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61) The Santa suit
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
©2021
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love--but Ivy didn't bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk, that it's a full-time job sorting through all of it. At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit--beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a...
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Language
English
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The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Nantucket writer Madeline King couldn't have picked a worse time to have writer's block. Her deadline is looming, her bills are piling up, and inspiration is in short supply. Madeline's best friend Grace, is hard at work transforming her garden into the envy of the island with the help of a ruggedly handsome landscape architect. Before she realizes it, Grace is on the verge of a decision that will irrevocably change her life. Could Grace's crisis...
Author
Series
Silver Springs volume 6
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Harper Devlin's rock star husband ditches her on his way to the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister's place in Silver Springs for the holidays, hoping family can heal her broken heart. Tobias Richardson recognizes a sadness he knows all too well. After spending thirteen years in prison paying for his regretful past, Tobias thinks helping Harper is one way to make amends. He doesn't divulge his ex-con status, let alone the shameful...
65) The big break
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Julie, 1974 volume 1
A Julie classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Julie 1974 volume 1
American girl. Julie volume 1
A Julie classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Julie 1974 volume 1
American girl. Julie volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
217 p.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1974, and Julie Albright has just moved to a new neighborhood and started at a new school. So when she finds out the basketball team is 'boys only,' Julie is determined to fight for her right to play. Will a petition with 150 names be enough to make the coach change his mind and give her a chance?"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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By all appearances, Frank and Maggie share a happy, loving marriage. But for the past six months, they have not spoken. Not a sentence, not a single word. Maggie isn’t sure what, exactly, provoked Frank’s silence, though she has a few ideas.
Day after day, they have eaten meals together and slept in the same bed in an increasingly uncomfortable silence that has become, for Maggie, deafening.
Then Frank finds Maggie collapsed in the kitchen, unconscious,...
67) Wonder
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Series
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Here is the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery uncontainable Lila. In this book, both are adults; life's great discoveries have been made, its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women's friendship, examined in its every detail over the course of four books, remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up—a prison...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young boy describes his life with each of his divorced parents and also discusses aspects of himself that could be considered strange, such as walking around with soap in his hair or squawking like a chicken on the phone.
70) Honor
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Description
THE JANUARY 2022 REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"In the way A Thousand Splendid Suns told of Afghanistan's women, Thrity Umrigar tells a story of India with the intimacy of one who knows the many facets of a land both modern and ancient, awash in contradictions." -Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
In this riveting and immersive novel, bestselling author Thrity Umrigar tells the story of two couples...
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Language
English
Description
When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are...not. Bree, wounded by brilliant but cold parents and her late husband's ultimate betrayal, has sworn to protect her heart at all costs. Even from Ashley's brother, a writer...
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First large print edition, Large print edition.
Physical Desc
348 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After her marriage ends, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning but is the past truly behind her? It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their father's behavior--and they've had a tough time getting along...
75) Two homes
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nick is a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or, rather, on the lawn, as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard.
"...a note about Will Ferrell. There is depth there."--Roger Ebert
"...sharply funny..."--New York Post
"...delivers a rich, layered and subtle performance. And a funny one."--Orlando Sentinel
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Construction engineer Bartley Alexander is a troubled, middle-aged man torn between Winifred, his American wife - a cold woman with clearly defined standards - and Hilda Burgoyne - an alluring mistress in London who has helped him recapture his youth and sense of freedom. Alexander's relationship with Hilda gnaws away at his sense of propriety and honor and eventually proves disastrous. (He is with Hilda when a messenger, unable to find him, fails...
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Language
English
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Description
"Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began . . . and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.
As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance Studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Every town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the students are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is Nikki Graziola, a surfer's daughter who is there on scholarship. To the shock of everyone in the audience, Nikki veers off script...
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