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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
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'A glorious story that celebrates the power of love' – Bestselling author ADRIANA TRIGIANI 'I adored The House in the Olive Grove. It is a hymn to friendship and love, and is utterly perfect' – Bestselling author LIZ FENWICK Will one week in Greece change their lives for ever? Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece – but she is also running from the secrets of her past. Food journalist Kayla...
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Nickelodeon / Paramount
Pub. Date
2024.
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Widescreen edition.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Calling all dudes buckle up, because the new adventures of Ed and Dex start now! Your favorite fast-food duo is back and serving up nostalgic laughs and new antics in Good Burger 2. Follow Dexter Reed and original cashier Ed as they reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees. Dexter is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails. Ed welcomes Dex back to Good Burger with open...
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An intensely emotional and gripping companion novel to Laura Nowlin's USA Today and New York Times Bestselling novel If He Had Been With Me about the love that both breaks and heals us. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.
If only I'd told her that I loved her years ago, then I wouldn't be here now.
Finn has always loved Autumn. She's not just the girl next door or his mother's best friend's daughter, she
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A coming-of-age story...
Lane was raised by absurdly strict and conservative parents. Without the slightest awareness of her naivety, she suddenly finds herself cast alone and penniless into the surreal world of the '80s. A time before the modern advances of the technology revolution. Cellphones hadn't been invented. The internet, GPS and social media didn't yet exist. It was common to lose track of one's friends and family for weeks or even months...
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La vie ne tient pas toujours ses promesses. Voilà la conclusion à laquelle parviennent trois vieux complices, dont la retraite a pris la forme d'une prison.
Pour Albert, habitué aux sommets d'une prestigieuse carrière d'enseignant en médecine familiale, le choc est brutal : sans son boulot, il est inexistant.
Paul, ancien urgentologue, est désormais l'otage d'un horaire de gardiennage aliénant, gracieuseté d'un fils qui se reproduit plus...
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Sliding Across Mountains is a book about the power of friendship. In a small town in Tennessee, a writer, a mother, a widow, and a parish nurse form an unlikely friendship and a curling team. These four ladies learn more than sliding rocks down a sheet of ice. They learn what they can accomplish with a team of support and love is not always on the rocks.
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The art of making friends is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Each person has his or her own preferences and style when it comes to communication and connection. This guide will provide you with the tools you need to make meaningful connections with people, regardless of your personal style
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Jackie, Nia, and Cheryl are three individuals whose lives are interwoven together in a story about family, tragedy, hate, love, inspiration, and a higher power. Each of them is forced to call on God to help with their individually issue. Jackie and Nia are also challenged through therapeutic intervention to look inward and unlock the hurt that has caused their lives to become stuck, full of hate, and grief. Cheryl is challenged to take on another...
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In the heart of Brooklyn, nestled between the bustling streets and the quiet waters of the bay, lies a neighborhood that has seen it all. Sunset Park, a place where cultures melded, dreams were forged, and lifelong friendships were woven into the very fabric of the community.Our story begins not with grand heroes or epic adventures, but with a group of eight friends who, over the years, discovered that the ordinary moments of life could be extraordinary...
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"The Often Forgotten Hero" follows Sarah Jones, a dedicated 911 dispatcher juggling the demanding roles of a single mother and an essential emergency responder. Each day, she navigates the routines of getting her daughter, Lizzy, to school and then immerses herself in the high-stress environment of the Pineworth Police Department as a dispatcher. Through riveting chapters, readers witness Sarah's intense calls, the challenges she faces, and the toll...
13) A Long Time
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Older age is not the time to slow down and wait to die. Ned Quist, an author, has lost in his life, but has decided to renew old acquaintences, refresh friendships from his high school band and find happiness as a member of a band comprised of the infirm and old. Old relationships are reestablished and high school band members become octogenarian members of a band whose goal is fun, friendship and the opportunity to take the stage and play. Older...
14) The Swim
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The Swim is a prequel novella giving a picture of former police detective Michael McLaren's life from teenager to the strong man he is today. He's been through a lot from his ordeal beginning with the "swim", his move from the Force, and his cold cases. He's made enemies, friends, and he has loved and lost. Like many of us.
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Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
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First edition.
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349 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Roommates since college, Jess and Ren have built a strong--if at times codependent--friendship. Now navigating their late thirties, the women co-own a weathered beachfront home, comother a rescued shelter pup and have inadvertently centered their lives around each other. Jess is clever and driven with a lucrative career running her own real estate brokerage. Magnetic but aimless, Ren has been making margaritas at the same local dive and teaching dance...
16) Memory piece
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"Three Asian American teenagers meet in the New York suburbs in the 1980s. Drawn together by their shared sense of alienation from their conventionally domestic immigrant families, each wants to live a meaningful life. They envision a future defined by freedom and creativity, but on the brink of adulthood in New York City, their fortunes quickly diverge. Giselle Chin is a performance artist, pushing the boundaries of the form while socializing with...
17) Hidden truths
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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258 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dani moved next door in second grade--until one summer when everything changes.
18) Dannie
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No matter what the logical cost, follow your dreams. Dannie had a rough start. She was born into wealth, however, she had no say in her life. She broke thru the mold and slowly went after her dream. Dreams don't die unless you let them.
19) Mistletoe Magic
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MISTLETOE MAGIC AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES is about the wonder and excitement of the holiday season, as shown through the experiences of the characters in these eight stories.
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Obra cómica, divertida y de enredos en la que se relata la historia de dos amigos que tienen un "alter ego" y fingen llamarse de diferente manera para escapar de su vida diaria y, finalmente, para casarse con dos mujeres que sueñan con casarse algún día con alguien llamado Ernesto. Lo que no saben estos hombres es que al adoptar esta falsa personalidad, esto los conllevará a un sin fin de problemas enredados y disparates, los cuales tendrán...
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