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In the trauma center of Atlanta's busiest hospital, Sara Linton treats the city's poor, wounded, and unlucky'and finds refuge from the tragedy that rocked her life in rural Grant County. Then, in one instant, Sara is thrust into a frantic police investigation, coming face-to-face with a tall driven detective and his quiet female partner'. In Undone, three unforgettable characters from Karin Slaughter's New York Times bestselling novels Faithless and...
Author
Series
Drifters and dreamers romance volume 1
Publisher
Avalon Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman’s daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those “excellent women,” the smart, supportive, repressed women who men take for granted. As Mildred gets embroiled in the lives of her new neighbors—anthropologist Helena Napier and her handsome, dashing husband, Rocky, and Julian Malory, the vicar next door—the novel presents a series of snapshots of human life as actually, and pluckily,...
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Heart of San Francisco novels volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
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Spunky Texas oil heiress Cassidy McClare, jilted of her fortune, pays a summer visit with her wealthy cousins in San Francisco to help her forget her heartache -- and meets handsome Jamie McKenna, a handsome pauper looking to marry well.
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Series
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Detective Nick Barone would rather do almost anything than teach petite socialite Allison McClare jiu-jitsu, but it seems he has little choice in the matter. Sparks fly every time the two meet until a grudging friendship develops into something deeper. But when Nick suddenly leaves town, Allison realizes he's a fraud just like all the rest of the men she's cared for. Does she dare love again?
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Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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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...
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Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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"A plastic Virgin Mary and a fortune teller are a girl's best friends in this laugh-out-loud novel about a superstitious young woman who doubts herself when it comes to finding love and living her life"--Provided by publisher
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Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"The rising percentage of childless women is one of the most overlooked and underappreciated social issues of our time. Never before have more women lived longer before having their first child or remained childless toward the end of their fertility. Nearly half of North American women of childbearing age are childless--a dramatic rise from 35 percent in 1976--yet childless women are still perceived as the exception, not the norm. In Otherhood, Melanie...
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Eagle Media Productions
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A look at one plot to assassinate Hitler, as well as the men and women in Germany who tried to overthrow the government from within, and of the consequences of their failures. Includes interviews as well as archival and unseen footage.
13) China room
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"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,"...
14) Destiny calling
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Series
Wonder Woman volume 4
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Diana, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, faces new problems when the Olympian god Hermes decides to grace mankind with his presence.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Missie and Willie have set up a homestead and are starting a family. The new railroad will make it possible for Missie's father to visit. When the reunion is interrupted by tragedy, this family's faith and love are once again challenged.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A story about the fight for equal rights in America's favorite arena: the baseball field! Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period. It is a boy's game and always has been. It's not fair, and Katy's going to fight back. Inspired by what she's learning about civil rights in school, she sets out...
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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A "mesmerizing" re-imagination of the final months of World War II, Hannah's War is an unforgettable love story about an exceptional woman, and the dangerous power of her greatest discovery (Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network) Berlin, 1938: Groundbreaking physicist Dr. Hannah Weiss is on the verge of the greatest discovery of the 20th century -- splitting the atom. She understands that the energy released by her discovery can power entire cities...
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Distributed by Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles,...
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