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The expert system's brother

2018
"After an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to wander a world he doesn't understand, searching for meaning. He soon discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine. Can an unlikely savior provide the answers to the questions he barely comprehends?"--Publisher's website.
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A prayer for Owen Meany

a novel
A terrifying and unforgettable story of what happens in Meany's life as a result of hitting a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother.

Watch me rise

from the streets of despair to the halls of the ivy league
2014
"Throughout Doug Luffborough's young life, he found himself torn between two masters: the selfish and the spiritual. As one of four hardworking children born to a loving and hardworking -- albeit disadvantaged -- mother, Doug faced learning challenges, hunger, and homelessness, giving in to the temptations of drinking and gang life in order to survive. At the peak of his struggles, Doug recognized that an education would help pull him out of this cycle -- for good. 'Watch Me Rise' is a memoir of hope, determination, and eventually a graduate degree from Harvard -- and all from someone who was told he was not 'college material.' "--Page 4 of cover.

Rocking toward a free world

when the Stratocaster beat the Kalashnikov
2019

The sound of drowning

2019
"Meredith Hall has a secret. Every night, she takes the ferry to meet Ben--her best friend and first love. Though their relationship must remain a secret, they've been given a second chance, and Mer's determined to make it work. She lost Ben once before and discovered the awful reality: she doesn't know how to be happy without him. Until Wyatt washes ashore--a brash new guy with a Texas twang and a personality bigger than his home state. He makes her feel reckless, excited, and alive in ways that cut through her perpetual gloom. The deeper they delve into each other's pasts, the more Wyatt's charms become impossible to ignore. But a storm is brewing in the Outer Banks. When it hits, Mer will find her heart tearing in half and her carefully constructed reality slipping back into the surf. As she discovers that even the most deeply buried secrets have a way of surfacing, she'll have to learn that nothing is forever--especially second chances"--Provided by publisher.

David Copperfield

Presents an abridged version of Charles Dickens' autobiographical novel about a young boy who endures hardships as a child laborer, depicting the social conditions in nineteenth-century England.
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Lord of the flies

1954
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
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Great expectations

A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.
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No sad songs

2018
"Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn't take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer's is more work than he ever imagined. And when long-lost Uncle Nick appears on the scene, Gabe soon finds that living with Nick and Grandpa is like babysitting two grown men. Aside from John, the only person who truly understands Gabe is Sofia, a punk-rocking rebel he meets at the veteran's hospital"--Provided by publisher.
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Great expectations

2010
An unknown person has provided money for the education of Pip, a poor English boy, in nineteenth-century England.
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