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Part anthology and part craft guide, this collection of pieces from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist offers something for readers and writers alike. Lane DeGregory loves true stories, intimate details, and big ideas. In her three-decade career as a journalist, she has published more than 3,000 stories and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Her acclaimed work in the Tampa Bay Times often takes her to the edges of society, where she...
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You have an exciting, fulfilling job. You've fallen in love with the man of your dreams-and met his three kids! Now what? Jacquelyn B. Fletcher shows how any professional woman turned wife and instant stepmother can build on the skills she employs at work-organization, team-building, goal-setting, and planning-to succeed at home in her new role as stepmom. Drawing on the latest research, her own experiences, and those of other real-life stepmothers,...
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Eighteen-year-old Davida Kincaid kept a painful secret until forcedto discuss the sensitive issue with her mama. She chose immediate relieffrom her silent suffering and paid a great price. In hindsight, Mama's wordsmade Davida wonder if she'd made the right choice.What do other girls do when faced with making a tough decision?
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Do you want to be the life of the party? Do you want to have everyone looking forward to seeing you? Do you want to get the attention of Mr. Handsome - and keep it? Then this book is for you.How to be Popular - The Right Way - A Girl's Guide to a Successful High School Experience is a book to help every girl through the high school social minefield. Written by someone who was in the "in group", it tells other girls how they can be popular too ......
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Like many other girls, Maryam always dreamed of having a sister. One day, on her way home, Maryam met a girl called Shusha. Even though Shusha was not able to speak, she was able to hear. Maryam couldn't leave Shusha alone on the cold street and so she took her with her. Slowly, despite the difficulties Mayram and Shusha grew into the closest friends. But then Shusha discovers a musical talent, which changes her life. Will Maryam's and Shusha's friendship...
6) Fox Fallen
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Long before Docia set foot in hell, Fox fell.Other devils call him the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. Fox knows all about paying for crimes you didn't commit, through stories told to Docia, we catch a glimpse of the other girls Fox helped get out of the underworld.Demons may love their vices, but for Fox, there has only ever been one truly unspeakable sin-and that is love.Rediscover the wicked in a whole new light-and then add a little darkness. This...
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Girl meets boy-specifically, knockout senior-paralegal girl Alison Carson meets hotshot Boston lawyer boy Rick Waterman while he is visiting Alison's beloved hometown of San Francisco on a month-long trial.Girl and boy fall in love. Boy eventually goes back home and promises to call. Boy doesn't call. Girl experiences heartbreak, plus an actual physical malady as a result of the affair. Girl then finds out about boy's other girl back home.Girl wants...
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A man returns to Thailand after a fifty-year absence. When he was in Bangkok on leave from the Vietnam War, he met a girl and fell in love. After returning to the battlefield, he was critically wounded and shipped to a hospital in San Diego. After recovering from his injuries he goes back to Bangkok looking for Chayan, but she's not there. A year later he returns and one of the other girls tells him Chayan died during a typhoid epidemic. Devastated,...
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Sandra had high aspirations for the ideal evening-out with a mature billionaire, but she got the reverse of what she expected. With her sister first did all she could to stop her from leaving her alone; to finding out that she was not the only billionaire's crush. During dinner, Sandra's suggestion to the billionaire was to gain access to the shopping mall's rooftop to admire the beauty of the city, but the manager of the restaurant, Diva, had that...
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Una atrevida novela sobre el paso a la vida adulta ambientada en el mundo competitivo, controvertido y peligroso de la gimnasia de élite...
Martina quiere ser la mejor gimnasta del mundo. Pero eso mismo desean todas las que la rodean.
Durante una semana de intensa competición, Martina y sus compañeras de equipo llegan hasta el límite de sus fuerzas. Cualquier síntoma de debilidad puede significar el final. Y, en cuestión de siete días, una...
11) The Haunter
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2018 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree2019 IAN Book of the Year FinalistA teen goth attempts to use her secret ghost-seeing powers to save her town from a restless spirit in the first book of the Sam the Spectator series--a spooky and humorous supernatural mystery set in 1990s West Texas.Samantha Winters is not like the other girls in Bluebonnet, Texas. There's the combat boots, the whole orphan thing, the fearless way she operates the jigsaw in the scene...
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Margaret 'Molly' Hastings is a fan of TV personality Charlie Castle, following his life religiously, to the amusement of roommate Gina. A competition is held where the winner wins an evening with Charlie which Molly refuses to participate in, but she does a dummy recording with Gina. Molly believes Charlie would never give her the light of day, but Gina has other ideas. When Gina sends the recording into the competition, Molly is furious with her,...
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Talking to him is forbidden, so why can't I stay away? It's been five years since Wes and I have spoken. Five years since he decided our friendship was less important than our parents' fight. So when we're forced to practice a duet together, I expect him to keep our contact to a minimum. Instead, he's telling me the feud between our parents has gone on long enough. That he misses me and wants to fix things between us. But I'm not going to fall for...
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A highly popular school romantic comedy returns with its 4th installment, featuring an exciting swimsuit episode!
After the events that unfold with Makiri-sensei, my summer vacations aren't over just yet. Normally I'd stay in my own home enjoying the AC, like I usually do every other year. However, this year, I find myself accompanying Ike Haruma, the protagonist of my story, as his loyal sidekick on a trip to the beach. Funnily enough, we end up...
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Fans of My Dark Vanessa will LOVE The Nymphetamine Girls Lisette and Natalia are perfect. What all the other girls want to be. Beautiful and famous as their alter egos online, they revel in the joy of sexual exploration, and exhibitionism online. The view, the like, the followers. It's addictive. Almost as addictive as the forbidden fruit of their new teacher, John May. With a dark past of his own, he see's Lisette for exactly what she is. Both tempting,...
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When you're poor, young, and beautiful… London is your enemy.Anna Lowry is orphaned young and quickly learns that life is cruel.On a bitterly cold Christmas Eve, her employer rips her clothes and assaults her.When his wife comes home, Anna is the one who takes the blame.But worse is yet to come… And it comes in the form of a dashing and untrustworthy rogue.James March. He makes her feel safe.She should have known it was a lie.Anna finds herself...
17) The Winged Men
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I spoke to the warrior, but obviously he could not understand me. I tried again in every language I knew. It was all met with the same confusion and frustration on both our parts. Nevertheless, the warrior approached me carefully and in what looked now like a peaceful manner. The red-headed girl had already left the clearing, for the warrior had spoken some words to her that caused her to run off. To where, I could not guess. The other girl with the...
18) Lotus: A Novel
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Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR's Book Concierge
Inspired by the secret life of the author's grandmother, Lotus follows a young woman torn between past traditions and modern desires-as she carves out a life for herself in China's "City of Sins"
"Standing outside the Moonflower Massage Parlor with three other girls, Lotus flashed her red smile at every passing man. She leaned against the glass front of the parlor, one leg bent like...
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It is one thing to be attracted to a guy, but it is a completely different thing for him to be attracted to you. In fact, on several occasions, the guys we are attracted to, don't usually get to like us back.As a result of this, a lot of ladies have accepted the erroneous notion that they are not attracting into their lives the kind of guys they really wish to have because they are too ugly or not good enough to do so.But funny enough, it is much...
20) Stage Mom
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A mom who'll never give up fighting for her special needs daughter...A "nice guy" who finally learns to take a stand...Larissa and Mateo's worlds collide in Stage Mom!Everything about Larissa Emerson is strong.Her personality.Her snark.Her aversion to men after one too many disappointments.Her unwavering fight to ensure her special needs daughter is treated like any other girl--a fight that ramps up when she begs to compete in a beauty pageant.Mateo...