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2025
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English
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"From beloved author Hannah Orenstein, this love letter to lake life is "the Parent Trap for adults," the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father's cabin in Maine after his unexpected death"--
Every summer, Vivian Levy and Lucy Webster spend a month with their father at his lake house — separately. Raised in New York City, Vivian is an ambitious sommelier with a secret that could derail her future. Lucy grew up in...
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Humorists Tim Sample and Steve Bither reveal the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities-people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia-their unique perspective and witty narrative is highly entertaining. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, this is a great read for anyone who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
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"Poppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than writing listicles for her dead-end job at Thought Buzz. But after a series of rejections, she's ready to accept life on the sidelines as a plus-size woman. Her aunt Margot is the one person unwilling to give up on her niece's dreams and tells her so at their secret yearly lunches. But all of Poppy's beliefs about herself are challenged when her beloved aunt dies and leaves her niece a grand surprise-a...
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When reclusive, mysterious author Ginerva Ex takes her on a lavish trip on the newly renovated Orient Express, for helping craft her latest thriller, Rory discovers Ginerva has masterminded the ultimate real-life twisty plot with Rory as her main character, and as lies, deceptions and betrayals pile up, so do the bodies.
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Bayou Publishing
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An at-a-glance, ready-reference guide for teachers, counselors, and librarians who have been charged with character education in the classroom, this book provides detailed analysis of seven fundamental character traits modeled in 111 award-winning children's books.Winners of state Child Choice Book Awards since 2005 in each of the 50 states are examined for core interpersonal character qualities, including courage, creativity, undeterred, self-motivated....
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2025
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Build a new life and career while shaping our digital future with NFTs and blockchain technology In Digital Mavericks: A Guide to Web3, NFTs, and Becoming the Main Character in the Next Internet Revolution, founder, NFT collector, and tech entrepreneur Debbie Soon delivers an exciting and eye-opening exploration of the seismic changes and tremendous opportunities that can be found at the intersection of creativity and technology. You'll learn about...
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Page Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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The story of The Main Character opened up at an award show in the heart of Hollywood. All of the actors and actresses showed up at the red carpet. The night got more entertaining when Ryan Glass got out of the limo, posing for pictures with his wife Jennifer, until a drunk man insulted him. His bloodlust began that night when he made his first kill. Then his blood got thirstier and he took his rage against his own fans and costars.
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Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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Fishing guide and award-winning author Randy Spencerweaves a spell with quirky, colorful residents, fish-out-of-water tourists, native traditions, and a large helping of absolute wonder.Written On Water is an extraordinary collection of tales about the part of Maine that truly is, as those who reside there call it, the "back of the beyond." With its assemblage of quirky characters who live far off the beaten path, and consider fishing to be a sacred...
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Rogue Owl Press
Pub. Date:
©2024
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English
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There's no place quite like Maine. It's Vacationland. The birthplace of L.L. Bean and the whoopie pie. Maine's landscape encompasses mountains, forests, beaches, islands, and even a desert! The winters are long and brutal, and the summers are plagued by black flies, venomous caterpillars, and tourists. But despite these challenges, and in part because of them, the people who call Maine home are some of the most generous, hard-working folks you'll...
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Matthew Dewey
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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At the core of every great story is a great character. The only problem is, there are so many elements necessary to make a character interesting and impactful, unfortunately making it easier to write a boring, mediocre character. Yet, this book has the solution! There are several steps to writing a great character, but in this book, the writing instructor and author, Matthew Dewey, breaks each step down with examples and methods you can use to build...
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Emil Hultin
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Evelyn has a secret: she knows she's trapped in a never-ending cycle of stories. From medieval knights to futuristic space explorers, she's played every role, but enough is enough. She's done being the quirky sidekick, the tragic backstory, and the occasional potted plant. Screw the rules, the plot twists, and the story's whims, she's ready to break free. With meta knowledge as her weapon and sarcasm as her shield, Evelyn declares war on the narrative....
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Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"A rare gem of a book that empowers the F out of you while making you laugh your a** off." What happens when you blend a successful entrepreneur, quantum life and business coach, boundaries badass, and confidence catalyst with a stand-up comedienne…? You get a f*ck ton of wisdom captured in a book that will change your mindset and your LIFE. You get Main Character Energy. You get accelerated into showing up-bold, bright, and beautiful-as your authentic...
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Bonnier Books UK
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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She's hilarious' - Stylist 'A social pioneer' - Glamour YOU ARE THE HERO THAT YOUR STORY NEEDS. I'm Fats/Fatima. I'm a comedian. I make jokes and videos. Sometimes I go on news programmes and tell men with bad tans what life is like for little people. I do this because I am a little person, in case you were wondering. It would be an odd thing to do if I wasn't. My life hasn't always been easy, but through the good and the bad times I've learned a...
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Rogue Owl Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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There's no place quite like Maine. It's Vacationland. The birthplace of L.L. Bean and the whoopie pie. Maine's landscape encompasses mountains, forests, beaches, islands, and even a desert! The winters are long and brutal, and the summers are plagued by black flies, venomous caterpillars, and tourists. But despite these challenges, and in part because of them, the people who call Maine home are some of the most generous, hard-working folks you'll...
16. Me and our mom
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Disney Press
Pub. Date:
2015
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English
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A boy has fun outside with his family as a storm approaches, and inside when the rain arrives.
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Open Letter
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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From the author of Baba Yaga Laid an Egg and Thank You for Not ReadingFrom the story of Steffie Cvek to "The Kharms Case," the pieces in Dubravka Ugresic's collection Lend Me Your Character are always smart and endlessly entertaining. The former story paints a picture of a harassed and vulnerable typist whose life is shaped entirely by cliches. She searches endlessly for an elusive romantic love in a narrative punctuated by threadbare advice from...