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"Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Nearly thirty years ago, in the wake of a personal tragedy, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life.
June’s niece, Daphne, met her two best friends, Lanier and Mary Stuart, during a fateful summer at camp. They’ve all helped...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
334 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Arriving in the lakeside town of Good Hart, Michigan, Becky Thatcher--just turned forty years old with little to show for it--encounters eighty-year-old Mary Jackson, who has almost given up hope that someone will come along to carry on her legacy as the owner of The Very Cherry General Store.
Author
Series
Friendship letters volume 2
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fianc�e's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
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Hollis Shaw's life seems picture-perfect. She's the star of the popular food blog, Hungry with Hollis, and is married to Matthew, a dreamy heart surgeon. But after she and Matthew get into a heated argument one snowy morning, Matthew leaves for the airport and is killed in a car accident. The cracks in Hollis's perfect life-her strained marriage and her complicated relationship with her daughter, Caroline-grow deeper. When Hollis hears about something...
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"As strangers and seatmates Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson fly to Toronto over the holidays--Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time--neither expect that severe turbulence will scare them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another. At least they'll never see each other again. And the love of Maryam's life, Saif, wasn't sitting two rows behind them hearing it all. Oops....
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Desperate Housewives meets The Couple Next Door in a chilling story of murder and intrigue set in a well-to-do DC suburb. Sometimes the darkest acts occur in the most beautiful houses... When Alexis and her husband Sam buy a neglected Cape Cod house in an exclusive DC suburb, they are ecstatic. Sam is on the cusp of making partner at his law firm, Alexis is pregnant with their second child, and their glamorous neighbors welcome the couple with open...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"J.J., Molly, and Leila had once been inseparable, but it's been a long time since college, and life--not to mention distance--have disrupted the former roommates' friendship. When the three reunite for a birthday weekend in Las Vegas, the lottery ticket they buy on a whim has the winning numbers--giving them a billion-dollar windfall. Shell-shocked, they turn to Shea Daniels, a "sudden wealth manager," who promises to guide them through the pitfalls...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Stella North (Virgo) is shaken up by her father's surprise engagement; she takes fate into her own hands with astrology, tarot, and crystals, and even Magic 8 balls.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
All the insects agree that the object that fell from the sky is a Wonder, but when Spider decides it is his, he risks losing all of his friends.
Author
Edition
First edition.
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440 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A page-turning YA contemporary novel about a Black teenager whose life is turned upside down when her white best friend becomes the latest "Becky" on the internet, and their town is left reeling from the publicity"--
14) Ploof
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this imaginative and interactive book, Ploof, a friendly, puffy cloud full of feelings, helps little readers learn social-emotional skills like empathy, encouragement and kindness - and how to be a fantastic friend.
15) The new friend
Author
Publisher
Milky Way Picture Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A child reminisces about the many moments of joy and playfulness he used to share with his dear old companion, who has, sadly, made a new friend. Although he is sad, he finds the strength to keep his head high and sets out to find a new playmate"--
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Series
Publisher
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poky, a puppy who always lags behind, makes friends with a skunk called Herman, and when Herman's home is destroyed, Poky uses his Christmas gift to help him out.
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Series
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When Harper Shaw's life falls apart, she knows it's time for a change. She removes everything that doesn't spark joy--from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists--and sets off for the last place she was happy, Lake Tahoe (who wouldn't feel good there, right?) to fulfill her dream of opening her own bakery. With her Sugar Pine Bakery in between a tavern, owned by sexy, grumpy Bodie Campbell, and a bookstore, run by her new BFF, she feels...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twenty years after her childhood friend Lauren disappeared, Nicola returns to her Appalachian hometown where she, driven by a desperate need to know what happened to Lauren, obsessively searches for the truth in a place where the answers are tucked in the hollows and valleys of this small Blue Ridge community.
Author
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?"--