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1. Dream town
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English
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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It is New Year's Eve, 1952 in Los Angeles. Private Investigator, Aloysius Archer, is dining with his friend and rising Hollywood star, Liberty Callahan, when they're approached by Eleanor Lamb, a famous screenwriter, who would like to hire him as she suspects someone is trying to kill her.A visit to Lamb's Malibu residence leaves Archer in no doubt of foul play when he's knocked unconscious entering the property, there's a dead body in the hallway...
2. Dream town
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Series:
Eve Ronin volume 5
Publisher:
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
LASD detective Eve Ronin struggles to investigate the murder of a reality star that brings her into a music industry war and puts her into conflict with a vicious Chilean gang.
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Publisher:
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
"In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what's being done to move forward in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community. In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights became a national model for housing integration. And beginning in the seventies, it was known as a...
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Lexile measure:
1220L
Language:
English
Description:
Named Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time and a #1 NYT bestseller, this is the classic story of a high school football team whose win-loss record has a profound influence on the town around them.
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa — the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams,...
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa — the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams,...
Publisher:
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
Metlakatla is Alaska's last Native Indian reserve. For hundreds of years two distinct traditions have defined their community, fishing and basketball. Watch as two cousins lead their local High School team toward a shot at their first state championship in over 30 years. In the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy, a basketball title has the ability to breathe new life back into this small town.
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Publisher:
Harlequin
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
This city girl… Could be his perfect match! Adam Wright is ready to stop nursing his broken heart and give in to his family's matchmaking. He knows lively marketing exec Carrie Mitchell wants to return to New York, but he's showing her all small-town Golden has to offer…including himself. When his ex-fiancée arrives, it could scare Carrie away, or it may be a chance to heal past hurts…and share his small-town dream with her! USA TODAY Bestselling...
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Publisher:
Crown
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
"Award-winning journalist Sam Anderson's long-awaited debut is a brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City--a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny. Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous "Land Run" in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy...
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Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Cleo has left her home and job as a DJ in the big city. She had to make the choice. But, the memories of her old life come to mind when she has a quiet moment. She tries to never, let it affect the life she chooses to live now. She tries to avoid dwelling on what could have been. Some things will happen in life that you cannot control. You will forget about the past. And it comes full circle yet again.
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Publisher:
Sophie Bartow
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
Enjoy this steamy small-town romantic suspense series, where family bonds run deep, and let the power of love sweep you away. Amanda Kane & Lee Simpson Amanda and Lee fell in love in Book 13 of the series, and he asked her to 'go steady.' In Book 14, they discover the unexpecteda baby is on the way. He wants to get married, but her heart and head aren't in sync. As love and loyalty are tested, Amanda and Lee discover that sometimes, the best surprises...
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Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date:
2009
Lexile measure:
1260L
Language:
English
Description:
Down Farm Road 308, an hour's drive south of Dallas, amidst sprawling fields of cotton lies a small community-Penelope, Texas (population 211). Here, where the only thriving businesses are the granary and the post office, unless you count the soft-drink machine in front of the fire station, two-time Edgar Award-winning writer Carlton Stowers discovered a special town that came together, not only to support their six-man high school football team-the...
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Publisher:
Running Press
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
Description:
"A successful self-published project, now in a new and expanded trade package, Koreatown Dreaming offers readers an intimate look into the lives of shopkeepers and small business owners in Los Angeles Koreatown. A touching homage to Korean immigrants everywhere, this book will resonate with the growing audience of people interested in Korean culture"--