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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
Attacked and fatally wounded, Jet Mason has seven days to live. With her childhood friend’s help, she must solve her own murder before time runs out.
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Fade In
by Kyle Mills
Injured Navy SEAL Salam “Fade” al-Fayed is recruited by a shadow organization of billionaires to stop a global pandemic, forcing him to question if he’s saving the world or helping to enslave it.
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That Last Carolina Summer
by Karen White
Returning to her Charleston home to care for her ailing mother, a woman with the gift of premonition is plagued by intensifying nightmares that may hold the key to a long-ago disappearance.
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The Hamptons Lawyer
by James Patterson
High-powered Hamptons attorney Jane Smith defends a celebrity client in a case that turns deadly. Chased and shot at, Jane must go from mounting a legal defense to defending her life in order to survive.
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Till Summer Do Us Part
by Meghan Quinn
In a bid to impress her coworkers, Scottie Price invents a husband. Her lie spirals out of control, forcing her to convince a handsome stranger to pose as her husband at a couples’ retreat.
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Culpability
by Bruce Holsinger
When a self-driving car accident exposes family secrets, a father must confront his wife’s connection to a mysterious tech mogul and the ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence to save his son’s future.
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You Belong Here
by Megan Miranda
Twenty years after fleeing her hometown following a deadly tragedy, Beckett Bowery returns when her daughter enrolls in the local college, forcing her to confront a past that isn’t as buried as she hoped.
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Guess Again
by Charlie Donlea
Former detective Ethan Hall returns to his hometown to investigate the ten-year-old disappearance of a teen volleyball star, uncovering secrets that are tied to his own dark past.
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The Winds from Further West
by Alexander McCall Smith
Disgraced Dr. Neil Anderson leaves Edinburgh for a remote Scottish island. There, he finds new purpose caring for two controversial wolf cubs and a potential romance with the local veterinarian.
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The Lies They Told
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
In 1930s Virginia, an immigrant mother builds a new life in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but must fight to protect her daughter from a brutal eugenics campaign.
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Black in Blues
by Imani Perry
A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue–and its fascinating role in Black history and culture–from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.
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Band of Sisters
by Philippe Maynial
Band of Sisters follows French army doctor Madeleine Pauliac and the Blue Squadron as they risk everything to rescue compatriots in WWII’s final days.
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The House of My Mother
by Shari Franke
Shari Franke reveals the hidden abuse behind the viral 8 Passengers vlog and her journey to freedom and healing.
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Eat Better, Sleep Better
by David Malosh
Eat Better, Sleep Better offers a 28-day meal plan to turn food into medicine for quality sleep.
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Talk
by Alison Wood Brooks
Talk reveals the hidden architecture of our conversations and how even small improvements can have a profound impact on our relationships in work and life.
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The Self-Reliant Kitchen
by Michelle Mullennix
Through easy-to-follow recipes and traditional cooking skills, this cookbook inspires and empowers you to create a more self-reliant kitchen.
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The Sirens' Call
by Chris Hayes
From the bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society.
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Ingrained: the Making of a Craftsman
by Callum Robinson
This is a captivating literary memoir, immersing readers in the life of a Scottish carpenter as he perfects his craft, builds a business, and reflects on what inheritance and shared responsibility really mean.
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Dare I say It
by Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts opens up about the challenges she faced upon reaching early menopause in this empowering, fun, and practical guide to menopause and aging, all based on the latest advice from hormone experts, doctors, and nutritionists.
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Tidy Up Your Life
by Tyler Moore
Tidy Up Your Life contains tips for making a “one-area-a-weekday” cleaning schedule and other simple routines that compliment household rhythms and eliminate intensive weekend cleaning.
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Nightshade
by Michael Connelly
Exiled to Catalina, Detective Stilwell uncovers a dead woman and a violent poaching case, revealing dark secrets beneath the island’s calm.
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Atmosphere
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Joan Goodwin, a physics professor, dreams of space after NASA’s shuttle program opens to women. Selected to train with a diverse astronaut crew, she finds friendship, passion, and new purpose—until the 1984 mission changes everything.
