Eileen Stevens
1) Small fry
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"A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents--artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs--Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations,...
2) Wilder girls
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"It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made...
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By the age of nine, Diamond had lived in more than a dozen countries, on five continents, under six assumed identities. She didn't know that she was born into a family of outlaws fleeing from the highest international law enforcement agencies, a family with secrets that would eventually catch up to all of them. As her family began to unravel, she started to realize that her life itself might be a big con. With no way out and her identity burned so...
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The tree is decorated, the cookies are baked, and the packages are wrapped, but the biggest celebration this Christmas is Gaby Summerhill's wedding. Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart, each consumed by the turbulence of their own lives. They haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death, but when Gaby announces that she's getting married, and that the groom will remain a secret until...
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"Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world. Diving once more into the world of witches, this electrifying two-part young adult novel, released on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1993 film, marks a new era of Hocus Pocus. Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story with the next generation of Salem teens. Shortly after moving from California...
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"In 1919, the four Turner sisters and their parents are barely scraping along. Their father is a low-paid boot stitcher in Johnson City, NY, and the Turners are always one paycheck away from eviction. When their father's hand is crushed and he's forced to quit, their domineering mother decides that the vaudeville stage is their best--and only--chance for salvation. With everything at stake, the Tumbling Turners take to the road and the four young...
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Blackstone Publishing
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English
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"Laura: a teenage girl struggling to fit into her small, sleepy town in upstate New York, slowly drifting away from reality and into the secret life she inhabits online. Paul: a twentysomething wannabe rock star, back home from New York City, broke and jobless, living with his mother. April: a math teacher with two kids, running her church's Vacation Bible School, discontent with another summer planning crafts and regurgitating verses. Ben: a boy...
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"The award-winning master of psychological suspense is in top form in this collection of diverse and diabolically clever stories - including one never-before-published novella. These brilliantly crafted stories of deception, murder, dangerous games, and love gone wrong - irrefutable evidence that Laura Lippman's riveting fiction will more than satisfy any crime reader." --
"In a suspenseful collection of stories featuring fierce women--including...
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2021.
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English
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"Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor's appointment: she has a terminal brain tumour--and only six weeks left to live. While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family--her adult triplets and twin grandsons--close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she's determined to discover who might...
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[2022]
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English
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"Returning to her haunted childhood home to finally find the truth surrounding her mother's death, Ava, while dealing with her vindictive father, her secretive new sister-in-law, and romance with her first crush, makes a terrifying discovery on the property and must decide just how far into the past she's willing to go."--
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"Consulting on a brutal murder case involving an autistic boy--the son of a former Miss USA--local autism expert Casey Walker, as she tries to keep an open mind about his family's dynamic, finds her understanding of the human condition shattered in ways she could never have imagined."--
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Harper Audio
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©2015.
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English
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"Dubbed 'Dumplin'' by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked ... until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo, but she is...
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Once upon a con ; 2
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Imogen Lovelace is just another Starfield fan hitting up ExcelsiCon, except she happens to look an awful lot like movie star Jessica Stone. So when Jess spots her doppelgänger, a brilliant idea pops into her head: swap places! Jess can escape the spotlight for a few days, while Imogen can ditch her cruddy job and dodgy hotel room to see life beyond her dull hometown." --
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4K Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Yuya Sakaki's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps and become the greatest duel-trainer in history and he just might pull it off when he suddenly discovers Pendulum Summoning, a never-before-seen technique that lets him summon many monsters at once! But when countless rivals emerge to steal his spotlight, Yuya needs to gear up his game because dueling has evolved into a non-stop world of action." --
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Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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It is the most anticipated event of the year, and as hundreds flock to Crown City to watch the exciting competition unfold, Ash, Pikachu, and his friends encounter a mysterious new Pokemon they have never seen before. But when the three Legendary Pokemon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune suddenly arrive and begin rampaging through the streets, it's up to Ash and his companions, along with their new Pokemon friend Zorua, to uncover the secret behind the immense...
