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11461) All the lonely people
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship, and fulfilment. But he's lying. The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul. Until he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that...
11462) The poet's house
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A contemporary story about the insular world of writers, centering on a notable female poet and the young woman to whom she reveals her long-guarded secret about a famous manuscript"--
11463) The perfect child
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that's missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own. But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher,...
11464) Dachshund through the snow
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea strikes a chord. Danny asked Santa for a coat for his...
11465) The Blackout Book Club
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1942, an impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more different -- a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an...
11467) Finding Alice
Author
Series
Nightmare Brigade volume 3
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Professor Angus and his three 14 year old kids, Tristan, Esteban and Sarah make up the Nightmare Brigade - saving people from the terrors of the night one nightmare at a time. In this volume, the gang faces their biggest challenge yet - the mad mind of Leonard - to save Tristan's beloved mother, Alice. She ventured into Leonard's dreams ten years ago, but got trapped when the dream turned tragic. Tristan and Angus have gotten more experienced and...
11468) Snowboard champ
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.
11469) Lost in time
Author
Series
Blue Bloods novel volume 6
Publisher
Hyperion
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The stakes have never been higher for the young Blue Bloods of Manhattan. After their brief yet beautiful bonding ceremony in Italy, Schuyler Van Alen and Jack Force depart for Egypt, desperate to find the elusive Gate of Promise before Jack must face his twin, Mimi, for a blood trial--a blood trial that only one of them can survive. But everything Schuyler thought she knew about the gate turns out to be a lie, and they soon find themselves ensnared...
11471) Playing for keeps
Author
Language
English
Description
"When it comes to the confident, charismatic Caleb Parker, Sadie Lane feels the spark--the kind that comes from rubbing each other the wrong way. She's a tattoo artist, he's a straight-laced mogul. But after they accidentally co-rescue an abandoned dog from a storm, Sadie sees a vulnerable side to the seemingly invincible hottie. Caleb doesn't do emotions. Growing up the underdog, he's learned the hard way to build up an impenetrable wall. Perfect...
11472) The time in between
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"The Time In Between follows the story of a seamstress who becomes the most sought-after couturiere during the Spanish Civil War and World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Lucas/DelRey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
As civil war spreads throughout the galaxy, the Solo/Skywalker clan confronts its own challenges, as Jacen Solo, now a full Sith Lord, seizes control of the Galactic Alliance and Luke Skywalker must decide whether or not to support Jacen or to join the rebels.
11474) Yerba Buena
Author
Language
English
Description
"The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two women on a star-crossed journey toward each other When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen, she leaves behind not only the losses that have shattered her world but the girl she once was, capable of trust and intimacy. Years later, in Los Angeles, she is a sought-after bartender, renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that...
11475) These are the X-Men
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this book, you will meet the X-Men."--Back cover.
11476) Forever and a duke
Author
Series
Rogues to riches novel volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Wrexham, Duke of Elsmore, is overrun by family obligations. With three sisters to escort about Town, a legion of cousins to look after, and aunties who insist he dance with every eligible young woman, he barely has time to manage his dukedom. When he finally carves out a moment to evaluate his family's finances, he learns that he and his sisters are on the verge of social catastrophe. Eleanora Hatfield has an uncanny knack for numbers, but she knows...
11477) All the lost places
Author
Language
English
Description
"When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the canals of 1807 Venice, a guild of artisans takes him in and raises him as a son, skilled in each of their trades. Although the boy, Sebastien Trovato, has wrestled with questions of his origins, it isn't until a woman washes ashore his lagoon island that answers begin to emerge. In hunting down his story, Sebastien must make choices that could alter not just his own future, but that of the...
11478) The lovers
Author
Language
English
Description
On Bryan Cavanagh's birthday, a sealed letter from Rome arrives, bearing the arms of the ancient house of the Farnese di Mongrifone. Affectionate, even imperious, it is a summons from the woman he loved--and lost--in the turbulent, opportunistic world of postwar Europe. Beset by his memories of an extraordinary voyage on a private yacht on the Mediterranean 40 years earlier, Bryan returns to Rome, where he discovers a closely guarded secret.
11480) Good night, Mr. Wodehouse
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Nell Stillman's road is not easy. When her boorish husband dies soon after they move to the small town of Harvester, Minnesota, Nell is alone, penniless yet responsible for her beloved baby boy Hillyard. Not an easy fate in small-town America at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the face of nearly insurmountable odds, Nell finds strength in lasting friendships and in the rich inner life awakened by the novels she loves"--Dust jacket flap....
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