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(0)Kim Barnes
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English
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Gin Mitchell knows a better life awaits her when she marries Mason McPhee. But nothing can prepare her for the world she and Mason step into when he takes a job with the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia. In the gated compound of Abqaiq, Gin and Mason are given a home, a houseboy to cook their meals, and a gardener. But when a young Bedouin woman is found dead, washed up on the shores of the Persian Gulf, the one person Gin trusts is nowhere...
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Language
English
Description
This book brings together the experiences and reflections of twenty-five women over forty as they embark on a new stage of life. The writers explore a wide range of concerns, from keeping love and sex alive, to letting children go, to contemplating plastic surgery. The tales are true, the confessions candid, the humor infectious.
Author
Language
English
Description
Kim Barnes is an award-winning memoirist and a poet whose works have appeared in many literary magazines. In Finding Caruso, she creates an unforgettable novel of two brothers and the complex ties that bind them. Alternately dark and violent, heartbreaking and tender, it is a coming-of-age tale that is both timeless and contemporary.
Author
Series
Sparkella volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ella is excited for her first day at a new school. Glimmering pencil case? Check! Shimmering backpack? Check! Glittery ribbons in her hair? Check! She can't wait to meet the other kids and share her sparkly personality. But her first day doesn't go quite as planned: Her new classmates don't like her disco-ball shoes, her PB&J-with-sprinkles sandwich, or her rainbow-y unicorn painting. Ella decides to try to be less sparkly at school the next day...
Author
Series
Sparkella volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A unique little girl wants everything to be perfect for her upcoming sleepover, so her dad steps in to show her the importance of planning and patience"--
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Halloween and Opposite Day fall on the same date this year! Find out how the fun-loving monsters on Full Moon Lane celebrate in this book of opposites, treats, tricks, and surprises. Lively illustrations put a topsy-turvy twist on Halloween traditions, and children will have fun pointing out opposites while you read.
Author
Series
Sparkella volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sparkella is excited for her first playdate with the super cool new kid at school, Wyatt. But she's worried that all of her toys and games at home are too old, too homemade, or too un-cool, so she decides to 'borrow' a shiny racecar from her best friend, Tam, without asking. When Tam is upset that her car is missing, Sparkella feels bad, but she can't seem to make herself tell the truth about taking the toy. To make things right with her friend,...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A little boy named Claus worries that he is different from other kids: he likes to wear red all the time and his favorite hangout is the workshop with his grandmother. His grandmother tells him his differences make him special and a Christmas snowstorm helps Claus appreciate his talents"--
Publisher
Priddy Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Hooray for Thanksgiving! is a heart-warming addition to the popular Shiny Shapes series as Little Turkey takes time to remember all the things he is thankful for: family, food, and fun with friends! There are feather-shaped holes in every page, edged with shimmery, brightly-colored foil, leading to the end of the story of a Thanksgiving Day parade! With a host of cute characters to meet and a sweet story to share, Hooray for Thanksgiving! makes a...
14) Mystic forest
Author
Series
Star friends volume 9
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this newest installment of the Star Friends series, Mia and her friends Lexi, Violet, and Sita go on a camping trip. But when strange things start happening, the girls suspect that there's some kind of magic at work. Can they figure out what it is? With black-and-white illustrations throughout."--