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My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
Louisa uncovers the story behind three mysterious figures in a famous painting, tracing their summer of friendship, secrets, and rebellion that inspired the art and changed lives forever.
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Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie
by James Lee Burke
Bessie, inspired by a fierce suffragette teacher, fights to protect her Texas home. After killing to defend her family, she flees to New York, where she faces gangland dangers with courage and strength.
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The First Gentleman
by Bill Clinton
The President of the United States is up for reelection. Her husband is on trial for murder. Is the First Gentleman a killer? A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question about the NFL star-turned-political spouse.
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Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins
Rafaela marries and moves from Puerto Rico to the Midwest, sparking decades of struggle and identity loss for her family. When a hurricane brings them back to San Juan, buried secrets and questions of belonging resurface.
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Never Flinch
by Stephen King
Detective Izzy Jaynes investigates a chilling threat to kill fourteen people, while her friend Holly Gibney protects activist Kate McKay from a dangerous stalker.
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Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
Childhood friends reunite in Maple Grove to save Ernie from a coma linked to dark town secrets. As past horrors resurface, they must confront buried fears before it’s too late in Dean Koontz’s suspenseful novel.
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The River is Waiting
by Wally Lamb
Corby Ledbetter’s life spirals after addiction, job loss, and a tragic crime land him in prison. Amid brutality and kindness, he clings to hope for forgiveness and redemption.
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Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
After surviving a near-fatal shooting, officer Sloan Cooper returns home and dives into a string of mysterious disappearances across states. With new allies, she risks everything to uncover the dark truth behind the vanishings.
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Karate Kid: Legends
Moving to NYC, kung fu prodigy Li Fong attracts the attention of a local karate champion. Guided by Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, he trains to compete in the ultimate karate competition.
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Lilo & Stitch
A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.
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Sovereign
A father indoctrinates his son into the radical sovereign citizen movement, leading to a deadly standoff with police.
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Songs of Slow Burning Earth
Ukrainians endure the first two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, showing resilience and loss through intimate scenes of daily life.
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Good Girl's Guide to Murder
After a five-year-old murder case is reopened, a determined student becomes convinced the wrong person was blamed. She teams up with the victim’s brother, uncovering dark secrets that put her in danger.
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
A bookseller with romantic dreams attends a writing residency in England, where she finds herself in a complicated love triangle. She must overcome her insecurities to find love and success.
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Shadow Force
An estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them.
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Rust
A teen convicted of accidental murder is taken on a perilous journey to Mexico by his estranged grandfather to escape his sentence.
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Fallout: Season One
After the apocalypse, residents of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to a violent and bizarre world 200 years later.
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Eephus
Forced to give up their beloved field, two longtime baseball teams play one final game, facing an uncertain future.
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Cat + Crazy
by Wataru Nadatani
Highschooler Kensuke Fuji meets a local cat whisperer and decides to learn the ways of cats!
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Spacewalking With You
by Inuhiko Doronoda
An apathetic loner and a starry-eyed dreamer couldn’t be more different, yet they need each other more than they know. This is the story of the surprise-hit coming-of-age manga.
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Always Be My Bibi
by Priyanka Taslim
Sixteen-year-old Bibi Hossain’s summer takes a turn when her sister’s engagement sends her to Bangladesh, where culture shock—and a possible romance with the groom’s younger brother—await.
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You've Awoken Her
by Ann Dávila Cardinal
Gabi’s summer in the Hamptons takes a dark turn when he sees a woman dragged into the ocean by a tentacle—and no one seems to care. As deaths mount, he suspects something deadly is lurking beneath the waves.
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This Side of Falling
by Eunice Chan
Seventeen-year-old Nina hides her grief over her first love’s death to protect her family’s perfect image—until her sister returns from college and reopens old wounds.
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Among Ghosts
by Rachel Harman
On the run from a mercenary dragon, among other dangers, thirteen-year-old Charl seeks refuge in an abandoned abbey haunted by an assemblage of ghosts.
