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1) The ask
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Language
English
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From the author of Home Land and Venus Drive comes Sam Lipsyte'ssearing, beautiful, and deeply comic novel, The Ask.
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Milo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has "not been developing": after a run-in with a well-connected undergrad, he finds himself among the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Grasping after odd jobs to support his wife and child, Milo is offered one...
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English
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Claire has a problem with setting limits. All her life she has taken on every responsibility, assumed every burden, granted every request. Claire wants it all--and in the eyes of her friends, she has it: a devoted husband, four beautiful children, even a successful career as an artist. So when she agrees to chair the committee for Nantucket's social event of the year, she knows she can handle it. Claire can handle anything.
But when planning the gala...
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Series
Nancy Drew girl detective volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Presents the second of a modernized series of Nancy Drew novels in which the girl detective, now equipped with cell phones and computers, sets out to solve the mystery of who stole all the money collected by participants in the Biking for Bucks charity event.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Spenser finds himself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy with personal and professional implications when he agrees to investigate a sexual harassment claim made against the shady ex-husband of Susan Silverman, the woman Spenser loves.
6) Saige
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Upset that her New Mexico school can only afford music and art teachers in alternate years, fourth-grader Saige works with her grandmother, Mimi, to plan a fundraiser but when Mimi has an accident, Saige relies on new friend Gabi to help.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Painting in her grandmother's studio and riding her favorite horse, Georgia, helps fourth-grader Saige cope with missing Mimi and sparks an idea for funding the school art program, but more creativity will be needed to keep Georgia from being sold.
8) The Muppets
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
While on vacation in Los Angeles, Walter and his friends try to raise ten million dollars to save the Muppet Theater from a business man who wants to demolish the theater in order to drill for oil.
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Series
My weirder school volume 9
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this ninth book in the My Weirder School series, it's time for the annual Ella Mentry School fund-raiser, and guess who's in charge? Alexia's mom, Ms. Sue! She has the teachers selling everything from summer sausages and cheesy popcorn to dead goldfish in plastic bags to raise money for new playground equipment. But what happens when Ms. Sue crosses the line?...
10) Sweet Victory
Author
Series
Cupcake Club volume 8
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
MVP Sadie knows what it takes to win-both on the court and in the kitchen. But when Coach Walsh has to take a leave of absence from school, Sadie's suddenly at a loss. What will she do without coach's spot-on advice and uplifting encouragement? Luckily, Sadie's got Peace, Love, and Cupcakes on her side. Her friends know that the power of friendship-and cupcakes-might be just what Sadie needs! Together, they rally to whip up the largest batch of their...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Lockwood, proud home of The Fairway Players, who, under the creative control of Martin Hayward, the owner of the local country club, are putting on a production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons." The star, as always: Martin's wife, Helen, the only person in the troupe with any real acting talent. But this is not a production like any other: just as rehearsals get under way, tragedy strikes: Poppy Reswick, Martin and Helen's beloved granddaughter,...
13) Fashion queen
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"In a breathless race against the clock, a librarian teams up with a local homicide detective to hunt down a serial bomber."--
When a deadly bomb goes off during a climate change debate, librarian and event coordinator Jackie Santoro becomes the prime suspect. Her motive, according to Detective Avery Wick: to avenge the suicide of her prominent father, who was accused of crimes by a city councilman attending the event. He can't exonerate her even...
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