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The Maidens

Michaelides, Alex, 1977-,


"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life"--
Date Published:2021

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything-including her own life"--

Date Published:2021

A Madness So Discreet

McGinnis, Mindy,


Near the turn of the nineteenth century, Dr. Thornhollow helps teenaged Grace escape from the asylum where she was sent after becoming pregnant by rape, and takes her to Ohio where they put her skills to use in trying to catch murderers.
Date Published:2016

The Hollow Places

Kingfisher, T.,


"A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle's house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the "innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling" (Mira Grant, Nebula Award-winning author) The Twisted Ones. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area-only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts...and the more one fears them, the stronger they become. With her distinctive "delightfully fresh and subversive" (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, The Hollow Places is another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won't be able to put down"--
Date Published:2020

"A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle's house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the "innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling" (Mira Grant, Nebula Award-winning author) The Twisted Ones. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area-only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts...and the more one fears them, the stronger they become. With her distinctive "delightfully fresh and subversive" (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, The Hollow Places is another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won't be able to put down"--

Date Published:2020

Game Changer

Shusterman, Neal,


"All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost but not really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he's ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes"--
Date Published:2022

"All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost but not really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he's ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes"--

Date Published:2022

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Gaiman, Neil


Ideal for your Book Club or Reading Group. This kit includes a nylon Halifax Public Libraries bag with 10 copies of Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane", along with author and title information, and a list of discussion questions. The kit is available to borrow for 6 week loans. Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later... but they are never lost for good and the most grim of those memories, no matter how faint, can haunt one forever, as they do the anonymous narrator of Gaiman's subtle and splendid modern myth. The protagonist, an artist, returns to his childhood home in the English countryside to recover his memory of events that nearly destroyed him and his family when he was seven. The suicide of a stranger opened the way for a deadly spirit who disguised herself as a housekeeper, won over the boy's sister and mother, seduced his father, and threatened the boy if he told anyone the truth. He had allies - a warm and welcoming family of witches at the old farm up the road - but defeating this evil demanded a sacrifice he was not prepared for."--NoveList.
Date Published:2013

Ideal for your Book Club or Reading Group. This kit includes a nylon Halifax Public Libraries bag with 10 copies of Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane", along with author and title information, and a list of discussion questions. The kit is available to borrow for 6 week loans. Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later... but they are never lost for good and the most grim of those memories, no matter how faint, can haunt one forever, as they do the anonymous narrator of Gaiman's subtle and splendid modern myth. The protagonist, an artist, returns to his childhood home in the English countryside to recover his memory of events that nearly destroyed him and his family when he was seven. The suicide of a stranger opened the way for a deadly spirit who disguised herself as a housekeeper, won over the boy's sister and mother, seduced his father, and threatened the boy if he told anyone the truth. He had allies - a warm and welcoming family of witches at the old farm up the road - but defeating this evil demanded a sacrifice he was not prepared for."--NoveList.

Date Published:2013

The Ivies

Donne, Alexa,


The Ivies, five prep school elites who would kill to get into the colleges of their dreams, has a showdown after Liv gets into Harvard and queen bee Avery does not.
Date Published:2021

All The Bright Places


Other variant titles : The story of a boy called Finch and a girl named Violet. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief and guilt in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself -- a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink.
Date Published:2016

Other variant titles : The story of a boy called Finch and a girl named Violet. Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief and guilt in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the "natural wonders" of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself -- a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink.

Date Published:2016

Delicious Monsters

Flo Leung,


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Maus I: A survivor's tale - My Father Bleeds History

Spiegelman, Art


"A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma."
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"A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma."

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Legendary Frybread Drive-in

Smith, Cynthia Leitich


Maybe it starts / by Kate Hart -- House of stray cats / by Eric Gansworth -- Mvskoke joy / by Marcella Bell -- Game night / by Darcie Little Badger -- Look away / by Karina Iceberg -- Patent red / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Braving the storm / by Kaua Mahoe Adams -- You had one job / by Andrea L. Rogers -- Heart berry / Cheryl Isaacs -- Momentum / by Christine Hartman Derr -- I love you, grandson / by Brian Young -- The rest will come / by K.A. Cobell -- Language lesson / by Jen Ferguson -- Hearts aflutter / by A.J. Eversole -- Love buzz / by Byron Graves -- Jilly Bean and Jessa Jean / by Angeline Boulley - Kathy's poem / by Davis A. Robertson -- Open mic at the drive-in / by Cynthia Leitich Smith. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again. That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.
Date Published:2025

