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Most of these books are available in more than one format. When you choose a book, think about trying a new format!
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Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, en español
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The bean trees : a novel by Barbara KingsolverTaylor Greer leaves her poverty-stricken life in Kentucky and heads west, picking up an abandoned Native American baby girl whom she names Turtle and finds a home in Tucson with Mattie, a woman who takes in refugees. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio
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The book thief by Markus ZusakTrying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, en español, also in Chinese and Russian
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Check it out in: Print,eBook, eAudio Note: There are also picture book and young reader versions of this title. Please select the adult version.
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Chateau d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Check it out in: Print, eBook, eAudio
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Check it out in: Print, eBook
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Esperanza rising by Pam Muñoz RyanEsperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, en español
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A farewell to arms by Ernest HemingwayA tragic wartime romance set against the brutal and chaotic backdrop of World War I is the classic story of a volunteer ambulance driver wounded on the Italian front and the English nurse he loves and leaves behind. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, large type
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Check it out in: Print, eBook
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The glass castle : a memoir by Jeannette WallsIn a new hardcover edition of the best-selling, award-winning memoir, the child of a scholarly, alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing--from the Arizona desert to Las Vegas to Appalachia--during which her siblings and she fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, Large Type, en español
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordWhen artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at Seattle's Panama Hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a personal quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment and of Keiko, a Japanese girl whose love transcended cultures and generations. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, Large Type, Chinese
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I Dare You! by William H. DanforthThis self-help classic was published originally in 1941. The foreword says about the author "The day ahead is always the most thrilling day in his life. The job at hand is always the most important one he has ever undertaken. He never gives less than his best." Check it out in: Print,eBook
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Living up the street : narrative recollections by Gary SotoA collection of short prose pieces by the author of A Summer Life describes the author's boyhood growing up in the barrio in the 1950s and 1960s, his experience on the Little League team, and his parochial school life. Check it out in: Print, eBook
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Of mice and men by John SteinbeckThe tragic story of the friendship between two migrant workers, George and developmentally disabled Lenny, and their dream of owning a farm. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook,eAudio
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Othello : A Tragedy by William ShakespeareA jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences. Because there are so many editions in our catalog, you may want to use the following search instead of the link: subject:"Othello (Fictitious character) Drama." Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio
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A Painted House by John GrishamRacial tension, a forbidden love affair, and murder are seen through the eyes of seven-year-old boy Luke Chandler in a 1950s southern cotton-farming community. Check it out in: Print, eBook, eAudio
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Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan WhiteBefore his death, teenager Ryan White described how he contracted the AIDS virus; the negative response of his friends and neighbors in his home town of Kokomo, Indiana; his battle to reenter school; and his fight to educate people about the disease. Check it out in: Print, eAudio
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The secret life of bees by Sue Monk KiddAfter her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, Chinese, en español
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Shakespeare : his work & his world by Michael RosenEnhanced with watercolors, a comprehensive book offers readers an introduction to the life and times of this world-famous author through a review of some of his most famous plays and expressions. Check it out in: Print
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The sound and the fury by William FaulknerRetells the tragic times of the Compson family, including beautiful, rebellious Caddy; manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their Black servant. Check it out in: Print, CD, eBook, eAudio, en español
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A walk across America by Peter JenkinsA young New Englander celebrates a rarely seen and almost forgotten America as he recalls the people he met and the situations he experienced during a five-thousand-mile journey in search of his country and himself. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Check it out in: Print
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