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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of...
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"Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage--and hoping...
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Avalon Travel
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Explore iconic San Francisco, stroll along foggy coastal cliffs, or climb the peaks of the Sierra Nevada: answer the call of the open road with Moon Northern California Road Trips. With flexible itineraries for weekend getaways and practical tips for driving the full loop, Moon Northern California Road Trips gets you ready to fill up the tank and hit the road"--
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Prospect Park Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Strawberry Yellow is set in the strawberry fields of Watsonville, California, where young Mas first arrived from Hiroshima in the 1940s. Now a retired gardener who lives in an L.A. suburb, he returns for the funeral of a cousin and quickly gets entangled in the murder of a young woman. Was his cousin murdered, too? Mas has to figure out what happened, keep himself safe in the face of considerable peril, and uncover the mystery of the Strawberry Yellow...
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English
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"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."--
San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career...
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Monterey Bay Chapter, California Native Plant Society
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"A photographic field guide to almost 1000 species of wildflowers of Monterey County, California with over 2500 photographs and brief notes on each of the species. Designed for the non-specialist but including enough detail to allow the more knowledgeable plant lover to identify and differentiate between similar species"--Https://www.amazon.com/Monterey-County-Wildflowers-Field-Guide/dp/0943460581--
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In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store - Coffee, Books, and more - open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder? When Jill's elderly friend, Miss Emily, calls in a fit of pique, she already knows the city council is trying to force Emily to sell her dilapidated old house. But Emily's gumption goes for naught when she dies unexpectedly and leaves the house to Jill - along...
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Heyday
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English
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"A Tongva creation story of Catalina Island and how the black-crowned night heron came to be"--
"Waa'aka' is a telling of a creation story from the Tongva, who have lived in Southern California for thousands of years. It takes place on the island of Pimu, just off the Southern California coast. Illustrator Carly Lake was inspired after hearing the narrative, and she created a series of watercolor images that, together with the text, resulted in this...
Publisher
Captivating History
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
La transformación de California en el estado más poblado de Estados Unidos y el hogar de algunos de los ciudadanos más ricos del país, repartidos entre Silicon Valley y Hollywood, ciertamente no fue un accidente. California siempre ha sido uno de los estados más diversos y multiculturales de los Estados Unidos, mucho antes de que fuera un estado e incluso antes de la llegada de los europeos. Con el terreno accidentado pero diverso de California,...
13) Ramona: a story
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©1912
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English
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One of the greatest ethical novels of the nineteenth century, this is a tale of true love tested. Set in Old California, this powerful narrative richly depicts the life of the fading Spanish order, the oppression of tribal American communities and inevitably, the brutal intrusion of white settlers. Ramona, an illegitimate orphan, grows up as the ward of the overbearing Señora Moreno. But her desire for Alessandro, a Native American, makes her an...
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English
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Lily Xiao can't wait to go to Camp Rock Out this summer, where she'll finally be able to shed her "class robot" good girl reputation and start her journey to becoming the next Eddie Vedder! And she can't wait to do it with her best friend and cousin, Vivian, who's just moved from Taiwan to Lily's California hometown. But as the two cousins work their way through seventh grade, Vivian struggles more and more with her schoolwork, which is all taught...
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K Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Sarah Edwards is living her dream as a highly acclaimed marine biologist, settled in a beautiful downtown apartment with nothing but a bright future ahead ... that is until she receives a phone call that changes everything. Her mother's untimely death not only leaves her devastated - it leaves her with so many unanswered questions and responsibilities she's not ready to take on. As an only child, she finds herself at the helm of a high-scale resort...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...
18) Key player
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Abuse and exploitation of workers is baked into the very foundations of the entertainment industry. To break the cycle and make change that sticks, it's important to stop looking at headline-making stories as individual events. Instead, one must look closely at the bigger picture, to see how abusers are created, fed, rewarded, allowed to persist, and, with the right tools, how they can be excised. In Burn It Down, veteran reporter Maureen Ryan does...
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