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1) Long Island
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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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*Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Good Housekeeping, AARP, and more*
From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love, the story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn, Tóibín's...
From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love, the story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn, Tóibín's...
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Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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Ruth and her beloved brother Philip find solace in the expanse of the Tanglewoods' property. There they escape into bird watching, climbing, and general misadventures with their friend Terry.
But life with their Aunt is harsh, and Ruth suffers from an incorrigible temper. Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, she learns a very special secret about a very special Shepherd. When a dreadful accident hurts one they love, Ruth and Philip
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Pub. Date
2024
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English
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The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the "captivating, richly drawn" (Woman's World) The Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.
1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated...
1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated...
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Soho Press
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a powerhouse duo of authors is at once comfortingly familiar and tantalizingly new.
Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants.
London, 1924. When shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, his quiet life abruptly turns from books and lectures...
Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants.
London, 1924. When shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, his quiet life abruptly turns from books and lectures...
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Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Though originally intended for a younger audience, this masterpiece of historical children's literature is a delight for readers of all ages. The Little Duke tells the story of Richard the Fearless, the young Duke of Normandy who ascended to power at a very young age and was then imprisoned. Escaping with the help of a few key confidants, Richard fought to regain control of his kingdom. The Little Duke is gripping, engaging historical
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Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Draws on primary sources to recreate the wildly promiscuous court of Napoleon Bonaparte through the experiences of his stepdaughter Hortense, his infamous sister Pauline, and his freedom-seeking Austrian wife Marie-Louise.
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Archway Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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It is 1783 England and Isabella Deveraux is an independent and fearless young woman who has hardened her heart to everyone, including her once close-knit family. But when a disturbing dream involving her twin brother, Charlie, leaves her shaken to the core on the eve of her nineteenth birthday, Isabella immediately resolves to do anything it takes to save him and his two English schoolmates from the clutches of the devil incarnate—even if
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Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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A story of vicious revenge and hard repentance
Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage that she sets out to alienate and humiliate Lucien at every turn. As Lucien seeks to repent and restore, light floods both of their dark hearts
...9) Cocktail
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Biblioasis
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A girl receives a bedtime visit from a drunken party guest, who will haunt her fantasies for years. A young mother discovers underneath the wallpaper a striking portrait that awakens inconvenient desires. A divorced man distracts himself from the mess he?s made by flirting with a stranger. These intimate, immersive stories explore life?s watershed moments, in which seemingly insignificant details - a pot of hyacinths, a freshly painted yellow wall...
10) Stag
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Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"It's 1989 and Amos Fielding, onetime sheriff of Oscar, Iowa, is in his early seventies and grieving the recent loss of his wife, Sara. He packs up his few belongings and heads to a ranch in the far northwest corner of Washington State. The farther he can get from Oscar and his years there as sheriff, the better. Eager to escape painful memories, Fielding throws himself into the daily chores of a gentleman rancher. But there is evil afoot, as dark...
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National park mystery volume 4
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Aaron Johnson
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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While camping in Zion National Park, Jake Evans and his friends uncover a new set of cryptic clues hidden in his grandfather's scrapbook. Battling unpredictable weather, unforeseen challenges, and an elusive adversary, the three friends are forced to rely on their problem-solving skills, the power of their growing friendship, and the courage to do the right thing.--Publisher's description.
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National park mystery volume 2
Publisher
[Aaron Johnson]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"After camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, Jake and his friends travel to the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. Exploring the heart of the dunes, they stumble upon something both unexpected and dangerous. Through more twists and turns, Jake's friendships and integrity are tested by choices that will demand smarts and courage. The mystery unfolds as Jake, Amber, and Wes learn about survival skills, natural history, integrity, character, and...
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National park mystery volume 3
Publisher
Aaron Johnson
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Before Jake?s grandfather died, he was on the trail of a centuries-old mystery. And he has entrusted that mystery to Jake, leaving behind a set of hidden codes, riddles, maps, and other clues that lead Jake and his friends on a scavenger hunt into the most wild and rugged wilderness of the national parks. The scavenger hunt takes Jake and his friends, where few people venture to go, into the depths of the Grand Canyon. Jake, Amber, and Wes encounter...
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Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"The story of Andrée Geulen and Ida Sterno, who worked with the Committee for the Defense of Jews to hide more than three thousand Jewish children in Belgium during World War II"--
"Based on the true story of two World War II heroines who risked everything to save Jewish children from the Gestapo by hiding them throughout Belgium. ... Young schoolteacher Andrée Geulen secretly defies the Nazis in Belgium who are forcing Jews to wear a yellow...
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Shadow histories volume 2
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The Concord has been broken, and a war of magic engulfs the world. In France, the brilliant young battle-mage Napoleon Bonaparte has summoned a kraken from the depths, and under his command the Army of the Dead have all but conquered Europe. Britain fights back, protected by the gulf of the channel and powerful fire-magic, but Wilberforce's own battle to bring about free magic and abolition has met a dead end in the face of an increasingly fearful...
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Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"When a railroad baron falls for a uniform girl at a gambling parlor thirty years his junior, he moves her to New York posing as a well-heeled Southern widow where her shrewd investing instincts build her a fortune"--
1867, Richmond, Virginia. Arabella wears the same low-cut purple gown that is the uniform of all the girls who work at Worsham's gambling parlor, yet she is set apart by her unyielding grit, and a resolve to escape her background of...
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Magic tree house volume 39
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Jack and Annie are whisked away to Mongolia to meet the near-extinct little horses and their caretakers, but can they help protect the last of the horses from predators?"--
18) Papa's mark
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
After his son helps him learn to write his name, Samuel T. Blow goes to the courthouse in his Southern town to cast his ballot on the first election day ever on which African Americans were allowed to vote.
