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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?".
Author
Publisher
Bookouture
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Mothers talk about impossible choices. But, as I look at my daughter in a hospital bed, her red hair fanning out around her, my heart feels literally torn in two. Should I risk my son's life to save my daughter, or keep my little boy safe and watch my precious girl slip away? My darling daughter Tara has a rare form of cancer and there's nothing I can do. At eleven years old, she's already been so brave, but my sweet girl is hanging on by her fingernails....
3) You
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future.
4) The Ivies
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The Ivies, five prep school elites who would kill to get into the colleges of their dreams, has a showdown after Liv gets into Harvard and queen bee Avery does not.
5) The Others
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As soon as Sheila hears the news, she knows the police will be calling. Dina Kaminer--one of Israel's preeminent feminist scholars and Sheila's oldest friend--has been found murdered, the word 'mother' carved into her forehead and a baby doll fixed to her hands. For Sheila, that word is a warning. Two decades before, she and Dina had joined a group of women who swore they would never have children. Instead, they would follow the example of the Others,...
6) My ex-life
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In McCauley's entertaining audiobook...[Narrator George Newbern's] tone is skillfully timed for subtle humor and thoughtful wisdom. He hits just the right notes as multiple characters face major decisions in their lives." — AudioFile Magazine
From Stephen McCauley comes a long-anticipated audiobook about love, life, and friendship.
David Hedges's life is coming apart at the seams. His job helping San Francisco rich kids
Author
Series
Found things volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Paula Brackston's City of Time and Magic is the next installment in the time-traveling Found Things Series. City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet. She must choose from three treasures that sing to her; a beautiful writing slope, a mourning brooch of heartbreaking detail, and a gorgeous gem-set hat pin. All call her, but the wrong one could take her on a mission other than that which she must address first, and the stakes...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
On the verge for leaving for college, Jack wants to track down his estranged brother, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father's death. Hallie has just found out some upsetting news about a friend in Oregon, and she has a small window to go see him before it is too late. Jack and Hallie shared a class together years ago and haven't seen each other since. When fate puts them in the same rideshare to the bus terminal, they discover they...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this #funny, #wise, #emotionally compelling look at modern love and finding your true path, a proudly kid-free influencer meets the ultimate #dealbreaker . . . It's the influencer's golden rule: know your niche. Kit Kidding has found hers on Instagram, where she gets paid to promote brands and share expertly curated posts about her fun, fabulous, child-free life. Kit likes kids just fine, but she passionately believes that women who choose not...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A collection of Rosamunde Pilcher's most enduring short stories, never before published in book form. The collection contains fifteen stories, which range from The Holiday, in which a wife surprises her husband of twenty-five years with a holiday full of Mediterranean sunshine, red rocks and blue seas in an effort to rekindle the romance they had before children; The Eye of Love which takes the reader to a village by the sea where old flames meet...
15) The helper
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
From award-winning Hollywood writer and director M. M. Dewil, The Helper is a bare and addictive psychological thriller perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Push. Mary Williams -- faced with unexpectedly losing her job and the possibility of losing custody of her daughter as well -- answers an unusual help wanted ad. When an ailing man offers her an outrageous proposal that could solve all her problems, Mary takes fate into her own hands and accepts,...
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