Kate Moore
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"1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum. The horrific conditions...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
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980L
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English
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As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously...
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1860: Elizabeth Packard's husband, Theophilus, feeling threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts, has her committed to an insane asylum. The conditions in the asylum are horrific. But most disturbing is that many other rational women have also been committed not because they need treatment, but were instead conveniently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored. No one is willing to fight for...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Explore the unbelievable true story of America's glowing girls and their fight for justice in the young readers edition of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Radium Girls. This enthralling new edition includes all-new material, including a glossary, timeline, and dozens of bonus photos.
Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials
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2019.
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English
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An independent lady is accidentally betrothed to a spy with a mysterious past in this Regency gem from beloved, award-winning author Kate Moore. A volume of tips for the marriage-minded brought them together, but their sweeping adventure will change all the rules of engagement. . . When her desperate mother sends her The Husband Hunter's Guide to London, outspoken Emily Radstock rails against the slim book of manners, boldly declaring that she should...
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2011.
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English
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"They are the 'Sons of sin'--three brothers whose mother is an infamous London courtesan. Though Xander, Will, and Kit may not be legitimate in the eyes of the aristocracy, their mother made sure that they each received a gentlemen's education and knew how to make their way in the world-- The youngest of the Jones brothers, Kit, has just been made the Marquess of Daventry--heir to his vengeful grandfather, the Duke of Wenlocke. As Daventry, Kit is...
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In this new Regency charmer from the beloved, award-winning author Kate Moore, the clues to solving one of life's greatest mysteries may be found in a slim blue volume of advice for husband-seeking debutantes. But two people engaged in a clever game of cat and mouse just might rewrite the book . . . The daughter of a British intelligence agent, Jane Fawkener has spent most of her life in exotic lands abroad, not flirting her way to matrimony among...
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Lucy Holbrook has recently inherited her father's south London inn, the place she's always called home. Now her fashionable friends, arming her with The Husband Hunter's Guide to London, are urging her to sell the establishment and become a society lady, just as her father always hoped. Lucy would rather toss the little book into the hearth--she could never desert the alehouse or its patrons, including an elderly blind man who depends on her care....
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When a husband is needed by Christmas, a trusted slender volume for ensuring a merry match is indeed a gift! In this Regency delight from beloved, award-winning author Kate Moore, a spirited governess joins a gentleman spy on a daring mission: finding a mate for a jilted debutante-while drawing dangerously close to each other . . .
Behind her seemingly dependent role as an unpaid caretaker-of both children and dogs-Harriet Swanley has in fact astutely...
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In a surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to “The Daily Telegraph” have once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events. Now in its twelfth year, this new edition of the bestselling series is a review of the year made up of the wry and astute observations of the unpublished Telegraph letter writers.
Readers of the “Telegraph...
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In a surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to “The Daily Telegraph” have once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events.
Now in its thirteenth year, this new edition of the bestselling series is a review of the year made up of the wry and astute observations of the unpublished Telegraph letter writers.
Readers of the “Telegraph...
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In a year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to The Daily Telegraph have once again provided their refreshing take on events. Readers of the Telegraph Letters Page will be fondly aware of the eclectic combination of learned wisdom, wistful nostalgia and robust good sense that characterise its correspondence. Baffled, furious, defiant, mischievous, they inveigh and speculate...
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2017.
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English
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When Felix arrived at Yorkshire's Huddersfield Train Station as an eight-week-old kitten, no one knew just how important this little ball of fluff would become. Although she has a vital job to do as 'Senior Pest Controller', Felix is much more than just an employee of TransPennine Express. Felix changes lives in surprising ways. She is always ready to leap into action and save the day: from bringing a boy with autism out of his shell to providing...
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2019.
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English
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Felix! is the charming follow up to the Sunday Times bestseller, Felix the Railway Cat. Felix, Senior Pest Controller at Huddersfield station, has been at the heart of a close-knit community since the day she arrived as a kitten. But now, having risen to fame, every-day life at the station has become rather hectic; while reporters and fans clamour for a glimpse of her, Felix and her human co-workers find themselves, and the station, in quite a whirlwind....
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We notice life
A tree, a blossom, a buzzing bee
We are all connected
Elinor Malcolm is ready for the first day of seventh grade, when a last-minute phone call turns her world upside down, and she misses the first week of school. When she returns, she's known as the new girl, even though she's not. In this sequel to Elinormal, Elinor learns all too quickly that people are complicated and relationships take work. Lots of work. As she's discovering...
17) Elinormal
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Elinor Malcolm is an eleven-year-old girl whose mother has big plans for her. When Elinor is rejected as a ballet student from a prestigious ballet academy, her attorney mother threatens a lawsuit, and Elinor is granted a spot in the program – the only problem is that Elinor has no interest in ballet. After sitting out the first class, she finds an urban park to hang out at in lieu of dancing. There she meets an older girl named Indira with...
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Perfect for middle grade summer reading lists and Mother/Daughter book clubs.
"Beautifully written" - Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medalist and New York Times best-selling author
"Highly recommended" - Penny Warner, author of the Agatha Award-winning Code Busters Club series
"The perfect books for Mother/Daughter Book Clubs!" - Liz Epstein, founder of Literary Masters
Eleven-year-old Elinor Malcolm just wants to be normal. Lonely, she goes...
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Pub. Date
2019
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English
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In 1917, as a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous. The girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. As the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious and crippling illnesses. The very thing that had made them feel alive,...
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2010.
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When he rescues Helen of Troy, a seemingly innocent young woman from a brothel, ex-spy and former Bow Street runner Will Jones meets his match in this clever beauty who is desperately trying to clear her mother's name in a radical plot against the government.