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42741) Me Ma Supial!
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Kynn Wheeler is a teenager caught between two worlds. Far behind her - a barely remembered planet. Close around her - The Wheelerites: her father's extremely religious band of pioneer settlers. And, nearby live the aliens. The "Supials":
To Kynn they are people, but according to Pastor Wheeler they have no souls.
Kynn sets out to prove him wrong but soon runs foul of his extremist methods. Punished almost to death, she is unexpectedly saved by Mica:...
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Little Cornish Isles volume 2
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Fans of Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews will love this gorgeous new book from the author of the bestselling Cornish Café series. Jess has lived at the idyllic flower farm on the Isles of Scilly her whole life, but when her boyfriend Adam leaves without explanation, Jess discovers that even her little slice of Cornish heaven can be lonely. For the first time in Will's life, he's met someone he can't stop thinking about. But nothing is simple when...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Most people have heard about the historic school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. That Supreme Court case actually combined five cases challenging school segregation, and one of them began with a strike organized by 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Johns's story and how the strike she led helped bring about the Supreme Court case.
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When we left Alexis and the crew, lives were hanging in the balance and their enemies were celebrating their victories. Old relationships were strained and new ones started to form. But they were quickly threatened by danger and drama from jealous exes and bitter enemies bent on revenge.
Will Alexis and Kevell be able to survive and come to the rescue of their loved ones who need them the most? Or will the losses and damage their enemies have inflicted...
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The Arms of the Infinite takes the reader inside the minds of author Christopher Barker's parents, writer Elizabeth Smart (By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept) and poet George Barker. From their first fateful meeting and subsequent elopement, Barker candidly reveals their obsessive, passionate, and volatile love affair. He writes evocatively of his unconventional upbringing with his siblings in a shack in Ireland and, later, a rambling, falling-down...
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Note: refonte et nouvelles éditions des 3 titres précédemment parus: À nous deux Parkinson - chroniques humoristiques pour apprivoiser la maladie.
No parking - Parkinson - des gestes concrets pour retarder l'évolution du Parkinson.
Maladie de Parkinson - bouquet d'espoir, des découvertes pour se sentir mieux.
Il y a quelques années, j'ai écrit trois livres parus entre 2009 et 2014, sur la maladie de Parkinson. Le succès obtenu fut tel...
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Brides from Bridewell is the story of the female felons from England and France who were sent to Colonial America to serve their prison sentences. It sets forth the harsh, often inhuman, penal conditions then prevailing in those lands, and the fact that these thousands of feminine felons constituted one of the primary marital elements in the mothering of early America. Many women whose offenses were minor were deported. Others were confessed criminals....
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Told in her own words, A Girl from Yamhill is Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary's heartfelt and relatable memoir-now with a beautifully redesigned cover! Generations of children have read Beverly Cleary's books. From Ramona Quimby to Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse to Ellen Tebbits, she has created an evergreen body of work based on the humorous tales and heartfelt anxieties of middle graders. But in A Girl from Yamhill, Beverly Cleary tells...
42749) Wrecking Team
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It takes one spoiled heiress to undo Beth and Meghan Petersen's reputation
When billionaire Hiram Konstantin wants his daughter protected from mysterious assassins, he goes to the best.
To twins, Beth and Meghan Petersen.
The twins don't do protection gigs and when they find they'll have to babysit Angie Konstantin, who's got a well-deserved reputation for being spoiled, they dig their heels.
But they owe the NYPD Commissioner a favor and reluctantly...
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"Descubre la conmovedora historia de Marina en el cuento "La Canción de la Sirena Marina", la pequeña sirena que lucha contra el cambio climático. Con su valentía y compromiso, Marina nos enseña la importancia de cuidar y proteger nuestro planeta. Una historia épica y emotiva que inspirará a los niños a ser agentes del cambio en la protección del medio ambiente. ¡Únete a Marina y forma parte del movimiento global para salvar nuestro mundo...
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A fun, easy, and economical route to fitness and health. Women's fitness pioneer Kathrine Switzer has been on her feet for 53 years. She knows how running or walking is the fastest, easiest, and least expensive road to fitness for women of any age. For women over forty in particular, it's vital to fit an exercise regimen into their busy lives, and ensure they can stay active and healthy for many years to come. No matter how inexperienced or old...
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What to Do When Love Turns Violent empowers you to find help and take back your life. Here is everything you need to know to make the right choices. The first part spells out an action plan to get out of danger and find immediate help: making a protective order work; calling the police; finding safe shelter; seeking medical attention; getting financial assistance. Part 2 details how to stay safe and regain control over your life: preparing for safety...
42753) Tammy Duckworth
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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This title introduces readers to the political career of Tammy Duckworth. Concise text, thought-provoking discussion questions, and compelling photos give the reader an insightful look into the impacts Duckworth has had on the urgent issues of today.
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Strangers on a train, but their connection is undeniable… Only, what will happen when they get off? Find out in Annie Claydon's latest Harlequin Medical Romance.
Their meeting? Pure chance…
Their connection? Meant to be!
When orthopedic surgeon Penn meets enchanting physiotherapist Grace on a train from London to Cornwall, time stops still. Their chemistry is undeniable! Yet Penn carries the burden of a title and the castle that comes with...
42755) Fool's Paradise
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Something is rotten in the Lake District . . . and the Prince Regent has asked Lord Neville Hathaway to investigate. But in order to ensure success, he asks his wife--and intrepid partner in crime-solving--Lady Priscilla, to join him. When they learn that a young woman of the Beau Monde has vanished in the area, they can't help wondering if that disappearance is connected to tales of a strange new settlement being created by a half-mad lord. Drawn...
42756) The Mammary Plays: Two Plays
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The Mineola Twins and How I Learned To Drive are mirror-image family plays about coming of age in the '60s. The Mineola Twins, primarily set on Long Island, New York, is the more fiercely comic and political of the two. How I Learned To Drive, set mostly in Maryland, is a more delicate tale of sexual awakening.
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It's time to quit the unsustainable pace of life we find ourselves in and receive God's gift of realistic rest.
In Tired of Being Tired, bestselling author and speaker Jess Connolly offers good news to soul-weary women: there is a better way, and it is yours for the taking. In this companion study guide, you'll discover practical ways to apply the biblical truths that will change your life.
You can break the cycle of living like you're constantly...
42758) Fowl Play
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It's all fun and games until your goose gets cooked. Maddy Whitman, the sharp-witted aficionado of the storage auction world, is on a rollercoaster ride through hilarious mishaps and heart-pounding twists in "Fowl Play". When she stumbles upon a peculiar Mexican mask in a storage unit she bought at an auction, she unwittingly sets off a chain of events that lead her straight into the heart of a gripping mystery. With danger lurking around every corner...
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"Services à la personne, bonjour… "partage les expériences qui ont profondément marqué le parcours de Céline Luthier en tant que responsable de secteur de services à la personne. Ces récits authentiques, qui reflètent le quotidien de ses bénéficiaires et de ses collègues auxiliaires de vie, dévoilent l'intimité émouvante des personnes âgées et handicapées pour lesquelles le bien-être et la sécurité sont essentiels. Avec détermination,...
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Amelia: young, naive, in love. Geoff: charming, narcissistic, intelligent. In a decidedly European affair, a young couple consummates a courtship destined for differences. The resultant pregnancy provides a haunting yet charming backdrop for the challenges of love and its often unwanted decisions.
In the first person and in a creative journal style, author Abigail Calkin explores three choices that Amelia can make-give birth, give the baby up for...
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