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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia.
Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between...
Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between...
6) Shadow woman
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English
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Waking up to discover that she has lost two years of memories and that she now has a different face, Lizette Henry teams up with the mysterious Xavier, who helps her to investigate disturbing flashbacks and uncover a conspiracy that threatens both of their lives.
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Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Baby Lincoln has had enough of her older sister, Eugenia, telling her what to do and sets out on her own on a journey of self-discovery.
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English
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Willa Jackson of Walls of Water, North Carolina, has lately learned that an old classmate--socialite do-gooder Paxton Osgood--of the very prominent Osgood family, has restored her family's Blue Ridge Madam home to its former glory, with plans to open a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton, found buried beneath the lone peach tree on the property is found, Willa and Paxton must confront the dangerous passions and tragic betrayals that once bound their...
10) Twenty wishes
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Series
Blossom street novels volume 5
Language
English
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What do you want most in the world?
What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there's a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...hope. They each begin a list of twenty wishes--things they always wanted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love
Kim Edwards’s stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his...
Kim Edwards’s stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his...
14) The stressed years of their lives: helping your kid survive and thrive during their college years
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A guide for parents of college-bound students cites the emergence of mood disorders and other mental-health challenges in mid to late adolescence, sharing counsel on typical versus atypical mental health and what behaviors necessitate intervention.
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In Winning, Tim Grover shows why he is one of the world's most sought-after mindset experts. Drawing on his three decades of work with elite competitors, Grover strips away the clichés and rah-rah mentality that create mediocrity and challenges you to embrace reality with single-minded intensity. The prize? Massive success. Whether you're an athlete with championship dreams, an entrepreneur building a business, a CEO managing an empire, a salesperson...
17) Grumpy Bird
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Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Feeling too grumpy to fly, Bird begins to walk and finds that his mood changes as other animals join him.
18) Lucky
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English
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When talented grifter Lucky Armstrong discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, she must find a way to cash in the winning ticket without the police arresting her for her past crimes.
20) Big Girl Panties
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English
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When Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to the country's most famous pro athletes, offers to help her get back in shape, young widow Holly Brennan, deciding to make at least one positive change in her life, throws herself into exercise and into Logan's arms.
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