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English
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
83) Maddie and Mabel
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Series
Publisher
Kind World Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Meet Maddie and Mabel, two spunky sisters who navigate their relationship with humor and heart."--
Maddie is the big sister. Mabel is the little sister. But who is actually in charge? Mabel, who never stops asking questions? Or Maddie, who can be bossy and demanding? Readers will see that being in charge might not be as important as working together. The first book in this early chapter book series introduces two relatable characters who make mistakes...
84) I'm a big sister
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
A sister enumerates the joys of welcoming a new baby to the family and the advantages of already being "big."
88) Northern spy
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Language
English
Description
"A producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another raid comes on the air. The IRA may have gone underground after the Good Friday agreement, but they never really went away, and lately, bomb threats, arms drops, and helicopters floating ominously over the city have become features of everyday life. As the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest raid - a robbery at...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Patsy is the youngest in her family, and her siblings don't always appreciate what she does for them.
Patsy Small is the youngest in her family. Her brothers and sisters call her "the kindergarten baby" and "the lowly infant". Then Patsy discovers a unique way to get respect using the model town she's building. And her brothers and sisters begin to really appreciate Patsy for the first time. . . . Full color.
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Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jillian Thatcher has spent most of her life playing the family peacemaker, caught in the middle between her driven, talented older sister and her younger, spotlight-stealing twin sisters. Then on the night of her engagement party, a cancer diagnosis threatens to once again steal her chance to shine.Now, Jillian's on the road to recovery after finally finishing chemo and radiation, but residual effects of the treatment keep her from reclaiming her...
93) Aqualicious
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Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the beach, Pinkalicious and her brother help a tiny mermaid, a merminnie, to go back home.
95) The henna artist
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Series
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English
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"Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own... Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
Of all Jane Austen's books, Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel. From its famous opening sentence the story of the Bennet family and of the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth and Darcy, told with a wit that its author feared might prove 'rather too light and bright, and sparkling', delights its most familiar readers as thoroughly as it does those who...
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Language
English
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A multi-generational novel in which the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple--still madly in love after forty years--match wits, harbor grudges, and recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they've built. When Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are blithely ignorant of all that's to come. By 2016, their four radically different daughters are each in a state of unrest:...
99) Broom-mates
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Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gritch the Witch is not pleased when her sister, Mag the Hag, shows up early for the party.
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Language
English
Description
"More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss--a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's...
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