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The legend of sleeping bear
by Kathy-jo Wargin
In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan
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The Christmas tree ship
by Carol Crane
During the early 20th century, the schooner Rouse Simmons made an annual journey from northern Michigan, across Lake Michigan, to Chicago to deliver Christmas trees until 1921, when the ship left port but never arrived at its destination.
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Buzzy the bumblebee
by Denise Brennan-Nelson
When he reads in a book that bumblebees cannot fly, Buzzy suddenly doubts himself and forgets how
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The secret zoo
by Bryan Chick
After his sister Megan disappears, Noah and his friends follow a trail of mysterious clues that lead them to uncover a secret behind the walls of the Clarksville City Zoo--a secret that must be protected at all costs. 40,000 first printing.
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The birchbark house
by Louise Erdrich
Chronicles the experiences of an Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, and her family as they live their lives quietly on an island in Lake Superior in 1847, until the white man comes and begins moving her entire tribe off their land. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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Goodnight sleeping bear
by Anne Margaret Lewis
This deceptively simple bedtime book helps your child understand the lakeshore environment of Michigan and Sleeping Bear Dunes. As children say goodnight to the animals that call the beach home, they form lasting connections to the real-world environments and ecosystems around them
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Mackinac Bridge : The Story of the Five Mile Poem
by Gloria Whelan
Although it will mean that their father can no longer make a living running a ferry boat, thirteen-year-old Mark and his brother Luke are excited about the building of a five-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan in 1957.
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Eat my dust! : Henry Ford's first race
by Monica Kulling
Relates the excitement caused by Henry Ford as he drove the "horseless carriage" he built, particularly when he decided to win a race to get money to build a new car that anyone could afford. Simultaneous.
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The cemetery boys
by Zac Brewer
When Stephen moves to the small, midwestern town where his father grew up, he quickly falls in with punk girl Cara and her charismatic twin brother, Devon; but the town has a dark secret, and the twins are caught in the middle of it. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Mackinaw City mummies
by Johnathan Rand
After Josh and Robyn discover a mummy's tomb in the forest outside Mackinaw City, Akbar the Terrible kidnaps Robyn and brings her to his kingdom, where she will be turned into a mummy unless Josh can stop him in time
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Gruesome ghouls of Grand Rapids
by Johnathan Rand
Ashlen enjoys her special ability to see elves and other mystical beings in the nearby forest, but when she stumbles upon ghouls and their plans to rule Grand Rapids, the young girl and her friends know they must take immediate action to save their city
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Bucking the Sarge
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fifteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher. Reprint.
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The contract
by Derek Jeter
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field
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What lives in the woods
by Lindsay Currie
Ginny is unhappy when her family moves from Chicago to upstate Michigan for the summer; her father has a job restoring a 1930s mansion, but there are rumors about Woodmoor and the forest next to it: rumors about strange mutant creatures; Ginny, an aspiring mystery writer, is soon half convinced that the rumors are true, because something or someone is haunting the house--and she plans to investigate, with the help of Will, the older boy who lives nearby
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American as paneer pie
by Supriya Kelkar
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture
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The Mighty Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Academically gifted Deza Malone and her family embark on a journey to find her job-seeking father when he goes missing and end up in a shanty town in Flint, Michigan. By the Newbery Medal- and Coretta Scott King Medal-winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963.
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Call Me Athena : Girl from Detroit
by Colby Cedar Smith
Written from the perspective of three very different narrators, this enchanting novel in verse follows Mary, the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, as she struggles for independence, equality and identity. 10,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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Baby & Solo
by Lisabeth Posthuma
Hoping for a fresh start when his therapist recommends a part-time job, 17-year-old Joel forges a deep bond with a smart-mouthed co-worker before circumstances force him to share the truth about his past. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Westing game
by Ellen Raskin
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance
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Warrior girl unearthed
by Angeline Boulley
With the rising number of missing Indigenous women, her family's involvement in a murder investigation and grave robbers profiting off her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry takes matters into her own hands to solve the mystery and reclaim her people's inheritance. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Angelfire
by Courtney Allison Moulton
A seventeen-year-old girl discovers she has the reincarnated soul of an ancient warrior destined to battle the reapers--monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell
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Ashes
by Ilsa J. Bick
When all electronic technology and billions of lives are lost in the wake of a cataclysmic electromagnetic disaster, survivors Alex, Tom and Ellie band together to protect themselves from bizarrely transformed, zombie-like former humans that are hunting them. By the award-nominated author of Draw the Dark.
