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2017., Washington Square Press Call No: Realistic FIC Backman Edition: First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: After she finds out her husband has cheated on her, Britt-Marie walks out and fends for herself in the backwater town of Borg, unprepared for the challenges that await her--like facing unemployment at her soon-to-be-demolished recreation center, muddy floors, unruly children, and a rat--literally a rat--for her new roommate. Britt-Marie will find a place where she truly belongs in this small town of misfits.
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By Gantos, Jackc2011., Pre-adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: REA FIC GAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
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[2022]., Poisoned Pen Press Call No: MYSTERY F THO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there's no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink, and to keep herself busy she sets crosswords for The Times newspaper. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. The local police don't believe her story, so she decides to investigate for herself, and is soon joined in her quest by Suzie, a salt-of-the-earth dog-walker, and Becks, the prim and proper wife of the local vicar. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. When another body turns up, they realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape... "I love Robert Thorogood's writing." -Peter James, international bestselling author"--
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2020., Random House Call No: Realistic Fic Strout Edition: Trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Contains thirteen short narratives that follow the everyday experiences in the later life of Olive Kitteridge, in her seventies and eighties, that captures how she lives with old age and the new adventures possible for her.
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2009., St. Martin's Press Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Set in the high country of Colorado during the Depression, this is the story of an unforgettable friendship between two women--eighty-six-year-old Hennie Comfort and seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle--and the deepest hardships and darkest secrets they shared with each other.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC PEC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.
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[2008], c2006., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: E COL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a humorous holiday rhyme about an old woman who swallows a variety of items related to Christmas including bows, bells, gifts, and reindeer.
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2008, c2006., Juvenile, Cartwheel Books Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallows a bell and various other holiday items, which includes gifts, a sleigh, some reindeer, and more.
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c2009., Primary, Scholastic Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a chick and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.
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2016., Scholastic, Incorporated Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The old lady is at it again, and this time she's swallowing a Turkey... she's always been quirky!
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c2012., Primary, Scholastic Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed some books and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.
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c2012., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 398.2 Old Lady Who Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Told in rhyme, an old lady swallow school supplies and a bag to put them in, and when she cheers for her students, a neat school backpack with all the essentials comes back out.
