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"In this moving debut novel, two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past--a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with...
2) 1984
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Para controlar todo no basta con apropiarse sólo de la voluntad y de la conciencia de los individuos, hay que hacerse dueño de su lenguaje. En 1984 encontramos al líder único, cuya presencia es antes que nada una abstracción, la negación del individuo, la sustracción de la información: el Gran Hermano, el Big Brother.
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Visit from the Goon Squad volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea,when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers.
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of...
First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of...
5) Suspect
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Kindle County novels volume 12
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English
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"For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief in the city of Highland Isle, near Kindle County, she has known that any woman in law enforcement must walk a precarious line between authority and camaraderie to gain respect. She has maintained a spotless reputation-until now. Three male police officers have accused her of soliciting sex in exchange for promotions to higher ranks. With few people left who she can trust, Chief Gomez turns to an...
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick
"For fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Secret History...The perfect mystery." —Jenna Bush Hager, Today
In this "sinister, jaw-dropping" (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary) debut novel, a circle of researchers uncover a mysterious deck of tarot...
A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick
"For fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Secret History...The perfect mystery." —Jenna Bush Hager, Today
In this "sinister, jaw-dropping" (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary) debut novel, a circle of researchers uncover a mysterious deck of tarot...
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Chicago Stars volume 9
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Opera diva Olivia Shore and Chicago Stars quarterback Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand and must find a way to get along when they are plagued by a series of dangerous encounters with an overzealous fan.
Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a man with a low tolerance for divas. Olivia Shore, international opera superstar, has a monumental grudge against the...
8) A safe house
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Stone Barrington novels volume 61
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English
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"Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what--or who--he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a dangerous dispatcher tracks down Stone and his tantalizing mystery guest, intent on payback--and silencing anyone who poses a threat. From the English countryside...
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Realm breaker volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage-and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won't be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has...
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2017
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"SLY, EXHILARATING . . . HILARIOUS."
-People (Book of the Week)
This is the story of five women . . .
Meet Rachel Grossman.
She'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything.
Meet Jane Young.
She's disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time.
Meet Ruby Young.
She thinks her mom has a secret. She's right.
Meet Embeth...
13) River
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Starless clan volume 1
The Warriors A Starless Clan volume Book 1
Warriors a starless clan volume 1
Warriors. Starless clan volume 1
The Warriors A Starless Clan volume Book 1
Warriors a starless clan volume 1
Warriors. Starless clan volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"The dawn of a new age is upon the warrior Clans, but when tragedy strikes RiverClan, one young medicine cat must use her gift to prevent the Clans' newfound peace from descending into chaos"--
14) Out of my heart
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Out of my mind volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride.
15) Sam's snowy day
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Sam awakens one morning to find the whole world is covered in a blanket of white. She makes a snow angel, slides on the ice, then hops on a toboggan for the ride of her life. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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"As the older sibling to identical twins Violet and Lily, Cami Porter was always the odd sister out. The divide grew even wider when their parents split up--while the twins stayed in Cape Sanctuary with their free-spirited mother, Rosemary, fourteen-year-old Cami moved to LA with her attorney father. Nearly twenty years later, when Cami gets the terrible news that Lily has drowned saving a child s life, her mother begs her to return home to help untangle...
18) Corduroy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
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Amelia Bedelia (Chapter books) volume 10
Amelia Bedelia chapter books volume 10
Amelia Bedilia volume 10
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book
Amelia Bedelia chapter books volume 10
Amelia Bedilia volume 10
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"In the tenth book in the New York Times--bestselling series, Amelia Bedelia gets to be a flower girl in her aunt's wedding! The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies since we first met the iconic character in 1963! It's a very special Amelia Bedelia celebration! Aunt Mary is getting married, and Amelia Bedelia gets to help with the festivities. She invents pop the answer bridal games, helps taste test wedding cakes, and even...
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Delilah Green is doing her best to deal with a chaotic life--she is running the family cafe, The Flywheel, by herself because her father is on a vacation trying to get over his wife deserting him; she is getting flack at school because she is a lesbian, and one of the "in-girls" has started to come on to her, and she is hopelessly attracted to a girl named Rosa, who dances the flamingo outside the caf�e every evening.
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