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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date:
©2024
Language:
English
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Decades after the murder of nineteen-year-old college student Karlie Richards, her former roommate, now middle-aged and divorced, becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth amidst online conspiracy theories, speculation and the lingering shadows of the past.
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Lexile measure:
1010L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of literature’s most beloved stories and the inspiration for numerous film adaptations, is now available in a fine exclusive collector’s edition featuring beautiful cover and interior treatments, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike.
Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to...
3. Jane Eyre
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Lexile measure:
840L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
This is a story of a woman of passion and intelligence who refuses to be satisfied with her "place" in society, and asserts her identity and aspirations with defiance and dignity.
In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer who has a terrible secret.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. And then, in their absence, came darkness--blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. Haunted by her failed career and unresolved childhood trauma, Sonya has fallen deep into an alcoholic abyss. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is...
Lexile measure:
760L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
Classics. This is an exquisite leatherbound edition of a much-loved children's classic that will be cherished by all ages. It is suitable for children aged 10 to 13 years old. On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. She cultivates the garden, an experience that both improves her health and raises her spirits. And it proves...
Author:
Publisher:
Europa Editions
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
Summer 1966. Robert Simon is in his early thirties and has a dream. Raised in a home for war orphans, Robert has nonetheless grown into a warm-hearted, hard-working, and determined man. When the former owners of the corner cǎf in the Carmelite market square shutter the business, Robert sees that the chance to realize his dream has arrived. The place, dark and dilapidated, is in a poor neighborhood of the Austrian capital, but for some time now a...
Author:
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 740L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she's already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she's learned how to forget. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep, and the pain washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don't have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you. Every new scar hardens Charlie's heart just a little more,...
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Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Enjoy your favorite container plants year after year! From geraniums to fuchsias and beyond, many container plants can be overwintered and enjoyed again the next season. Alice and Brian McGowan offer simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants based on what kind of dormancy the plants go through in their native environment. With a plant-by-plant guide for quick reference, this Storey BASICS® guide will inspire...
Author:
Publisher:
Grove Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a bestseller. Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees near where the family lives in central Oslo, she thinks it might...
10. Gray
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Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Some days you may feel sunshine yellow or orange-balloon bright. Other days you're gray, or even night-sky black-like a dark scribble on a page, a storm in the clouds, or a puddle in the road. Gray is when you don't feel like yourself, or like you don't belong. But however you feel, there are big hugs (red) and loving lullabies (blue) waiting, and even the grayest sidewalk is a canvas for you to fill with the colors you choose. A tender narration...
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Language:
English
Description:
Here there be gods and monsters - forged from flesh and stone and vengeance - emerging from the icy abyss of deep space, ascending from dark oceans, and prowling strange cities to enter worlds of chaos and wonder, where scientific rigor and human endeavour is tested to the limits. These are cosmic realms and watery domains where old offerings no longer appease the ancient Gods or the new and hungry idols. Deities and beasts. Life and death. Love and...
12. Maggot Moon
Author:
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2013
Lexile measure:
690L
Language:
English
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"An unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing. What if the football hadn't gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesn't want anyone to know. But Standish Treadwell--who has different-colored eyes, who can't read, can't write, Standish Treadwell isn't bright--sees things differently than the rest of the "train-track thinkers."...
13. Look to the East
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English
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A Golden Heart Award winner and Christy Award finalist, Maureen Lang enthralls listeners with Look to the East, the first entry in her sweeping World War I trilogy. Caught on the front lines of the Great War and torn by feuding families, the French village of Briecort is rocked by fear, suspicion, and blame. As the tale unfolds, the chaste and tender love of an adopted villager and a Belgian refugee shines brightly against a dark backdrop of pride,...
Author:
Series:
Montgomerys and Armstrongs volume 1
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
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When Eveline Armstrong, who never speaks, is forced into an arranged marriage with Graeme Montgomery, a warrior from a rival clan, love grows between them as clan rivalries and dark forces conspire to keep them apart.
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Language:
English
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From the author of Winter in Sokcho, Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women's calves, men's shoes, heels trodden down by the weight of bodies borne for too long. It is summer in Tokyo. Claire finds herself dividing her time between tutoring twelve-year-old Mieko, in an apartment in an abandoned...
Author:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Language:
English
Description:
"The state of the world makes it difficult to look on the bright side. If there is a bright side perhaps it is that we have come to see the virtues of previously taboo emotions such as anger, sadness, anguish, anxiety, and grief. According to philosopher Mariana Alessandri, we're beginning to see that they are not evils to be avoided but valuable and sometimes even productive states. Many of us are coming to see that our darker feelings have something...
Author:
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
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Description:
From Pushcart Prize nominee Danny Johnson comes a powerful, lyrical debut novel that explores race relations, first love, and coming-of-age in North Carolina in the 1950s and '60s. At eight years old, Raeford "Junebug" Hurley has known more than his share of hard lessons. After the sudden death of his parents, he goes to live with his grandparents on a farm surrounded by tobacco fields and lonesome woods. There he meets Fancy Stroud and her twin brother,...
18. Starlit Sparrow
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Publisher:
Swan Charm Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Starlit Sparrow" invites readers on an enchanting journey through the delicate folds of night and the whisper of dreams. This evocative collection weaves together themes of nature, love, and resilience, capturing the essence of fleeting moments illuminated by the light of myriad stars. Each poem acts as a thread, intricately stitching the heart's experiences with the serene beauty of the cosmos, mirroring the graceful flight of a sparrow amidst the...
Author:
Publisher:
Swan Charm Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
In "The Light of Joyful Nights," embark on a lyrical journey that encapsulates the beauty and wonder of a world illuminated by hope and celebration. This collection of poems invites readers to explore the enchanting interplay between darkness and illumination, where each verse serves as a beacon of joy in the stillness of night. Delve into themes of love, dreams, and the gentle whispers of the universe as they awaken the spirit in moments of solitude...
20. A World for Two
Author:
Publisher:
AuthorHouse UK
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
The novel is not just about the love, passion, obsession, and friendship across the boundaries. As much as anything else, the novel is also about Karachi, the transcultural metropolis and the capital of Pakistan. One gets swayed by the colorful, bright, and sunny Karachi world. The bustling streets, the exotic charm, and the ethos of its inhabitants are all animated by the authors profound knowledge of Pakistani setting, culture, and ideology. The...