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Family stories, General fiction
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A heartbreaking, wildly inventive, and moving novel narrated by a teenage runaway, from the bestselling author of Midwives and The…
Sandcastle Girls . Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands is the story of Emily Shepard, a homeless teen living in an igloo made of ice and trash bags filled with frozen leaves. Half a year earlier, a nuclear plant in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom had experienced a cataclysmic meltdown, and both of Emily's parents were killed. Devastatingly, her father was in charge of the plant, and the meltdown may have been his fault. Was he drunk when it happened? Thousands of people are forced to flee their homes in the Kingdom; rivers and forests are destroyed; and Emily feels certain that as the daughter of the most hated man in America, she is in danger. So instead of following the social workers and her classmates after the meltdown, Emily takes off on her own for Burlington, where she survives by stealing, sleeping on the floor of a drug dealer's apartment, and inventing a new identity for herself — an identity inspired by her favorite poet, Emily Dickinson. When Emily befriends a young homeless boy named Cameron, she protects him with a ferocity she didn't know she had. But she still can't outrun her past, can't escape her grief, can't hide forever—and so she comes up with the only plan that she can. A story of loss, adventure, and the search for friendship in the wake of catastrophe, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands is one of Chris Bohjalian&’s finest novels to date—breathtaking, wise, and utterly transporting
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Family stories, Adventure stories, Science fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Romance
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After a devastating earthquake destroys the West Coast, causing seventeen-year-old Penelope to lose her home, her family, and her dog,…
she navigates through a dark world, holding onto hope and love. For senior high and older readers. 2013
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Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths, Humourous fiction
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Accompanying her actress mother to Reno for her quickie divorce, Lady Georgiana Rannoch is caught up in the secret investigation…
run by her beau, Darcy, of a suspected jewel thief. Meanwhile her mother is cast by a Hollywood movie mogul--but he ends up dead. 2014
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School stories, Adventure stories, Humourous fiction
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The Smartest Kid in the Universe goes to genius camp in book two of this action-packed series from the New…
York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library ! Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the universe—and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul (and brilliant inventor) Zane Zinkle. But genius camp is not like regular camp. There are limo buses, robot polar bears, and high-tech cabins with high-tech toilets! But it isn’t all fun and brain games at camp, especially when Jake goes up against the artificially intelligent Virtuoso quantum computer—the smartest machine in the universe—which also happens to be Zinkle’s latest genius creation! It's boy versus bot in this epic showdown packed with s'mores, puzzles, action, adventure, and hilarious, jelly bean-fueled fun! Bonus puzzle included!
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Holiday fiction, Christian fiction, Family stories
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This holiday season, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Noel Collection returns with another heartwarming story of…
secrets, heartbreak, forgiveness, and the true meaning of Christmas. On the night of her high school graduation, Richelle Bach's father gives her and her identical twin sister, Michelle, matching opal necklaces. "These opals look identical," he tells them, "but the fire inside each is completely unique—just like the two of you." Indeed, the two sisters couldn't be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood. Years pass, until—at their father's behest—they both come home for Christmas. What happens then forever damages their relationship, and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again. In their father's last days, he asks Richelle to forgive Michelle, a deathbed promise she never fulfills as her twin is killed in an accident. Now, painfully alone and broken, caring for the sickest of children in a hospital PICU, Richelle has one last dream: to be an author. The plot of her book, The Prodigal Daughter , is a story based on her sister's life. It's not until she meets Justin Ek, a man who harbors his own loss, that a secret promise is revealed, and Richelle learns that the story she's writing is not about her sister, but about herself
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Holiday fiction, Fantasy, Family stories
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From Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza and creative partner Dan Murphy comes the long lost tale of the Christmas…
Witch, Santa Claus's much misunderstood twin sister. The perfect gift for the holiday season and beyond! Gather &‘round the fire to hear a Christmas legend that has never been told before...until now. Each year a mysterious figure sweeps into town, leaving behind strange gifts in the night. No, not Santa Claus, but his sister… The Christmas Witch. Her story begins many, many years ago when her brother was torn away from her as a child. Raised alone by a witch of the woods, Kristtōrn&’s powers of magic grew, as did her temper. Determined to find her long lost twin, she set out on a perilous journey across oceans to find him. But what she found instead was a deep-seated fear of her powers and a confrontation that would leave the fate of Christmas hanging in the balance. From award-winning producer and actress Aubrey Plaza and her creative partner Dan Murphy comes a holiday story unlike any told before. With all the richness of classic folklore, they&’ve woven a tale of bravery, love and magic. Whatever you thought you knew about Christmas…think again
