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1) Calico Joe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Tthe careers of a golden-boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths.
2) The River
Author
Language
English
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Description
"When two sisters return home for a visit after leaving the Amish world, both are troubled by the secrets--and the people--they left behind"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Anthony Spencer is egotistical, proud of being a self-made business success at the peak of his game, even though the cost of winning was painfully high. A cerebral hemorrhage leaves Tony comatose in a hospital ICU. He 'awakens' to find himself in a surreal world, a 'living' landscape that mirrors dimensions of his earthly life, from the beautiful to the corrupt. It is here that he has vivid interactions with others he assumes are projections of his...
4) China room
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A transfixing novel about two unforgettable characters seeking to free themselves-one from the expectations of women in early 20th century Punjab, and the other from the weight of life in the contemporary Indian diaspora Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. Married to three brothers in a single ceremony, she and her now-sisters spend their days hard at work in the family's "china room,"...
5) The way back
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Author
Series
Noel collection volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to The Noel Diary finds a humiliated and depressed woman, reeling from a scandal that ended her marriage, finding renewal in a relationship with a man who hides a dark past.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Eduardo Quintana is a broken man. The tragedy that cost him the lives of his family is a wound he daily tears open afresh. The once-renowned painter wallows in grief, subsisting on alcohol and drugs, eking out a living with whatever painting commissions he can get. But when he is approached by a mysterious woman who wants him to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son, he soon becomes entangled in a web of deceit in which no one, and nothing,...
Author
Publisher
Concordia Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book uses the superhero theme to present Christ crucified in a way that readers may never have seen Him before. But Jesus is not merely another myth on the fantasy shelf in the library or on the movie screen. His story is historical fact! And Christ's superhero errand to rescue fallen mankind brings together the important elements in all hero stories. Jesus' sojourn of salvation will be examined in the Scriptures yet conveyed in storytelling...
11) Branded
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Stripped of his rank and branded a coward after he was thought to have deserted the field of battle during an Apache Indian massacre, Captain Jason McCord roams the West in search of redemption and justice for others and himself.
Author
Series
Goddesses Anonymous volume 1
Publisher
Harlequin/Mira
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When Charlotte Hale faces her own mortality, she realizes that her ambition has almost destroyed her chance at happiness and vows to make amends.
14) Straight A's
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Haunted by his mother's ghost, a former drug addict returns to his hometown seeking redemption from his family. His return is not as he expected, as his true love has become his sister-in-law.
15) The noble path
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Discredited British Army officer Jack Elliot is asked to cross Thailand into Cambodia to rescue a wealthy Cambodian refugee's wife and children from the Khmer Rouge. Meanwhile, Elliot's estranged daughter, Lisa, sets out in search of Elliot, and follows him as far as Bangkok, where she runs into trouble with his Thai associates.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Good Book Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Journey from the Garden of Eden to God's perfect new creation to understand why Jesus' death and resurrection are good news for us. This beautiful hardback Bible storybook for 3-6 year olds takes children on a journey from the Garden of Eden to God's perfect new creation. It is a gospel presentation that focuses on the significance of the temple curtain. God said "because of your sin you can't come in", but the moment the curtain tore in two, everything...
Author
Publisher
Pamela Dorman Books/Viking
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"A big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in Civil Rights-era New Orleans--a novel of Southern eccentricity, secrets, and laughter. When Ibby Bell's father dies in a tragic accident in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother, Fannie, and throws in her father's urn for good measure. Fannie's Victorian house is like no place Ibby has ever been--and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum...
19) Biutiful
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Español
Description
Uxbal is a man on the wrong side of the law who struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona. As fate encircles him, Uxbal learns to accept the realities of life, whether bright, bad, or biutiful.
20) Les miserables
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
Description
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious...
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