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From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for readers of Kristy Harvey Woodson, Donna Everhart, Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, and Rita Mae Brown.
"A vivid blend of sensorial writing, historical detail, and memorable characters await in this compelling, surprising, insightful story of the weight of long-held secrets and the resulting hunger for truth." -Susan Meissner, USA Today bestselling...
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First published in 1928, now public domain in the US. When Martha accepts a place at university, her decision is met with a mixture of hostility and pride by her uncomprehending family. This is the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, struggling to cope with the intellectual and emotional challenges that surround her, at a time when such space was rarely given freely to women. In The Quarry Wood,Nan Shepherd's subtle prose...
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In a world where success is defined by grades and failure is villainized, a twelve-year-old boy is struggling to find his place. He dreams of playing professional soccer, but his teachers and even some of his friends discourage him, telling him it's just a dream and that he needs a backup plan. Despite this, he remains determined to pursue his passion. As a struggling student, he finds solace on the soccer field, where he becomes the hero, the villain,...
4) Ghost Years
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An American master of the unsettling side of the American male psyche, Barry Gifford is also noted for the depth of feeling of his female characters-from Lula in Wild at Heart (immortalized in the Lynch movie by Laura Dern), to Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early in Night People, to Mom in Wyoming (a Los Angeles Times Novel of the Year), to Ava Varazo in The Sinaloa Story. Fellow novelist Jim Harrison once described Gifford as "a stylist in the...
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Step into the magical world of the Althuria Chronicles...DAGGERS AND DESTINYA strange stone. A pursuit for power. A new beginning.An orphan with no job, no home, and no last name, sixteen-year-old Mala scrapes along day by day with her younger brother, Baz, in their small village.But when she discovers a mysterious stone, her whole world comes crashing down.Suddenly, she faces massive adversity, a quest for bloody revenge, and a power so great she...
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Kia Carson, a Los Angeles district attorney with beauty, brains, taste, and style, is about to turn thirty-five. There's just one problem with her picture-perfect life -- she's not got one eligible man in sight. Well, thank God she has her career . . . at least until she gets suspended from her job. To regain her sense of purpose, she plans a restorative girl's night out -- all the way to Europe.
In this fresh and funny Los Angeles Times bestseller,...
7) Cusp
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Diego Zulla is all grown up. Or mostly. On the verge of adulthood, with the choices that come along with it staring him right in the face, Diego has a decision to make. Risk everything to chase a dream all the way across the country or take the safer route that everyone else would choose for him. He thinks he knows what he wants.But does he really? Life always has a lesson to teach. When balancing on the cusp of something great … jump. Headfirst.And...
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Though James finds it a challenge being the oldest boy in a large extended family, he longs for something more exciting. Then, he and his cousins Isaiah and Kevin venture down the valley behind their grandmother's backyard fence, and embark on a stomach-turning voyage to times long ago and far away. Though they hope to keep their magical visits a secret from their older sisters, they discover that sometimes help is welcome. Join the three boys, their...
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Seventeen-year-old Nessa Clarkson is full of questions and confusion. How does she fit into the new household Dad is forging with his partner, Cindy, and Cindy's son? What will being a lesbian mean in practice? And why is their neighbour so reluctant to talk about her past?Moira Cavendish had been famous for a while, in the 1980s. Then she fled the bright lights of London, leaving only a mystery behind her.Moira and Nessa shouldn't have anything in...
10) Forever in Love
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City love trilogy volume 3
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From bestselling author Susane Colasanti comes the bittersweet ending to the City Love trilogy, featuring three girls sharing an apartment in New York City the summer before college begins. Forever in Love captures the essence of summer love, self-discovery, and sisterhood, a perfect fit for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Jennifer E. Smith.
Sadie is trying to find the strength to confront a past family trauma and forgive the boy who broke her...
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Une île en Méditerranée, trait d'union entre terre et ciel, lieu de l'exil et de tous les possibles. Certains natifs de génération en génération, perpétuent les traditions, les autres choisissent la liberté. Parallèlement, une autre île lointaine, parmi des milliers en jeux de miroirs éclatés, révèle la fragilité de l'existence. Vanina quelques décennies plus tt décidera de fuir l'héritage mortifère, tandis que Kimiko aujourd'hui...
12) Shattered
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He's trouble. She's falling apart.LIZZYI should have known he was trouble when I watched him drive his motorbike onto campus, leaving a trail of people whispering as he made his way into the Art Building.Word around here is, he doesn't date. So why do his eyes keep following me? Why does he want to talk to me?Rumor has it, Hunter's good at two things: making art, and getting into fights. I love art, but I can't stand violence. I've been on the receiving...
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Meet Tilda Wright…
Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl who was scared of everything, whose family pushed her away, who hit rock bottom. Now she runs her life – as she does her successful business – with the utmost organization. As long as she keeps everyone at arm's length, she will be fine. She will be safe.
But then a chance encounter with a man who's fallen on hard times changes everything....
14) Bone Deep
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First, Alex has a Secret. Then, Alex has another secret. Before he can find a way to unravel either of them, the secrets seem to multiply until he's drowning in an entire ocean of lies and halfway to a Hell of his own design. His friends are gone. His only companion is Death. His soul mate wants nothing to do with him, and those are the high points of Alex's newly finite existence. You might think you have nothing to lose when you're nothing but bones,...
15) Shared Magic
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Lyra spent her life in pain and fear, but now, she has escaped. When trouble followed her, she found herself in the arms of an unexpected ally. Alexandria is being pulled between continuing the search for Lyra and preventing the Depraved King from starting a war. Now their fates will align to bring them together with their new friends, and they will all have to decide to no longer allow their fears to hold them back, while they fight to protect the...
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Oscar, après un affrontement avec la bande de Virgile, se retrouve grièvement blessé et abandonné sur les pentes du Semnoz, non loin de la Basilique de la Visitation à Annecy. Cette confrontation laisse en lui des séquelles tant physiques que psychologiques, le plongeant dans une lutte intérieure contre ses propres démons, ses incertitudes et ses peurs. Malgré ces épreuves, sa passion pour la montagne et l'escalade devient un refuge, lui...
17) Nager loin
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Louis, un vieil infirme dont le hobby est la préhistoire, se débat dans une société qui n'est pas faite pour lui. Son prochain objectif : nager le plus loin possible. Son père lui a laissé un cahier quand il était enfant avec un certain nombre de recommandations pour se réconcilier avec son corps. À l'occasion d'un voyage dans les Antilles, Louis et son épouse Madeleine retrouvent leur fille qu'ils n'ont pas vue depuis une dizaine d'années....
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 118
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Kristy's newest sitting job is challenging. Ten-year-old Erin was recently blinded in an accident and is not ready to rely on people. At the same time, Kristy's family is training a puppy to be a guide dog.
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A touching debut novel chronicling the life a young Palestinian American woman between two cultures as she comes of age and as she settles into marriage.
Isra Shadi, a twenty-one-year-old woman of mixed Palestinian and White descent, lives in California with her paternal amu (uncle), amtu (aunt), and cousins after the death of her mother and abandonment by her father at a young age. Ever the outcast in her amu and amtu's household, Isra is encouraged...
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Set sail for the idyllic island of Jersey in this gorgeous new romance, perfect for fans of Rachael Lucas and Phillipa Ashley...
When Lettie's parents call her and her brother back to Hollyhock Farm on the island of Jersey, the last thing they expect to be told is that their childhood home is up for sale.
Back on the island, with its rolling hills and golden sands, Lettie immediately remembers what it feels like to breathe in the fresh air in the...
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