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"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...
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Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Returning to Ogunquit, Maine, for an extended visit, successful businesswoman Maggie Weldon reunites with her best friend growing up, native Mainer Delphine Crandall, and together they reflect on their choices and compromises, the girls they were and the women they've become.
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ECW Press
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Innocence confronts suburban secrets during a modern witch hunt
It's 1961, and Mary Alice (Tink) Parker is 10 years old. She lives with her parents in a Vancouver suburb where many fathers are traumatized veterans of the Second World War and almost all the mothers are housewives. They believe they've earned secure and prosperous lives after the sacrifices they made during the war. But under the conformist veneer seethe conflicts and secrets that...
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera edición.
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Español
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A New York Times Bestseller The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is being threatened by severe water shortages and thieves, who steal this precious commodity-an act Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile,...
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
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"Pedro/Peter Martín es un Mexikid, o un niño que nació en Estados Unidos de padres mexicanos: un niño que no pertenece a ninguno de los dos lugares. Así que no sabe qué pensar cuando su padre anuncia que toda la familia (¡11 personas!) se apretará dentro del Winnebago para manejar 2,000 millas hasta México con una misión: traer a su misterioso abuelito de la era de la Revolución Mexicana a vivir con ellos. Esta divertidísima memoria gráfica...
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Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
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First Aladdin hardcover edition.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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After a devastating flood, twelve-year-old Temple is relocated to a new town where she takes it upon herself to organize a fundraiser to help families affected by the flood, but soon realizes the pressure may be too much to handle alongside the other changes in her life.
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