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-- First to die2001., Thorndike Press ; Chivers Press Call No: LP Fic Pat Edition: A large print ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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-- Fourth of July.2005., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: MYS Fic Pat Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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By Kitt, Earthac1976., H. Regnery Co. Call No: BLK 784.092 K625a Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2009., National Geographic Entertainment ; Virgil Films Call No: DVD Fic Amreeka Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryConnect to reviews of this title online. Summary Note: Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois.
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2017., Adult, Random House Call No: Fic Str Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In My Name Is Lucy Barton, the main character eventually escapes her life of fear and poverty by leaving town. This title follows some of the people who continue to live in the town Lucy fled, which has more than its share of poverty, domestic unhappiness, violence, and abuse. Those who were left behind continue on in their daily struggles, some faring better than others. Each chapter provides a brief look at one or two of those individuals, building a web of relationships and connections among the community and, tangentially, Lucy. The school janitor, the high school guidance counselor, Lucy's brother and sister, and others provide insights into the different interpretations of events, showing the range of human response that is possible in the face of challenges"--From publisher.
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[2017]., Adult, Random House Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: "In 'My Name Is Lucy Barton,' the main character eventually escapes her life of fear and poverty by leaving town. This title follows some of the people who continue to live in the town Lucy fled, which has more than its share of poverty, domestic unhappiness, violence, and abuse. Those who were left behind continue on in their daily struggles, some faring better than others. Each chapter provides a brief look at one or two of those individuals, building a web of relationships and connections among the community and, tangentially, Lucy. The school janitor, the high school guidance counselor, Lucy's brother and sister, and others provide insights into the different interpretations of events, showing the range of human response that is possible in the face of challenges."--From publisher.
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2008., Forge Call No: MYS Fic Gre Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your LibraryClick here to view Click here to view Series Title: Blackie Ryan Volume: 17Summary Note: Taking leave of his usual Chicago haunts, Archbishop John Blackwood Ryan travels to the south of Spain in this latest mystery by bestselling author Greeley. The local cardinal has summoned the wily archbishop to Spain in hopes that Blackie can avert a murder before it happens.
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2018., Crown Call No: Bio O12b Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations.
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c2009., Washington Square Press Call No: Fic Wei Edition: 1st Washington Square Press trade paperback ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Popular television personality Valerie Adler turns to her long-forgotten, Illinois hometown friend Addie Downs when she runs into a bit of trouble involving betrayal and loyalty, family history and small-town secrets.
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2001., Thorndike Press Call No: LP Fic Kam Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Abe Lieberman Volume: 6
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2000., Forge Call No: MYS Fic Gre Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Blackie Ryan Volume: 11
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1987., Adult, William Morrow Call No: NEW MYS Fic Par Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Consuelo Alvarado is 16, diabetic, pregnant, and the daughter of V.I.'s friend. When the baby arrives prematurely, both mother and daughter die in the hospital. Suspecting malpractice, V.I. begins an investigation that leads her to a cold-blooded coverup.
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[2006], p1976., General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Bob Newhart 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Bob Newhart show Volume: 4Summary Note: Bob Newhart is successful Chicago psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley in the fourth season of this '70s sitcom. As the good doctor continues working with his patients on their issues, he continues to be a "master of denial" concerning his own personal issues at home.
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c2015., General, Alfred A. Knopf Canada Call No: QWF Fic Smi Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: BOO is the highly anticipated debut novel from one of the most incomparable voices in Canadian literature: BANG CRUNCH author Neil Smith. Oliver Dalrymple, nicknamed "Boo" - because of his pale complexion and staticky hair, is an outcast at his Illinois middle school. But after a tragic accident, Boo wakes up to find himself in a very strange sort of heaven: a town populated only by 13-year-old Americans. While he desperately wants to apply the scientific method to find out how this heaven works, he's confronted by the greatest mystery of all - his peers.
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-- Break down.c2012., G. P. Putnam's sons Call No: MYS Fic Par Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago's most influential families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, investigator Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a hostile media campaign against a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania.