Monroe Free Library

"All Rampage and Toe-Tag ever wanted to do was get into the game and blow up. They had no idea that in order to win they would have to sacrifice their souls, but they would. And the streets spared no one. After losing his comrade in the most heartbreaking manner, Toe-Tag vows to make better decisions, as he assumes sole control over the hood. No longer is he New To The Game. With the benefits of painful experiences, Toe-Tag moves with a sage and calculated...

"Toe-Tag finds himself exactly where he wants to be the in the game, but he knows something isn't right. Instead of being elated about his criminal success, he's feeling nothing but pain and regret. On the outside, Toe-Tag is a vicious leader whose crew looks up to him. But inside, he is just a confused, young man that's still learning his way. Though he's no longer new to the game, Toe-Tag remains a loose cannon. The plan was to lead them to prosperity,...

"A slyly political collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales of high stakes journeys, from the award-winning author of War by Candlelight and At Night We Walk in Circles. Migration. Betrayal. Family secrets. Doomed love. Uncertain futures. In Daniel Alarcon's hands, these are transformed into deeply human stories with high stakes. In "The Thousands," people are on the...

"Ziaparr: a city being rebuilt after years of mechanized and magical warfare, the capital of a ravaged nation on the verge of renewal and self-rule. But unrest foments as undercaste cycle gangs raid supply trucks, agitate the populace, and vandalize the city. A revolution is brewing in the slums and shantytowns against the occupying government, led by a voice on the radio, connected through forbidden magic. Wenthi Tungét, a talented cycle rider and...

Harry Bosch is in the middle of a major case in Los Angeles when his world is turned upside down with one phone call. His usual Sunday morning call to his daughter, who lives with her mother in Hong Kong, is answered by a stranger. Harry has stumbled into the middle of a kidnapping. His daughter is being held until her mother, Eleanor Wish, can win enough money in the poker rooms of nearby Macau to buy her back. Bosch drops everything to go to his...

" Una larga lista para el National Book Award for Fiction. Una colección inolvidable de historias de Daniel Alarcón, uno de los 20 mejores escritores del New Yorker menores de 40 años, y uno de los mejores narradores de nuestro tiempo. Migración. Traición. Secretos familiares. Amor condenado Futuros inciertos. En las manos de Daniel Alarcón, estas se transforman en historias profundamente humanas con altas apuestas. En "Los miles", la gente...

"Two deputies fresh from a hard-won gunfight with the gang of notorious outlaw Dolan Coyle stroll into a saloon in the dusty little town of Broken Hat, inquiring after one Will Summers. The men are looking to swap out their exhausted horses, and they could use extra men, too. Just on the outskirts of town, Axel Coyle waits with the remnants of his brother's crew, ready to shoot down the men who captured their leader. The deputies offer Summers a paid...