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41) Letting Go
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LETTING GO is Deepak Chopra meeting the Salem witches in modern America. Instead of painkillers and antidepressants, Rebecca relieves pain and heals with touch. Dismissed by critics as quackery, her ancestors were hanged as witches, but what she can do is amazing, beautiful, and life-changing.
After the death of her mother, the betrayal by her best friend and by the man she thought she would marry, Becca searches for the path to healing that we all...
42) Seaside Bonds
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She thought the best part of her life was over, but now she knows it's just beginning. Liz Weston's life has reached rock bottom. Her husband dumped her, her life savings are gone and her apartment is being turned into condos that she can't afford. Maybe she shouldn't have taken early retirement last year? In her late-forties she has limited possibilities for employment. When her elderly father passes away, she heads to her hometown to clean out the...
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Moving from party to restaurant to glittering social event, Truman Capote and his flock of glamorous socialite "swans" rule 1960s New York, and Stephen Greco brings this gossipy, backstabbing, celebrity-filled world to life in a fascinating recreation of the tumultuous friendship between Capote and his most elegant swan, Lee Radziwill, sister to Jackie Kennedy.
On a Thursday morning in May 1961, a well-mannered twenty-one-year-old named Marlene...
44) A wee boo
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"A humorous picture book about a ghost who is too cute to be scary and who realizes that she might have a more important future as an imaginary friend."--
45) Genie meanie
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"In this partially-illustrated chapter book, an 8-year-old girl confronts a bully with the help of a genie she discovers has been living in a spice bottle her grandmother left her"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Claudia's not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy, is a great practical joker. After all, how much harm can one girl do?As it turns out--plenty! Claudia breaks her leg because of one of Betsy's mean jokes . . . and now she's talking about quitting the club. Baby-sitting might be too dangerous. The rest of the BSC decides that Betsy needs to be...
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"A sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things. Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention. But when Lucy...
48) Sweaty betty
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Breaking Glass Pictures
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English
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In a cramped row house on the border of Washington, D.C., two stories of big dreams take place. Floyd and his family have raised a 1000-pound pig in their backyard, and are determined to turn her into the team mascot for the Redskins football team. Floyd puts his plan into motion, but the pig, named Miss Charlotte, draws unwanted attention. A few blocks away, Rico and Scooby, two teenage single fathers and best friends, are hanging around the neighborhood....
49) Me and you
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Piggy and Bunny volume 1
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IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A gently humorous picture book for all ages that celebrates friendship and encourages self-acceptance.
50) Today, maybe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A little girl is waiting for a friend. In a series of surprising and humorous encounters, several well-known characters from children's literature arrive at her door, but none of them is the one she is waiting for.
51) Maybe tomorrow?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Elba carries the black block of grief and sadness wherever she goes--until Norris comes along and helps her to let go of the block and enjoy life again.
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Dulce, Adelfa and Storm, the protagonists of I Love Your Cupcakes are business partners, friends and share some "interesting" family connections. All the men Dulce meets only want to talk about her cakes and she's tired of it. Her friend Adelfa, although she's a Chemistry Professor, can't manage to find the recipe for the perfect relationship. And Storm, the third of the partners of their bakery/coffee shop/bookshop/art gallery and ex-fire station,...
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Sliding Across Mountains is a book about the power of friendship. In a small town in Tennessee, a writer, a mother, a widow, and a parish nurse form an unlikely friendship and a curling team. These four ladies learn more than sliding rocks down a sheet of ice. They learn what they can accomplish with a team of support and love is not always on the rocks.
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The art of making friends is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Each person has his or her own preferences and style when it comes to communication and connection. This guide will provide you with the tools you need to make meaningful connections with people, regardless of your personal style
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The Recurring Dream will take you on a journey through times and places filled with true love, romance, loyalty, courage, and mysteries revealed. My stories will help you understand that there's not only a physical world but also a spiritual world. I will show you the loving personality of God for you even before you were born and while you were being formed in your mother's womb. The Recurring Dream has stories that can soften the hardest heart and...
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Family of the Heart is an intense story of a young woman coming of age in the early 1970s. Katrina, not always sure of herself, struggles with friendships that are degrading and humiliating until she moves to Sarasota, Florida. Here she makes lifetime friendships she claims as family. As she grows more sure of herself, she discovers her talent as a potter and makes her living as an artist.
Katrina becomes pregnant when she is young and unmarried,...
57) Cellules grises
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Français
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La vie ne tient pas toujours ses promesses. Voilà la conclusion à laquelle parviennent trois vieux complices, dont la retraite a pris la forme d'une prison.
Pour Albert, habitué aux sommets d'une prestigieuse carrière d'enseignant en médecine familiale, le choc est brutal : sans son boulot, il est inexistant.
Paul, ancien urgentologue, est désormais l'otage d'un horaire de gardiennage aliénant, gracieuseté d'un fils qui se reproduit plus...
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This book is about four strong women who are best friends that help each other through bad marriages, children with drug addiction and gay issues, abusive relationships, and alcoholism. The women don't always agree with each other's life choices, but they support those women and those choices. Basically, it's a tribute to the strength of women and those cherished friendships.
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Different but Still Alike
What must Alondra and her friends learn? They have a job to complete. Can they accomplish their position in time? They have known one another since kindergarten. Now, they are in the fifth grade. Along with the help of Alondra, the curious and pleasant friend. Could they discover information involving an issue someone might struggle with today? Will they learn about the importance to include morals in our lives? Plus,...
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Frank Wilmott is a musician in Philadelphia in the 60's, eager to earn his way in the world with his knowledge, talent, and skill. Jan Walker is a bass player, and when she and Frank begin to play together, it seems like a match made in rock and roll heaven. Torn between his loyalty to his family and the undeniable call of the music he loves, Frank is forced to make a choice- keep what he has and count himself lucky, or make a grab for the once-in-a-lifetime...
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