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Meet Oshkosh Fantasy Author - P.C. Hodgell Reception for the release of her latest book - Seeker's Bane |
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What We're Reading The Shack by William Paul Young Mackenzie Allen Philip’s youngest daughter has been murdered in an abandoned shack and her body never found. Four years later, he receives a note inviting him back to the shack for a weekend. It’s signed “Papa” which is what his wife calls God. Could it be from God? Mack journeys back to the shack and encounters Papa, Jesus and Sarayu. He learns how to love again, forgive and have a relationship with others not just God. Not for the light reader – very involved and deep. –SS More Staff Picks |
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Through the grinder by Cleo Coyle Refreshing, interesting mystery involving a cafe owner. She does her best to act as a detective. Awesome coffee, cappuccino, and food recipes enclosed. Can't wait to read more of the series. --Jennifer More Reader Recommendations |
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What's New Rogue forces by Dale Brown His election promised a new day for America . . . but dangerous storm clouds are on the horizon. The newly inaugurated president, Joseph Gardner, pledged to start pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq on his first day in office—no questions asked. Meanwhile, former president Kevin Martindale and retired Air Force lieutenant-general Patrick McLanahan have left government behind for the lucrative world of military contracting. Their private firm, Scion Aviation International, has been hired by the Pentagon to take over aerial patrols in northern Iraq as the U.S. military begins to downsize its presence there. New Arrivals features recently added fiction, nonfiction, movies, music and more! |
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Booklist Online Booklist Online provides access to thousands of book reviews published in Booklist, a journal published by the American Library Association. *Home Use for OPL Only. |
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Novelist Assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles (If you like...). Browse theme-oriented book lists, awards lists and fiction-related websites. *Home Use |
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Novelist K-8  Fiction database designed with a bright, appealing layout, designed especially for elementary and middle schools. The database contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles. *Home Use |
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What Do I Read Next? Looking for a good book? This database includes more than 88,000 recommended titles, more than 47,000 plot summaries and book awards information. Search by author, title, subject, type of book and more. *Home Use for OPL Only. |
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Writer's Directory (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This resource features biographical and contact information for thousands of living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries typically include name, pseudonyms, addresses, birth date, career information, and a list of their works. *Home Use for OPL only. |
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Literature Resource Center Access to biographies and critical analyses of over 120,000 authors and books. *Home Use |
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Literary Reference Center Comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day, combining information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. Also contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries. *Home Use |
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LitFinder Use this database to locate text and author biographies for poems, stories, essays, speeches and plays. *Home Use |
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Teaching Books Children's literature resource for finding author biographies, interviews, booklists, discussion and activity guides, award winning titles and more. *Home Use. (BadgerLink free resource - To access register for an account.) |
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