Always on the verge of something better, Brown's characters in this short story collection are often hard drinking and fast driving--tending to be both violent and religious. And as they grasp for...
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Author: Brown, PeterSummary:Genre: Short stories -
Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
The tour bus carrying the Cinnamon Roll Six overturns, sending the band members to the hospital--and the keyboard player to a bizarre and untimely death. Soon Hannah discovers the victim's...
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Author: Oke, JanetteSummary:
In Acadia two young mothers, one British and one French, have become good friends, despite the enmity between their peoples. The French woman's baby girl becomes critically ill. Since the British...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge. But...
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Author: Anderson, CatherineSummary:
Handsome, strong, and just a bit dangerous, Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny--a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the...
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of the Book of Numbers, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Author: Lawrence, IainSummary:When her eight-year-old neighbor is stricken with polio in 1955, eleven-year-old Laurie discovers that there is power in her imagination as she weaves a story during her visits with him and other...
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Author: Pieper, Martha Heineman, Pieper, William JosephSummary:
Now, with Smart Love, parents can avoid common childrearing mistakes, and obey their natural desire to ensure their children's perfect happiness and emotional well-being.
Genre: Psychology -
Author: Smiley, JaneSummary:
The horses that graze on the verdant pastures of a farm in Illinois have become the obsession of a woman who sees them as the fulfillment of every wish: to win, to be honored, to be the best.
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Author: Smiley, JaneSummary:
On the morning after the 2003 Academy Awards, Max--an Oscar-winning writer/director whose fame has waned--and his lover, Elena, are in bed, still groggy from last night's red-carpet festivities....
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Author: Reiss, KathrynSummary:In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries....
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Author: Messud, ClaireSummary:
Friends at Brown University, Marina, Danielle, and Julius are still looking to make their marks as they approach their 30s. Marina lives with her celebrated parents on the Upper West Side while...
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Author: Spinelli, JerrySummary:Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their...
Genre: Juvenile fiction