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Galway Bay
By Mary Pat Kelly. 2011
1839. Soon after Honora Keeley is accepted to the convent, she meets Michael Kelly and they fall in love. As…
the Great Starvation sweeps across Ireland, they struggle to feed their growing family. Then, an opportunity to immigrate to America is offered to them. Conflict follows the family. Some violence. 2009Reunion beach: stories inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank
By Mary Alice Monroe, Adriana Trigiani, Elin Hilderbrand, Patti Callahan. 2021
Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank planned for her next book, her close friends and colleagues channeled their creativity,…
admiration, and grief into stories and poems that celebrate this remarkable woman and her abiding love for the Lowcountry of her native South CarolinaFlame tree road
By Shona Patel. 2015
When Biren Roy's father dies at the age of thirty-four, young Biren decides to study to become a lawyer to…
advocate for and protect the interests of his now-widowed mother. He grows up and must navigate the divergent cultures of Britain and Bengal. 2015Great house: A Novel
By Nicole Krauss. 2010
Tale of a grand desk of nineteen drawers and its symbolism to owners present and past: a New York writer,…
a Chilean poet, an Israeli reacquiring family furniture that was stolen by the Nazis, and a woman who escaped the Holocaust. Some strong language. Nat'l Book Award Finalist. Bestseller. 2010The Influenced
By Khadija Grant. 2015
David, an impoverished eleven-year-old who moves from the inner city to the suburbs, suffers severe beatings at home and is…
the target of bullies at school. But, there is one person who brings him happiness, Samantha. David admires Samantha's joy for life, her beautiful Sunday dresses, and her determination to find her dead mother's journal. But when David sees three suspicious men enter her home, he realizes Samantha has family secrets of her own. Now more than ever, David is desperate to do something to change their lives. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and violenceStillwater
By Nicole Lea Helget. 2014
At the time of the Civil War, Stillwater is a town of pioneers, nuns, fur trappers, loggers, runaway slaves and…
freedmen, outlaws and people of conscience. In that town, Clement and Angel, separated at birth, get to know different types of the residents. Some strong languageGrowth of the soil (Penguin classics)
By Knut Hamsun, Sverre Lyngstad. 2007
Deep in Norway's unspoiled backcountry, Isak perseveres in building a homestead, nurturing his crops, and raising a family. But the…
demands of civilization eventually intrude upon--and destroy--his simple way of life. A 2007 translation by Sverre Lyngstad. 1917Destiny's daughters
By Donna Hill, Gwynne Forster, Parry Brown. 2006
A teenager's newborn triplets are separated when she dies in childbirth. Jamilla is adopted, Leticia is placed in a group…
home, and Clarissa becomes a ward of the state. All grow up to be financially successful--and finally reunite with one another at age thirty-three. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006I have a sister--my sister is deaf
By Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray. 1977
West of the Jordan: a novel (Bluestreak #19)
By Laila Halaby. 2003
Four Palestine-born female cousins experience individual problems growing up. Mawal stays in the Middle East following a traditional lifestyle. Soraya…
and Khadija, emigrés in California, are torn between cultures. Hala lives in Arizona but falls in love in Jordan. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003Sister, sister
By Donna Hill, Carmen Green, Janice Sims. 2001
Three short stories dealing with estranged African American sisters. In "Thicker Than Water," Angela returns home when Gayla becomes ill.…
In "Loving Lola," Sandra raises her irresponsible sibling's son. In "Best Left Unsaid," model LuAnne keeps a secret from Rhonda until a pregnancy brings them closer. Some strong language. 2001Prairie school: story (I Can Read Level 4)
By Avi, Bill Farnsworth. 2001
When Aunt Dora, a schoolteacher, comes to visit Noah's family in 1880, nine-year-old Noah feels no need to read or…
write. But Aunt Dora changes his mind by expanding his world while he pushes her wheelchair across the prairie. For grades 2-4. 2001. For grades 2-4. 2001Jennie Glenroy (Jennie Glenroy Ser. #Bk. 3)
By Elisabeth Ogilvie. 1993
Eighteen years after fleeing Scotland for Maine [Jennie about to Be (DB 21190) and The World of Jennie G. (DB…
24254)], Jennie Glenroy's troubles seem far behind her. Her "husband" Alick is a successful shipbuilder and their farm is home to their five children and to deaf-mute artist David. As Jennie deals with her children's mishaps she has no idea that an astonishing encounter from her past may destroy her happiness. Some strong languageBecause of the rabbit
By Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019Macy McMillan and the rainbow goddess
By Shari Green. 2017
A novel in verse. Sixth-grader Macy, who is deaf, expects disaster when she is sent to help elderly neighbor Iris…
pack for a move to an assisted-living home. To her surprise, Iris soon becomes a firm friend who helps Macy face her own major life changes. For grades 4-7. 2017Hello, universe: A Newbery Award Winner
By Erin Entrada Kelly, Isabel Roxas. 2017
The lives of four kids are intertwined when a bully's prank leaves shy Virgil stranded at the bottom of a…
well. Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. Newbery Medal. For grades 3-6. 2017Chester and Gus
By Cammie McGovern. 2017
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog, but when he fails his certification test, it seems that dream…
will never come true. But then a family adopts him to be a companion for their son, Gus, who has autism. For grades 4-7. 2017Up in Honey's room: A Novel
By Elmore Leonard. 2007
Federal marshal Carl Webster, from Hot Kid (DB 60336, BR 16125), travels to Detroit in 1944 to search for escaped…
German POWs. Webster interviews beautiful Honey Deal, the divorced wife of Nazi meatcutter Walter Schoen, and investigates Ukrainian spy Vera Mezwa. Strong language and some violence. 2007The Spirits Have Nothing to Do with Us: New Chinese Canadian Fiction
By Lydia Kwa, Sheung-King, Eddy Tan, Bingji Ye, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Isabella Wang, Yilin Wang, Sam Cheuk, Anna Kaye. 2023
The Night, and the Rain, and the River
By Sage Cohen, Scott Sparling, Joanna Rose, Liz Prato, Clare Carpenter. 2014
A current of longing runs through twenty-two short stories by Oregon writers. As the characters strive for connection, they make…
mistakes, reach out to the wrong people, and recalibrate their lives based on what they desire, whether or not it's attainable-or even a good idea. Editor Liz Prato has curated a powerful collection of smart, funny, sad, and exquisite stories about the losses that shape our lives.