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David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love–until one fateful night when David woke suddenly to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall. Half a decade later, David’s been wrongly accused and convicted of the murder, left to serve out his time in a maximum-security...
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Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark. "Come home." Vera's mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories - she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there,...
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House of Wolves volume 1
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The Wolfs, the most powerful family in California, have a new head--thirty-six-year-old former high school teacher Jenny Wolf. That means Jenny now runs the prestigious San Francisco Tribune. She also controls the legendary pro football team, the Wolves. And she has a murdered father to avenge—if she can survive the killers all around her.
5) Two by two
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Raleigh. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when he finds every aspect of the life he took for granted...
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Everyman's library volume 148
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This is the story of a common field laborer, Michael Henshard, who becomes a leader in a small market town and then through his own failure sinks back miserably to his humble beginnings.
7) Calico Joe
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In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.
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Paramount
Pub. Date
2018
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Dusty and Brad have joined forces to provide their kids the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's ultra-affectionate and emotional dad arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos.
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Orlando’s older brother, Oliver, treats him badly and refuses him his small inheritance from their father’s estate. Meanwhile, Duke Frederick has forced his older brother into exile in the Forest of Arden. Orlando and Rosalind fall in love. Banished by her uncle, Rosalind assumes a male identity and leaves with Celia and their fool, Touchstone. Orlando flees Oliver’s murderous plots. In the Forest of Arden, Rosalind, in her male disguise, forms...
11) Death by water
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Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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424 pages ; 24 cm
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"[Kogito Choko] returns to his hometown village in search of a red suitcase rumored to hold documents revealing the details of his father's death during World War II, details that will serve as the foundation for his new, and final, novel. Since his youth, renowned novelist Kogito Choko planned to fictionalize his father's fatal drowning in order to fully process the loss. Stricken with guilt and regret over his failure to rescue his father, Choko...
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Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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On their trip to the zoo, a young son tries to reign in his rambunctious father who manages to lose his hat, spill his ice cream, and spend too much time in the souvenir shop.
14) Aurora borealis
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Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007, c2004
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1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Duncan's new job and romance change him profoundly.
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Walker Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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"For Mimi, the best day of the week is always Saturday, the day she gets to spend with just her Dad. But when Dad's work takes him away from Mimi one Saturday, 'Dadurday' is ruined. Can Mimi find a way to save 'Dadurday' and still make it special for herand her Dad?"--
16) The Daddy Book
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Represents a variety of fathers, with lots of hair and little hair, making cookies and buying doughnuts, camping out and taking naps, and hugging and kissing their children.
17) The tree
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Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2011
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Following the death of her husband in a car crash, a grieving widow in the Australian countryside struggles to help her children deal with their loss.
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Warner Home Video
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Fortysomething Cal Weaver is living the dream: good job, nice house, great kids, and marriage to his high school sweetheart. So when Cal learns that she has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his 'perfect' life quickly unravels. Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth, so handsome player Jacob Palmer takes him on as wingman and protege.
19) Pure colour
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
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In the first draft of the world, a woman named Mira leaves home to study. There, she meets Annie, whose tremendous power opens Mira?s chest like a portal?to what, she doesn?t know. When Mira is older, her beloved father dies, and she enters the strange and dizzying dimention that true loss opens up.
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Guardians of justice volume 3
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When Kelly Warren claims her father's suicide was really murder, Detective Cole Taylor becomes embroiled in an investigation that reveals a startling secret.
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