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Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A female American spy in Nazi-occupied France finds purpose behind enemy lines in a novel of unparalleled danger, love, and daring by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Beantown Girls. Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at a private school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Penny and Tate have often clashed, despite their mothers' epic friendship; but now that they are living in the same house, beset by medical crises and Penny's problems dealing with the trauma of her father's death, they have to come to terms with their true feelings for each other.
"Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in this gorgeous novel perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Jenny Han. ...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of The Vibrant Years comes an emotional story of three women navigating ugly truths and safe lies with only love to guide them on a journey of motherhood, friendship, and life. Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her career teaching others how to live honestly and courageously, but after the loss of her husband, Vandy’s public veneer can barely conceal her grief. When her beloved daughter Mallika suddenly disappears...
Author
Series
Miss Dimple Kilpatrick mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1942, and the residents of the small town of Elderberry, Georgia, have been rattled down to their worn, rationed shoes. For young teacher Charlie Carr, life and love aren't going exactly as planned--her head dictates loyalty to the handsome corpsman, Hugh, but whenever she thinks of her best friend's beau, Will, her heart does the Jersey Bounce. Charlie is doubly troubled by the disappearance of beloved schoolmistress Miss Dimple Kilpatrick one...
865) Breathe =: Respire
Series
Film Movement volume 14, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Français
Description
Seventeen-year-old Charlie is frustrated with her parents and bored with her life. Enter Sarah, a confident and charismatic new transfer student imbued with an intoxicating air of boldness and danger. The two form an instant connection, but this intimacy also triggers feelings of jealousy and anger, setting them on a dangerous trajectory towards an inevitable yet unforseen collapse.
Charlie is seventeen and bored. Her estranged parents are too caught...
868) Wunderland: a novel
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
©2019
Language
English
Description
A German-American woman in 1989 New York City evaluates her relationship with her late mother, whose childhood best friendship was shattered in the wake of a betrayal involving the Hitler Youth movement and a family secret. An unflinching exploration of Nazi Germany and its legacy, Wunderland is a at once a powerful portrait of an unspeakable crime history and a page-turning contemplation of womanhood, wartime, and just how far we might go in order...
869) The say so: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Hub City Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning author of Over the Plain Houses, comes a major novel about two young women contending with unplanned pregnancies in different eras. Edie Carrigan didn't plan to "get herself" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers.In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret, wayward women require psychiatric cures, and adoption is always the best solution. Not even Edie's closest friend, Luce Waddell, understands...
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
To escape an abusive relationship, the author joined Instagram celebrity Joy “Mothertrucker” Wiebe, the nation’s only female ice road trucker, on an adventurous ride through the Alaskan wilderness that was profoundly life-changing as she found meaning, strength and friendship.
Author
Publisher
Integrity Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"Using the biblical story of Naomi, as well as a wealth of personal experiences, Bourke offers essential principles that will help older women to blaze new trails in their best years and mentor younger women encouraging them to build for the future with wisdom and strength"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend getaway. Their husbands will be joining them in the morning. Or so they think. But when they get to Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note that claims one of their husbands has been murdered. Their phones are out of range. There's no internet. They're stranded. And a storm's coming in....
873) The blackbirds
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey delivers his next delectable, erotic romance...They call themselves the Blackbirds. Kwanzaa Brown, Indigo Abdulrahaman, Destiny Jones, and Erica Stockwell are four best friends who are closer than sisters, and will go to the ends of the earth for one another. Yet even their deep bond can't heal all wounds from their individual pasts, as the collegiate and post-collegiate women struggle with their...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planteta, S.A
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"La vida es corta, y nadie lo sabe mejor que Lenni Pettersson a sus diecisiete anos. Enfadada con el mundo porque el tiempo se le acaba, Lenni todavia tiene mucho que experimentar y demasiadas preguntas sin respuesta. Margot tiene ochenta y tres anos. Cuando conoce a Lenni en el taller de arte del hospital le ofrece su amistad incondicional. A partir de ese momento, los dias de Lenni se expanden como nunca hubiera imaginado: las historias que le cuenta...
Author
Series
Fethering mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
877) The empty nesters
Author
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Dear friends and army wives Diana, Carmen, and Joanie have been through war, rumors of war, marital problems, motherhood, fears, joy, and heartache. But none of the women are prepared when their daughters decide to enlist in the army together. Facing an empty nest won't be easy ... With nothing to lose and no one at home, the girlfriends impulsively accept an unexpected offer from their elderly neighbor. The recently widowed Tootsie has an RV, a...
878) The pros of cons
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Drummer Phoebe Byrd prides herself on being one of the guys, and she's ready to prove it by kicking all their butts in the snare solo competition at the Indoor Percussion Association Convention. Writer Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan has been looking forward to the WTFcon for months. Not just because of the panels and fanfiction readings but because WTFcon is where she'll finally meet Soleil, her internet girlfriend, for the first time. Taxidermy assistant...
879) The lion is in
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Escaping from their personal lives and taking refuge in a nightclub, a runaway bride, a recovering alcoholic, and a downtrodden minister's wife adopt a retired circus lion and spend their days waitressing until the past catches up with them.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Liverpool, 1940: Thirteen-year-old Joan's home is under constant threat from the Nazis' terrifying nightly air raids. Everyone is on edge, faced with strict food rationing, curfews, and blackouts. It's not an easy time to be a teenager. Joan's one solace is going to the movies with her best friend, the unflappable Doreen, but when the bombings intensify, even that becomes too dangerous. There's also the matter of a strange man who Joan sees lurking...
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