Gwenda Bond

F BOND

Fiction shelves

A mysterious lab. A sinister scientist. A secret history. If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down in this thrilling prequel to the hit show Stranger Things.

Nadia Bailey

F BAIL

Fiction shelves

In Stranger Things, Barb was a nerdy, faithful underdog – a minor character no one expected to break the internet. But Barb resonated with us – the chill, bespectacled BFF and her unjust abandonment hit a collective nerve. It turns out, in a world of Nancys, we are all Barb.

The Book of Barb celebrates TV’s most relatable, and tragic, bestie, bringing you inspiration from the ultimate wing woman and trend-setting style icon with fashion tips, quotes and life advice straight from the Upside Down.

Shirley Jackson

eBook

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is an unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the dramatic struggle that ensues when an unexpected visitor interrupts their unusual way of life.

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Katsuhiro Otomo

GN OTOM

Graphic novels

Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. Katsuhiro Otomo's stunning science fiction masterpiece is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, and Otomo's brilliant animated film version is regarded worldwide as a classic. Book Depository

Ernest Cline

F CLIN

Fiction shelves

Set in 2044, this novel follows the virtual adventures of Wade Watts, a teenager who escapes his uneventful life through a mass multiplayer VR game called OASIS. Of course, in the wake of an IRL energy crisis and mass economic decline, OASIS is more than just a game; it’s where most people spend their time, many of them searching for an “Easter egg” that will allow its champion to inherit the entire OASIS fortune and business. When Wade discovers the first key to this treasure, he realizes he has a damn good chance of winning. That is, if he can escape the career players who want him dead… and not just in the game. The thrill is palpable, the danger all too real, and the reward is greater than Wade can possibly imagine. Luckily, the pop cultural details of the game — included by its eighties-obsessed creator — add a dose of lighthearted fun to an otherwise suspenseful and complex story. - Reedsy

Andrew Smith

F SMIT

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“Grasshopper Jungle” is a rollicking tale that is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. Its propulsive plot would be delightful enough on its own, but Smith’s ability to blend teenage drama into the bug invasion is a literary joy to behold. NY Times review

Brian K Vaughan (Author), Cliff Chiang (Artist), Jared K. Fletcher (Artist), Matthew Wilson (Artist)

“A total blast, a mass-cultural mash-it-up that evokes everything from B-movie creature-feature thrills to vintage YA angst to the pop-plundering album covers of Hipgnosis. I've re-read the series three times now—sometimes to get re-unstuck in Vaughan's time-bending story; sometimes to study Cliff Chiang's vibrant, spacious illustrations; sometimes to take in Matt Wilson's neon, period-perfect coloring...Chances are you'll get sucked into it, too—especially if Stranger Things...has whet your appetite for more Reagan-era intrigue.” —WIRED

F GAIM

Fiction shelves

'Stranger Things' Side-By-Side With All The '70s And '80s Movies It References

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Science fiction

Directed by Steven Speilberg

Released on June 11, 1982, by Universal Pictures, E.T. was an immediate blockbuster, surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time—a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park, another Spielberg-directed film, surpassed it in 1993.

In E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) discovers an extraterrestrial that had been left behind by his fellow aliens hiding near his house. After he brings E.T. home, it becomes clear that the benevolent otherworldly creature Elliott dubs E.T. can't survive in Earth's atmosphere and must return to his home planet. While hiding E.T., Elliott develops a close friendship and a connection that binds them to each other. With the help of Elliott, his siblings, and their pals, E.T. sends a rescue message to his planet, but Elliott all of a sudden finds himself facing government scientists who want to capture and study E.T. instead of allowing him to return home.

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Rating PG

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Adventure/Comedy

1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg.

Set in a coastal town in the Pacific Northwest, where a homey, slightly ramshackle neighborhood called the Goondocks is threatened with foreclosure and redevelopment by nasty yuppies. Local kids, motley outcasts known as "goonies," are cleaning out when they find a treasure map and clues to the legendary loot of a 17th-century pirate chieftain, `One-Eyed Willie.' With that kind of windfall the goonies could save their homes.

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1986 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner, based on the novella The Body by Stephen King.

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Rating: M

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1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Lawrence Kasdan from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman.

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Rating PG

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1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante.

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Rating PG

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1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis.

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Rating PG

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1984 English-language German fantasy film directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen (in his first English-language film), and based on the novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende.

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Rating PG

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1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron.

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Rating M

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1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?

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1980 horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining.

In a career-defining role, Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, a writer entrusted as caretaker of a gargantuan Colorado hotel during its off-season winter months. Accompanying Torrance are his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and his son Danny (Danny Lloyd). Slowly, the punishing snowstorms and overall isolation (or perhaps something else?) pushes Jack into madness. Review

Rating MA

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1984 American paranormal fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.

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Rating PG

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1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon.

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1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name.

Contains strong horror.

Rating: MA15+

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1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper.

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