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Until I find Julian

Patricia Reilly Giff · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 151
Format: Print book

Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff tells a vivid, contemporary story about a remarkable boy who risks everything for his family and a bold girl who helps him. At home in Mexico, Mateo knows where he belongs: with Mami, Abuelita, little brother Lucas, and big brother Julian....
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Awakened.

Kate Douglas · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 320
Format:  Print book : English

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In Bitter Chill

Sarah Ward · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The deepest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves in this richly atmospheric, compellingly written, and expertly constructed crime debut from an emerging talent.Derbyshire, 1978: a small town in the idyllic English countryside is traumatized by the kidnapping of two young schoolgirls,...
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The Forgetting Moon

Brian Lee Durfee · Saga Pr
Pages: 800
Format: Print book

A massive army on the brink of conquest looms large in a world where prophecies are lies, magic is believed in but never seen, and hope is where you least expect to find it.Welcome to the Five Isles, where war has come in the name of the invading army of Sør Sevier, a merciless host...
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This Life: A Novel

Karel Schoeman · Archipelago
Format: Print book

This beautifully written novel, by one of South Africas most celebrated writers, has an almost hypnotic power that draws the reader into one womans life. As a post-apartheid novel, This Life considers both the past and future of the Afrikaner people through four generations of one family....
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Rodin's Lover: A Novel

Heather Webb · Plume Books
Format: Paperback

A mesmerizing tale of art and passion in Belle Époque FranceAs a woman, aspiring sculptor Camille Claudel has plenty of critics, especially her ultra-traditional mother. But when Auguste Rodin makes Camille his apprentice - and his muse - their passion inspires groundbreaking works. Yet,...
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Act of God: A Novel

Jill Ciment · Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

Jill Ciment's books have been hailed as "stunning," "powerful," and "provocative." Alice Sebold has called her works "beautifully written." Now the author of Heroic Measures ("Smart and funny and completely surprising . . . I loved every...
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Olinger Stories

John Updike · Everyman's Library
Format: Hardcover

The first one-volume hardcover edition of the eleven autobiographical stories that were closest to Updike's heart. With full-cloth binding and a silk ribbon marker. EVERYMAN'S POCKET CLASSICS.In an interview, Updike once said, "If I had to give anybody one book of me, it would...
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The Magical Crafts Fairies #5: Violet the Painting Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

These fairies are crafty!Rainspell Island is hosting an Arts and Crafts Week. Rachel and Kirsty cant wait to try all the different creative activities! But Jack Frost has other plans. He likes making chaos more than making art.Now that Jack Frost has Violets paintbrush, everyones paintings...
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The Long, Hot Summer: A Novel

Kathleen MacMahon · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Nine Lives. Four Generations. One Family. The MacEntees are no ordinary family. Determined to be different from other people, they have carved out a place for themselves in Irish life by the sheer force of their personalities. There's Deirdre, the aged matriarch and former star of the stage....
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