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A brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. The perfect book for anyone who has ever been heartbroken, lost someone they loved, or eaten too many Oreos.
Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton wants to be a good widow—a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she’s been drowning her sorrows in ice cream and showing up...
Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton wants to be a good widow—a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she’s been drowning her sorrows in ice cream and showing up...
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Rainbow Street Shelter volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After his pet rabbit dies, Josh feels sad and does not want to own another pet until an elderly neighbor's cat goes missing.
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Pub. Date
c2012
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English
Description
A foster child named Angel and twelve-year-old Stella, who are living with Stella's great-aunt Louise at the Linger Longer Cottage Colony on Cape Cod, secretly assume responsibility for the vacation rentals when Louise unexpectedly dies and the girls are afraid of being returned to the foster care system.
12) Thanks to Nicki
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Pub. Date
c2007
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English
Description
After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.
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Pram Bellamy volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
Description
Bright, imaginative, eleven-year-old Pram lives with two aunts who run a retirement home, hiding the fact that she can talk with ghosts--but not the spirit of her mother--and after befriending Clarence, who also lost his mother, she decides to find her father in hopes he can answer her questions.
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World between blinks volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
Description
Reunited for one last summer vacation at Nana's home, twelve-year-old cousins Marisol and Jake follow a hidden map into another world where lost things and people end up, and the two must find their way back home before they start forgetting their own memories and remain lost forever.
16) Rabbityness
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Tells the story of a rabbit whose love of music and art inspires other rabbits even after he disappears.
17) The rough patch
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together and, especially, in the garden but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.
18) Ida, always
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A polar bear grieves over the loss of his companion, based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo.
19) Night mare
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Backyard horses volume 4
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When someone claiming to be her horse's original owner shows up and wants the horse back, fourth-grader Ellie prays for a miracle.
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