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The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared

Alice Ozma - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A series of vignettes describes how the author's father challenged himself to read aloud to her for one hundred consecutive nights when she was in fourth grade and how they decided to continue "the streak" until the day she left for college. --This text refers to an alternate...
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Two Good Dogs

Susan Wilson - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Susan Wilson, the bestselling author of One Good Dog delivers another powerful novel of loyalty and love. Single mom Skye Mitchell has sunk her last dime into a dream, owning the venerable, if run-down LakeView Hotel in the Berkshire Hills. It's here where she believes she'll give...
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Shoes for Anthony

Emma Kennedy - Center Point Pub
Format: Hardcover(Large Print)

This 1944 World War Two drama tells the story of Anthony, a boy living in a deprived Welsh village, anticipating the arrival of American troops. Suddenly, a German plane crashes into the village mountain. A Polish prisoner-of-war survives and is brought into the community where he builds...
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: A Novella

Fredrik Backman - Atria Books
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family's...
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Let Me Tell You about Jasper . . .: How My Best Friend Became America's Dog

Dana Perino - Twelve
Format: Print book

Bestselling author of And the Good News Is... Dana Perino is back with stories of friends, family, and how America's love for a dog named Jasper is a place where even political opponents can find common ground. Dana Perino is a popular and beloved host on Fox's The Five, with over...
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Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: A Novel

Matthew Dicks - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Imaginary friend Budo narrates this heartwarming story of love, loyalty, and the power of the imagination—the perfect read for anyone who has ever had a friend . . . real or otherwiseBudo is lucky as imaginary friends go. He's been alive for more than five years, which is positively...
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Open and Shut

David Rosenfelt - Warner Books
Format: Mass Market Paperback

"There is nothing like a golden retriever. I know, I know, it's a big planet with a lot of wonderful things, but golden retrievers are the absolute best. Mine is named Tara . . . The only problem she has ever caused is that I spend so much time with her in the mornings that I am almost...
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State of the Onion (White House Chef Mysteries, No. 1)

Julie Hyzy - Berkley
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Introducing White House Assistant Chef Olivia Paras, who is rising-and sleuthing-to the top. Includes recipes for a complete presidential menu! Never let them see you sweat-thats White House Assistant Chef Olivia Parass motto, which is pretty hard to honor in the most important kitchen...
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