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Boy series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Silver Springs (Brenda Novak) volume 9
Language
English
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When a near-fatal accident leaves her with a debilitating facial scar, a once-promising Hollywood starlet retreats to her producer's Silver Springs estate to house sit where she discovers she has a handsome new roommate.
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Language
English
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"The next heart-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager follows a young woman whose new job apartment sitting in one of New York's oldest and most glamorous buildings may cost more than it pays. No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen's new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one...
6) Sleepwalker
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Trying to deny their mutual attraction, a policewoman and a thief find themselves on the run from killers who want them both dead.
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Series
From Notting Hill volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Movie fanatic Scarlett O'Brien dreams of a life as glamorous and romantic as all the big screen flicks she worships. When a chance house-sitting job in iconic Notting Hill comes along, she knows living in one of her favorite movie settings is an opportunity too good to pass up. Leaving behind her skeptical friends, family, and fiance, Scarlett heads to London and finds herself thrust into the lead role of her very own romantic comedy. But can real...
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English
Description
After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy -- or very, very dangerous -- in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge. Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her...
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Daffodil Franklin has plans for a quiet summer before her freshman year at college, and luckily, she's found the job that can give her just that: housesitting a mansion for a wealthy couple. But as the summer progresses and shadows lengthen, Daffodil comes to realize the house is more than it appears. The spacious home seems to close in on her, and as she takes the long road into town, she feels eyes on her the entire way, and something tugging her...
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Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew -- to achieve her destiny. There, she finds herself lured by the promise of friendship, love, starry skies, and wild parties. But Maureen's new life just might be too good to be true, and before the summer is up, she vanishes. Decades later, when Allison Simpson is offered the opportunity to house-sit in Opal Beach during the off-season, it seems...
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English
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"High school art teacher Nicole Anderson is looking forward to a relaxing summer in Savannah, house-sitting and managing an art gallery for a family friend. The house is luxurious in a way that only old money could make it, and the gallery promises interesting days in a gorgeous setting. Yet it isn't long before her ideal summer turns into more than she bargained for: a snooty gallery employee who's determined to force her out, a displaced adolescent...
12) The giving heart
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Series
Summer Island (Toni Blake) volume 2
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Lila Sloan wonders why she ever thought house-sitting for her sister Meg on the remote Summer Island was a good idea. And to make matters worse, local real estate developer Beck Grainger is trying to cut down the beautiful trees that line the property. Lila can't let this happen; Meg will never forgive her. Beck can understand Lila's anger--sort of. The trees are actually on the neighboring property, and the land was zoned for development months...
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Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After Jake quits the drug business, his realtor/ex-wife, Nina, gets him a job as a housesitter for her wealthy clients. Jake celebrates by throwing a party in the mansion he was hired to look after. Unfortunately, the guest list gets out of hand, leaving Jake to contend with a hallucinogenic-vitamin-dispensing yogi, a dead guy in the bathroom, and The Norwegian - a criminal force of nature with a grudge against Jake. When the owner of the multimillion...
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"She can run... Libby Hall needs to hide, to escape from a personal and public tragedy. Which is why the house swap with the Heywoods is a godsend. Libby can't believe her and her husband, Jamie's, good fortune in exchanging their tiny city flat for a beautiful haven on the English coast. But she can't hide... But before they can begin to relax and work to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about the house. The peace...
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Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Están prohibidas las visitas. No se puede pasar una noche fuera del departamento. Y por ningún motivo se debe molestar a los inquilinos, en su mayoría gente rica o famosa, o ambas... Esas son las únicas reglas que Jules Larsen debe seguir en su nuevo trabajo como cuidadora de departamento en el Bartholomew, uno de los edificios más lujosos y misteriosos de todo Manhattan. El glamur del vecindario y la portentosa vista de Central Park cautivan...
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