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"Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
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Hollis Shaw's life seems picture-perfect. She's the star of the popular food blog, Hungry with Hollis, and is married to Matthew, a dreamy heart surgeon. But after she and Matthew get into a heated argument one snowy morning, Matthew leaves for the airport and is killed in a car accident. The cracks in Hollis's perfect life-her strained marriage and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Caroline-grow deeper. When Hollis hears about something...
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Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
334 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Arriving in the lakeside town of Good Hart, Michigan, Becky Thatcher--just turned forty years old with little to show for it--encounters eighty-year-old Mary Jackson, who has almost given up hope that someone will come along to carry on her legacy as the owner of The Very Cherry General Store.
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Nearly thirty years ago, in the wake of a personal tragedy, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life.
June’s niece, Daphne, met her two best friends, Lanier and Mary Stuart, during a fateful summer at camp. They’ve all helped...
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The friendship letters volume 2
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fianc�e's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to...
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English
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"After a series of terrible dates, Marni McGuire, the host of a popular TV cooking show, forms an unbreakable bond with her best friend Ellen as well as a young intern on the show and her pregnant daughter Bella as they navigate the challenges and celebrate the joys of life"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong. But Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a friend he can play with.
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"When she is forced to leave her beloved Prince Edward Island to attend Lakeside Ladies Academy after the death of her parents, the last thing Adelaide Rose MacNeill expects to find is three kindred spirits. The "Ladies of the Lake," as the four girls call themselves, quickly bond like sisters, vowing that wherever life takes them, they will always be there for each other. But that is before: Before love and jealousy come between Adelaide and Dorothy,...
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English
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"It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. Though not for a lack of trying. Over the years they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old...
11) Doggo and Pupper
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Doggo, an older dog, learns how to welcome and accept a young puppy into the household.
12) Marshmallow
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Edition
Rev. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cat who is used to living alone befriends a little bunny that at first he found to be strange, but now treats like his own kitten.
13) Winter Turning
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny!
Daring mission... or deadly mistake?Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make...
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Series
Farah Rocks volume 2
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
133 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Farah Hajjar is just starting sixth grade at the Magnet Academy when something terrible happens--her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be Farah's fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily Farah finds comfort in writing, and she channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at her new school. But can Farah convince her new science-focused school to support it?
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Determined to finish her final book and reverse her fortunes before her mind goes, Dora Frenhofer uses fascinating real characters from her own life, including her missing brother, her estranged daughter, her erstwhile lover, and her last remaining friend, that results in an unforeseen twist.
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Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
407 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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English
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Abandoning her abusive fianc�e in New York in 1943 to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe, Irene Woodward befriends Dorothy Dunford as they join the Allied soldiers streaming into France after D-Day where they are embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald, and where Irene learns to trust again through their friendship.
17) Santa & Company
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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When longtime friends Amy, Frankie, Rachael and Nina reunited for a holiday singles cruise, it not only deepened their bond, it changed their lives. Now they're getting together for another adventure, and what better winter setting than a fabulous ski lodge? Crisp snow and fresh air by day, cozy fires and delicious food by night, capped off by meeting up with their significant others for a New Year's Eve celebration it's perfect. At least, it's perfect...
18) Who to believe
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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"When popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home, and her husband is the prime suspect, six friends gather together, sharing theories about Laurel's death, soon realizing they each have something to hide as jealousy, revenge, adultery and greed converge"--
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Publisher
Harpervia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Harpervia edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When their best friend Avishay, who is dead, is up for the Nobel Prize for Economics, his four closest friends conspire to conceal Avishay's corpse until the committee's announcement and must decide how far they'll go to help their friend die a winner.
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Series
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When Harper Shaw's life falls apart, she knows it's time for a change. She removes everything that doesn't spark joy--from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists--and sets off for the last place she was happy, Lake Tahoe (who wouldn't feel good there, right?) to fulfill her dream of opening her own bakery. With her Sugar Pine Bakery in between a tavern, owned by sexy, grumpy Bodie Campbell, and a bookstore, run by her new BFF, she feels...