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Fort Scott Public Library Newsletter September 2017
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Just like Mama
by Beverly Lewis
Susie Mae wants to be just like her mama, so she follows her around all day trying to do all the chores mama does on their Amish farm
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Nexus
by Ramez Naam
Kade Lane is a young scientist of the future who has found a way to make Nexus, a experimental drug that allows humans to connect minds, to be introduced with apps that can expand human capabilities, as police, government forces, and criminals all vie with each other to gain control of the drug.
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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
by Kevin Sherry
When a giant squid takes inventory of all the creatures in the ocean, he realizes that he's way bigger than most of them, in this delightful tale of a lovable squid told through simple text and bold collage art.
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Ready player one
by Ernest Cline
Immersing himself in a mid-21st-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world's super-wealthy creator, who has promised that the winner will be his heir. (science fiction).
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Magic bites
by Ilona Andrews
Earning a living cleaning up magical messes, mercenary Kate Daniels is drawn into a power struggle between two factions--necromancers and shapeshifters--within Atlanta's magic circles when her guardian is murdered
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Any dream will do : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Taking a bank job after her abusive father passes away, Shay risks everything to save her brother from a dangerous drug lord and winds up sentenced to two years in prison before finding love and healing at the side of a widowed pastor. By the best-selling author of A Girl's Guide to Moving On.
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Barely legal
by Stuart Woods
"In the newest nonstop adventure from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods, the protege will become the hero: now is the time of Herbie Fisher. Under the tutelage of Stone Barrington, Herbie Fisher has transformed from a bumbling sad sack into a capable man about town and the youngest partner at the white shoe law firm Woodman & Weld. Now all of his training will be put to the test as he finds himself embroiled in his most daring adventure to date"
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Camino Island
by John Grisham
A young woman is recruited to recover priceless F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts that were stolen during a daring heist. By a #1 best-selling author.
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Crime scene : a novel
by Jonathan Kellerman
A latest novel of suspense by the award-winning father-son team finds athletic star-turned-coroner's investigator Clay Edison drawn into a complex case involving a retired psychology professor's death and an old scandal involving the horrific murder of one of the professor's students.
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Dragon teeth : a novel
by Michael Crichton
A recently discovered novel by the ER creator and best-selling author of Jurassic Park is set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting and follows the exploits of two ambitious paleontologists who sabotage each others' careers in a rivalry that came to be known as the Bone Wars. 1,000,000 first printing.
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Glass houses : a novel
by Louise Penny
A suspicious figure that appears on the village green on a cold November day leaves a dead body in its wake, compelling Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec to pursue an investigation that has difficult consequences. By the Edgar Award-winning author of A Great Reckoning.
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House of spies
by Daniel Silva
A latest entry in the best-selling series continues the adventures of Israeli assassin and art restorer-turned-spy Gabriel Allon. By the author of The Black Widow. 500,000 first printing.
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Seeing red
by Sandra Brown
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Mean Streak and Friction presents a latest novel of romantic suspense. 300,000 first printing.
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The child
by Fiona Barton
Investigating the discovery of a baby's skeleton in a redeveloped section of London, journalist Kate Waters discovers links to the kidnapping of a baby from a hospital decades earlier before she is targeted by someone who wants to keep their secrets hidden. By the best-selling author of The Widow.
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The identicals : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
Forced to call a truce by a family crisis, estranged identical twins Tabitha and Harper reevaluate their bond and the resentments that drove them apart from their respective homes on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. By the best-selling author of The Rumor.
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The late show
by Michael Connelly
Relegated to the night shift after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor, a once up-and-coming LAPD detective disobeys orders by refusing to walk away from two cases, including an assault on a prostitute and the death of a young woman in a nightclub shooting. By the best-selling author of The Crossing. 750,000 first printing.
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The right time : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Becoming a mystery writer in the style of the stories she grew up reading after her mother's abandonment, Alex comes of age in a convent orphanage before finding publishing success under a male pseudonym and becoming subject to the consequences of fame and her double life. By the best-selling author of Blue.
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Everything all at once
by Bill Nye
Discusses how to develop critical thinking skills and create real change on a personal level as well as in the world
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Never call me a hero : a legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway
by N. Jack Kleiss
In an eyewitness account of the Battle of Midway by one of its key participants, timed to the 75th anniversary, an American dive-bomber pilot discusses how he sank two Japanese carriers, struck a third, received the Navy Cross and is credited with playing a decisive individual role in determining the outcome of a battle that is considered a turning point in World War II.
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Along For the Ride : A novel
by Sarah Dessen
When Auden goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having fun new experiences
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Black Panther : A Nation Under Our Feet. Book one
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
When a superhuman terrorist group called "The People" sparks a violent uprising, the land of Wakanda, famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions, will be thrown into turmoil; but can its king, the Black Panther, save it from this fate? Collects Black Panther Nos. 1-4. Written by a MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer. Original.
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Class. The Stone House
by A. K. Benedict
When Tanya keeps having bad dreams about a girl trapped in the old stone house around the corner, Tanya and her friends go to investigate the strange house covered in cobwebs and stumble onto their own worst nightmares come to life. From the universe of Doctor Who.
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Divided we Fall
by Trent Reedy
Fulfilling a dream of serving his country by enrolling in the National Guard, Danny Wright misfires during a crowd-control mission in Boise, triggering a maelstrom that slowly escalates toward a second American Civil War.
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1, 2, 3, sí! : A Numbers Book in English and Spanish
by San Antonio Museum of Art
"A bilingual counting book from 1 to 10, in English and Spanish, featuring artwork from the collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art; the book is a partnership with the museum, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and Trinity University Press"--Provided by publisher
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Adventures in Asian Art : An Afternoon at the Museum
by Sue DiCicco
An imaginative tour inspired the cultural treasures of China, Japan, Korea and India currently on display in San Francisco's Asian Art Museum invites children to use their imaginations while perusing vibrant educational scenes complemented by an engaging verse narrative. .
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Amazon Rainforest
by William B. Rice
A journey through the Amazon Rainforest introduces its people, plant life, and animals.
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Back on Track
by Susan Amerikaner
A series of books at various reading levels are being published to coincide with the June 2017 film release of Cars 3 that follows Lightning McQueen as he and young racing technician Cruz Ramirez work together to rehabilitate Lightning after a crash that prompts his newest rival, Jackson Storm, to urge Lightning to retire.
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CatStronauts : Race to Mars
by Drew Brockington
A follow-up to CatStronauts finds heroes Major Meowser, Pom Pom, Blanket and Waffles celebrating their victories only to engage in a space race against the CosmoCats, who are months ahead in their plans to become the first felines to reach Mars.
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Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist
by Jack Wang
Uses Dickens's story of an orphaned boy who falls in with a gang of pickpockets in Victorian London to teach twelve related words, each appearing alongside a photograph of needle-felted objects.
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Darkness of Dragons
by Tui Sutherland
When a young NightWing has a prophecy about an earth-shaking, ground-scorching force that will cause the destruction of Jade Mountain unless the lost city of night can be found, the five young dragons once again become Pyrrhia's defenders against the return of a devastating adversary.
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