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English
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London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen...
Author
Series
Regan Reilly mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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English
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From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s - history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...
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Series
Duck and Goose (Picture books) volume 4
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Duck and Goose, dressed for Halloween as a ghost and a superhero, respectively, go trick-or-treating in the forest, but they are careful to follow Thistle's warning to look out for a scary swamp monster.
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English
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"Francesca Delaney's wedding gown shop has two necessary rules to guarantee success: 1. Never covet a dress 2. Never sell a dress that led to a doomed marriage. These two rules have helped Francesca build her reputation as a woman with a knack for matching a bride-to-be with the perfect gown. At Fran's shop every gown has its history, and the dresses seem to whisper their secrets to Fran, telling her the perfect match. But Francesca breaks both these...
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Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sylvia Jean disguises herself in order to assist a neighbor who does not want her enthusiastic help, but she still might be the only one in her Pig Scout Troop who will not earn a Good Deed Badge.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Halloween, Oliver the ghost has a lot of work to do before the trick-or-treaters come knocking at his door--and before the spookiest guests arrive at his costume party.
10) Turkey trouble
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Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Turkey nervously makes a series of costumes, disguising himself as other farm animals in hopes that he can avoid being served as Thanksgiving dinner.
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Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Witch Heidi is angry when mean Melanie Maplethorpe dresses as a witch for Halloween, but when she decides to retaliate, she almost loses all her friends.
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English
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One dress. Three generations of women. A lifetime of love. In Paris, 1958, Grace Kelly's royal wedding dress is still all the rage in fashion circles. Rose, a seamstress at a famous atelier, has just been entrusted with sewing another gown in its image. An orphan, she needs her job to survive. But when Rose finds herself in love with the bride's handsome brother, she must decide what matters most: love or security. Sixty years later, Rocky is thrilled...
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Series
Ladybug Girl volume 7
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It is Halloween and Lulu doesn't know if she should dress as Ladybug Girl or find a different costume for the special day"--
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