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81) The North Star
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First Candlewick Press edition.
Description
THE NORTH STAR is the story of a young boy's journey through life. It is an allegory that raises questions about which road we take, and how to seek out our own unique path through life. The magical illustrations and gentle text reveal the empowering wonder of navigating our true potential. THE NORTH STAR celebrates the individual. It invites us to rethink curriculum, career choices and other critical life decisions in a way that respects who we really...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"From the outside looking in, Lauren Delaney has a life to envy -- a successful career, a solid marriage to a prominent surgeon and two beautiful daughters who are off to good colleges. But on her twenty-fourth wedding anniversary Lauren makes a decision that will change everything. Facing an uncertain future, Lauren discovers an inner strength she didn't know she had as she fights for the love and happiness she deserves." -- Provided by publisher....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
"I have been sleuthing my mother's symptoms for as long as I can remember. If I see myself as an unwilling detective with a desire for justice, is her illness an unsolved crime? If so, who is the villain and who is the victim? Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness. She is frustrated with Rose and her constant complaints, but utterly relieved to be called to abandon...
84) Flight patterns
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The "story of a woman coming home to the family she left behind--and to the woman she always wanted to be... Georgia Chambers has spent her life sifting through other people's pasts while trying to forget her own. But then her work as an expert on fine china--especially Limoges--requires her to return to the one place she swore she'd never revisit... It has been thirteen years since Georgia left her family home on the coast of Florida..."--
Georgia...
86) Euphoria
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A woman's life, erupting with brilliance and promise, is fissured by betrayal and the pressures of duty. What had once seemed a pastoral family idyll has become a trap, and she struggles between being the wife and mother she is bound to be and wanting to do and be so much more. The woman in question is Sylvia Plath in the final year of her life, reimagined in fictive form by Elin Cullhed, who seizes the flame of Plath's blistering, creative fire...
87) Smiles to go
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense, but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Formats
Description
"Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...
90) Nobody's magic
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the bustling intersection of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a budding romance with a sweet mechanic allows Suzette to seek...
Author
Series
Outline volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Picador edition.
Description
In the wake of her family's collapse, a writer and her two young sons move to London. The process of this upheaval is the catalyst for a number of transitions-personal, moral, artistic, and practical-as she endeavors to construct a new reality for herself and her children. In the city, she is made to confront aspects of living that she has, until now, avoided, and to consider questions of vulnerability and power, death and renewal, in what becomes...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Sonja is ready to get on with her life. She's over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she translates are losing their fascination. She sees a masseuse, tries to reconnect with her sister, and is finally learning to drive. But under the overbearing gaze of her driving instructor, Sonja is unable to shift gears for herself. And her vertigo, which she has always carefully hidden, has begun to manifest at the worst possible moments. Sonja hoped her...
93) Skating shoes
Author
Series
Shoes volume 7
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Random House Children's Books edition.
Description
On her first day at the ice skating rink, frail Harriet Johnson meets orphaned Lalla Moore whose wealthy aunt wants her to become a skating champion. The girls quickly become fast friends until they seem to be heading in two different directions: as Lalla's interest in skating starts to fade, Harriet's natural talents begin to emerge.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Description
As seventeen-year-old Rubi secretly juggles participating in a baking competition, improving her grades for college admission, and a newfound romance, she soon realizes she must learn how to manage her family's expectations while finding her own path.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Nicole has become sexually and emotionally entangled with her mentor. To break free, she must retrace her entire life's journey--from her strict Irish Catholic upbringing to her drug-fueled year as a teenage runaway. Even as she reinvents herself in New York City, her master's intoxicating voice pursues her, whispering dangerously in her ear. Somehow, he knows everything. A hypnotic and daring debut, The Devoted asks what it takes, and what you'll...
98) I promise
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"...[an] inspiring picture book that reminds us that tomorrow's success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today." -- Publisher's description.
99) Wish I was here
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Widescreen.
Description
The story of a 35-year-old struggling actor, father, and husband who is still trying to find his purpose for his life. When he discovers that his father is seriously ill, his decision to homeschool his children lead him on an unexpected journey of discovery about fulfillment and family.
100) Me (Moth)
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Unabridged.
Description
A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he'll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel...
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