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1) The Store
Author
Language
English
Description
Jacob and Megan Brandeis have gotten jobs with the mega-successful, ultra-secretive Store. Seems perfect. Seems safe. But their lives are about to become anything but perfect, anything but safe. ALWAYS WATCHING. Especially since Jacob and Megan have a dark secret of their own. They're writing a book that will expose the Store--a forbidden book, a dangerous book. ALWAYS. And if the Store finds out, there's only one thing Jacob, Megan and their kids...
Author
Series
Heirloom secrets volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1946, Millie Middleton left home to keep her heritage hidden, carrying the dream of owning a dress store. Decades later, when Harper's future in fashion falls apart, she visits her mentor Millie. When the revelation of a family secret leads them to Charleston and a rare opportunity, can they overcome doubts and failures for a chance at their dreams?"--
Author
Language
English
Description
The owner of a botanica in Southern California, Perla Portillo sells traditional remedies, until a boy with a mysterious past forces her to face her dreams and her role in the world, in a tale that interweaves Perla's story with those of her customers--a teacher, a drag queen, and others.
Author
Language
English
Description
Workaholic Henrietta Wegner can feel her edge beginning to dull in middle age. Once the company's hottest mergers and acquisitions executive, Henri can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When her boss makes it clear she'll be starting the New Year unemployed unless she can close a big deal before the holidays, Henri impulsively tells him that she can convince her aging parents to sell Wegner's, their iconic Frankenmuth,...
Author
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When professional fashionista Haley Randolph is cursed by an irate customer and then experiences a run of bad luck, including the discovery of a dead former classmate in the menswear department, she races against time to catch the real killer.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"It's winter in Keyhole Bay, Florida, and while the tourist trade is slow, souvenir shop owner Glory Martine is busy with her best friend's wedding. But between managing preparations, the bride's in-laws, and a haunted parrot named Bluebeard, Glory makes plans to catch a killer. As her friends Karen and Riley approach their wedding day, Glory could use a break from the nuptial madness. She takes a peaceful drive to Alabama's piney woods to pick up...
Author
Publisher
Orion
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The compelling new novel from the author of the bestselling Chocolat. Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her 'special' child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend. But when old Narcisse, the florist, dies, leaving a parcel of land to Rosette...
Author
Series
Amish village mystery volume 3
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In the Amish artisan village of Middlebury, Indiana, poetic notes warning of poisoned baked goods begin appearing and village manager Amber decides to help the police find the culprit before he can strike.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Will spends most of his days the same way: Working at the Dollar Only store, trying to replicate his late father's famous cornbread recipe, and walking the streets of Los Angeles. Will started walking after his father committed suicide, and three years later he hasn't stopped. But there are some places Will can't walk by: The blessings store with the chest of 100 Chinese blessings in the back, the bridge on Fourth Street where his...
12) A view to a kilt
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Liss has suddenly found herself in charge of the March Madness Mud Season Sale, a town-wide celebration created to boost the local economy during the slushy weeks of early spring. With businesses ailing after a rough winter, the pressure is on to make this year's effort the can't-miss-event of the season. But before Liss can get her hands dirty, her husband makes a horrifying discovery. There's a dead man on their property, and he didn't die of natural...
13) Thread reckoning
Author
Series
Embroidery mystery volume 3
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
While working for a bridezilla from hell, embroiderer extraordinaire Marcy Singer finds her life slowly unraveling when she is accused of murdering her client's mother-in-law and stealing her jewels.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Ginger, a yellow tomcat, and Pickles, a terrier, are partners in operating a village shop that offers a variety of goods including red spotty handkerchiefs, "sugar, snuff, and goloshes". Ginger inspires fear in their mouse customers and Pickles their rabbit customers. Ginger's mouth waters as the mice leave the shop with their parcels. The two extend unlimited credit to customers who never pay. The till remains empty. The shopkeepers are forced to...
15) Breach of crust
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Socialite Beatrice Burbank hires Ella Mae to teach the tasty tricks of her trade to the members of the Camellia Club, but when Bea's body is found floating in Lake Havenwood Ella Mae must find the killer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jenna gets a job driving the elderly owner of a chain of successful shoe stores from Chicago to Texas to confront the son who is trying to force her to retire, and along the way Jenna hones her talents as a saleswoman and finds the strength to face her alcoholic father.
17) The storekeeper
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Follows the activities of a storekeeper from early morning when she opens her shop until it is time to go home.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 76
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
It's the grand opening of Traps new superstore, but nothing is working. The lights won't turn on, the doors won't open, and the loudspeaker is broken. Geronimo must figure out who is trying to sabotage the grand opening.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 720L
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text invite the reader to explore a store that provides everything a privateer, mutineer, or buccaneer might want in the way of high-quality pirate gear, from clothing to classes in smuggling molasses.
20) The happy shop
Author
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Darcy just moved to a new country. She's feeling lost and misses her friends back home. That's when she stumbles upon a shop full of mysterious glowing jars labeled with things like "Picking up the last sweater on the rack and it's on sale" and "Having the perfect weather on your wedding day." Much to Darcy's surprise-this store sells happy feelings. After Darcy accidentally breaks one of the irreplaceable jars, she must make it up...