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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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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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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...
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Series
Three Pines mystery volume 11
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"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...
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English
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A retired London bank manager is yanked out of the suburbs by his eccentric aunt for a “cheerfully irreverent” romp across Europe (The Guardian). Now that the dullish Henry Pulling has left his job with an agreeable pension and a firm handshake, he plans to spend more time weeding his dahlias. Then, for the first time in fifty years, he sees his aunt Augusta at his mother’s funeral. Charging into her seventies with florid abandon, not a day...
10) Ash & bone
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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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Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Love is not in their plans! Marrying the Major by Victoria Bylin Retired officer Tristan Willoughby-Smith needs a wife to protect his children. When governess Caroline Bradley arrives at his Wyoming ranch, she seems perfectly suited. Caroline knows what a real union of hearts should be, and the major's no-nonsense offer hardly qualifies. Yet in this unusual match, she starts to see the makings of the family she never thought she'd find... The Texan's...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Inspector Richard Queen finally gets a murder case he can call his own When unmarried women get into trouble, A. Burt Finner is waiting at the hospital to save them. This greasy-lipped fat man knows all about babies: how to change them, how to feed them--and how to sell them to the highest bidder. He buys low, getting them from their distressed mothers just a few hours after birth, and sells high to millionaires who are unable to have children of...
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English
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If you are upset that you couldn't get tickets for the world championship boxing bout, ask a friend to invite you to her next co-op apartment board meeting. The language may be more controlled than a left to the chin, but the passion behind it is sometimes no less fierce.
Returning from a visit to her son's family in California, retired attorney Martha Patterson steps out of the plane at LaGuardia into a New York City heat wave. OK. She'll get home...
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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...
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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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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 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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