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BABY BRAINS-look for shapes and colors around your house to add to the suggestion below!
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MEET... as promised this month-TWO featured members of the city
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STORY TIME CALENDAR/SUMMER READING PROGRAM
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Wild Towns of Nebraska
by Wayne C. Lee
Who would've thunk that Nebraska had such a lively past? Miss Carrie did and you can read all about it in this small piece of our history!
(Non-Fiction - Nebraska)
Recommended by Miss Carrie
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Legends & Lore of the Outlaw Trail
by Marita Placek
Miss Carrie says "take a look at this book"! Outlaws and tales of dastardly doings that happened in Nebraska's past are outlined in this trip along the Outlaw Trail-Nebraska's Scenic Byway Highway 12. (Non-Fiction - Nebraska)
Recommended by Miss Carrie-cuz it's awesome!
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Lost Birds
by Anne Hillerman
Retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, P.I. Joe Leaphorn is hired to find the birth parents of a woman raised by a bilagaana family, which unexpectedly turns into a complicated case, while Officer Bernadette Manuelito investigates an explosion linked his investigation. (Fiction)
Also recommended by Miss Carrie
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The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
In 1975, when a camp counselor discovers the 13-year-old daughter of the summer camp's owners has disappeared just like her brother 14 years earlier, a panicked search begins as the secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow are revealed. (Fiction)
Miss Carrie's final recommendation for the month
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The Great Truck Switcheroo
by Bob Shea
Three puppies—Dig Dug, Puddles and Cheddar—must step out of their comfort zones and swap their beloved trucks to finish their important tasks before snack time. (Board Book)
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We Go to the Park
by Sara Stridsberg
A lyrical meditation on going to the park to play, which extends into a reflection on life itself. (Easy)
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina
Alienated from her more privileged classmates at a Florida private school, sixth-grade scholarship student Merci Suarez is targeted by a competitive rival at the same time her beloved grandfather begins to develop memory problems. By the award-winning author of Mango, Abuela, and Me. (Fiction Junior)
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Children of Anguish and Anarchy
by Tomi Adeyemi
Hunted by King Baldyr, the ruler of the Skulls who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her, Zélie searches for allies in unknown lands to save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good. (Teen)
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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
by Lev Grossman
Arriving at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, a gifted young knight Collum instead finds only a handful of knights left after the Battle of Camlann, and together, joined by Merlin's apprentice Nimue, set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance. (Fiction)
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Teddy: A Novel
by Emily Dunlay
In 1969 Rome, Teddy Huntley Carlyle, eager for a fresh start with her new husband, a diplomat assigned to the American embassy, is determined to be conservative, proper, polite and good until she finds herself in the middle of a mess that even her powerful connections and impeccable manners can't contain. (Fiction)
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The Search Party
by Hannah Richell
During the test run of their glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall, Max and Annie Kingsley, inviting three old university friends and their families for a long-needed reunion, find things going terribly wrong when a powerful storm leaves them stranded, explosive secrets come to light and one of them disappears. (Large Print Fiction)
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Taking London: Winston Churchill and the Fight to Save Civilization
by Martin Dugard
Presents a gripping account of London's desperate fight for survival during the blitz where the fate of the British people hinges on a small group of elite pilots stopping this onslaught—band of brothers known as The Few—and Winston Churchill's determination to face the Nazi menace head on. (Non-Fiction)
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Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond
by Dean Butler
Published to coincide with the show's 50th anniversary, the actor who played Almanzo Wilder, Laura Ingall's husband, on Little House on the Prairie shares stories of the remarkable cast who were his onscreen family as he came of age during a golden era of entertainment and how he has evolved with it. (Biography)
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