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1) The Villa
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A delicious twist on a Gothic classic, Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspense, perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, from the author of three highly acclaimed previous novels. One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time-from the actor's early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel...
5) Montauk
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Montauk, Long Island, 1938. For three months, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City's wealthy elite. Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her and her husband, Harry. Instead, tasked with furthering his investment interest in Montauk as a resort destination, she learns she'll be spending twelve weeks sequestered with the high society wives at The Montauk Manor--a two-hundred...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy.
“Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine
When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find...
“Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine
When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.
11) The Lion's Den
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of fabulous wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous girls' getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend's yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. Belle hopes the trip will be a much-needed break from her stalled acting career and uniquely humiliating waitressing job, but once aboard the luxurious Lion's Den, it becomes clear that all is not as...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On a river deep in the Mexican jungle stands Xanadu, a wellness center that is home to The Mandala, an ardent spiritual group devoted to self-help guru Paul Bentzen and his enigmatic wife Kali. When Paul suddenly dies, his entire estate-- including Xanadu-- is left to his estranged niece Sveta, a former model living in New York City. She travels to Mexico to pay her respects, and Xanadu seems like a secluded paradise. But the mystical façade wears...
13) Brood: a novel
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
222 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Our nameless narrator stubbornly tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive and safe over the course of one savage winter in Minnesota. Woefully unprepared for the task, she battles the relentless predators, severe weather and unforeseen bad luck--all the while grieving a recent miscarriage, and coming to terms with her infertility and the accompanying uncertainty that her future holds. Intimate and startlingly original, this slender novel...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard. After years of frustration and futility, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, filed a lawsuit against one of the world’s most powerful companies—and, miraculously, they won. As vivid...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
92 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Read three exciting stories about one of Star Wars' greatest heroes! Princess Leia Organa is brave, is kind, and stands up for what is right. In these three adventures she undertakes a daring mission, makes some cuddly new friends, and protects an unlikely group of prisoners--Imperial stormtroopers! All of Leia's choices, both big and small, show what it truly means to be a hero."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 317 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are everywhere-and especially given the fierce debates we're all embroiled...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate all of the special moments in your life, big and small, with this warm and welcoming, illustrated lifestyle and entertaining guide, complete with delicious, healthy recipes, from actress, fashion icon, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Happy Kate Hudson. In Pretty Happy Kate Hudson shared her wisdom and advice for living a healthy, strong, and mindful life. In Pretty Fun she shares her philosophy behind gatherings,...
Author
Series
The wild robot volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
281 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Roz must take an under-the-ocean journey to save her island from a mysterious poison tide"--
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Graphically stunning layouts feature each element's letter symbol and atomic number, exploring its attributes, characteristics, uses, and interesting stories behind its discovery"--