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Father Blackie Ryan mysteries volume 16
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"Bishop Blackie Ryan is summoned to St. Lucy's Church in Chicago. The old neighborhood is changing, and some people don't like it at all. Now three bodies have been left in the sanctuary. Is it a warning to those who would "gentrify" the neighborhood, or to St. Lucy's monsignor who has made his share of enemies? Blackie fears that this could be just the beginnning, and enlists the help of his long-dead father, as well as Declan O'Donnell, a savvy...
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2023.
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English
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"The gang is fake, but the fear is real. Rhea's neighborhood is fading away--the mom-and-pop shops she grew up with forced out to make space for an artisanal kombucha brewery here, a hot-yoga studio there. And everywhere, the feeling that this place is no longer meant for her. Because while their little corner of South LA isn't perfect, to Rhea and her two best friends, it's something even more important--it's home. And it's worth protecting. But...
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"In the summer of 1985, Lisa Whitaker is a church kid headed to college on a scholarship while her best friend, Dana, is floundering in the wake of her mother's latest eviction. Though Lisa tries to help, their paths diverge. Fifteen years later, Lisa has a beautiful family and is stepping into her dream job as the director for a social services organization. Everything is going right--until her future is snatched away by identity theft. Her life...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
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HL 430L
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English
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With just five dollars and a knapsack to her name, 15-year-old Harleen Quinzel is sent to live in Gotham City. She's not worried, though-she's battled a lot of hard situations as a kid, and knows her determination and outspokenness will carry her through life in the most dangerous city in the world. And when Gotham's finest drag queen, Mama, takes her in, it seems like Harley has finally found a place to grow into her most "true true" with new best...
5) Brownstone
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[2022]
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English
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In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time.
6) Dream Weaver
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While others might long for city lights, Claire Connors is content in Hidden Falls teaching high school and serving on every town committee. But when dwindling population threatens to close the school and change the town, Claire knows it'll take a small miracle to keep her hometown alive.
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[2010]
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English
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"All fire escapes lead back to the same block in Sugar Hill, Harlem--where kids run through hydrants and music blares from stereos plugged into lampposts When a new resident (the story's unnamed narrator) notices the trash polluting the picturesque streets and tainting his block's beauty, he is spurred into action. However, his best intentions go awry when the cleanup brings media coverage that, in turn, sets off a rash of evictions and an influx...
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