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MRLS Newsletter — November 2022 |
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Magzter - Online periodicals
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Transparent Language
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Simply Thankful
by Rosie Greening -- Board Book
This sweet rhyming story helps teach children about the value of being with loved ones and giving thanks for what they have.
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Dino-Thanksgiving
by Lisa Wheeler - Picture Book
The irrepressible characters from Dino-Halloween invite readers to follow along as they travel over the river and through the woods to join family members in a corn maze, a televised balloon parade, a game of football, and feasts for both carnivores and veggie-saurs.
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Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie: A Thanksgiving Celebration
by Jack Bishop -- Picture Book
A recipe-complemented story of a girl who is particular when it comes to food, but is determined to confront her fear of new foods by finding a Thanksgiving pie she truly likes, even if it's flaky, lumpy, or chunky.
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Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
by Danielle Hill - Picture Book
Told in a Native tradition, this Wampanoag story of Weećhumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving shows how the Native people, who already lived on the land where the pilgrims settled, helped the pilgrims survive their first winter.
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Giving Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
by Denise Kiernan - Picture Book
Offering a look at the timeless and global power of gratitude, this true story of how Thanksgiving became a national holiday in America shows how one woman, her spirited letter-writing campaign, and a sympathetic president made it happen.
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Thief of Fate
by Jude Deveraux - Adult Romance
After changing the course of history when he stole Cora McLeod from her destined soulmate in 1844, Liam O'Conner, desperately trying to make amends, has three months to restore the balance by reuniting Cora and Finn or pay the ultimate price.
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Racing the Light
by Robert Crais - Adult Thriller Fiction
When Adele Schumacher arrives in his office with a bag of cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies and a squad of professional bodyguards, Elvis must find her missing son, a controversial podcaster, before someone else does, bringing him and Joe face-to-face with corrupt politicians and vicious drug cartels.
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The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham - Adult Fiction
Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to "clean up the Coast." Hugh's father became the "Boss" of Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom.
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Meherrin Regional Library
133 West Hicks Street
Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868
434-848-2418www.meherrinlib.org/ |
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