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101) Crenshaw
Author
Language
English
Description
"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
102) All we had: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For thirteen-year-old Ruthie Carmichael and her mother, Rita, life has never been stable. The only sure thing is their love for each other. Though Rita works more than one job, the pair teeters on the edge of poverty. When their landlord kicks them out, Rita resorts to her movie-star looks and produces carpet-installer Phil, "an instant boyfriend," who takes them in. Before long, Ruthie convinces her mother to leave and in their battered Ford Escort,...
Author
Series
Select editions large type volume 226 no. 5
Publisher
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Deck the hounds: Attorney Andy Carpenter can't resist helping a canine in need. So when a homeless man with a dog is attacked, Andy steps in to help--only to discover that the man, Don Carrigan, is wanted for murder. Believing someone is framing Carrigan, Andy takes the case. But who would set up a homeless veteran with no obvious connection to the victim?
Things you save in a fire: Cassie Hanwell is a tough-as-nails firefighter who plays by the...
104) Take out
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sigrid is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the deaths of two homeless men in the West Village. The police at first assume an overdose, until they realize that one of the men shows no signs of drug use. Then when containers of poisoned takeout food are found nearby, Sigrid's case is suddenly much more complicated. As Sigrid investigates, she uncovers an intriguing...
105) Lost memory of skin
Author
Publisher
Ecco Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
This is a novel that illuminates the shadowed edges of contemporary American culture with startling and unforgettable results. Suspended in a strangely modern day version of limbo, the young man at the center of this morally complex new novel must create a life for himself in the wake of incarceration. Known in his new identity only as the Kid, and on probation after doing time for a liaison with an underage girl, he is shackled to a GPS monitoring...
107) The hammer of Thor
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for...
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Twelve days of Christmas: Viewers can sing along with this holiday counting song.
Great joy: A little girl expresses her compassion for the monkey and organ grinder who perform in the cold outside her window.
The clown of God: a once-famous juggler gives a last, unforgettable, performance on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas, space case: Buddy McGee eagerly awaits a Christmas visit from his friend, the thing from outer space.
Sam and the lucky money:...
109) The Bachman books
Author
Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The long walk: In an ultra-conservative America of the not-too distant future when America has become a police state, the annual marathon is the ultimate sports competition. One hundred boys are selected each year to enter a grueling 450-mile marathon walk. The game is simple: maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're out--permanently. The winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest...
110) The least among us
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Searing social commentary meets chilling suspense as public defender Julia Geary takes a case destined to rock her small town to the core, for fans of John Lescroart."--Amazon.com.
"Public defender Julia Geary's star is rising, and now she's got her first murder case defending local denizen Ray Belmar in the death of a homeless man. But Julia's professional and personal challenges are mounting. First, she's assigned an intern whose arrogance is...