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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls, this slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York—and about Sully, one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years—is a classic American story.
"Remarkable.... A revelation of the human heart." —The Washington Post

Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly...

2) St. Urbain's horseman: a novel

Author

Richler, Mordecai

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Description

St. Urbain’s Horseman is a complex, moving, and wonderfully comic evocation of a generation consumed with guilt—guilt at not joining every battle, at not healing every wound. Thirty-seven-year-old Jake Hersh is a film director of modest success, a faithful husband, and a man in disgrace. His alter ego is his cousin Joey, a legend in their childhood neighbourhood in Montreal. Nazi-hunter, adventurer, and hero of the Spanish...

3) Martin John

Author

Schofield, Anakana

Language

English

Formats

Adult Book, eBook

Description

Audio Book, Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Paperback

Finalist for the 2015 Giller Prize

Among The National Post's Top 5 Books of 2015

Among The Toronto Star's Top 5 Fiction Books of 2015

Among Largehearted Boy's Favourite Novels of 2015

One of Quill & Quire's Books of the Year, 2015

Among The Edmonton Journal's Top 5 Books of 2015

A 49th Shelf Book of the Year, 2015

Among

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4) Little house in the big woods

Author

Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Series

Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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Description

Adult Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.

5) Purity

Author

Franzen, Jonathan

Language

English

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Description

The New York Review of Books

"A magnum opus for our morally complex times from the author of Freedom Young Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is. She knows that her real name is Purity, that she's saddled with $130,000 in student debt, that she's squatting with anarchists in Oakland,and that her relationship with her mother--her only family--is hazardous. But she doesn't have a clue who her father is, why her mother has always concealed her own real name, or how she can ever have...

6) The New York Review of Books

Series

Publisher

NYREV, Inc

Language

English

Description

For over 50 years, The New York Review of Books has been the place where the world's leading authors, scientists, educators, artists, and political leaders turn when they wish to engage in a spirited debate on literature, politics, art, and ideas with a small but influential audience that welcomes the challenge. Each issue addresses some of the most passionate political and cultural controversies of the day, and reviews the most engrossing

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7) BBC History Magazine

Series

BBC History Magazine

Publisher

Immediate Media Company London Limited

Language

English

Description

National Geographic History

BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. Fascinating stories from contributors are the leading experts in their fields, so whether they're exploring Ancient Egypt, Tudor England or the Second World War, you'll be reading the latest, most thought-provoking historical research. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written

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8) National Geographic History

Series

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Language

English

Description

See how National Geographic History magazine inflames and quenches the curiosity of history buffs and informs and entertains anyone who appreciates that the truth indeed is stranger than fiction with a digital subscription today. And that history is not just about our forebears. It’s about us. It’s about you.

9) The Wife Upstairs

Author

McFadden, Freida

Language

English

Description

Victoria Barnett has it all: a great career as a nurse practitioner, a handsome and loving husband, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she's in a terrible accident... and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can't feed or dress herself. She can't even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care. Sylvia Robinson is...

10) My sister, the serial killer: a novel

Author

Braithwaite, Oyinkan

Language

English

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SPRING into reading

Formats

Adult Book, eAudiobook

Description

Dover Thrift Editions Literary Collections

"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...

11) A Room of One's Own

Author

Woolf, Virginia

Series

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Adult Book, eAudiobook, eBook

A Room of One's Own is a curious essay. Presented originally as two speeches to the Arts Society at Newham in 1928, the work is remarkable for its distinctive tone, for Woolf's witty and deceptively casual style, and for her decision largely eschew abstract arguments in favor of narrative, anecdote and the guidance of a strong, abiding first person narrator. She also, refreshingly, avoids doctrine and bombast, instead infusing her arguments with...

12) Amnesia: a novel

Author

Carey, Peter

Language

English

Formats

Description

"From the two-time Booker Prize winner: a masterful, exceedingly timely new novel--at once dark, suspenseful, and seriously funny--that takes us on a journey to the place where the cyber underworld of radicals and hackers collides with international power politics. When an internet virus throws open the gates at thousands of American prisons, the hacker turns out to be an unlikely young Australian woman. Has she declared cyber war on the United States...

13) The EARTH book

Author

Parr, Todd

Language

English

Formats

Description

Calico Illustrated Classics

This sweet homage to our beautiful planet from New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr is the perfect simple introduction to environmental protection and conservation.
With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr has long been a favorite among young readers and caregivers. His books promote an essential message of love and acceptance that is inspiring, empowering,...

14) The invisible man

Author

Wells, H. G

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Adult Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

With an all-new illustrations, experience this classic pioneering tale of science fiction by H.G. Wells. West Sussex. A mysterious man in a long-sleeved trench coat, gloves, and a wide-brimmed hat arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Hall's inn. His face is almost entirely concealed (much like most of his personality and identity), except for a fake pink nose. He keeps to himself, working in his rooms during the day, only leaving at night. Griffin's peculiar...

15) Guatemala

Author

Schuetz, Kari

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Guatemala"--Publisher.

16) Haiti

Author

Bartell, Jim

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Haiti"--Provided by publisher.

17) Afghanistan

Author

Owings, Lisa

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Afghanistan"--Provided by publisher.

18) Argentina

Author

Schuetz, Kari

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Argentina"--Publisher.

19) Chile

Author

Owings, Lisa

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Chile"--Provided by publisher.

20) The Age of Innocence (World Digital Library Edition)

Author

Wharton, Edith

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description