Anna Fields
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English
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In dire need of a job, Todd Fielding accepts the offer to work at The Brindle Times—even if she has to move to the lackluster town of Brindle. As she settles into her new home, Todd is fully prepared to adapt to the boredom of small-town life, but her preconceptions of Brindle are completely shattered when a local girl disappears. Even more shocking to Todd is the town's sheer indifference to the incident. No one—not even the police—appears...
22) Breathing room
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English
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Dr. Isabel Favor is at her lowest. Her fiance has found someone else, her accountant has run off with her money, and her self-help empire is in shambles. She flees to Italy but disaster lies ahead in the form of actor Lorenzo Gage, Hollywood's favorite villain.
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Chicago Stars volume 3
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English
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The Plan Genius physics professor Dr, Jane Darlington desperately wants a baby. But finding a father won't be easy. Jane's super-intelligence made her feel like a freak when she was growing up, and she's determined to spare her own child that suffering. Which means she must find someone very special to father her child. Someone ... well . . stupid. The Target Cal Bonner, the Chicago Stars' legendary quarterback, seems like the perfect choice. But...
24) Rainsong
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English
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Who could want to torment Hollis in the long corridors of Windtop, especially since her husband, the famous popular singer Ricky Sands had killed himself months ago.
25) Finding Laura
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English
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the deadliest one of all? It's an antique mirror that can reveal secrets...or tarnish the truth. And for struggling artist Laura Sutherland, buying it is only the first step into a dark maze of lies, manipulation--and murder. It brings Peter Kilbourne into her life and makes her the prime suspect in his fatal stabbing. Determined to clear her name--and uncover Peter's reason for wanting the mirror back--Laura will...
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English
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Molly Somerville is a successful childrens' book author who has a crush on pro football star Kevin Tucker--a man who can't even remember her name. Molly's life turns when she and Kevin are stranded in a paradise called Wind Lake. There, Molly and Kevin battle their attraction and each other as they face one of life's most important lessons.
28) One summer
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English
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He was pure, unadulterated trouble. Johnny Harris is home again, his too-tight jeans and damn-your-eyes belligerence honed to perfection by a ten-year stretch in federal prison for murder. Now he's out on parole and ready for the job Rachel Grant has promised to help him begin a new life. Unlike the rest of the town, Rachel has always believed in her former student's innocence. But one thing has changed ... The sullenly handsome boy she remembers...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 26
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1230L
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English
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An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsib- le pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of...