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A novel encompassing more than thirty years follows the lives of two women, Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski, as they learn to seek comfort in their powerful friendship, which has seen them through marriage, children, and tragedy. Their story is told through letters and journal entries.
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2014
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English
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As Getting to 30 shows, the road to adulthood is longer than we think and, for parents, bumpier. It explains what s really happening to your 18- to 29-year-old, including the story behind your child s moods. The phenomenon of the boomerang child and why it s actually a good thing, for parents and kids. The new landscape of 20-something romance. And it gives all the tools parents need to deal with the challenges, from six ways to listen more than you...
3) Ender's game
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"In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin...
4) So many days
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c2010
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English
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From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Someday" comes a celebration of the choices children make along the way, and the bravery it takes for them to decide exactly who they want to be. An ideal gift for graduations, weddings, new babies, or difficult transitions. Full color.
Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.
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"Simple text about cats and repetition of the letter 'a' help readers learn how to use the 'short a' sound. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all aid in developing reading skills. An explanatory note to parents and educators, as well as an introduction to the author, are also included"--Publisher's website.
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Montana trilogy (Ivan Doig) volume 3
McCaskill trilogy volume 3
Two Medicine Country volume 3
Two Medicine Country volume Bk. 3
McCaskill trilogy volume 3
Two Medicine Country volume 3
Two Medicine Country volume Bk. 3
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From the expert team behind IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL and IT'S SO AMAZING! comes a book for younger children about their bodies - a resource that parents, teachers, librarians, health care providers, and clergy can use with ease and confidence. Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why are some parts of girls' and boys'...
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Last man standing volume season 5
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Follows the continuing events and developments in the family life of Mike Baxter, his wife Vanessa and their three daughters, Eve, Kristin and Mandy. Returning from a fantastic two-month road trip, Mike finds a lot has happened at home and at work. Vanessa has changed careers and Kristin is now part of Mike's "work family" as the manager of Outdoor Man Grill
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Last man standing volume 6
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Mike Baxter, the straight-talking champion of common sense in a politically correct world. Mike will need that common sense to help guide his family through the many changes in store this year at home and at work. Vanessa, who last season traded a successful corporate career for a job as a public school teacher, now finds her rewarding new position in peril, as a teachers strike looms in Denver. The home front presents its own challenges.
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Twelve-year-old Jane, who lives at the beach in a run-down old house with her mother, two brothers, and sister, has an eventful summer accompanying her pastor on Bible deliveries, meeting former boyfriends of her mother's, and being coerced into babysitting for a family of ill-mannered children.
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2006
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English
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Social analysts Alvin and Heidi Toffler turn their attention to the revolution in wealth now sweeping the planet. This book is about how tomorrow's wealth will be created, and who will get it and how. But 21st-century wealth, they argue, is not just about money, and cannot be understood in terms of industrial-age economics. They write about everything from education and child rearing to Hollywood and China, from everyday truth and misconceptions to...
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[2017]
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"Tomomi Hanamure, a Japanese citizen who loved exploring the rugged wilderness of the American West, was killed on her birthday May 8, 2006. She was stabbed 29 times as she hiked to Havasu Falls on the Havasupai Indian Reservation at the bottom of Grand Canyon. Her killer was an 18-year old Havasupai youth named Randy Redtail Wescogame who had a history of robbing tourists and was addicted to meth. It was the most brutal murder ever recorded in Grand...
16) Where hands go
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©2021.
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English
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"When is it all right for someone to touch you? Growing up can be confusing! Not only is there a wide world we need to learn about, we must learn how to accept and deal with others every day. Spending so much time learning can be tiring, but every lesson we have helps make us into better people. One of the first lessons everyone needs to learn is when is it appropriate to be touched by someone else. Where Hands Go is a carefully crafted book, handsomely...
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[2010]
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For each of 12 months, there are guides to the progress the baby may be expected to be making at this stage, a list of potential health or other problems and paragraphs on the myriad questions all new parents ask--on subjects as various as in-home care, birthmarks, circumcision and breath-holding. Other sections cover what to buy for a new-born, first aid, recipes, adoption and even how to enjoy the first year, in terms of the parents' own activities,...
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