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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.
Liam Pennywell, who set out to be a philosopher and ended up teaching fifth grade, never much liked the job at that run-down private school, so early retirement doesn’t bother him. But he is troubled by his inability to remember anything...
Liam Pennywell, who set out to be a philosopher and ended up teaching fifth grade, never much liked the job at that run-down private school, so early retirement doesn’t bother him. But he is troubled by his inability to remember anything...
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English
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Joe Allston, the retired literary agent in Stegner's National Book Award–winning novel, The Spectator Bird, returns in this disquieting and keenly observed novel. Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has its serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and...
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Housemates Hannah, Grace, and Amelia always try to surround themselves with love and hope, as as they help a dear friend cope with illness, they develop a deeper mutual compassion and a true appreciation for the toughness of the human spirit.
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English
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Eric Wright, author of the highly acclaimed Charlie Salter novels, introduced readers to Mel Pickett in Buried in Stone when Pickett helped the police solve a bake-shop murder. In his newest adventure, Mel Pickett, a retired police officer from Toronto, once again becomes involved in police work when a body is discovered in the cabin that he owns.
The day shift at the Ontario Provincial Police Station had just come on duty when they received a disturbing...
9) Ash & bone
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Series
Language
English
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In the depths of his Cornish hideaway, retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder's solitary life is disturbed by a call from his ex-wife, telling him his seventeen-year-old daughter, Katherine, is running wild, unbalanced by the abduction and rape he feels he should have prevented. Meanwhile, in the heart of London, the takedown of a violent criminal goes badly, and Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch is uneasy about the reasons why, an uneasiness that is...
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Series
Campbell and Carter mystery volume 6
Language
English
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In this traditional mystery set in a small English village, detectives from two popular series team up to solve a two decades old missing persons case. Mitchell and Markby come out of retirement to crack a cold case . . .
As young children, Josh Browning and his sister, Dilys, stumbled across a dead body while playing on the outskirts of their Cotswold village. Terrified by what they'd seen, neither of them told a soul. Now, twenty years later,...
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Series
Quilting cozy volume 6
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A quilting getaway in the Appalachians is overshadowed by danger in this mystery featuring bonus quilt instructions! After losing her husband, Sarah Miller has been trying to move on into a fulfilling new life, and the friends she's found at the Cunningham Village retirement community are a big help. And a tranquil quilting retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains will be a lovely getaway. But there's something alarming in the surrounding forest -- and...
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Series
Quilting cozy volume 5
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this mystery featuring a bonus quilting pattern, a retiree moves her romance to the next level -- while at the same time trying to untangle a murder ... Years ago, a policeman named Charles came to Sarah Miller's door to break the sad news to her that her husband had died. Little did Sarah know that one day, she would move into the Cunningham Village retirement community -- and run into Charles again. Their friendship has grown into something more,...
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Series
Quilting cozy volume 8
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An amateur detective in a retirement community looks into a mysterious disappearance -- includes instructions for a memory quilt! Moving into the Cunningham Village retirement community was an adjustment, but Sarah Miller is a survivor, and she's made a whole new life for herself there -- new friends, new hobbies, and even new love after mourning the loss of her husband. She also seems to have acquired a new knack for solving crimes. Now, just as...
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Series
Quilting cozy volume 3
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A retired widow takes a quilting cruise with friends -- and proves herself a crafty amateur sleuth ... A mystery with a bonus pattern included! Sarah Miller has become a crafty sort ever since she moved into Cunningham Village, and made some great new friends among the retirement community's active seniors. And much to her surprise as she nears her seventieth birthday, she even has a boyfriend. She also volunteers at the nearby nursing home, bringing...
Author
Series
Quilting cozy volume 4
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A retired widow is taking on new challenges -- like managing a quilt shop, and solving a dangerous mystery ... Pattern included! Sarah Miller is a survivor, and she's intent on making the most of her new life in the Cunningham Village retirement community, after coping with widowhood and other losses in the past. She's involved in a budding romance and has made new friends, like Ruth, who wants Sarah to manage her quilt shop while she's away caring...
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Three Pines mystery volume 11
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village. But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might...
20) Hopscotch
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Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Edgar Award winner: Bored with retirement, an ex-spy challenges his old agency to a game Miles Kendig is one of the CIA's top deep-cover agents, until an injury ruins him for active duty. Rather than take a desk job, he retires. But the tawdry thrills of civilian life -- gambling, drinking, sex -- offer none of the pleasures of the intelligence game. Even a Russian agent's offer to go to work against his old employers seems dull. Without the thrill...
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