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1) Afterlife
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A literature professor tries to rediscover who she is after the sudden death of her husband, even as a series of family and political jolts force her to ask what we owe those in crisis in our families, biological or otherwise"--
Antonia Vega has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. And then more jolts: her bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening...
3) Tyrell
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007, 2005.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.
4) Danger dog
Author
Pub. Date
[1986]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Having failed once in the past to show responsibility as a pet owner, thirteen-year-old David is determined to save a dangerous Doberman pinscher by deprogramming him from his attack training.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Meet The Adults. Claire and Matt are no longer together but decide what's best for their daughter Scarlett is to have a "normal" family Christmas. They can't agree on whose idea it was to go to the Happy Forest Holiday park , or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone did--and it's too late to pull the plug. Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick (never Pat), a seemingly sensible, eligible from a distance, Iron-Man-in-Waiting....
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Deep Vellum edition.
Language
English
Description
"An auteur, together with his lead actors, is at a prestigious European festival to premiere his latest film. Alone one morning at a backstreet café, he strikes up a conversation with a local woman who takes him on a walk to uncover the city's secrets, historic and personal. As the walk unwinds, a story of love and tragedy emerges, and he begins to see the chance meeting as fate. He is entranced, wholly clear in his mind: her story must surely form...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Do you or your partner spend more than you earn? Have your credit card debts evolved into collection letters? Has either of you received a court summons? Has either of you considered turning to a life of a crime? You are not alone. We know. We can help.
Welcome to the Transition.
While taking part in the Transition, you and your partner will spend six months living under the supervision of your mentors, two successful adults of a slightly older...
11) Frank and Ernest
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
An elephant and a bear take over a diner and find out about responsibility and food language.
Author
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
Español
Description
Una profesora de literatura intenta redescubrir quién es después de la repentina muerte de su marido, incluso cuando una serie de sacudidas familiares y políticas la obligan a preguntarse qué debemos a los que están en crisis en nuestra familia, biológicos o de otro tipo.
14) Carly
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
This is eight-year-old Carly's first summer at Storm Cliff Stables horse camp, and she is already having a hard time following all the rules, so when she finds a garter snake and decides to keep it as a pet, she needs to keep it a secret.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Edition
North American edition, U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Sally tries hard to do what her parents want her to do, such as eating her carrots, taking care of her bike, brushing her teeth, and not sucking her thumb. Includes a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and a note to grownups.
18) Burn it all down
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old aspiring comic Joey Rossi just found out his boyfriend has been cheating on him for the past ten months. But what did he expect? Joey was born with an addiction to toxic jerks--something he inherited from his lovably messy, wisecracking, Italian-American spitfire of a mom (and best friend): 34-year-old Gia Rossi. When Gia's latest non-relationship goes up in flames only a day later, the pair's Bayonne, New Jersey apartment can barely...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this explosive thriller, a fiendishly clever serial bomber and self-styled "eco-terrorist" hits targets across America -- and a conflicted young FBI agent may be the only person with the unique skills needed to catch him. A massive FBI manhunt is underway for an elusive and terrifyingly efficient serial bomber. He's just struck his sixth target, Idaho's Boone Dam, killing a dozen innocent people. But the bomber, who calls himself "Green Man,"...
20) Extra innings
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"'Strike one is the best pitch in baseball.' Mike loves pitching, and he loves knowing his team counts on him to deliver wins. But Mike’s father starts to worry that Mike is getting too carried away with baseball and not spending time working at after school jobs and developing a sense of responsibility. Can Mike and his father reach a compromise in order to let Mike play the game he loves and help his team win the league championship? [Also r]ead...
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