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Romance, Family stories
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Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined to find the perfect match for…
the grumpy bachelor at her cousin's wedding. After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again. She puts her energy into building her career and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters. She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn&’t match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy Jay Donovan. Former military security specialist Jay has no time for love. His life is about working hard, staying focused, and winning at all costs. When charismatic Zara crashes into his life, he's thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid. Worse, they're stuck together for the entire wedding season. So they make a deal. She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients. But when their arrangement brings them together in ways they never expected, they realize that the perfect match might just be their own
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Humourous fiction, General fiction
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"Author Laurie Gelman delivers her second in the Class Mom series in a style no less enthusiastic than her first…
narration." — AudioFile Magazine In the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Laurie Gelman's "irreverent and hilarious" ( The New York Post ) hit Class Mom , brash, lovable Jen Dixon is back with a new class and her work cut out for her. If you've ever been a room parent or school volunteer, Jen Dixon is your hero. She says what every class mom is really thinking, whether in her notoriously frank emails or standup-worthy interactions with the micromanaging PTA President and the gamut of difficult parents. Luckily, she has the charm and wit to get away with it—most of the time. Jen is sassier than ever but dealing with a whole new set of challenges, in the world of parental politics and at home. She's been roped into room-parenting yet again, for her son Max's third grade class, but as her husband buries himself in work, her older daughters navigate adulthood, and Jen's own aging parents start to need some parenting themselves, Jen gets pulled in more directions than any one mom, or superhero, can handle. Refreshingly down-to-earth and brimming with warmth, Dixon's next chapter will keep you wondering what's really going on under the veneer of polite parent interactions, and have you laughing along with her the whole way
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Humourous fiction
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Nine years before the events of the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old…
, Hendrik and his best friend Evert embark on a madcap adventure — with an unexpected guest. Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker, faithful friends in good and bad times, are well over seventy and their lives have quieted down. They see each other once a week to play chess, have a drink, and grab a bite to eat while reflecting on life. But one day, their peace is rudely disturbed when Evert shows up on Hendrik's doorstep with a surprise in the form of an unexpected little guest. He had spotted a stroller with a baby in it — unattended for just a minute — and, in a moment of utter madness, decided to take it for a walk. Hilarious, right? Not to Hendrik, who can barely believe his friend's stupidity. After Evert regains recovers from his momentary lapse of sanity, the two seventy-year-olds resolve to return their charge to its parents — hopefully without being noticed. But the quiet neighborhood is now swarmed by bumbling police officers, and they realize that getting rid of their accidental foster child will be more difficult than expected
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Contemporary romance, Humourous fiction, Women sleuths
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It was love at first con. Find out how FBI Special Agent Kate O&’Hare and con artist Nicolas Fox first…
met in this exclusive eBook original short story! Con man Nick Fox is after Garson Klepper&’s golden Peruvian relics. For Fox, convincing Klepper to hire him as security for the relocation of the relics to the Getty museum in L.A. was easy. Problem is, Fox wasn&’t planning on Klepper also enlisting the help of the FBI. Fox also wasn&’t planning on being paired up with rookie special agent Kate O&’Hare. She&’s smart, she&’s tenacious, and when she&’s conned, she holds a grudge. Life for Fox and O&’Hare will never be the same again. The Shell Game is a prequel to the riveting series from Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, which continues with The Job on November 18. Praise for the Fox and O&’Hare series &“The laugh-out-loud humor that readers expect from Evanovich is in full force, and Goldberg&’s crafty and elaborate writing is prominent. . . . Everyone will be eager for the next book in the series.&” —Associated Press, on The Heist &“Great fun, with plenty of twists.&” — The Sacramento Bee, on The Chase
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Adventure stories, Friendship stories, Humourous fiction, Science fiction, General fiction
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Chorkle describes the adventures of Earth children Hollins, Becky, Nicki, and Little Gus--who are marooned on his asteroid, Gelo--as he…
watches over them with his five eyes, teaches them to fight a ferocious thyss-cat, and seeks a way to get them home. For grades 4-7. 2014
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Ghost and horror stories, General fiction, Family stories
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Irish orphans, fourteen-year-old Molly and ten-year-old Kip, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where…
nothing is quite what it seems to be. Soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2014
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Family stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction
