: new visionsby bell hooksPresenting radical new ways to think about love, the acclaimed cultural critic, feminist, and author examines the role of love in our personal and professional lives and how it can be used to end struggles between individuals, communities, and societies. |
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What we talk about when we talk about love: stories by Raymond CarverIn his second collection, Carver establishes his reputation as one of the most celebrated and beloved short-story writers in American literature — a haunting meditation on love, loss, and companionship, and finding one’s way through the dark. |
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Love in the time of choleraby Gabriel Garcâia MâarquezIn their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again. |
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May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida--even L: all women obsessed with Bill Cosey. The wealthy owner of the famous Cosey's Hotel and Resort, he shapes their yearnings for father, husband, lover, guardian, and friend, yearnings that dominate the lives of these women long after his death. Yet while he is either the void in, or the center of, their stories, he himself is driven by secret forces--a troubled past and a spellbinding woman named Celestial. |
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Love: selected poemsby E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings, one of the most famous poets of all time, is known for his concise, often sassy poems that speak right to the heart. Illuminated through Caldecott Honor Illustrator Christopher Myers's electrifying artwork, E. E. Cummings' Selected Poems is filled with humor, feeling, and romance for young teens and adults. From "the moon is hiding in her hair" to "may i feel, said he," this book fulfills the Cummings collector's ultimate wishes, and is the perfect gift for anyone interested in the magic and romance entrenched in the language of love. |
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Emily Wilde's encyclopaedia of faeriesby Heather FawcettIn the early 1900's, Cambridge professor Emily Wilde, scholar and researcher on the study of faeries, visits the hardscrabble village of Hransvik where she gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones, the most elusive of all fairies and resists her insufferably handsome academic rival, Wendell Bambleby. But who is Wendell Bambley and what does he truly want? |
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Emily Wilde's map of the Otherlands: a novel by Heather FawcettAn expert in faerie folklore curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde sets out to map the realms of their world, still not ready to accept a marriage proposal from Wendell Bambleby. Now Bambleby and Emily are on another adventure, this time to the picturesque Austrian Alps, where Emily believes they may find the door to Bambleby's realm and the key to freeing him from his family's dark plans. But with new relationships for the prickly Emily to navigate and dangerous Folk lurking in every forest and hollow, Emily must unravel the mysterious workings of faerie doors and of her own heart. |
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Emily Wilde's compendium of lost tales: a novelby Heather FawcettRenowned faerie scholar Emily Wilde must navigate the deadly intrigues of a faerie realm after they seize Wendell's throne. Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world: How can an unassuming scholar such as herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell's murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell's magic--and Emily's knowledge of stories--to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear. |
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Rare book dealer Rebecca Romey loved that Austen’s books took the lives of women seriously, explored relationships with wit and confidence, and always, allowed for the possibility of a happy ending. But Austen wasn’t a lone genius. She wrote at a time of great experimentation for women writers—and clues about those women, and the exceptional books they wrote, are sprinkled like breadcrumbs throughout Austen’s work.
This is a must for Janeites. |
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Graphic novel
When advice from spiritual gurus like Tara Brach and Ram Dass just aren't cutting it, take solace in the genuine arms of Tara Booth: a fearless cartoonist who is unafraid to put her existential angst, blemishes, and stains right on the page, and who-with relentless relatability makes us all feel a bit more at home in our too-human vessels. With color that vibrates and fluids that impose, Processing lays Booth bare -- literally and figuratively. |
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Transitioning into adulthood is already difficult, but being young and Autistic can make it so much harder. Leaving the protections and supports of childhood behind can feel daunting. This empowering book is here to help you (and your Neurodiverse family and friends who love you) learn how to navigate these transitions on your own terms and timeline.
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This is a book of oral presentations given by us animals, for us animals, and about us animals. The cleaner fish will talk about his friend the shark and his sharp teeth. The zebra will get to tell you about all the black-and-white animals in the world. The mole knows everything there is to know about the daddy longlegs. The southern cassowa--yes, fox? What is it? Yes, you'll get to talk about geese. Huh? Yes, you'll get to talk about how delicious they are. |
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Graphic novel
The Pulitzer Prize winning story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy's bleakest and most prescient novels. Illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy's spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance. |
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Victorian psycho: a novelby Virginia FeitoIn Grim Wolds, England, Winifred Notty takes on the role of governess at Ensor House, where she must navigate the twisted dynamics of the dysfunctional Pounds family while suppressing her own violent past; as Christmas approaches, she plans sinister gifts for her charges, revealing her true nature. |
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Toto by A. J. HackwithLook, something really stinks in Oz, and this Wizard guy and the witches positively reek of it. As usual, it's going to be up to a sensible little dog to do a big dog's job and get to the bottom of it. And trust me: Little dogs can get away with anything. |
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Blood rubiesby Mailan S. DoquangSeven days are all it takes for Rune Sarasin's life to completely derail. It starts with nearly getting caught during a routine heist: lifting a pouch of rubies from the Bangkok hotel. She manages to escape with her boyfriend Kit. Then Kit delivers some terrifying news: his teenage sister Madee has gone missing. They track her cell phone to the dangerous Khlong Toei slum, but the trail ends there. The night gets even worse when Rune realizes she lost the pouch of gems somewhere in the slum while searching for Madee. |
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sent to Cyrenaica to investigate a communication breakdown involving her uncle, a master trader. As she navigates a landscape filled with spies and hidden agendas, Tetisheri uncovers a web of intrigue linked to impending war and a local murder mystery. |
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In downtown Seoul, Jeong-su witnesses a massive black orb that consumes his neighbor, then proceeds to multiply and wreak havoc on the city, inciting violence and panic. Jeong-su must reassess his beliefs as he confronts the unfolding horror. While the story takes the framework of classic sci-fi apocalyptic tales, such as War of the Worlds, it's not about the triumph of survival, but rather the pettiness, cruelty, and anger of endurance.
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Graphic novel
From a search for the beating heart of a long-dead sorcerer, to a pirate girl who makes a deal with the devil, to the titular boy who wins a grim prize in a game with some undead interlopers, and more. Mignola builds a brand-new world filled with the weird, wicked and whimsical in this volume that will delight longtime Hellboy fans and new readers alike.
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Three teens seek to unravel the truth behind conflicting agendas surrounding a deadly virus that could change humanity forever.
Shusterman shows what post-pandemic narratives might look like in this contemporary dystopia. |
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Sariyah Lee Bryant's premonition-like powers enable her to hear what people need, and after fulfilling a need for her friend Deja, Deja vanishes, so Sariyah and her friends work together to find out what led to her disappearance. |
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Janie has always dreamed of finding an owl, and her teacher, Mr. Koji, a fellow bird-lover, tells her that if she is patient and looks closely, she might find them, in a story that encourages patience and perseverance.
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A joyous intergenerational celebration of gender self-expression and acceptance through an Indigenous lens as young boy Raven's grandmother experiences something she's never seen before: a boy (Raven) celebrating the traditional Round Dance with a ribbon skirt of his own.
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A celebration of the history of Black music in America features artists including Miles Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Beyoncé and more in a book that includes back matter providing more context and history.
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Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old, homeschooled by the residents until he's forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
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When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she'd pass. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and now she's part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to a space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself relying on her instincts and quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives.
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Non-Fiction by Alexander Clapp (2/25) |
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