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Difficult Girls
by Veronica Bane
Sixteen-year-old Greta attempts to reinvent herself at her amusement park summer job, but things take a deadly turn when a co-worker disappears.
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Predatory Natures
by Amy Goldsmith
Lara’s gap year job on a luxury train derails when mysterious plant-filled carriages are added—and the strange siblings guarding them awaken something otherworldly in her.
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Vesuvius
by Mia P. Manansala
In ancient Pompeii, a thief and a temple attendant must unravel the mystery of a divine relic—and their connection to it—before Mount Vesuvius erupts and destroys everything.
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A Forgery of Fate
by Elizabeth Lim
A girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception, pair up in a plot to bring down the gods.
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Amber Isle
Manage a shop on an island of prehistoric animal islanders, crafting and selling items to save Amber Isle from fossilization.
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Macross: Shooting Insight
Suddenly transported to the Battle 7 by spacetime folds, pilots and songstresses must join forces to save the galaxy. Navigate multiple stages and scenes in this multi-dimensional shooting game.
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Tales of the Shire
As a hobbit in Bywater, you’ll decorate your home, garden, and cook meals. Build friendships and help your community thrive, one simple pleasure at a time.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Rescue the Mini-Marios! Puzzle through perilous stages in pursuit of DK.
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Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
You create your own adventure in Hyrule and the mysterious sky islands. Use Link’s new powers to fight back against evil in this sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Locomoto
In Locomoto, a cozy life-sim, you’re the conductor of your own train. Customize your ride, manage colorful passengers, and journey through beautiful landscapes to a relaxing lofi soundtrack.
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Shadow Labyrinth
Woken on a mysterious planet, you are Swordsman No. 8. You must consume your enemies, grow stronger, and uncover secrets to survive.
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Super Mario Maker 2
Gamers mine Nintendo’s Mushroom Kingdom vaults to create and share their own levels in Super Mario Maker 2.
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Sanabi
A legendary retired veteran is called back for one last mission to climb a corrupt mega-city and hunt down the mysterious entity known as SANABI. Equipped with a chain-hook prosthetic arm and aided by hacker prodigy Mari, he battles enemies and uncovers dark corporate secrets in a thrilling cyberpunk platformer.
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The Oregon Trail
An educational simulation game designed to develop skills in social studies, geography, problem solving, decision making and budgeting as players travel by covered wagon on an 1848 journey of the Oregon Trail.
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Positano
Construct buildings with the best sea views in the cliffside town of Positano. Bid on tiles to build on a 3D board, but be strategic—only buildings with an unobstructed view of the sea will score points.
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Kabuto Sumo
A board game where you push discs into a ring to knock out your opponents. It’s a game of strategy and dexterity, where one wrong move could leave you vulnerable.
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Agent Avenue
Agent Avenue is a bluffing and set collection game where two spies recruit quirky neighbors to uncover secrets—using a clever “I split, you choose” twist in a world where everyone hides something.
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Flowers
Players must strategically place numbered cards to create areas of at least 5 cards of the same color, but be careful—only cards that meet specific conditions will score points!
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Rebel Princess
Play the role of a fairy-tale princess who doesn’t want to marry a Prince, and avoid marriage proposals to win!
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Flashback: Zombie Kidz
Flashback is an investigation game using pictures. Embark on a cooperative adventure with other kids or with your whole family in a world frozen in time.
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Animals of Baker Street
Not even Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective, could predict these mysteries… Fortunately, the animals are on the case! Whether you’re feathered or furry, play as the best investigators on the street and crack captivating cases.
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Hues and Cues
In Hues and Cues, players will take turns giving one- and two-word hints to get the other players to guess a specific color on the game board.
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Blank Slate
Pick a cue card, write the word you think best completes the phrase and try to match it exactly to another player’s word without giving a single hint. How well can you put your finger on what everyone’s thinking?
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Finspan
As a marine researcher, you’ll explore the Sunlight, Twilight, and Midnight Zones, discovering aquatic life over 4 weeks in Finspan. Each fish you find unlocks new benefits as you dive deeper.
