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1281) A map to the sun
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Ren almost forgot there was a time she didnt know Luna. Even though theyve only been friends since the beginning of summer, theyve been inseparable. But the most important friendship in Rens life is cut short when Luna suddenly moves back to Oahu and stops answering Rens messages. Years go by. And then Luna returns to LA, acting like nothing happened. Shes ready to step back into their friendship, but Ren isnt. Ren would rather pretend Luna never...
1282) A bride's story: 7
Author
Series
Bride's story volume 7
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori's tale of life on the nineteenth-century Silk Road continues as Mr. Smith extends his journey. This time, he is welcomed into the home of a wealthy tradesman and his wife, Anis. Custom dictates that, as a woman, Anis is not permitted to meet their visitor face-to-face, but even so, she counts herself blessed to live in such a beautiful estate and be married to a man who devotes himself solely to her. Still, one cannot...
1284) One by one
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven. Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel....
1285) A single thread
Author
Language
English
Description
1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to...
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dinos, danger & dimension-hopping! Mal wants to learn to be braver, but when she recruits Ripley to help her face her fears, she ends up somewhere she really should be afraid of The Land of Lost Things, a pocket universe where dinosaurs still roam the earth, and time doesnt work the way it should. Stranded on her own in an alternate dimension, will Mal be able to find her way back home to camp? And back on the other side of the portal, will Molly,...
1287) Ocean's 8
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Debbie Ocean, the estranged sister of infamous criminal mastermind Danny Ocean, seeks to carry on the family business by plotting an enormous heist on New York's annual Met Gala. After being released from prison, Debbie recruits her best friend Lou to set out and assemble a team of larcenists. This hodgepodge, seven-member team includes everyone from a street pick-pocket, a computer hacker, and a jewelry expert. The women band together to infiltrate...
Publisher
Archie Comics Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR VOL. 3 is the third in a chronological collection featuring the magazine-format series spotlighting Riverdale's iconic duo. Betty & Veronica take on the world in this series of once-quarterly stories! See how B&V tackle the world of fashion, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood and still have time to finish their homework!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Every morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Anís Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students--until Rocky welcomes her into this new life. White, rebellious, and ignored by her wealthy parents, Rocky uses her money toward one goal: to get away with anything. To Maria, it's a dazzling privilege....
1290) The Red Cross orphans
Author
Series
Red Cross orphans volume 1
Publisher
One More Chapter
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Orphan Kitty Pattison is young and naïve when she volunteers with the Red Cross. She meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers and caring for orphans just like herself. Nights are spent anticipating bombs falling from the sky and then trawling through the wreckage to save who she can, but the light and laughter she finds with Jo and Trix see...
1291) Skip beat!: 4
Author
Series
Skip beat! volume 4
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Kyoko Mogami helps the LME president's granddaughter heal from a childhood tragedy, and in return she should have earned a free ride through the LME training school. But other students throw a fit, and now she still has to pay.
1292) Skip beat!: 2
Author
Series
Skip beat! volume 2
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Kyoko had almost given up on her plan for revenge, but then Sho showed up at her workplace and didn't even recognize her. Her desire for vengeance refueled, she returns to the talent agency and gets assigned to a section where she can earn points for doing anything they tell her to do. With enough points, they'll back her debut, but what will they ask her to do?
1293) Skip beat!: 3
Author
Series
Skip beat! volume 3
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Kyoko's first big assignment turns out to be more difficult than expected when she finds herself in front of the camera with an injured leg. Will she overcome the pain or will she fail her first attempt at acting?
1294) Call your daughter home
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"It's 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Coles, influential plantation proprietors who once owned her family....
1295) Cantoras: una novela
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"En el Uruguay de 1977, el gobierno militar oprime a los disidentes con una fuerza brutal. En este ambiente opresivo donde los derechos personales están suspendidos, la homosexualidad es una transgresión peligrosa que debe ser castigada. Aun así, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus", Paz, y Malena--cinco cantoras--se encuentran milagrosamente en Cabo Polonio, un lugar aislado que reclaman como su santuario secreto. Y este despertar se contrapone al...
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"CRYPTIDS, AND KITTENS, AND COSTUMES, OH, MY! The Lumberjanes are throwing a huge, mid-summer costume bash, but the supplies keep going missing, thanks to some pesky faeries! Then, its the biggest rainstorm of the summer, but when a litter of spiky green kittens wash up on Roanokes doorstep, its up to Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley to get them back home again!
1297) Best friends
Author
Series
Friends (Hale) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Follow your heart. Find your people. Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon s got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she s allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?"--...
1298) Sex and the city 2
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Two years later, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha face challenges of married life and travel together to Abu Dhabi.
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
My word, this is so exciting! The woods surrounding Miss Qiunzella Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types are home to impossible magic, innumerable critters, and monsters beyond imagination. Unfortunately, today it's pouring rain, and the Janes have just one job: stay inside, stay dry, and don't get into trouble. Confined to the mess hall, Jo and Molly give tabletop games a try, while Ripley, April, and Mal venture a little further...
1300) Giant days: Volume nine
Series
Giant days volume 9
Publisher
Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It s the end of second year, and everything is happening so fast! Moving out, breaking up, breaking hearts, breaking&bones? Best-Mates-for-Life Esther, Daisy, and Susan had better hold on tight if they want to make it to their third year, never mind in one piece! "-- cover page 4.
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