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It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa, a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers
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During the holiday season, a family of three, missing someone very dear to them, find their house filling up with unexpected guests, making Christmas memories to last a lifetime
After their mother's death on Christmas Day five years ago, Will and Ella Sullivan, and their father, Henry, come to a family agreement: Christmas is a holiday for other people. At their brownstone in Harlem, stockings go unstuffed, tinsel unstrewn, gifts unbought, mistletoe...
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"As beautiful as it may be, their friends' country home is not where Lady Vespasia wishes to spend Christmas with her new husband, Victor Narraway. She'd rather pass a relaxing holiday at home with him--especially because Victor, former head of the London Special Branch, seems to be hiding some undercover dealings with the other guests who have gathered in the spacious home. As tensions grow among the couples, the young and beautiful Iris Watson-Watt...
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Cape Cod foodie mysteries volume 2
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"Christmas is coming to Cape Cod, but when Sam Barnes finds a very dead Santa in a very hip restaurant, it's up to her to sift out suspects who have been naughty vs. nice.... Professional foodie Samantha Barnes has a simple Christmas list-a quiet holiday at home with her dog and a certain handsome harbor master; no embarrassing viral videos; and no finding dead bodies. Unfortunately she's got family visiting, she's spending a lot of time in front...
5) Party Girl
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Lake Union Publishing
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[2014]
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English
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"Landon Brinkley's dreams are all coming true. She's landed an internship with the fabulous Selah Smith, event planner for the Hollywood elite, taking her from small-town Texas to the bright lights of LA. Landon soon finds herself in a world in which spending a million dollars on an event--even a child's birthday party--is de rigueur and the whims of celebrity clients are life-and-death matters. At first, the thrill of working on A-list parties and...
6) The X Factor
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All is calm in Digitville, until a new neighbor comes to town. Who is the mysterious X, and is there anything she can't do? This entertaining fiction book will engage advancing readers while supporting their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading success.
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This illustrated chapter book retells the classic Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. This entertaining fiction book will engage advancing readers while supporting their journey to independent reading. This fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading success....
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This illustrated Spanish chapter book retells the classic Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." This entertaining fiction book will engage advancing readers while supporting their journey to independent reading. This fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading...
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The widely acclaimed author of Code of the West and The Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun, Aaron Latham pens some of today's most entertaining fiction. This rollicking novel follows aspiring screen writer and Hollywood newcomer Chick Goodnight- descendant of the legendary cowboy Jimmy Goodnight-as he strives to make his mark in an industry that seems completely alien to his down-home sensibilities.
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A romantic novel between a young man who moves to Virginia to study Law at Georgetown University and an older woman -Alice- who is a freelance photographer at a magazine in Washington, D.C. In the story there are also other important characters, among them Georgia and Susan, the last one is also the owner of the house where they all live. An entertaining fictional novel with fun, sad and passionate moments that will capture the reader's eye.
11) Legends
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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What makes a legend a legend? A bit of truth and a bit of entertaining fiction! That's how legends have lasted through generations, and sometimes for thousands of years. Robin Hood, King Arthur, and young George Washington all make an appearance in this informative book, which offers details about legendary stories as well as information about why they're considered legends. Readers will also learn about urban legends and consider if they have legends-in-the-making...
12) Hippo Owns Up
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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It's a sign of strong character to own up to what you've done. Telling the truth isn't always easy, but it's the right thing to do. In this entertaining fictional story, Hippo discovers the importance of being truthful, teaching young readers a lesson in values and virtues. This relatable story is followed by questions designed to allow readers to think more deeply about the text and apply it to their own lives. Charming illustrations fill each page...
13) Strange Tales
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Some six or seven feet above the port bulwarks, framed in fog, and as utterly unsupported as the full moon, hung a Face. It was not human, and it certainly was not animal, for it did not belong to this earth as known to man'Rudyard Kipling, celebrated author of The Jungle Book, the Just So Stories and other entertaining fictions, was also a master of the short story in which he was able to combine the strange and unnerving in order to draw the reader...
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Many readers know Victorian England through the writings of Charles Dickens. Not only did Dickens put a face on the era through his memorable characters, he also captured the spirit of his age in entertaining fiction spun from its social concerns and historical events. This literary omnibus brings together three of Dickens's best-known novels: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations.
Prolific, energetic, and committed to social...
15) Casablanca Story
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One morning the beautiful Ichrak is found murdered in a street in Casablanca. All the men feared her as much as they desired her...In a city buffeted by the Chergui, a violent wind emanating from the Sahara, the investigation becomes a prism through which a group portrait of a working-class district emerges.
In Casablanca Story, In Koli Jean Bofane trains his razor-sharp observations of a bitter reality and his mordant humor on corruption among the...
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The documentary has achieved rising popularity over the past two decades thanks to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Despite this, documentary studies still tends to favor works that appeal primarily to specialists and scholars.
Reclaiming Popular Documentary reverses this long-standing tendency by showing that documentaries can be-and are-made for mainstream or commercial audiences. Editors Christie Milliken and Steve Anderson, who consider...
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The mysterious appearance of a priceless masterpiece by Raphael sets off a chain of events that travel all the way to the hallowed halls of Harvard University, where they entangle Professor Clara Brindini in a web of political intrigue and murder. After a series of gruesome murders, Clara finds herself holding the key to a seventy year old mystery. She also finds herself the target of a diabolical killer and a sinister F.B.I. agent. Forced to leave...
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Astra Publishing House
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2015
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English
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Each read-aloud book in the Mouse Math series focuses on a single, basic math concept and features adorable mice, Albert and Wanda, who live in a People House. Entertaining fiction stories capture kids’ imaginations as the mice learn about numbers, shapes, sizes and more. Over 3 million copies sold worldwide!
Albert can't wait for his very first day of school. But when Monday arrives, he finds that being at school is a lot different...
Albert can't wait for his very first day of school. But when Monday arrives, he finds that being at school is a lot different...
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One of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William Neilson.
In 1720, the young William Neilson leaves Edinburgh to make his fortune in Europe, first sailing to Rotterdam and then on foot to Paris, where he meets and is immediately employed by the banker John Law. A day later he is in the Bastille, but not before he has encountered a young woman of surpassing beauty...
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Nobody likes cold calls. And nobody really needs to make them. The Referral of a Lifetime teaches a step-by-step system that will allow anyone to generate a steady stream of new business through consistent referrals from existing customers and friends and, at the same time, maximize business with existing customers. Through an entertaining fictional story, Tim Templeton emphasizes the importance of applying the Golden Rule in business-building an...
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