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1) East of Eden
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English
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A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two...
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two...
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Rotten Richie tales volume 1
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English
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After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star.
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Mermaid tales volume 10
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Echo Reef is tail-flipping with excitement when she find a human object. But when her older sister claims the object for her own, how far will Echo go to reclaim it?
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 7
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English
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Lindy finds a ventriloquist's dummy and has fun learning to make him move and talk. Kris is jealous, and decides to get a dummy of her own. Then nasty evil things begin to happen. No way can a dummy be causing all the trouble. Or is there?
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Pain and the Great One volume 1
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) through seven chapters featuring such events as learning to ride a bicycle, having a birthday party, and dog-sitting.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Cal has always lived in the shadow of his brother, Frank, a complicated narcissist who was doted upon by their mother and beloved by the girls in their hometown-including Cal's own girlfriends. In an attempt to escape Frank's insidious presence, Cal pursues a different kind of freedom in the world's wild spaces, prospecting for gold and precious minerals everywhere from the heat of the desert at the Mexican border to the Alaskan chill to the suffocating...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. A novel that looks at marriage, sibling rivalry, and the lies we tell others and ourselves"--
Stan and Joy Delaney are killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready...
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English
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"Fiona travels to Italy, where the family is shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will. While the mystery of her mother's affair is slowly unraveled, Fiona must navigate through tricky family relationships and tense sibling rivalries. Fiona both fears and embraces her new destiny as she searches for the truth about the fateful summer her mother spent in Italy and the father she never knew." -- Amazon.com
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The Pain and the Great One volume Bk. 4.5
Pub. Date
1985, c1984
Language
English
Description
A six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) see each other as troublemakers and the best-loved in the family.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Young Maureen shares a lot with her teenage sister, Wendy: the TV, the couch, games, snacks, pranks, jokes, their mom, their busy cartoonist dad, his art supplies, Wendy's clothes, Wendy's friends, Wendy's boyfriend, Wendy's super private diary... wait, what's going on here?! When THE SISTERS pack their bags to go on a cross-country family vacation to see Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon, they find that their best behavior might leave a bit to...
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Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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In 15th-century Korea, a boy tries to overcome a rivalry with his older brother as they combine their kite-flying skills to win the New Year kite-flying competition.
In Korea in 1473, eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first-born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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In this captivating novel of love, family and betrayal, two sisters mean everything to each other--until one secret shatters it all. Sisters Jess and Ivy have always shared everything--childhood memories, a flat, a love of romcoms. As different as they are, together they're the perfect balance, with Jess's calm elegance complementing Ivy's spirit and thirst for adventure. But there is one thing--one person--they can't share: Ivy's friend, Finn. And...
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Hot and hammered volume 3
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English
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"After helping her friends achieve their dreams, Bethany finally has time to focus on her own: flip a house, from framework to furnishings, all by herself. Except her older brother runs the company and refuses to take her seriously. When a television producer gets wind of the Castle sibling rivalry, they're invited on Flip Off, a competition to see who can do the best renovation. Bethany wants bragging rights, but she needs a crew and the only member...
20) Dance of death
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Series
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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"FBI Special Agent Pendergast is pitted against his most personal foe: His brother, Diogenes, has planned a horrendous crime and is framing Pendergast for a series of terrible murders."--Provided by the publisher.
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