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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Now in paperback comes the intoxicating debut novel of "one motherless daughter's discover of...the strange and wondrous places we find love" ("The Washington Post"). Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing work is set in South Carolina in 1964.
2) Mad honey
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Language
English
Description
"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life-living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher-was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she...
3) Vanished
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Series
Language
English
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Nick Heller is tough, smart, and stubborn. And in his line of work, it's essential. Trained in the Special Forces, Nick is a high-powered intelligence investigator--exposing secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. He's a guy you don't want to mess with. He's also the man you call when you need a problem fixed. Desperate, with nowhere else to run, Nick's nephew, Gabe makes that call one night. After being attacked in Georgetown, his...
4) Salt houses
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home...On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is up rooted...
5) The American
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Language
English
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Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, descends on Europe in search of a wife to make his fortune complete. In Paris he is introduced to Claire de Cintré, daughter of the ancient House of Bellegarde, and to Valentin, her charming young brother. His bid for Claire's hand receives an icy welcome from the heads of the family, an elder brother and their formidable mother, the old Marquise. Can they stomach his manners for the sake of...
8) Nevada
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A beloved and blistering cult classic finally back in print, Nevada follows a disaffected trans woman as she embarks on a cross-country road trip"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Join in a multicultural celebration of unity and diversity friendships all around the world as we read and sing along with joy, love, and peace!"--Jacket.
An illustrated text for the adapted spiritual song with pictures of children from different lands.
10) The family man
Language
English
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Description
Jack Campbell, a workaholic Wall Street exec, gets to see what his life might have been like if he'd stayed with his former sweetheart, Kate. Thirteen years after they split up, Jack falls asleep in his posh New York apartment, then awakens to find himself a family man, with his now-wife Kate, daughter Annie and new baby.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 165
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
12) Hohokam
Author
Series
Sun lizard book volume no. 2
Publisher
Sun/Gemini Press
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
14) Telling the bees
Author
Language
English
Description
Albert Honig's most constant companions have always been his bees. A never-married octogenarian, still residing in the house in which he was born, Albert makes a modest living as a beekeeper, just has his father and his father's father had done before him. Deeply acquainted with the ways and workings of the hives, he knows that bees dislike wool clothing and foul language; that the sweetest honey is made from the blooms of the eucalyptus; and that...
Author
Publisher
iUniverse
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Blaze dreams of being a great hunter and warrior but his people of the Great Cliff are a peaceful farming tribe and do not believe in learning the skills of war. Blaze discovers the Hohokam people, who respect fighters above all others and he must decide where his true spirit lies.
Author
Publisher
Allworth Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Actors can improve their skills and become more expressive in body and voice by following the teachings of the author of this book, one of the most important movement theorists of the twentieth century. This in depth, fully illustrated guide offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding physical and vocal movement that will enable readers to discover how to maximize their potential. Packed with practical exercises for individuals, partners, and...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
If you were to meet ten average Americans on the street, nine of them would say they believe in God. So why is the gospel of love dividing America? Dan Merchant put on his bumper-sticker-clad jumpsuit and decided to find the reason. After talking with scores of men and women on streets all across the nation, and also interviewing many well-known activists in today's 'Culture Wars', Dan realized that the public discussion of faith doesn't have to be...