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A coming-of-age story...
Lane was raised by absurdly strict and conservative parents. Without the slightest awareness of her naivety, she suddenly finds herself cast alone and penniless into the surreal world of the '80s. A time before the modern advances of the technology revolution. Cellphones hadn't been invented. The internet, GPS and social media didn't yet exist. It was common to lose track of one's friends and family for weeks or even months...
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Seventeen-year-old Lindsey Allen is an A-student who has her heart set on becoming an astronomer. But first she must break away from her mother, an eccentric failed beauty queen who has set up a phony psychic reading shop in their Oregon garage.
Lindsey is biding time until she graduates high school, reading tarot cards for the neighbors in her mother's shop and recording the phases of the moon in her Moon Sign notebook. Her life changes when her...
63) Lost Yet Loved
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This is a story about two teenagers, one who feels lonely, and the other who hides their feelings. Follow these two on how they grow facing the pain of their past and fear of the future. See how everything came to be in their lives and how they taught each other to smile, to cry, and to fall in love. Together they face loss in their lives, but together, they stand strong.
64) Cellules grises
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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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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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"The Often Forgotten Hero" follows Sarah Jones, a dedicated 911 dispatcher juggling the demanding roles of a single mother and an essential emergency responder. Each day, she navigates the routines of getting her daughter, Lizzy, to school and then immerses herself in the high-stress environment of the Pineworth Police Department as a dispatcher. Through riveting chapters, readers witness Sarah's intense calls, the challenges she faces, and the toll...
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Confrontation on the Curb is a remarkable story about hope and redemption and how they can be found in unexpected times and places as when a group of boys from the hood stumble across a wino, who was one of the first black men to graduate from the city's law school. But because of a tragic event in his life, he turned to alcohol. The boys began to listen to the wino and to be entertained and educated by the things he said to them. Some of the boys...
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As you enter the world of these amazing characters, you too will come to a place of hope and healing. Davie, Ida May, Floppy Bear, and all the rest will transport your spirit to a new height of acceptance and love. Come with all these individuals as they teach and show you the way to a life of greater meaning and personal fulfillment. Also venture into the depths of life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as it unfolds with all its beauty. Then find...
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Imagine that you can't leave the place where you live, it is cursed, and somehow you need to end the curse. All your friends and family have been taken by the curse, and slowly the population is disappearing. In this imaginative story, we are introduced to a kingdom cursed by an evil witch, a wizard who can't do spells, and a blind princess. What could possibly go wrong?In the Alphabet Kingdom, a young girl named Abby sees her home dying. One by one...
70) Jungle Friends
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Meet Marcos.
Are you looking for a good friend? Do you know what a good friend is like? Read to find out how Marcos found good friends in the Amazon jungle.
Friends are important to children. Therefore, it is important that children learn, from an early age, the character qualities to look for in a good friend.
Jungle Friends is the story of a lonely boy living along the Amazon River who longs for a friend and discovers good friends...
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Loretta Hawthorne and the Shenanigans Book Club members are going about their daily routines until her husband's uncle, Henry Keeton is found deceased outside his country home.A lifetime of helping others is uncovered as preparations are being made for his estate sale. Memories and evidence surface, exposing the possibility there is more to Henry's death than an unfortunate accident.Saving memories may be the least of Loretta's worries. It could be...
72) Helping Hands
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Helping HandsShortly after the arrival of the new millennium, Julia, a happily married mother of five, reaches out to a stranger to give him a helping hand. A reluctant Xavier stressed out by a personal crisis responds to the help offered. Their initial connection wanes over time such that they eventually lose contact.A decade later, by chance, Xavier and Julia meet once more. Their renewed friendship blossoms as Xavier becomes increasingly involved...
73) Genesis
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You as the reader will be given a glimpse into the last ninety days of the protagonist Manhattan's life in prison before release after a twenty-year sentence reminiscent about his past crew already projecting the missing of his present crew over the past twenty years of prison, his lover / prison female correctional officer and ending of their relationship, and the stress of having to return to society after a twenty-year gap that may have left him...
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For everything that happens, there lies a back story we are never aware of! One's own courage and determination makes them to think beyond and move forward. Avni, our protagonist in the book faces it all. Did she standstill or suffered it all? Expect the answers in this book through Avni, who has her tales to tell and experiences to share from Delhi to Dubai via New York. Amara, Avni's strength and support, and Pratyush, a perfect mismatch but her...
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Get the jet! What could go wrong when cautious, scientific, singlet-wearing George Parker and reckless rich-kid Chase Landon-Bond take off on a global rescue mission? Just about everything! There are private jets, troublesome pets, crazed criminals, treacherous trips, chaos, too much coffee, and 200 million missing dollars. There are close calls, ridiculous disguises, accidental haircuts, and that's just the first bit! Are George and Chase doomed?...
76) Chasher
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Alyn, along with his two flatmates, were on track to graduate college at the end of the semester, entering the real-life responsibilities of adulthood. Openly differentiated on personal situations regarding work, class, and relations, they were always there for one another throughout the years. Rather than following the landscape, Alyn sought out for an adventure and was primed as he ran across a girl at a concert. Deciding to take a chance to see...
77) Shiny Shoes
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A corporate CEO doesn't like where his company or his life is heading--cheating, manipulation, and just heading down the wrong path. As a young man, he saw this type of thing in his father's company and remembers that is exactly why he started his own business. He didn't like what it did to his father and definitely doesn't want the same thing for his family. He knows the finance field is tough, but there must be a way to run this business with ethics,...
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Friendship is a beautiful and sacred bond that has the power to enrich our lives in countless ways. Our best friends are the people we turn to for support, guidance, and laughter, and we trust them with our deepest secrets and innermost thoughts. But what if there are secrets that your best friend is keeping from you?
In 'The Deepest Secrets: What Every Best Friend Should Know,' we explore the hidden truths that can exist within our closest friendships....
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Jackie, Nia, and Cheryl are three individuals whose lives are interwoven together in a story about family, tragedy, hate, love, inspiration, and a higher power. Each of them is forced to call on God to help with their individually issue. Jackie and Nia are also challenged through therapeutic intervention to look inward and unlock the hurt that has caused their lives to become stuck, full of hate, and grief. Cheryl is challenged to take on another...
80) The Unforgiven
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The Unforgiven is the story of two women who meet in their childhood, spend their lives together, and in an act that takes place, it forever changes the course of their lives and people in it. The story embodying the manuscript is the depiction of two young women of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds, brought together as young girls on summer vacation in their youth.
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