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4461) Heavy crown
Author
Series
Brutal birthright romances volume 6
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"She was a temptation he couldn't resist...Sebastian Gallo couldn't believe it when her saw her being stuffed into a trunk: Yelena Yenina, the only daughter of the most vicious Bratva boss in Chicago. The Bratva hate Sebastian's family - in fact, they burned his uncle alive. He should have just left Yelena to her fate. But she fought like a Valkyrie - gorgeous, ferocious, and unbreakable. Sebastian had to save her, and after feeling the electricity...
4463) The tiger mom's tale
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"When an American woman inherits the wealth of her Taiwanese family, she travels to confront them about their betrayals of the past in this stunning debut by Lyn Liao Butler. Lexa Thomas has never quite fit in. Having grown up in a family of blondes while more closely resembling Constance Wu, she's neither white enough nor Asian enough. Visiting her father in Taiwan as a child, Lexa thought she'd finally found a place where she belonged. But that...
4464) Brave
Author
Series
American dog volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Dylan rescues Brave, he knows it will take hard work, patience, and training to convince his parents that he can keep the skittish stray dog.
4465) Secrets we tell the sea
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"The only good thing about Sofia's mom sending her to live with her abuela is that finally Sofia and the sea will meet face-to-face. The sea has always called to Sofia, even when she and her mom lived in a big city nowhere near its shore. That's how Sofia always knew she was a mermaid--that, and the fact that the sea and its creatures are much easier to understand than people. Like her mother, who is sending Sofia away instead of her barracuda of...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Stuck in summer school and grieving over her grandfather's death, everything seems to be falling apart for Lolo Weaver, so she hatches a plan to fix things by stealing back her grandfather's dog, whose new owner happens to be a new classmate from summer school.
4467) Into the glades
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Cordelia and Larkin have always called the Glades--a peaceful swamp full of magical creatures--home. But when Oziris, Cordelia's father and the leader of their village, dies unexpectedly, a dark curse sweeps over the land. The girls know that the curse must be tied to Oziris's death, and they're determined to break its hold on their home and bring Oziris back to life. Together, Cordelia, Larkin, and their two little brothers set off...
4468) A most unusual day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister's arrival from far away.
4470) Meet me halfway
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
When seventh-grade classmates Mattie Gómez and Mercedes Miller realize they have the same Colombian father, they hatch a plan to run away from a school field trip to meet him for the first time.
Author
Series
Wednesday Wilson volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"There are many things Wednesday Wilson would like you to know about herself. But chief among them is that she is an entrepreneur. Wednesday hasn’t actually started any businesses yet, but she’s pretty sure today is the day. That’s why she’s so excited for you to read her book! You’ll get to know her before she makes it big! She’s also pretty excited for you to get to know all the awesome people in her life: her moms, her little brother...
Author
Series
Sarai volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"When Sarai outgrows her bike, she worries she'll never get to travel anywhere. But when Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary host their first Around the World fair, Sarai learns that with a little imagination you can go anywhere you want!"--
"Saraí ha crecido mucho y su bicicleta le queda chica. Por esa razón piensa que nunca más podrá ir a ningún sitio hasta que no tenga una bicicleta nueva. Pero, cuando la Escuela Primaria Martin Luther King...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Soon after the sun rises, a young girl and her mother set out on the bus, riding knee to knee to visit their mulberry tree in the English countryside. With buckets and tubs in hand for collecting berries, the two spend the day together picnicking, waiting out a summer shower under their tree, and searching high and low for the best mulberries, the ones that are tucked away from the world. When the sun starts to set, they head home to bake a delicious...
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Illiterate, isolated, and held at arm's length by a bitter father, François Sorrente has spent his seventeen years within narrow confines. By day he tends the family farm's pigs; by night he manages the household chores. Still, François can't help but wonder about the wider world and his place in it. Who was his mother, who he remembers not at all? And why is the opposite shore of the river, where his beloved older sister disappeared many years...
4477) Fangsgiving
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's the fourth Thursday of November, and the members of Fright Club are cooking up something spooky . . . a Thanksgiving feast! But when Vlad's family arrives unexpectedly, they put their own spin on each of the dishes. Now, the rolls are as hard as headstones and the turkey has been cooked to death. Vlad loves his family, but they've made a mess of their meal! Can this monster-filled family come together to save their feast and celebrate what...
4478) Frances in the country
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"A spirited girl visits her cousins in the country for a chance to break free from the clamor and crowd of life in the city."--
4479) The dark side: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In her new novel, Danielle Steel tells a riveting story of the dark side of motherhood. Zoe Morgan's childhood was marked by her younger sister's tragic illness, watching as her parents dedicated themselves completely to her final days and then divorced. As a young woman driven by these painful memories, Zoe sets the bar high for herself, studying hard and pursuing a career in the nonprofit world, where her deep compassion for disadvantaged children...
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