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IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 30
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The lives of two friends are contrasted in Edwardian London. Katharine Hillbery is the bored, frustrated granddaughter of an eminent English poet. She lives at her parents' home and is engaged to a prig who exemplifies the stultifying life from which she wishes to be free, until she meets a possible avenue of escape in the person of Ralph Denham. Mary Dathcet, on the other hand, represents an alternative to marriage -- she has been to college, lives...
7) Already home
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After nearly a decade as a sous-chef in a trendy eatery, Jenna is desperate for a change. She's supported her ex-husband's dreams for so long that she can't even remember her own. Until she sees a for-lease sign near her parents' home and envisions her very own cooking store Her crash course in business is aided by a streetwise store manager and Jenna's adoptive mother. But just as she's gaining a foothold in her new life, in walk her birth parents--aging...
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2014.
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Shadow Chasing: The last man Carla Walker's going to count on is a cop as far as her love life's concerned. Her dad is a police officer, so she's already decided that's not the kind of future she wants. She knows about the long hours, the unpredictable calls, the danger. Carla meets Philip Garrison on vacation, and it's more than a holiday fling. She falls for him. Hard. And then she learns he's a cop.
For All My Tomorrows: Lynn Danfort had always...
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With only seven days to unwind in the sun-drenched splendor of Mexico, Carla Walker isn't expecting to find "Mr. Right." Then she meets Philip Garrison, and all her plans for a casual vacation fling melt away. But when Carla finds out that Philip is a cop-just like her father-she's devastated. She'd always vowed to stay away from police officers and the tumultuous lifestyle that comes with them. Despite their chemistry, and Philip's persistence, Carla...
11) Mrs. Whippy
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Emelda is 46 years old. Her husband, Charlie, has left her for a 23-year-old dancer. Her five difficult sons worship their father and blame Emelda for his leaving. On top of everything else, she has to struggle with a new job at the local supermarket. For comfort, she turns to her only true friend--ice-cream. But lately, there's a handsome man driving the ice-cream van. Could romance be about to blossom?
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Andersonville, Georgia. April, 1864. Captain William Linden of the Third Pennsyvania Calvary meets his fate under mysterious circumstances in a rebel prison camp on the eve of the war's end. Outraged, his daughter Jenny vows to avenge him. As she copes with her mother's grief and a lost love of her own, she stalks the Confederate prison guard she knows is responsible. Spotting an ad in the Harrisburg Journal placed by someone with the familiar...
13) Lightning
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As a partner at one of New York's most prestigious law firms, Alexandra Parker barely manages to juggle husband, career, and the three-year-old child she gave birth to at forty. But lex feels blessed with her life and happy marriage-until lightning streikes her. Suddenly a routine checkup turns her world upside down when tests reveal shattering news.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively, Miles and Sarah...
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"Miss Janie is at the end of a long and full life, but she has no intention of crossing that finish line until she's found her girls . . . It's been ten years since Teresa and Kayla shook off the dust of Birthright, Texas, went their separate ways, and never looked back. Apart from their foster mom, Miss Janie, they don't have many fond memories of their hometown. Or of each other. Still, neither can forget the kind woman who opened her home and heart...
16) Getting over it
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Helen Bradshaw's life isn't where she wants it to be; but when she receives a phone call about her father's death, suddenly things seem to be harder than ever. Turns out getting over it isn't going to be quite as easy as she thought.
17) Taking a shot
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2012.
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If you want to score, you have to get in the game ... Jenna runs the family's sports bar-- whether she likes it or not. When pro hockey stud Tyler walks in, he's intrigued by her beauty, and senses that Jenna wants something more out of life. Does she have the passion to take a shot at having it all ... including Tyler?
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When a tragic accident leaves Elle brain-dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot bear losing her, he knows his wife, a thoughtful and adventurous scientist, feared only one thing: a slow death. Just before Matt agrees to remove Elle from life support, the doctors discover that she is pregnant. Matt knows how much this child would have meant to Elle. Linney, Matt's mother, believes her son is blind with denial. She insists that Elle would never...
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The Brown sisters volume 1
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"Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost--but not quite--dying, she's come up with seven directives to help her "Get a Life", and she's already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family's mansion. The next items? Enjoy a drunken night out. Ride a motorcycle. Go camping. Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex. Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage. And... do...
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"After divorce shatters her family, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning--but is the past truly behind her? #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber explores the powerful intersections of love and family in this poignant novel." --
It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, Julia did everything she could to save their marriage,...
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