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Billy Miller makes a wish179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Can%27t stop won%27t stop : a hip-hop history [young adult edition]xiii, 338 pages ; 25 cm
Devil%27s hand : a thrillerxvi, 524 pages ; 24 cm.
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First, become ashes304 pages ; 22 cm
A gambling man438 pages ; 24 cm.
The girl with stars in her eyes457 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Good dogs on a bad day193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Hour of the witchpages cm
The house that wasn%27t there278 pages ; 22 cm
Ivy + Bean get to work!122 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
The last bookshop in London : a novel of World War II
Libertie327 pages ; 24 cm
LOVE IN COLOR.
Merle of Nazareth113 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Mother may I : a novel324 pages ; 24 cm
My hero academia. Team-up missionsvolumes : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.
One got away294 pages ; 25 cm
Pride and premeditation360 pages ; 22 cm
The ramble shamble children1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Second First Impressions : A Novel.352 p.
Stargazer318 pages ; 24 cm.
Summertime guests297 pages ; 21 cm
Sunday funday in Koreatown1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
That way madness lies : fifteen of William Shakespeare%27s most notable works reimaginedx, 326 pages ; 22 cm
We listen to our bodiespages cm.
What%27s Silly Hair Day with no hair?1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
When a Stranger Comes to Town.352 p.
Wingfeather talesxv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
You love me : a you novel388 pages ; 25 cm

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Books for Adults

Acts of desperation282 pages ; 22 cm
Already toast : caregiving and burnout in America211 pages ; 24 cm
Antiquities179 pages ; 19 cm
The arsonists%27 cityxiv, 446 pages ; 24 cm
Astrid sees all : a novelx, 258 pages ; 22 cm
Caul baby : a novel342 pages ; 24 cm
Festival daysx, 259 pages ; 22 cm
The final revival of Opal & Nev : a novel360 pages ; 24 cm
The first person singular : stories245 pages ; 21 cm
Girlhood.320 p. ;
Hummingbird salamander351 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Last call : a true story of love, lust, and murder in queer New York255 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Leaving isn%27t the hardest thing320 p. ; 20 cm.
My friend Natalia : a novel225 pages ; 22 cm.
Of women and salt207 pages ; 22 cm
OPEN WATER.
Paradise, Nevada : (this town wasn%27t built on winners)xi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Peaces256 pages ; 24 cm
PEACH STATE
The phone booth at the edge of the world400 pages ; 22 cm
Raft of stars : a novel288 pages ; 24 cm
Red Island House : a novel276 pages ; 24 cm
The seed keeper : a novel372 pages ; 22 cm
The souvenir museum : stories243 pages ; 22 cm
Stampede : gold fever and disaster in the Klondike269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subdivision : a novel231 pages ; 23 cm
There%27s no such thing as an easy job401 pages ; 22 cm
The twelve lives of Alfred Hitchcock : an anatomy of the master of suspensepages cm
Under the wave at Waimea409 pages ; 24 cm
What comes after419 pages ; 24 cm

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Writers

Bestiary : a novel259 pages ; 22 cm
Burnt sugar231 pages ; 22 cm
Chaat : the best recipes from the kitchens, markets, and railways of India272 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
The collected schizophrenias : essays202 pages ; 21 cm
The committedxiii, 345 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Cook real Hawaiʻi302 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Djinn patrol on the purple line : a novel347 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Everything is beautiful, and I%27m not afraid1 volume : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Gold diggers : a novel344 pages ; 24 cm
The groom will keep his name : and other vows I%27ve made about race, resistance, and romancevii, 322 pages ; 21 cm
Land of big numbers236 pages ; 21 cm
Lemongrass & lime : southeast Asian cooking at home272 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Minor feelings : an Asian American reckoning206 pages ; 22 cm
Mister Jiu%27s in Chinatown : recipes and stories from the birthplace of Chinese American food285 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
My Korea : traditional flavors, modern recipes352 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
My year abroad477 pages ; 24 cm
No-no boy210 pages ; 24 cm
The Nom Wah cookbook : recipes and stories from 100 years at New York City%27s iconic dim sum restaurantxvi, 252 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
On earth we%27re briefly gorgeous : a novel246 pages ; 22 cm
Pizza girl : a novel198 pages ; 22 cm
Sharks in the time of saviors376 pages ; 22 cm
Speak, Okinawa : a memoir289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Spellbound : a graphic memoir151 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Vegetarian Chinese soul food : deliciously doable ways to cook greens, tofu, and other plant-based ingredients267 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Vietnamese food any day : simple recipes for true, fresh flavors233 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
We ride upon sticks366 pages ; 25 cm
Whereaboutspages cm
White ivy : a novel354 pages ; 24 cm.
Xi%27an Famous Foods : the cuisine of Western China, from New York%27s favorite noodle shop303 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Government Information & Law Collections

These collections serve the legal research and government information needs of Spartanburg residents. Includes Immigration & Citizenship Resources.

