Francine
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Language
English
Description
Struggling to make a home for herself and her five-month-old son Samuel, Grace Moore accepts a position as a personal assistant to Roman Velasco, a temperamental but successful artist.
"A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want--money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. The demons of Roman's past seem to echo through the halls of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children's musical. Mister Monkey--a screwball children's musical about a playfully larcenous pet chimpanzee--is the kind of family favorite that survives far past its prime. Margot, who plays the chimp's lawyer, knows...
Author
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save. 1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the farthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she' s paid to finally feel like she' s somebody. To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua— Abra' s closest...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
This tale of a family in Little Italy is “a minor miracle . . . documenting the madness and the grace of God in everyday life” (Newsweek).
On a 1950s September night so hot that the devout Catholics of Little Italy wonder if New York City has slipped into hell, the butcher Joseph Santangelo invites his friends to play pinochle. At the end of a long, sweaty, boozy evening, his friend...
On a 1950s September night so hot that the devout Catholics of Little Italy wonder if New York City has slipped into hell, the butcher Joseph Santangelo invites his friends to play pinochle. At the end of a long, sweaty, boozy evening, his friend...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Joy of Less is a fun, easy-to-follow guide to minimalist living from bestselling decluttering expert Francine Jay,"--page [4] of cover.
Jay introduces a five-step family program that will help you downsize, declutter, and maintain a streamlined life. Her minimalist lifestyle techniques will help you maximize space, free up time and energy, and keep things organized. Start living your life!
11) The ruling class
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Sick of being bullied and harrassed, a new girl at a wealthy suburban Dallas high school plots revenge on the girls in the ruling clique.
12) The priest
Author
Series
Sons of encouragement volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
13) Koko's story
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The author recounts her experiences with Koko, a gorilla, during the fourteen years she has been teaching her to communicate through sign language.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Studies keep showing that love after fifty is more satisfying than at any other stage in life. So if this is the promised land, how do you get there? In Love After 50, journalist Francine Russo interviews the best experts in the field and dozens of couples to help show you the way.
Love after fifty can be more satisfying than at any other stage in life. Russo provides practical advice on recovering from the emotional damage of divorce, the grief...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
"A totally accessible user's guide from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy for healing ailments ranging from PTSD to minor anxiety and depression. Whether we've experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by memories and experiences we may not remember or don't fully understand. Getting Past Your Past offers practical procedures that demystify the human condition and empower readers looking to break...
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Series
Publisher
Big Blue Marbel Books
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
This book brings the excitement and mystery of the world's ocean to children of all ages. It enlightens readers to understand the ocean's influence on them and their influence on the ocean. One ocean connects us all and we are linked to it no matter where we live on Earth. This book allows readers to find out what they can do to protect the ocean now and for future generations.
Author
Series
Marta's legacy volume pt. 2
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In a saga set from the 1950s to the present, the rift between mother and daughter is examined.
Author
Series
Mark of the lion volume 2
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English