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The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny…
As an etiquette coach, Margot teaches her clients to fit in. But she's never faced a client like Bianca, an aging movie star who gained fame-and notoriety-through a campaign of shock and awe. Schooling Bianca on the fine art of behaving like a proper diplomat's wife requires intensive lessons, forcing...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
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"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive...
103) The party wall
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English
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Shortlisted for the 2016 Giller PrizeS! elected for Indies Introduce Summer/Fall 2016Catherine Leroux's first novel, translated into English brilliantly by Lazer Lederhendler, ties together stories about siblings joined in surprising ways. A woman learns that she absorbed her twin sister's body in the womb and that she has two sets of DNA; a girl in the deep South pushes her sister out of the way of a speeding train, losing her legs; and a political...
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Dragonwatch volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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This conclusion to the epic Dragonwatch series finds Seth on his most dangerous quest yet, while halfway across the world, Kendra is torn between her duty to Dragonwatch and her desire to rescue Bracken.
105) The Cruel Prince
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Folk of the air volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look...
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look...
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"This romantic comedy reminiscent of Miss Congeniality and The Parent Trap shows us that sometimes being pushed out of your comfort zone leads you to the ultimate prize. When Ginny Gorman has a severe allergic reaction the night before the Miss American Treasure competition, she convinces her twin Charlotte to take her place"--
107) Extraordinary
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Over the course of one Saturday night, a man and his half-sister meet at her request to spend the evening preparing for her assisted death. They drink and reminisce fondly, sadly, amusingly about their lives and especially her children, both of whom have led dramatic and profoundly different lives. "Extraordinary" is a gentle consideration of assisted suicide, and also a story about siblings - about how brothers and sisters turn out so differently;...
108) Lizzy & Jane
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Lizzy and Jane couldn't be further from Jane Austen's famous sisters for whom they are named. Elizabeth left her family's home in Seattle fifteen years ago to pursue her lifelong dream-chefing her own restaurant in New York City. Jane stayed behind to raise a family. Estranged since their mother's death many years ago, the circumstances of their lives are about to bring them together once again. Known for her absolute command of her culinary domain,...
109) The wide window
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A series of unfortunate events volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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"In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tenderhymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a...
111) Sweet home cowboy
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Four bestselling authors come together in a quartet of stories that follows four half-sisters who reunite to revitalize their grandfather's farm and fall for their neighborhood cowboys, creating the family they've always dreamed of.
113) Discovery of desire
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London explorers volume 2
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Sourcebooks Casablanca
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English
115) Last bride standing
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Majestic Maine volume 3
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English
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When Aidan Strong arrives in Majestic, Maine, to give her family half of their business free and clear, Charlotte Delaney, refusing to take charity, proposes a little contest, discovering all's fair in love and war in their little seaside town.
116) Beezus and Ramona
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Ramona Quimby volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Beezus keeps busy following her younger sister around and trying to prevent trouble.
117) The family gathering
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Sullivan's Crossing volume 3
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English
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Having left the military, Dakota Jones is at a crossroads in his life. With his elder brother and youngest sister happily settled in Sullivan's Crossing, he shows up hoping to clear his head before moving on to his next adventure. As a newcomer, he is on the radar of all the single women in town. While he enjoys the attention at first, he's really only attracted to the one woman who isn't interested. When all the Jones siblings gather for a family...
118) Brother & sister
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Bloomsbury
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English
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David and Nathalie, adopted and raised by the same parents but born to different mothers, decide, in their thirties, to begin a painful journey to find their birth mothers, affecting their spouses, children, and co-workers.
119) The miserable mill
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A series of unfortunate events volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill.
120) The summer retreat
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Moonlight Harbor novels volume 3
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English
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Join USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts for a seaside escape to the beaches of Moonlight Harbor.
Celeste Jones has plans for a perfect summer with her boyfriend (and hopefully soon-to-be fiancé)-until he dumps her to be with the woman he's had on the side for months. Heartbroken and furious, Celeste resolves to move on. When the going gets tough, the tough...okay, the not-so-tough go to the beach.
As soon as school lets out for the...
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