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Award-winning author Jill McCorkle takes us on a splendid journey through time and memory. Constantly surprising, Life After Life is filled with a sense of wonder as the residents, staff, and neighbors of the Pine Haven retirement center share some of life's most profound discoveries. Some of the most true-to-life characters that you are ever likely to meet in fiction, what they learn about themselves and one another will transform them all. (Bestseller)...
2) Joyland
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever
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Miss Julia series volume 12
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With all the problems happening in her town like dead bodies, bad checks passed in her name and twins being born to the just-in-time newely weds, Miss Julia is finding it nearly impossible to keep her promise to her husband Sam to mind her own business
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Mitford years volume 1
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It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet Father Tim, the bachelor rector, has more than he can handle--with church secretary Emma Garrett managing his every move, a lovable but unloved boy named Dooley thrust into his care, and the charm of a new neighbor who effects surprising change in his stick-in-the-mud habits
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Miss Julia series volume 11
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English
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Sometimes even Miss Julia just wants to go to bed and hide under the covers. Her husband, Sam, wants them to attend marriage enrichment classes. Could their marriage be in a poor state? Even worse, the psychologist leading the sessions is Dr. Fred Fowler - a man Miss Julia could go forever without seeing again and one she'd certainly rather not introduce to Sam. But she can't stay in bed for long, even if she wants to. Someone has knocked Francie...
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Miss Julia series volume 18
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"When Miss Julia hears that Miss Mattie Freeman has passed away, she wishes she'd spent more time getting to know the woman. But the last thing Miss Julia expects is a phone call from Ernest Sitton, Attorney at Law: Miss Julia has been named executor of Mattie's estate -- and it looks like Miss Mattie's last wishes were more generous than her coffers were full. Determined to find something of value for Mattie's beneficiaries, Miss Julia is faced with...
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Miss Julia series volume 17
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English
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"It's November and Miss Julia is looking forward to some quiet time before the holidays. That is until snobby Connie Clayborn and her rich husband move to town. At first, Miss Julia and the other ladies are pleased to be invited over for coffee, but the afternoon turns into a slap in the face when their hostess spouts nonstop criticism about Abbotsville. Why, how dare she? Days later, Miss Julia decides to confront Connie woman to woman, but when...
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Happily ever after (Jenn McKinlay) volume 2
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English
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"The second Joaquin Solis saw Savannah Wilson, he knew she was destined to be his wife. Unfortunately, Savannah's sights are set on a happily-ever-after of another kind: skewering the boss who got her fired. Until then, she won't act on the scorching sexual chemistry that is brewing between them, leaving Joaquin scrambling to find a way to capture her heart. When the opportunity arises to use his ranch to boost Savannah's publicity career, Joaquin...
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Miss Julia series volume 15
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It's summer in Abbotsville, and Miss Julia has visions of enjoying a life of leisure. But before she can even sip some iced tea on her front porch, a letter from her long-lost cousin Elsie informs her that Elsie's granddaughter is on a bus headed to Abbotsville that very day. Reminding Miss Julia of an old family debt, Elsie proclaims that she is sending Trixie to Miss Julia's to learn to become a lady. The nerve of some people! When the rude and...
12) The Book Charmer
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Dove Pond novels volume 1
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English
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"A charming and evocative story about a picturesque Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a magical friendship that will change their lives forever"--
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