Shaffer, Meg
Summary: "Inspired by C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobes - just in case - from the author of The Wishing Game. As boys, best friends Jeremy Cox and Rafe Howell vanished in a West Virginia state park, only to mysteriously reappear six months later with no explanation for where they'd gone or how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SHARussell, Rachel Renee.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC RUSYep, Laurence
Summary: Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC YEPMullarkey, Lisa
Summary: The Core Four--Avery, Bree, Esha, and Jaelyn, campers at Storm Cliff Stables--discover that someone has been cutting down trees on Aunt Jane's property just as an old friend and neighbor of hers is pushing to buy a piece of her land.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2015
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Summary: "A panda has joined the animals, and she's a painter like Ellie! Is there room for two artists at the zoo?"--Page [2] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney · Hyperion 2020
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Summary: At the urging of a very artistic new girl who encourages Claudia to practice art instead of caring for kids, Claudia considers leaving the club and the other members give her an ultimatum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Series Baby EpsteinCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BABMcKeon, Belinda
Summary: A searing novel about longing, intimacy and obsession.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCKRosengaard, Mikkel
Summary: "Combining the infectious narration of Nick Hornby's Funny Girl, the philosophical lyricism of Roberto Bolano's The Savage Detectives, and the mesmerizing power of Anna North's The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, a breathtaking debut, brimming with youthful brio and irresistible humor, that chronicles a young man's friendship with a most peculiar artist. On a rooftop in Brooklyn on a spring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROSNicholson, Simon (Simon Bennett)
Summary: Young Harry Houdini's efforts to perfect his magic tricks are put on hold when his mentor, Herbie, disappears, prodding Harry and his two best friends, Arthur and Billie, to embark on a dangerous investigation that pushes their skill and their friendshipto the limits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NICBlake, Ashley Herring
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed in a tornado, and in the aftermath of the storm, she begins to develop feelings for another girl at school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BLAWalker, Boo.
Summary: Maine, 1969. After losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills. Inspired by her mother, whose own artistic dreams disappeared in a damaged marriage, Annalisa is dedicated only to painting. Closed off to love, and driven as much by her innate talent as she is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Union Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WALWebb, Christine.
Summary: "Putting up a front and hiding her mental illness from her classmates is going to be the hardest thing high schooler Natalie Cordova has ever done. It's her senior year, and she's just been selected to present her artwork at a prestigious show. With the stress of performing on her shoulders, it doesn't help when Natalie notices a boy who makes her heart leap. And then there's fellow student...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WEBFrank, Dorothea Benton.
Summary: Hoping to sell some of her watercolors, Becca Sims wanders into the seaside Gallery Valentine, never expecting that her life will be transformed by the gallery owner and his best friend, in a novel set in small-town South Carolina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FRAGibson, Eva V.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Amy, her cousin Ben, and Teddy, longtime friends until the previous summer, must put aside their differences and confront truths that tie their families to tragedy when Teddy's sister disappears in River Run, Kentucky.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GIBFields-Schneider, Penny
Summary: Jack gains the live he dreams of - dedicating his days to painting, with a loving family of his own. He believes he has found perfection. But can anybody be immune to tragedy and heartbreak?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penny Fields-Schneider 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FIEFreud, Esther
Summary: 1914. In the village of Dunwich on the Suffolk coast young Thomas Maggs befriends mysterious Scotsman and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh whom the locals call Mac. Just as Thomas and Mac's friendship begins to bloom, war with Germany is declared and as the war weighs increasingly heavily on the community, the villagers on the home front become increasingly suspicious of Mac and his curious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRECrilley, Mark
Summary: Follows the experiences of childhood friends Megan and Cass, who approach a crossroad in their lives and art during a visit to the latter's very different new home in New York City.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC CRIMcCoola, Marika
Summary: "A young pottery student finds her artistic voice and first love at an art camp, while also coping with feelings of guilt and worry about her best friend, who recently attempted suicide"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MCCMai, Sarah
Summary: Chronicles the constant angst, hilarity, and self-doubt enmeshed in the experience of going away to college--all through the eyes of an eighteen-year-old burgeoning comics artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company 2024