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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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A thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far well go to protect our familiesand our deepest secrets. My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didnt even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first . . . In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarinea pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic “dives” with the...
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English
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LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction
Transgender Day of Remembrance Reading List
Challenged in Washoe County Libraries
LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction
Transgender Day of Remembrance Reading List
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A British author of teen fiction offers basic information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the merely curious.
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English
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"Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. "Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer." Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality...
7) The client
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb.... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And...
8) Severance
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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A survivor of an apocalyptic plague maintains a blog about a decimated Manhattan before joining a motley group of survivors to search for a place to rebuild, a goal that is complicated by an unscrupulous group leader. -- NoveList
Maybe its the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Mas offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance. Candace...
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
10) The Bad Guys
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Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.''-- provided by amazon.
11) Lobster vs. crab
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"What if a lobster and a crab had a fight? Who do you think would win? Learn . . . facts to compare and contrast these two . . . sea creatures! . . . Readers will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more. Then compare and contrast the battling pair before finally discovering the winner!"--Provided by publisher.
12) Nobody's fool
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Series
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English
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An unlucky man in a deadbeat town in upstate New York, Sully must overcome numerous obstacles--a bum knee, terminal underemployment, and a not-too-helpful group of friends--as he copes with a new problem, his long-estranged son.
13) Alaska
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Alaska.
14) Meet cute
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Talk about an embarrassing introduction. On her first day of law school, Kailyn ran - quite literally - into the actor she crushed on as a teenager, ending with him sprawled on top of her. Mortified to discover the Daxton Hughes was also a student in her class, her embarrassment over their meet-cute quickly turned into a friendship she never expected. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming either... Now, eight years later, Dax is in her office...
15) California
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of California.
16) The rainmaker
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Language
English
Description
In his final semester of law school, Rudy Baylor "finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam."
17) Milkman: a novel
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English
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In an unnamed city, middle sister stands out for the wrong reasons. She reads while walking, for one. And she has been taking French night classes downtown. So when a local paramilitary known as the milkman begins pursuing her, she suddenly becomes “interesting,” the last thing she ever wanted to be. Despite middle sisters attempts to avoid himand to keep her mother from finding out about her maybe-boyfriendrumors spread and the threat of violence...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might've committed several murders. She's also fallen in love with a wonderful guy. And an equally wonderful dog, a mutt. But Jane doesn't have much time. She's just received a terminal diagnosis giving her twelve months. Unless she's murdered before her expiration date"-- Provided by publisher.
"Tough-as-nails criminal...
19) Rabbits for food
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Language
English
Description
"Master of razor-edged literary humor Binnie Kirshenbaum returns with her first novel in a decade, a devastating, laugh-out-loud funny story of a writer's slide into depression and institutionalization. It's New Year's Eve, the holiday of forced fellowship, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, Kirshenbaum's protagonist--an acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writer--fully unravels. Her...
20) Alabama
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Alabama.
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