Maybe it starts / by Kate Hart -- House of stray cats / by Eric Gansworth -- Mvskoke joy / by Marcella Bell -- Game night / by Darcie Little Badger -- Look away / by Karina Iceberg -- Patent red / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Braving the storm / by Kaua Mahoe Adams -- You had one job / by Andrea L. Rogers -- Heart berry / Cheryl Isaacs -- Momentum / by Christine Hartman Derr -- I love you, grandson / by Brian Young -- The rest will come / by K.A. Cobell -- Language lesson / by Jen Ferguson -- Hearts aflutter / by A.J. Eversole -- Love buzz / by Byron Graves -- Jilly Bean and Jessa Jean / by Angeline Boulley - Kathy's poem / by Davis A. Robertson -- Open mic at the drive-in / by Cynthia Leitich Smith. The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again. That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.

Date Published:2025

21 Things You Need To Know About Indigenous Self-Government

Joseph, Bob,



Date Published:2025

Crow Winter

McBride, Karen


"Since coming home to Spirit Bear Point First Nation, Hazel Ellis has been dreaming of an old crow. He tells her he's here to help her, to save her. But from what, exactly? Sure, her dad's been dead for almost two years and she hasn't quite reconciled that grief, but is that worth the time of an Algonquin demigod? Soon Hazel learns that there's more at play than just her own sadness and doubt. The quarry that has been lying unsullied for over a century on her father's property is stirring the old magic that crosses the boundaries between this world and the next. With the aid of Nanabush, Hazel must unravel a web of deceit that, if left untouched, could destroy her family and her home on both sides of the Medicine Wheel. "
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"Since coming home to Spirit Bear Point First Nation, Hazel Ellis has been dreaming of an old crow. He tells her he's here to help her, to save her. But from what, exactly? Sure, her dad's been dead for almost two years and she hasn't quite reconciled that grief, but is that worth the time of an Algonquin demigod? Soon Hazel learns that there's more at play than just her own sadness and doubt. The quarry that has been lying unsullied for over a century on her father's property is stirring the old magic that crosses the boundaries between this world and the next. With the aid of Nanabush, Hazel must unravel a web of deceit that, if left untouched, could destroy her family and her home on both sides of the Medicine Wheel. "

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The Theory of Crows : a novel /

Robertson, David A.


FNMI First Voices. "From the award-winning author of Black Water and On the Trapline, in his first novel for adults, the story of an estranged father and daughter who must find their way back to one another. Deep in the night, when Matthew paces the house, unable to sleep, he pauses outside his daughters bedroom. Hallelujah, who goes by Holly, is only on the other side of the door, but feels a universe away. He worries about her, a young Cree woman, but cannot seem to bridge the gap between them. Claire claims things would be better if he looked up from his phone or showed up to watch her swim meets like he promised. But Matthew cannot shake an emptiness that is leaving him on the outside of his own life looking in. Its causing him to make mistakes that have the potential to damage his family forever. And Holly has just figured them out. When a tragedy close to home occurs, Matthew and Holly take an unexpected journey out onto the land to search for a long-lost cabin out on the family trapline. But each of them is searching for something more than a place and what happens in the wilderness will test them in ways they never thought possible. Award-winning author David A Robertson, in his first novel for adults, has created a moving contemporary story exploring the bonds of family, the search for identity and the enduring connection to the land."-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

FNMI First Voices. "From the award-winning author of Black Water and On the Trapline, in his first novel for adults, the story of an estranged father and daughter who must find their way back to one another. Deep in the night, when Matthew paces the house, unable to sleep, he pauses outside his daughters bedroom. Hallelujah, who goes by Holly, is only on the other side of the door, but feels a universe away. He worries about her, a young Cree woman, but cannot seem to bridge the gap between them. Claire claims things would be better if he looked up from his phone or showed up to watch her swim meets like he promised. But Matthew cannot shake an emptiness that is leaving him on the outside of his own life looking in. Its causing him to make mistakes that have the potential to damage his family forever. And Holly has just figured them out. When a tragedy close to home occurs, Matthew and Holly take an unexpected journey out onto the land to search for a long-lost cabin out on the family trapline. But each of them is searching for something more than a place and what happens in the wilderness will test them in ways they never thought possible. Award-winning author David A Robertson, in his first novel for adults, has created a moving contemporary story exploring the bonds of family, the search for identity and the enduring connection to the land."-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

