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Author
Series
Summerhouse novels volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
English
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Description
What if a woman could go back to the beginning and rethink her choices for love and life? When Leslie Headrick, Madison Appleby, and Ellie Abbott first met, they were in their early 20s and the world lay before them with its infinite possibilities. Now that they're about to turn 40, they reunite for a weekend at a summerhouse in Maine where they share the details of their lives during the past 20 years. Each woman has serious doubts and questions...
Author
Series
American girls collection. Julie, 1974 volume 1
The American girls collection volume 1
American girls collection. Julie 1974 volume 1
The American girls collection volume 1
American girls collection. Julie 1974 volume 1
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1974, after Julie's parents divorce, she moves to a new San Francisco neighborhood where the school does not have a girls' basketball team, so she fights for the right to play on the boys' team.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Griffin is divorced, living in a flat in Manhattan, when his life takes an unexpected turn. Griffin decides to focus on the good, instead of the bad, and plans to enjoy his time to the fullest. Soon he meets Phoenix, a beautiful loner who appears determined to avoid relationships, and fun, at any cost. But the chemistry between Griffin and Phoenix is undeniable. The two discover they share the same secret and find not only comfort in each other's...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Batholomeo di Crespi, a bachelor decorator in the upscale New Jersey town of Our Lady of Fatima, circa 1970. His exquisite taste in fabrics and decor have made B well respected in OLOF; he's decorated all the important houses, from his divorced older sister's Georgian manor to Aurelia Mandelbaum's mansion. Aurelia's myopic daughter Capri, still living at home at age 40, has been B's unofficial fiancee for 20 years, but this was their mothers' idea,...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Judith Freeman was 22, she was working in the cookware department of the Mormon church-owned department store in the town in Utah where she grew up. She was living in her parents' house with her four year old son, who had already endured two heart surgeries, and she was in the process of divorcing her husband, whom she married at the age of 17. She had abandoned Mormonism, the faith into which she was born, and she was having an affair with...
Author
Series
Man at the helm novels (Nina Stibbe) volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Born into a posh family, ten-year old Lizzie Vogel has lived a charmed life thus far, with a big sister who knows everything, a cute baby brother, and a full-time housekeeper who bakes jam tarts. But when, in 1970, Lizzie's father abandons her mother and packs his ex-family off to the tiny village of Flatstone, life for the Vogels veers catastrophically off-course. The new neighbors disapprove of divorcees and fatherless children, and Lizzie's theatrical...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Christine O'Brien remembers growing up in NYC's famous Dakota apartment with her powerful father, her beautiful mother, and a food obsessesion that consumed her. Hunger comes in many forms. A person can crave a steak in the same way that she can crave a perfect family life. In her memoir, Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing, Christine O'Brien tells the story of her own cravings. It's a story of growing up in a family with a successful, but explosive...
Author
Publisher
Delphinium Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"As a middle child in a large military family, Christine just wants to dance. Her parents support her dreams, even if they seem beyond their comprehension. At 20, determined and talented, Christine heads across the country from Santa Fe to New York City and, in a made-for-Hollywood story, is chosen for the London cast of A Chorus Line. This memoir is an emotional, honest examination of what it takes to succeed in the competitive world of New York...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In development as a television series from Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine production company and ABC Studios! The hilarious, poignant, and true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East, perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling and Trevor Noah's books. “Very funny but never flippant, Saedi mixes 90s pop culture references, adolescent angst and Iranian history into an intimate, informative narrative...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From a woman known as "the Bill Belichick of cheerleading" (The Cut)-the breakout star of the Netflix series, CHEER-a motivational and inspiring guide to becoming a champion in all areas of your life. In FULL OUT, the breakout star of Netflix's CHEER, Monica Aldama, shows how she built one of the most successful, beloved-and now also the most famous-cheerleading programs in the country. Coach Monica tells her story and shares her advice on leadership,...
Author
Publisher
Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
This first English only edition is the product of cumulative experiences gained over the past three decades in publishing the meaning of the Qur an in several languages. Amana publications has been blessed in undertaking publication of this great work of the late Abdullah Yusuf Ali with the highest standard of scholarship and authenticity that his work deserves. In response to repeated requests of readers to publish an explanatory English translation...
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