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781) Maybe a whale
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Bronwen has long felt that she was switched with another child at birth, and so although she loves Jared, she must decide if she is ready to be married or should, instead, live on her own first.
783) When we were young
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Three generations of women live and love amidst family secrets and traditions, from Sarah who falls in love with a non-Jewish fisherman in 1942 to Joey in 2019 Florida who considers leaving her fiancé.
784) The escape
Author
Series
Horses of the dawn volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
785) A garden called home
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"While visiting her mother's family, a young girl notices she's never seen her mother so happy as they both explore this lush place, but when they return home, her mother's smile disappears until the girl shows her nature here can be wondrous, too"--
Author
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From early 19th century Brittany to London during the Second World War, five generations of witches fight the battles of their time, deciding how far they are willing to go to protect their family, their heritage, and ultimately, all of our futures. After Grand-mère Ursule gives her life to save her tribe, her magic seems to dies with her. Even so, her family keeps the Old Faith, practicing the spells and rites that have been handed from mother...
787) Sister lost
Author
Publisher
Brenda Lyne Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
As soon as Lexie and Ava move in to their new house on Washburn Avenue, the strange phenomena begin. Ava, normally a bright and happy girl, sleepwalks and throws violent tantrums. Lexie suffers from terrible nightmares, raging heartburn and debilitating headaches. And more than once she catches herself thinking of ways to kill the little brat. With the help of neighbor Ryan Laughlin, Lexie and Ava must race to uncover the house's tragic history and...
788) The beekeeper's war
Author
Publisher
One More Chapter
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
1916: At the onset of war, Nurse Pru le Cuirot left her home in Jersey to care for injured soldiers at Ashbury Manor, Dorset. She wanted to do her bit but she never expected to meet American pilot, Jack Garland, so unlike any man she has ever met. When Jack is sent on a dangerous mission and vanishes, Pru is forced to make an agonising decision... one that will haunt them both forever. 1940: Another lifetime, but another war and Pru's daughter Emma...
789) Harry's trees
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Harry Crane is an analyst for the US Forest Service, until his wife dies suddenly and he is unable to cope. Leaving his job and his old life behind, Harry makes his way to the remote woods of northeastern Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains. Determined to lose himself, he takes up residents in the woods. Oriana and her mother, Amanda, are struggling to pick up the pieces from their own tragedy. Oriana roams the forest searching for answers, and she believes...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When the nouveau riche Parker family moves to an exclusive community in the heart of Southern California, they believe it's their chance at a fresh start. Heather Parker is determined to give her daughters the life she never had--starting with horses. She signs them up for riding lessons at Rancho Santa Fe Equestrian, where horses are a lifestyle. Heather becomes a "Barn Mom," part of a group of wealthy women who hang at the stables, drink wine, and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two lifelong friends. One bookshop by the beach. And the summer that could change everything. Jess loves her work as a high-profile lawyer in the respectable and austere city of Charleston. But when she finds her husband, Parker, has been cheating on her with his assistant, she retreats, with her thirty year-old daughter Caitlin for support, to her childhood home on Cape Cod, in Chatham. Caitlin has always been bright but directionless, looking for...
792) The Paris novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading "Go to Paris." But Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a childhood trauma, and her mother's negligent parenting style, have kept her strictly confined to her comfort zone, even in adulthood. When her boss encourages her to time off, Stella resigns herself to honor her mother's wishes, even if a spontaneous trip to Paris is the...
793) Gingerbread
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories, beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe. Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are....
794) Magnolia at midnight
Author
Series
Red Stiletto Book Club volume 4
Publisher
Anne-Marie Meyer
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Magnolia. Victoria is no longer mayor, a sentiment that she is still trying to get used to saying. After the inauguration of the new mayor, she's pretty sure that she has reached bottom--until her parents inform her that they are selling their house in Magnolia and she has a week to find a new place to live. Enter Maggie. Even though she poses the job opening as a desperate need for help at the inn, Victoria decides to take it as a temporary...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Nantucket Christmas: From the lighthouse sporting a huge wreath to the Christmas Stroll along its quaint streets, holidays on Nantucket are always magical. However, while the town might be aglow like a scene from Dickens tale, unfortunately for newly married island newcomer Nicole Somerset, Christmas means a dreaded visit from her step-daughter. Headstrong Kennedy brings with her a family of her own--husband Archer and adorable 3 year old son, Maddox--but...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As the owner of Twisted, Seattle’s best salon, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She’s terrified that she’s losing her teen daughter to her ‘other’ family as Summer grows closer to her stepmum, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison’s happy life is one call. From prison. Her husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, scared and alone with a toddler. So her stepdaughter rushes to the last...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate - the first automobile any of them have seen - and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates...
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