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Upcoming Events for Teens

New Teen Books

American betiya366 pages ; 22 cm
A better bad idea298 pages ; 22 cm
Bones of a saint272 pages ; 21 cm
Bruised328 pages ; 22 cm
Can%27t take that away375 pages ; 22 cm
The cost of knowing327 pages ; 22 cm
Firekeeper%27s daughter494 pages ; 24 cm
Girl haven1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Hothouse earth : the climate crisis and the importance of carbon neutrality136 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
House of Hollow292 pages ; 22 cm
The Infinity courts470 pages ; 22 cm
Let%27s talk about it : the teen%27s guide to sex, relationships, and being a human233 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Lost in the Never Woods374 pages ; 22 cm
The mirror season311 pages ; 22 cm
Our last echoes394 pages ; 22 cm
Perfect on paper346 pages ; 22 cm
Rule of wolves592 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
The seventh raven177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
She%27s too pretty to burn326 pages ; 22 cm
Somewhere between bitter and sweetpages cm
Tell me my name325 pages ; 22 cm
The theft of sunlight517 pages : map ; 22 cm.
What beauty there is362 pages ; 22 cm
When we were infinite362 pages ; 22 cm
Where the road leads us292 pages ; 21 cm
With you all the way318 pages 24 cm
Your heart, my sky : love in a time of hunger308 pages ; 22 cm
Zara Hossain is here244 pages ; 22 cm

Stories in Verse

Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The Black Flamingo403 pages ; 22 cm
Blood water paint289 pages ; 22 cm
Clap when you land417 pages ; 22 cm
The crossover237 pages ; 22 cm
Every body looking403 pages ; 22 cm
Home is not a country215 pages ; 22 cm
I am here now348 pages ; 22 cm
Long way down306 pages ; 22 cm
Muted383 pages ; 22 cm
People kill people428 pages ; 22 cm
A perfect blank192 pages ; 22 cm
The poet X361 pages ; 22 cm
Punching the air386 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Ronit & Jamil183 pages ; 19 cm
Shout : a poetry memoir291 pages ; 21 cm
Swing448 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Turtle under ice258 pages ; 22 cm
Vanilla306 pages ; 22 cm
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Upcoming Events for Kids

New Picture Books + Readers

And a cat from Carmel Marketpages cm
Blue floats away1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Camila the baking star27 pages color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Can I sit with you?1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Cow says meow1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Dreams for a daughter1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Fatima%27s great outdoors1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Happy springtime!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
I%27ll meet you in your dreams1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
In my mosque1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
It%27s big sister time!1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Itty-bitty kitty-corn1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Jayden%27s impossible gardenpages cm
Malaika%27s surprise1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Mindi and the goose no one else could see1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
My day with the panye1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
One-osaurus, two-osaurus1 volume (unpaged) : color illustations ; 24 x 26 cm
Poojo%27s got wheels1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 x 27 cm
Real superheroes1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Sam is my sister1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Sharing a smile1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Someone builds the dream1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm
Something%27s wrong! : a bear, a hare, and some underwear1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
The Star Festival1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
TO CARNIVAL! : a celebration in st lucia.
Training Day.
The tree in me1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Watercress1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

New Chapter Books

Abby, tried and true265 pages ; 22 cm
Agent 9 Flood-a-geddon1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
All you knead is love375 pages ; 22 cm
Amina%27s song280 pages ; 22 cm
Blue, Barry & Pancakes89 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Buster302 pages ; 22 cm
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Delicates316 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Earth squad156 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Middletown278 pages ; 22 cm
Nina Soni, master of the garden187 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Rivals306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Soul lanterns162 pages ; 22 cm
Starfish244 pages ; 22 cm
Thornwood262 pages ; 22 cm.
Violet and the pie of life279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Early Literacy & School Readiness Resources

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Book Club Kits

SCPL offers Book Club in a Bag kits for over 50 children’s fiction titles. Each kit contains 15 copies and can be checked out for 6 weeks.

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Jessica Lopez
Director of Children's Services
151 S. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
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