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Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: The two were in love. They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe. What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with...
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Lexile measure:
840L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar...
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Publisher:
Sourcebooks Explore
Pub. Date:
[2020]
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 680L
Language:
English
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"Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Jennifer Keelan grew up battling-and overcoming-the limitations others set for her. From a lack of cutaway curbs and bus lifts to being denied enrollment at her neighborhood school, Jennifer was continually blocked from living the life she wanted. But after discovering the world of disability rights activism, she knew she had to use her voice to change things. When Jennifer was just eight years old, she participated...
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"A young workaholic avoiding home for the holidays discovers that you can't run away from who you are. Everly Lancaster always dreamed of leaving her hometown in rural Illinois. Now she helps run a burgeoning startup in Chicago, where her professional goals leave little time for friends ... or a vacation. When a massive snowstorm hits, Everly's mother urges her to come home for Christmas, but she hesitates to return to the life she's worked so hard...
6. All the way
Publisher:
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Just after John F. Kennedy is assassinated and facing opposition from both parties, President Lyndon Johnson fights to pass the Civil Rights Act.
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Publisher:
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date:
2017
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 890L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.
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Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date:
2011
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 830L
Language:
English
Description:
The story of four generations of an Italian American family, beginning with an immigrant who came through Ellis Island with big dreams, a small shovel, and his parents' good advice: "Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family."
11. All the way gone
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Series:
Detective Annalisa Vega novel volume 4
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"The fourth installment in the beloved Detective Annalisa Vega series. Is there such a thing as a good sociopath? Newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega is skeptical, but her first client, Mara Delaney, insists that some sociopaths are beneficialto society. Mara has even written a book titled The Good Sociopath centered around Chicago neurosurgeon Craig Canning. Dr. Canning has saved hundreds of lives so it shouldn't matter that he doesn't...
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Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
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Little Train happily ventures out on the railroad track alone for the first time, but when he reaches the end of the tracks, it is getting dark and Little Train is worried until he recalls what his parents said about finding his way home.
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Language:
English
Description:
Ada's life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and she's had it up to here with her gorgeous older sister's unsolicited advice. But things really hit the fan during a family vacation in Hawaii, where Ada discovers her own mother is having an affair. Apparently, everyone is falling into bed with people they shouldn't. Everyone except Ada. But when Ada decides she's going to stop...
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Series:
Debutante files volume 2
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Lady Aurelia hasn't always hated Max, Viscount Camden, her brother's best friend. In fact, as a besotted girl, she thrived under his kind attention, sure that he was the most noble and handsome man in the land, until her young heart discovered what manner of rogue he really was. Now, though she enjoys nothing more than getting on his last nerve, she can't deny Max drives her to distraction even if she tries to pretend otherwise." --
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Series:
Bubbles Yablonsky volume 6
Language:
English
Description:
All the ladies who frequent Lehigh, Pennsylvania's House of Beauty are jealous of Debbie Shatsky, whose hunky husband Phil hates sports, loves to cook, and gives a killer backrub. So when Debbie drops dead from a bizarre lethal reaction to glue while getting her hair extensions, everyone points the blame squarely at salon owner Sandy-who unabashedly pines for Phil. Bubbles, her best friend, is eager to rinse these accusations out of Sandy's hair....
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Series:
Romancing Manhattan volume 1
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Finn Cavanaugh is known for being a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. He owns a successful law firm with his brother and brother-in-law in Manhattan. On the rare occasion that he has down time, he spends it at his home in Martha's Vineyard. But when Finn's troubled niece goes to stay with him for the summer in Martha's Vineyard, he's reluctant to take time off from work. That is, until he meets his beautiful new neighbor, London. London...
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Series:
Coral Cove volume 3
Language:
English
Description:
"Tamra Day swore off men a long time ago. Her art, her friends, and her garden have always been enough...until now. Suddenly, Tamra is aching for a connection. Unfortunately, Coral Cove's most eligible bachelor is the troublemaker who's building the mini-golf course she's designing. Brusque and sarcastic, he's made a habit of annoying Tamra. But more infuriating is the fact that Tamra can't help noticing how sexy he is. They call him a war hero, but...
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Publisher:
Scribble, an imprint of Scribe Publications
Pub. Date:
©2019
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 560L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"A tender, funny, and exquisitely illustrated picture book celebrating all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are. With heartwarming rhyming text all about knowing what makes you special, All the Ways to Be Smart is a wonderful introduction to conversations about self-esteem." --Amazon.com