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Author
Series
Anna K volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Anna K has the perfect (if boring) boyfriend, Alexander W.; and she has always made her Korean-American father proud (even if he can be controlling). Anna's brother, Steven, and his girlfriend, Lolly, are trying to weather an sexting scandal; Lolly's little sister, Kimmie, is struggling to recalibrate to normal life after an injury derails her ice dancing career; and Steven's best friend, Dustin, is one-sidedly in love with Kimmie. Alexia 'Count'...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The political philosopher shares a revisionist view of the roles of markets and money in a democratic society, assessing the moral limits of markets in private life and how the market economy has encroached on private and societal values.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
This six-week personal finance program by dynamic innovator Ramit Sethi helps 20- to 35-year-olds get a grip on their financial future. Sethi's nonjudgmental approach encourages listeners to follow practical guidelines that start with the four pillars of personal finance and lead to wealth-building entrepreneurship.
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Obelisco
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"En este libro encontrara los principios fundamentales que necesita para triunfar en el terreno financiero y que le permitiran engrosar su bolsillo, aumentar su cuenta bancaria y asegurarse el exito economico que todos anhelamos, aprendiendo a conservarlo y a hacerlo fructificar. Se trata de la guia perfecta tanto para graduados y especialistas como para profanos en el tema. Aprovechando las reglas basicas de la economia surgidas en la antigua Babilonia,...
87) Holding the line
Author
Series
Love along the wires volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When widow Rose Finlay notices a young woman about to be led astray by a roguish aristocrat who could ruin both her and her family's reputation, bitter memories arise and she feels compelled to intervene. Rose and the young woman's uncle, John Milburn, join forces, putting everything they hold dear-including their growing attraction-in jeopardy"--
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Lexi, Callie, and Hanna Breaux grew up in small-town Louisiana, and have always struggled to make ends meet. For years, they've been playing the lottery, fantasizing about how much better life would be if they had the money. For Lexi, it means the perfect wedding; for Callie, it means having the courage to go after her career dreams; and for Hanna, it means buying a house that isn't falling apart and sending her bullied son to private school. When...
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kristy's mom got remarried and their family moved to the ritzy neighborhood across town. The other members of The Baby-sitters Club think it's a good opportunity to get some new business, but the kids who live nearby aren't very friendly. They criticize Kristy's clothes and make fun of the BSC. And, worst of all, they laugh at Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's getting old and not feeling well. These kids are total snobs! But if anyone can put them...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Sisters Cheta and Zam's paths to break free of their oppressive home diverge wildly--one moves into an aunt's luxurious home and the other struggles to survive on her wits alone--and when they finally reunite, Zam realizes how far Cheta has fallen, leaving Cheta's fate in Zam's hands."--
Author
Language
English
Description
“Spectacular. . . . Ten shades blacker and several corpses grimmer than the novels of John Grisham. . . . Do yourself a favor. Read this book.” —Entertainment Weekly
Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his duffle bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these ordinary men all agree to a simple plan.
Author
Series
The beast and the Bethany volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Handsome Ebenezer Tweezer has lived comfortably for nearly 512 years by feeding the magical beast in his mansion's attic whatever it wants, but when the beast demands a child, they are not prepared for Bethany.--
Author
Publisher
Legacy Lit, an imprint of Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's no secret that our country has a serious problem when it comes to wealth inequality - and systemic racism and patriarchy have only exacerbated the advantages of wealthy white men. Over the past three decades, America's richest white men have only become richer, while those suffering in poverty have only gotten poorer. The divide may seem too great to bridge, but Rich White Men exposes the hidden and insidious ways that white male elites inherit,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Permuted Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Hey kid, do you wanna get rich? I'm talking real rich, real quick. It's easy, and to do it, all the info you need is contained within this book. Keep reading. Listen, my name is Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills. I'm the author of this book as well as many other better books that you may not have heard of. But this one is fine, I suppose--especially if you want to one day own a yacht. This is a story about three idiot wannabe detectives: J.J. and Valentine Watts...
Author
Series
Inheritance games volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Rumors spread that Tobias Hawthorne's lost son may still be alive, casting doubt on seventeen-year-old Avery's inheritance and changing the rules of the game.
99) Tell me my name
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Fern's life spirals out of control after troubled former child star Ivy Avila arrives on Commodore Island, ultimately forcing Fern to take agency over her own existence.
100) Red River deep
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Six years ago, one fight ended it all... And now Tracey Walker has bittersweet memories and a secret that she keeps close to her heart. A fresh start in a new town is just what she and her five-year-old son need to move on from the past. But when she discovers her old flame lives a few doors down from her, she's confronted with the urge to tell him everything." -- Amazon.
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