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1. Ida, always
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Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
2016
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 520L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A polar bear grieves over the loss of his companion, based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo.
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Publisher:
Ida Smith
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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The feeling that hot soup gives after a long cold day of winter cannot be explained fully without including "comfortable" to it. Indeed, it is an experience that is worth doing again and again. In this cookbook, be ready to take a tour of the different recipes that would give you the comfortable feeling plus extra toppings for your family. Read on to see the 30 handpicked recipes for next winter.
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English
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Teresa "Toots" Amelia Loudenberry is extending her stay in Charleston to help care for her ailing housekeeper, Bernice. Here in her beloved hometown, the air is rich with the scent of azaleas and honeysuckle and there's always a pitcher of sweet tea (or something a little stronger) close to hand. Not that the ladies have much time for relaxing. Ida's new line of cosmetics, "Seasoned," is about to launch, and Toots, Mavis, and Sophia are relishing...
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English
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"Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together! The two excitedly prepare to fly thousands of miles for the flock's annual migration to a warm winter. But when Malena is injured, she stays in Croatia while Klepetan goes to South Africa--and the pair must navigate the turbulent winds of separation for the first time. Being apart is hard. Malena and Klepetan miss each other achingly, and they have big feelings about adventuring on their...
5. Far and away
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Series:
Godmothers volume 10
Language:
English
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"As Sophie De Luca has learned, many things really are better the second time around, whether that's a wonderful year of marriage with Goebel, her sweet second husband, or strengthening her bonds with childhood friends Toots, Ida, and Mavis. Yet ever since she and Goebel moved into their new home, Sophie has sensed something a little . . . unusual. Old houses often contain items left behind from previous owners, but what remains in this case is a...
6. Classified
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Series:
Language:
English
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Toots and Phil are ready to take their relationship to the next level, but after being widowed eight times, Toots is reluctant-- and she has other problems. Two young children, last seen in Toot's bakery, have gone missing. Finding the missing kids proves more complicated and dangerous than The Godmothers ever imagined.
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Pub. Date:
2020
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 640L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Jack, an introverted goat, and Charlie, a blind horse, meet at Open Bud Ranch, an animal rehabilitation center, and form an unlikely friendship that grows stronger in the face of adversity.
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Language:
English
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From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always and This Way, Charlie comes an uplifting story of animal friendship, inspired by a real-life pair of storks whose bond overcame great distance
Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together! The two excitedly prepare to fly thousands of miles for the flock’s annual migration to a warm winter. But when Malena is injured, she stays in Croatia while Klepetan goes...
Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together! The two excitedly prepare to fly thousands of miles for the flock’s annual migration to a warm winter. But when Malena is injured, she stays in Croatia while Klepetan goes...
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Series:
Duke's Daughters volume 3
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
Five well-bred sisters, one sensational scandal. Now the Duke of Marymount's daughter Ida is about to find love in the most unconventional way . . .It was easy for society to overlook Lady Ida Howlett; they found her bookish, opinionated, and off the marriage mart. But little did they know that behind a calm exterior beats the heart of an adventuress, one who, determined to discover her runaway sister's whereabouts, steals a carriage and sets off...
10. The bigamist
Language:
English
Description:
An amazingly sympathetic portrait of a figure historically given very short shrift: the title character is not only a two-timer—he’s a traveling salesman as well. But, as embodied by that perpetually pressured everyman of the 1950s, Edmond O’Brien, the bigamist comes across as a victim of his own sensitivity. Caught between two complementary spouses, O’Brien’s dazed indecisiveness dominates the narrative. As always in Ida Lupino’s directorial...
Author:
Publisher:
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
"Through seventy-five witty and informative recipes, Alex and Ava share a repertoire of dishes that define their modern family meals: bold flavored, comforting, satisfying, and always supremely delicious. Side by side, they cook their way through family favorites like Alex's renowned cookbook editor/mom's famous Blueberry Pie and Nanny Ida's Crisp Potato Latkes and offer sound cooking advice for achieving the fluffiest frittatas (add water, never...
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English
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"Angel is a private chef for the Harrison's, one of the most powerful Black families on Martha's Vineyard. Impossibly supercilious Jillian Harrison often spends the entire summer on the island, while her husband Irvin and their twenty-nine-year-old daughter Norma commute from Washington, DC, on weekends. They always join Jillian for the month of August, when the family throws a lavish garden party on the expansive lawn that is attended by nearly one...
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Publisher:
Planting People Growing Justice Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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"'Words are powerful,' Grandma told Justice. 'They can be used in powerful ways to do good or to do harm. That's why it's important to always be careful with your words.'" Justice has grown up witnessing the many ways her grandma serves the community. She wants to make a difference in the world, too, but how? Isn't she too young? Through conversations with her grandma and their shared love of books, Justice learns about important women and men throughout...
17. No Turning Back
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Publisher:
Breakwater Books Ltd
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
On a June night in 1980, the Linehan household in North Harbour went up in flames. In moments the fire consumed the family's ordinary, loving lives and innocent, human faith that life would always be as it was. Ida, the middle of three girls and one of ten siblings, survived the blaze only to endure weeks and months of treatment and recovery. Her only goal is to spare her family more pain, and she quietly promises herself never to quit and never to...
18. Spirited Away
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Publisher:
Kensington Books
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
The best of friends, Toots, Ida, Mavis, and Sophie have been there for each other through thick and thin. Now Sophie needs the rest of the Godmothers to help her through something they've never faced before . . . There are no secrets between best friends. At least, Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry has always believed that to be the case. In the decades since she, Sophie, Ida, and Mavis met in Catholic school, they've shared all the joys and hardships of...
19. Hideaway
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Publisher:
Kensington Books
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Part Two of the New Three-Part Godmothers Serial! The best of friends, Toots, Ida, Mavis, and Sophie have been there for each other through thick and thin. Now Sophie needs the rest of the Godmothers to help her through something they've never faced before . . . There are no secrets between best friends. At least, Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry has always believed that to be the case. In the decades since she, Sophie, Ida, and Mavis met in Catholic school,...
20. Taking Chances
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Series:
Publisher:
North Star Editions
Pub. Date:
2018
Lexile measure:
760L
Language:
English
Description:
Grace has always rushed headlong into things-often landing her in trouble. Her elderly neighbor (and close friend), Miz Ida, reminds her to think before she acts. Grace tries to be thoughtful and responsible when helping with Miz Ida's prize-winning cat, Chances, but it isn't easy. Can Grace slow down enough to keep the people (and animals) she cares for safe? Or are there times when taking chances can be a good thing? At Second Chance Ranch, the...