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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A charming debut about a family of four artistic sisters on the outskirts of Gilded Age New York high society and centered on the oldest--an aspiring writer caught between the boy next door and a mysterious novelist who inducts her into Manhattan's most elite artistic salon which has a seedy underbelly and secrets to hide"--
Author
Series
Data Set volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dr. Bunsen is just trying to help. Really, he is. This time, when Dr. Bunsen overhears the kids complaining about all their chores, he lends an extra hand by creating clones out of Gabe, Laura, and Cesar! But when the clones start acting out and Bunsen s solution goes haywire, can the kids undouble the DATA Set trouble?
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it, teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted professor husband, her spirited fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, her adorable infant son. And, of course, the steadfast and supportive Charlotte. But Amy's sweet, uncomplicated life begins to unravel when...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the first of a delectable new Southern-set baking cozy series, a pastry chef must craft the perfect cake for an old friend’s wedding while sifting through the suspects in a murder
Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and JoAnna Carl, Cake and Punishment—with authentic Southern recipes!—will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Bucolic Rumford, Kentucky has glowing fields of bluegrass, a fine selection of bourbons,...
Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and JoAnna Carl, Cake and Punishment—with authentic Southern recipes!—will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Bucolic Rumford, Kentucky has glowing fields of bluegrass, a fine selection of bourbons,...
Author
Series
League of Literary Ladies volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Most folks aren't forced by court order to attend a library-book discussion group, but that's just what happens to B and B proprietor and ex-Manhattanite Bea Cartwright, hippy cat lover Chandra Morrisey, and winery owner Kate Wilder after a small-town magistrate has had enough of their squabbling. South Bass, an island on Lake Erie, is home to an idyllic summer resort, but these three ladies keep disturbing the peace. The initial book choice is Agatha...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she never expects to end up joining a running group with three women she's only just met. Totally blind-sided, all she can think about is how she doesn't want to tell her family or step back from work. Nor does she want to be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club. And yet it's running - hot, sweaty, lycra-clad running in the company of brilliant, funny women all going...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable--and unsettling--friendship, with blood-chilling twists, crackling wit, and a thrumming pulse in its veins--from the nationally bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and Survivor Song. What if the coolest girl you've ever met decided to be your friend? Art Barbara was so not cool. He was a seventeen-year-old high school loner in the late 1980s who listened to hair metal,...
28) The losers club
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
Author
Series
Critter club volume 16
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Taking a turn caring for the class pet hamster, Marion is devastated when the hamster goes missing and she receives an anonymous letter in her locker with clues leading to a mysterious scavenger hunt.
30) Trophy: a novel
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For Fans of Jo Nesbø, Stieg Larsson, and Henning Mankell, a Gripping Nordic Thriller That Was a Bestseller in Denmark. After the death of her industrialist father, Elizabeth Caspersen finds a compromising DVD in his safe: it seems to show two people being hunted to their death in a gruesome, well-organized manhunt. Michael Sander, a private investigator and security consultant, is hired to find out who the victims are and why Caspersen was involved....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart. To make matters worse, a new nemesis pays Elizabeth a visit, presenting her with a deadly mission: kill or be killed. While Elizabeth grapples with her conscience...
32) Members only
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"First the white members of Raj Bhatt's posh tennis club call him racist. Then his life falls apart. Along the way, he wonders: where does he, a brown man, belong in America? Raj Bhatt is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child, he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged, he lives mostly happily in California, with a job at a university. Still, his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times, especially...
Author
Language
English
Description
“A lively story as delectable as a five-pound box of chocolates . . . a thoroughly engaging chronicle of friendship and the substantive place it holds in women’s lives.”—Anne D. LeClaire, author of Leaving Eden
The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delicious desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the...
The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delicious desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the...
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding member of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever comes up--cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls--you can count on them to save the day. Baby-sitting isn't always easy, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Now an investigative reporter for the Daily Citizen in the Mississippi River port of Rosalie, Wendy Winchester still likes to unwind over a game of cards and has started her own group at the Rosalie Country Club. During the first meeting of the Country Club Bridge Players, the dummy has barely been laid down when player Carly Ogle's husband Brent gets in a scuffle at the bar across the room. Later the bartender finds the bullying Brent dead in the...
Author
Series
Best babysitters ever volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just when Malia, Dot, and Bree corner the Playa Del Mar babysitting market, their lives get even busier and Malia comes up with a plan to outsource their babysitting jobs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amelia Bedelia loves her school. Her whole class gets along--except when it rains. Then they split into two groups--the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers. Both clubs ask Amelia Bedelia to join, but she doesn't want to choose between her friends. Luckily, Amelia Bedelia finds a solution that makes a big splash with everyone"--
Author
Series
Chaos novels (Kristen Ashley) volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tabby Allen, daughter of the leader of Chaos Motorcycle Club, begins to have more than friendly feelings for Shy Cage, who has always been there for her for most of her life. First in a new series.
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