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Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong is living in New York's Chinatown with her widowed father and eleven-year-old sister. Working as a dishwasher,…
she focuses on raising her bright sister. When Charlie takes a job in a dance studio, her sister's health begins to fail and she must choose. Some descriptions of sex. 2014
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Family stories, Bestsellers (Fiction), Historical fiction, General fiction, Humourous fiction
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Bullying Irish Catholic matriarch Alice Kelleher presides over her dysfunctional family at their beach house in Maine. Alice's unwed granddaughter…
Maggie shows up with some surprising news--she's pregnant. Soon Alice's angry hippie daughter Kathleen and goody-goody daughter-in-law Ann Marie arrive. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011
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Family stories, Romance, Contemporary romance, General fiction, Romantic suspense, Movie and television tie-ins
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After her husband's sex scandal, actress Dallas MacGregor takes her son Cody to her childhood summer home of St. Dennis,…
Maryland, while she awaits a divorce. She runs into old flame Grant Wyler, a veterinarian, but hesitates to fall in love again. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010
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Friendship stories, Animal stories, Family stories
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Fans of Katherine Applegate, Holly Goldberg Sloan, and Lynda Mullaly Hunt will love New York Times bestselling author Amber Smith&’s…
heartwarming middle grade debut about family, friendship, and the magic connection between a girl and her dog. Eleven-year-old Sadie&’s school year is off to an awful start. Her best (and only) friend has moved away, her older brother is a jerk (as always), and her beloved Gramps is having more and more trouble keeping his memories straight. But when she comes across a stray dog, she discovers something wonderful and magical—she and the dog, Dewey, are able to communicate telepathically. Sadie knows that Dewey is destined to be her friend. Dewey is quickly captured and sent to a shelter. And Sadie&’s moms say Dewey is dangerous, a bite risk, and that Sadie, whose mind is always wandering with a larger than life imagination, needs to prove she&’s more responsible before she can adopt any pets. But Sadie is running out of time—Dewey lets Sadie know that her days at the shelter are numbered. The only solution: break Dewey out of doggie jail. In this reaffirming, magical, and uplifting story of friendship, family, and believing in yourself, New York Times bestselling author Amber Smith assures readers: it&’s okay to think big and act with your whole heart
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Family stories, Adventure stories, Ghost and horror stories, Fantasy, Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout…
St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late
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General fiction, Humourous fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Suspense and thrillers, Women sleuths
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In late 2007, as the world’s economy crumbles, the remarkably unremarkable Milton Ontario—not to be confused with Milton, Ontario—leaves his…
parent’s basement in Saskatchewan and sets forth to find fame, fortune, and love in the electric sexuality of Montreal, to bask in endless Millennial adolescence, to escape the infinite flatness of Saskatchewan, and to find his messiah: Leonard Cohen. Hilariously ironic and irreverent, Dirty Birds is a quest novel for the twenty-first century—a coming-of-age, rom-com, crime-farce thriller—where a hero’s greatest foe is his own crippling mediocrity, and getting out of bed before noon. Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors
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General fiction, Family stories
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Fans of the Netflix reboot of The Babysitters Club will delight as four new sisters band together in the heart…
of New York City. Discover this jubilant novel about the difficulties of change, the loyalty of sisters, and the love of family from a prolific award-winning author. "[A] jubilant middle grade novel." - The New York Times Bo and her mom always had their own rhythm. But ever since they moved to Harlem, Bo&’s world has fallen out of sync. She and Mum are now living with Mum&’s boyfriend Bill, his daughter Sunday, the twins, Lili and Lee, the twins' parents…along with a dog, two cats, a bearded dragon, a turtle, and chickens. All in one brownstone! With so many people squished together, Bo isn&’t so sure there is room for her. Set against the bursting energy of a New York City summer, award-winning author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich delivers a joyful novel about a new family that hits all the right notes! &“This ode to Black girlhood and the communities that serve them offers humor, tenderness, and charm.&” –Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author &“A beautiful, rich, and deeply comforting story about family and the powerful choice to live with joy, Operation Sisterhood is a book to savor.&” –Rebecca Stead, New York Times bestselling author
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General fiction, Humourous fiction, Fantasy
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This comical and heartfelt picture book is a winning celebration of invention, creativity, and friendship. With a crowd-pleasing tale, this…
is one little mermaid who is here to make a splash! New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Raissa Figueroa would like to introduce Oona—the big wide sea's littlest mischief-maker. Oona and her best friend Otto love to search for treasure...and often find trouble instead. Messy trouble. Tricky trouble. Even shark-related trouble. That's never stopped them before, though! After all, no proper treasure hunt is without some adventure. But when the grandest treasure yet is stuck in a deep, dark rift, Oona's not sure if she can dive right in. What might be waiting for her in those unknown waters?