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1) The help
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.
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Series
Rip through time volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland-in an unfamiliar body-with a killer on the loose. May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. May 20, 1869: Housemaid...
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English
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Landing her personal hero and mega-best-selling author Essie Starling as a client, housecleaner Liv Green forms an unlikely friendship with this infamous recluse, but when Essie suddenly dies, leaving her an astonishing last wish, Liv discovers a connection between them that changes Liv's own life story forever.
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Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer. December 1918: As a difficult year draws to a close, there is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old Phoebe Renshaw and her three siblings at their beloved family estate of Foxwood Hall. The dreadful war is finally over; eldest daughter Julia's engagement to their houseguest,...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"One day in the City of Lights. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city's most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they've lost. Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer's notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she...
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Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"DRAGONS IN LIVING COLOR! Tohru, Kobayashi, and the rest of the gang from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid leap off the page in full, vibrant color! Inspired by the full-color hundredth chapter of the popular manga series, this volume collects the sexiest, funniest, and most poignant scenes and presents them in stunning color. Whether relaxing at a hot springs resort, fighting to protect their home, or visiting a faraway city, Tohru and her newfound...
8) Madame
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine and some playful...
9) Housegirl
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Three adolescentstwo Ghanaian "housegirls" and the daughter of wealthy immigrantsmust come to terms with themselves and the secrets they have kept from each other.
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Series
Fairy tale fatal volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Miss Ophelia Flax is a Victorian actress who knows all about making quick changes and even quicker exits. But to solve a fairy-tale crime in the haunted Black Forest, she'll need more than a bit of charm. 1867: After being fired from her latest variety hall engagement, Ophelia acts her way into a lady's maid position for a crass American millionaire. But when her new job whisks her off to a foreboding castle straight out of a Grimm tale, she begins...
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Series
Publisher
Killer Reads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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A delightfully warm and witty mystery from one of Singapore's best-known and most acclaimed writers, perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith's NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY. Aunty Lee is on the case! There is nothing Rosie 'Aunty' Lee, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved restaurant, loves more than solving other people's problems. So when Beth Kwuan, an ambitious businesswoman, tells Aunty Lee her maid has disappeared, Aunty...
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Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Mary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicar's lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price.
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Series
Mrs. Hudson mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Author
Series
Blanche White mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
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Series
Heirs of Acadia volume 3
Publisher
BethanyHouse
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Historical drama and romance set in Venice and the English countryside of the 1800s. Two lives become intertwined despite the burdens of their past. A place that once seemed only a dreaded detour becomes a sacred venue for the unveiling of God's Providence"--Provided by publisher.
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Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries mysteries volume 31
Language
English
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When a beautiful newcomer is found dead in the communal gardens, Inspector Witherspoon narrows down his list of suspects to Lucius Montague, who was seen threatening the woman, but Mrs. Jeffries has her doubts and sets out to find the real killer.
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Series
A Victorian mystery volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
"If you like Downton Abbey, you'll love Mrs. Jeffries! NOW IN ONE VOLUME-THREE VICTORIAN MYSTERIES FEATURING MRS. JEFFRIES A DETECTIVE IN THE HOUSE Everyone's awed by Inspector Witherspoon's Scotland Yard successes, but they don't know about his secret weapon. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector-and keeps him on his toes. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, her polished detection skills are up...
19) Roma
Series
Criterion collection volume 1014
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Central American Indian
Description
Looks at the life of an early-1970s, middle-class family in Mexico City through the eyes of their indigenous domestic worker who keeps the household running.
20) Rambling Rose
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Rose is taken in by a Southern family in 1935, but her irrepressible sexuality takes it toll on family ties.
Rose, an alluring young woman, is hired by a Southern family to care for their children, and changes their lives forever. She is an innocent who relates to everyone she meets in the only way she knows how-- with sexuality she cannot restrain. The mother of the family takes Rose under her wing, offering love and protection, while the teenaged...
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