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1) Signal fires
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English
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"Late on a summer night in 1985, three teenagers are in a tragic car crash on the quiet, suburban Division Avenue. A girl is killed, and Theo and Sarah Wilf are left with a devastating secret that will haunt their family forever. By the time the Shenkmans move in across the street, the accident has faded into the past, but secrets haunt both families and cause them to become intimately intertwined. When Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant but lonely child,...
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JEF - Historical Fiction - Adults
JEF - Women's History in Fiction (Adults)
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
JEF - Women's History in Fiction (Adults)
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
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"It is 1914, and the world has been on the brink of war so often, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia: the church with the interior covered in jeweled...
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Wallflower series volume 2
The Wallflowers volume Book 2
Avon romance
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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The Wallflowers volume Book 2
Avon romance
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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English
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Fiercely independent American Lillian Bowman, in London to find a husband, matches wits with the insufferable, snobbish, and irresistible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, society's most eligible bachelor.
5) Book club
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English
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Diane (Diane Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage, Vivian (Jane Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings attached, Sharon (Candice Bergen) is still working through her decades-old divorce, and Carol's (Mary Steenburgen) marriage is in a slump after 35 years. The lives of these four lifelong friends are turned upside down after reading the infamous "50 Shades of Grey," catapulting them into a series of outrageous life choices.
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Owl diaries volume 1
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English
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Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great idea--but Eva Wingdale, a young owl, discovers that it is also a lot of work, and there is nothing wrong with asking her friends for help.
Eva Wingdale always has BIG ideas-like the Bloomtastic Festival! She wants to set up a fashion show, a talent show, an art show, and a bake-off. Eva does not like asking for help, but this festival is a lot of work! Will she need to ask her...
8) Pax
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English
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It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust.
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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
11) The new order
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Elementia chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Republic of Elementia is at peace, but there's threats on the horizon.
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English
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"As the newest member of the BSC, Dawn is eager to prove herself. So when a big job comes along, she jumps at the chance to show everyone what she's made of. The Barretts are even more challenging than Dawn expected. The house is a mess. Mrs. Barrett is unreliable, and the kids are out of control. Dawn knows she's a great baby-sitter, but this is impossible! She only knows one thing for sure--a member of the BSC never gives up!"--P. [4] of cover.
13) Emma
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Series
Pub. Date
2001.
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Edición de bolsillo.
Language
Español
Description
Emma Woodhouse es una joven hermosa, lista y rica, y a la vez, bastante mimada y empeñada en hacer de casamentera. Cuando la joven pierde la compañía de su antigua institutriz, se enfrenta a un vacío en su vida y decide ayudar a los demás a tener una vida tan perfecta como la suya. Es así que toma bajo su tutela a la humilde Harriet Smith para conseguirle un marido. Así, sus afanes para que Harriet tenga un matrimonio ventajoso junto con su...
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English
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Following the migrating monarchs across the United States to Mexico, Luz Avila arrives in San Antonio to find her aunt and meets her mother, who she had always believed dead. Now Luz must face her mother's reappearance in her life and get her grandmother's ashes to Mexico for the Day of the Dead.
15) Finn: a novel
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English
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Some 120 years ago, Mark Twain left Huckleberry Finn's father dead in a room crowded with oddities: a wooden leg, women's underclothing, two black cloth masks, and more. Clinch's masterly debut draws from the nation's literary heritage to create this completely original story. Unabridged. 9 CDs.
16) Toad
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Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Edition.
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English
Description
"Sally Gunnar has withdrawn from the world. She spends her days alone at home, reading drugstore mysteries, polishing the doorknobs, waxing the floors. Her only companions are a vase of godfish, a garden toad, and the door-to-door salesman who sells her cleaning suplies once a month. She broods over her deepest regrets: her blighted romances with self-important men, her lifelong struggle to feel at home in her body, and her wayward early twenties,...
17) Best buddies
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A boy with Down syndrome and his dog are best friends, but how will they manage being apart when the boy heads to school for the first time?
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Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An unlikely friendship between a septuagenarian and a younger woman becomes a story of broken trust, lost love, and the unexpected blooming of hope against the longest odds. "You trying to kill yourself, or are you just stupid?" Marcie Malone didn't think she was either, but when she drives from Georgia to the southwestern shore of Florida without a plan and wakes up in a stranger's home, she doesn't seem to know anymore. Despondent and heartbroken...
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Llama Llama (Picture books) volume 9
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Llama Llama's plans to finish his errand list from Mama Llama quickly are put to the test when it seems that all of his friends are in town and want to spend time with him.
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Seagate summers volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Remy loves the traditions of Sea Gate, the island where her family spends every summer vacation, but after her grandmother and a special dog die, and her relationship with best friends Bennett and Micayla changes, Remy takes comfort in the company of the island's Dog Beach--where she hatches a plan to bring her friends closer and recapture the Sea Gate magic.
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