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"Buckton, Indiana, 1956. As post-war America brims with new opportunities, a young woman discovers the courage to follow her dreams-and her heart. Gwendolyn Foster's life seems like a dream come true. A bright future in front of her, the successful, traditional man her parents wanted at her side. What more could a girl ask for? But Gwen has a different dream altogether-to be a writer-and she won't rest until it comes true. Strong arms to support...
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Adam is a struggling writer on the verge of giving it all up. His books have failed, he is broke and his girlfriend Tracy, wants to move on. As he struggles to finish his last attempt at a novel, he meets and falls for a smart beautiful woman named Emma. Emma is also Death and she came to take Adam away. She offers him everlasting fame and a chance to take his place among the greats of the written word.
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Loving You More: In the Spirit of Etta James finds Leela paying tribute to her namesake, the legendary Etta James. Leela delivers fresh, contemporary interpretations of nine Etta James songs, including such all time hits as Something's Got a Hold On Me (recently sampled by Flo Rida's massive hit Good Feeling), I'd Rather Go Blind, and At Last, along with two new compositions in the spirit of Etta James.
11) Lean on me
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Family Is forever volume 1
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"Tabitha Knicely loves her career as a pharmaceutical rep, but even her health care knowledge isn't much help with the daily challenges she now faces caring for her aunt with Alzheimer's. Her once organized lifestyle is in disarray and her patience is tested. On Sunday mornings, when Aunt Tweet drags her to church, though Tabitha isn't a believer, the peaceful presence of faith is a welcome relief. Marcus Whittington believes in second chances, so...
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"Here is a memoir that takes us through many worlds, through heartache and noble hopes, through the mysteries of family love and toward a beautiful, light filled conclusion. Read Bending Toward the Sun and enrich your life." - Rabbi David Wolpe, author of Why Faith Matters and Making Loss Matter-Creating Meaning in Difficult Times
A beautifully written family memoir, Bending Toward the Sun explores an emotional legacy-forged in the terror...
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Rosemont volume 7
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"This seventh novel in the beloved Rosemont series finds Maggie Martin knee deep in intrigue. The theft of rare books from Highpointe's collection, plus an attempted murder and a fatal accident in its library, are front-page news. Her board of trustees is looking for answers--and a scapegoat. Can she avoid being their target? Sunday Sloan and Josh Newlon's love blossoms until the unexpected derails their happiness. Meanwhile, Cambridge University's...
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"A memoir of love and loss, of being in the right place at the right time, and of the mysterious ways a beloved pet can bring people together, from CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent and multi-Emmy-Award-winning Martha Teichner. There are true fairy tales. Stories that exist because impossible-to-explain coincidences change everything. Except in real life, not all of them have conventional, happily-ever-after endings. When Harry Met Minnie is that...
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"From a bestselling author, the heartbreaking, redemptive story of two World War II soldiers whose fateful encounter in the Forgotten War of Alaska has fascinated Americans for decades. In researching his bestselling book The Big Year, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark Obmascik rediscovered a long-lost document from World War II: the diary of a Japanese surgeon, recovered from his body by the soldier who killed him. In the Cradle of Storms reveals...
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From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. This book comprises Sexton's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Live or Die, as well as seven poems form her last years.
18) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
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"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...