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Oh, Are You Awake?
by Bob Shea
For anyone who has ever craved sleep–and anyone too full of energy to settle down–a comedy from Bob Shea, creator of the popular Dinosaur vs. series.
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We Move Together
by Kelly Fritsch
A fun and inclusive picture book with mixed-ability characters!
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The Spaceman
by Randy Cecil
Lovingly illustrated, this wry and gentle fantasy will speak to adults as well as children–and cast the familiar in an astonishing new light.
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Touch the Sky
by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic
An inspiring story for every child on the cusp of learning something new who just needs an extra push to get there.
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When You're Older
by Sofie Laguna
This book reveals an older brother’s hopes for the experiences he will share with his new baby brother – when he’s older. A triumph of illustration and storytelling.
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Best Thing Ever
by Beatrice Alemagna
A new title featuring Pascaline, the delightful creation of award-winning picture-book maker Beatrice Alemagna and star of Never, Not Ever!
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A Better Best Friend
by Olivier Tallec
A feel-good book about best friendship told with dry comedy–squirrel and mushroom are best friends until another best friend comes to play.
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A Space for Me
by Cathryn Falwell
Alex needs a break from his pesky little brother, Lucas, so he creates a space for himself, but soon realizes that he and Lucas need time together too.
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Are You Big?
by Mo Willems
A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe. From an average-size kid… to a hot air balloon… to the M100 Galaxy, size is a matter of perspective.
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More Dung!
by Frank Weber
Frank Weber seamlessly blends philosophical questions about greed with scatological humor and truly gorgeous artwork to create this special debut.
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Barbie: A Touch of Magic: Season 2
Barbie and friends discover a baby Pegasus in Malibu and, with Ken’s help, protect it from a creature seeking its wings while trying to find its home.
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Strawberry Shortcake: Summer Vacation
Strawberry’s friends visit Berryville and unite to save her family’s farm, following a secret map from Grandberry that leads to puzzles they must solve together.
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Barbie: A Touch of Magic: Season 1
Barbie and Barbie discover a mysterious baby Pegasus on the beach and work to find out where the magical horse came from while protecting it from the danger that has followed it to Malibu.
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Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Series
Sonic is back on Planet Mobius, using his supersonic speed and teenage irreverence to thwart the comedically despicable Dr. Robotnik.
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Pokemon XY: 3 Movie Collection
Pokemon Movies 17-19 – Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, and Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
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Paw Patrol: All Paws on Deck
Ryder calls on every member of the Paw Patrol to stop a hi-tech kid inventor from demolishing Adventure Bay so she can build her own dream city in its place?
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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Brand New Track
A younger Thomas the Tank Engine goes on adventures with all of his friends as they work on the island of Sodor.
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Turing Tumble
A marble-powered computer! Check out for 1 week. Can be placed on hold. Ages 8+
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Raspberry Pi 3
A mini-computer you can program yourself. Checks out for 1 week. Can be placed on hold. Ages 14+
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Mobile Hotspot
Checks out for 2 weeks. Can be placed on hold. Available for Highland Library cardholders only. Filtered. Ages 18+
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Surface Laptop
A portable laptop you can check out for 2 weeks. Complies with CIPA. Checkout by Highland Library cardholders 18+.
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Origami Kit
Paper, stickers, foam shapes, magnets and more for you to use up. Checks out for 1 week; Can be placed on hold. Ages 6+
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Makedo Cardboard Creations
Tools and screws to create amazing things with cardboard. Checks out for 1 week. Can be placed on hold. Ages 8+
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Ultimate Fort Kit
Make forts and other structures out of giant pegs and sockets. Checks out for 1 week; Can be placed on hold. Ages 5+
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NES Classic Edition
30 classic NES games, plus two controllers. Checks out for 1 week, Can place on hold. Ages 10+
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Ukulele
Easy-playing soprano ukulele. Comes with instructions and carrycase. Checks out for 1 week. Can be placed on hold. Ages 8+
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