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Bud, not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H. E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
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Wake
by Lisa McMann
Tired of being dragged into other people's dreams and watching their subconscious fantasies and fears revealed in all their glory, Jane's powers take a dangerous turn after she discovers that she is in a very scary dream in which she is not only an observer but an unwilling participant as well. Reprint.
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The goddess test
by Aimâee Carter
In a modern-day version of the Persephone myth, 18-year-old Kate Winters is thrust into a mythical world where she must pass seven seemingly impossible tests and outsmart a spiteful god in order to save the life not just of her mother, but of her captor as well. Original.
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Firekeeper's daughter
by Angeline Boulley
Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths
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The contract
by Derek Jeter
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field
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Famous in a small town
by Viola Shipman
After her relationship goes down in flames, assistant elementary school teacher Becky decides to recover in Michigan and inadvertently wins an annual cherry pit spitting contest, running afoul of a local woman and long-time title-holder. Original. 100,000 first printing.
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The wishing bridge
by Viola Shipman
Desperate to reinvigorate her career, a Detroit mergers & acquisitions executive must convince her aging parents to sell their iconic Michigan Christmas store by the start of the New Year but when she reconnects with the magic of the store, her parents and the holidays, her misguided plan backfires. Original.
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Killshot
by Elmore Leonard
Innocent witnesses to a mob-related murder, Carmen and Wayne Colson discover that the Witness Protection Program is not exactly a safe haven when they learn that the killers are on the loose and that the authorities are not protecting them from harm
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The chocolate cat caper : a chocoholic mystery
by JoAnna Carl
After accepting a job supplying chocolate from her aunt's luxury chocolate business to a party for unpopular defense attorney Clemintine Ripley, Lee McKinney's takes on a new job as detective when someone adds cyanide to a chocolate confection eaten by the hostess. Original.
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The Marsh King's daughter
by Karen Dionne
A woman whose birth occurred as a result of her teen mother's abduction and imprisonment in an isolated marshland cabin risks the adult family that does not know her past when she uses survival skills honed in childhood to track down her murderous father.
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My heart belongs on Mackinac Island : Maude's mooring
by Carrie Fancett Pagels
"Although the Winds of Mackinac Inn has been in her mother's family for generations, Maude Welling's father refuses to let her run it without the guidance of a husband. So she seeks to prove her worth and independence by working incognito as a maid at the Grand Hotel. While undercover journalist Ben Steffan pursues a story about impoverished men chasing heiresses at the famed hotel, he becomes attracted to an intriguing maid. By an act of heroism Ben endears himself to the closed-mouthed islanders--including Maude--and he digs deep for his story. But when scandal threatens, will their love be able to survive the truth?"--Page [4] cover
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South of superior
by Ellen Airgood
Moving to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to care for an aging family friend, Madeline Stone becomes involved in the lives of the small community and two octogenarian sisters who teach her valuable lessons about love and goodwill. A first novel. 30,000 first printing.
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Abby Cooper, psychic eye : a psychic eye mystery
by Victoria Laurie
Private investigator Abby Cooper relies upon her psychic abilities to help her do her job, but when she fails to foresee the death of one of her clients, her future suddenly appears bleak. Original.
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A superior death : an Anna Pigeon mystery
by Nevada Barr
When it is discovered that the victims of a seventy-year-old shipwreck include one extra corpse, U.S. National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon follows the thread of the mystery to the bottom of the icy Lake Superior. Reprint.
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A Cold Day in Paradise
by Steve Hamilton
With convicted murderer Maximilian Rose locked away in jail, exDetroit police officer Alex McKnight is puzzled when a series of murders, similiar to Rose's style, start to happen again and a trademark rose is left on his doorstep in his quiet town of Paradise.
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This I know
by Eldonna Edwards
The daughter of a strict Evangelical pastor hides her psychic abilities faces but a life-altering choice after her mother falls into a deep depression after giving birth to a new baby and a young girl has gone missing from her community.
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Station eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
The sudden death of a Hollywood actor during a production of King Lear marks the beginning of the world's dissolution, in a story told at various past and future times from the perspectives of the actor and four of his associates. By the author of The Lola Quartet. 50,000 first printing.
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Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Calliope's friendship with a classmate and her sense of identity are compromised by the adolescent discovery that she is a hermaphrodite, a situation with roots in her grandparents' desperate struggle for survival in the 1920s. By the author of The Virgin Suicides.Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.
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Tom Lake : a novel
by Ann Patchett
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance with, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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Beach read
by Emily Henry
An acclaimed but blocked literary master and a best-selling novelist who has stopped believing in true love agree to a summer-long writing project that challenges them write well in each others' styles. Original.
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