Foul Heart Huntsman

Gong, Chloe,


Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she's been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady Fortune, she's barely left her bedroom in weeks, plotting her next course of action after Orion was taken and his memories of Rosalind wiped. Though their marriage might have been a sham, his absence hurts her more than any physical wound. She won't rest until she gets him back. But with her identity in the open, the task is near impossible. The only way to leave the city and rescue Orion is under the guise of a national tour. It's easy to convince her superiors that the countryside needs unity more than ever, and who better than an immortal girl to stir pride and strength into the people? When the tour goes wrong, however, everything Rosalind once knew is thrown up in the air. Taking refuge outside Shanghai, old ghosts come into the open and adversaries turn to allies. To save Orion, they must find a cure to his mother's traitorous invention and take this dangerous chemical weapon away from impending foreign invasion--but the clock is ticking, and if Rosalind fails, it's not only Orion she loses, but her nation itself.
Date Published:2023

Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she's been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady Fortune, she's barely left her bedroom in weeks, plotting her next course of action after Orion was taken and his memories of Rosalind wiped. Though their marriage might have been a sham, his absence hurts her more than any physical wound. She won't rest until she gets him back. But with her identity in the open, the task is near impossible. The only way to leave the city and rescue Orion is under the guise of a national tour. It's easy to convince her superiors that the countryside needs unity more than ever, and who better than an immortal girl to stir pride and strength into the people? When the tour goes wrong, however, everything Rosalind once knew is thrown up in the air. Taking refuge outside Shanghai, old ghosts come into the open and adversaries turn to allies. To save Orion, they must find a cure to his mother's traitorous invention and take this dangerous chemical weapon away from impending foreign invasion--but the clock is ticking, and if Rosalind fails, it's not only Orion she loses, but her nation itself.

Date Published:2023

24 Hour History : The Complete Graphic Novel Collection.



Date Published:2022

Saving Hamlet

Booth, Molly



Date Published:2016

Vengeance



Date Published:2012

Roadside Attraction

M.G.Higgins


"Themes: Responsibility, Mental Illness, Divorce, Teen Runaways. Logan s grandparents own a store in the middle of nowhere. He s devoted to them, even to the point of giving up his own dreams. Until one hitchhiker changes it all. Brooke. She s young. Too young to be alone. As Logan watches, she shoplifts. After chasing her down, he realizes hitchhiking is the least of Brooke s issues. Not knowing why, Logan is drawn to her. He insists on driving the young teen to her grandmother s in Oklahoma. What begins as a road trip ends with life-altering realizations. About family. Obligations. Forgiveness. From the Great Plains to the borderlands to the Mississippi Delta, rural America is struggling. The population is shrinking. And the economy is shifting away from agriculture. Without a safety net, rural families struggle with depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, and other problems. Gravel Road Rural addresses the contemporary issues affecting rural America in an unflinching way."""
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"Themes: Responsibility, Mental Illness, Divorce, Teen Runaways. Logan s grandparents own a store in the middle of nowhere. He s devoted to them, even to the point of giving up his own dreams. Until one hitchhiker changes it all. Brooke. She s young. Too young to be alone. As Logan watches, she shoplifts. After chasing her down, he realizes hitchhiking is the least of Brooke s issues. Not knowing why, Logan is drawn to her. He insists on driving the young teen to her grandmother s in Oklahoma. What begins as a road trip ends with life-altering realizations. About family. Obligations. Forgiveness. From the Great Plains to the borderlands to the Mississippi Delta, rural America is struggling. The population is shrinking. And the economy is shifting away from agriculture. Without a safety net, rural families struggle with depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, and other problems. Gravel Road Rural addresses the contemporary issues affecting rural America in an unflinching way."""

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Galatea

Miller, Madeline,


"Originally published as an e-book in 2013 by Ecco Books and Bloomsbury Publishing"--Title page verso. In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece-- the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen-- the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost.
Date Published:2022

"Originally published as an e-book in 2013 by Ecco Books and Bloomsbury Publishing"--Title page verso. In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece-- the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen-- the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost.

Date Published:2022

Sadie

Summers, Courtney,


Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated Colorado town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. When Mattie is found dead, and the police investigation is botched, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice. She hits the road following a few meager clues, with the added challenge of making herself understood to strangers with her stuttering. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America, hears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.
Date Published:2018

Sadie's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated Colorado town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. When Mattie is found dead, and the police investigation is botched, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice. She hits the road following a few meager clues, with the added challenge of making herself understood to strangers with her stuttering. When West McCray, a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America, hears Sadie's story, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.

Date Published:2018