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"Annabel Hayes—born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee—is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney newly arrived from Knoxville. But before the end of their first year of marriage, their lives are beset by losses. The strain on their relationship is only intensified when John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution...
2) Double lives
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"Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in—and out—of trouble by pretending to be each other. Yet underneath, they couldn't be more different. Outspoken Leona lives to break rules, have a good time, and scandalize their respectable hometown of Lexington. Fiona is a seemingly-demure churchgoing girl who is the apple of her domineering, widowed mother Mavis’s eye. But together, the twins have fooled teachers,...
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"In 1948, civil war ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother—abused by the family for failing to birth a boy—finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen. As the Communist army closes...
4) Lucky
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"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky—and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then—through a combination of hard work and serendipity—she started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New...
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"In 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play, the only female-authored play on the London stage that season, has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers and their savage notices not only shut down the play but ruin Lowry's last chance for a dramatic career. With her future in London not looking bright, at the suggestion of...
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Katherine MacLeod volume 7
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"It's the season for festivities! In the glittering, exciting city of Chicago, and on the serene, snowy shore of Lake Michigan, the MacLeod Clan gathers to celebrate the end of the year holidays. Katherine MacLeod and her tightly-knit family are filled with the joy of good food, crackling fireplaces, friends old and new, and beloved traditions. But Katherine's mysterious sightings lead her to delve deeply into the traditions of the earliest Anishinaabe...
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Katherine MacLeod volume 6
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"The MacLeods go to Scotland! Returning to their clan roots on the beautiful Isle of Skye, Katherine MacLeod and her extended family discover not only rugged, dramatic landscapes and picturesque castles and cottages, but answers to enduring family mysteries, including the tale of the ancestor who arrived on the shore of Lake Michigan in the 19th century. From the medieval majesty of Edinburgh, to the mystical, clouded island of Skye, the family makes...
8) Still waters
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Katherine MacLeod volume 4
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"Another member of the MacLeod clan is the focus of Barbara Bull's fourth Katherine MacLeod novel. The enigmatic Uncle Gus takes center stage in a tale of gangsters and bootleggers juxtaposed with the rhythms of farm life and teenage love. The Prohibition-era history of Oceana county's Lake Michigan shoreline interwoven in a suspenseful story that solves several mysteries for the tight-knit MacLeod clan." --back cover
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"The graceful domes of Sacré Coeur, the imposing cathedral of Notre Dame, the breathtaking Tour Eiffel . . . Paris is overflowing with stunning architecture. Yet for Tabitha Knight, the humble building that houses the Cordon Bleu cooking school, where her friend Julia studies, is just as notable. Tabitha is always happy to sample Julia’s latest creation and try to recreate dishes for her Grand-père and Oncle Rafe. The legendary school also holds...
10) Paths to peace
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Katherine MacLeod volume 5
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"[T]he past again comes to haunt the retired educator [Katherine MacLeod] who lives full time in her ancestral cottage on the shares of Lake Michigan. The deep cultural and societal changes of the 1960s and '70s that are still resonating in our world today had profound effects on Katherine's personal life in her formative years. In this book, she discovers that the past is present, and long-suppressed pain can lead to emotional catharsis and surprising...
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"Penniless and stranded in France after a bid to escape her cruel uncle goes awry, Cornelia Shaw is far from the Parisian life of leisure she imagined. Desperate and lacking options, she allows herself to be recruited to Napoleon’s Grande Armée. As a naturalist, her near-magical ability to heal any wound with herbal mixtures invites awe amongst the soldiers…and suspicion. For behind Cornelia’s vast knowledge of the natural world is a secret...
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Katherine MacLeod volume 3
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"'My name is Marie LeClerc, but you can call me Abigail.' The voice carries Katherine MacLeod over three centuries from Puritan New England to the land of the Mohawk, tracing a tale of tragedy, faith, perseverance, and family love. Rich in historical detail and frontier adventure, the saga of the MacLeod Clan and Cloud Cottage continues in the 21st century. Bonding over the rituals of beach life and deep connections with the natural world, the...
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"Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori are coming of age in Uganda in the 1990s. Outstanding students, they believe in being good humans before they are kidnapped and forced into the fanatical Lord's Resistance Army. In a legion of young recruits, no one gets closer than Anthony to powerful messianic warlord Joseph Kony and his darkest secrets. To stay sane as he spirals through chaos, Anthony clings to his childhood lessons about being a good human. Florence's...
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"Los Angeles, August 1965. Anger and pent-up frustrations boil over in the Watts neighborhood after a traffic stop of two Black motorists. As the Watts riots explode, crime photographer Harry Ingram snaps photos at the scene, including images of the police as they unleash batons, dogs, and water hoses on civilians. When he captures the image of an unarmed activist being shot down by the cops, he winds up in the hospital, beaten, his camera missing....
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Magic tree house volume 39
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"Jack and Annie are whisked away to Mongolia to meet the near-extinct little horses and their caretakers, but can they help protect the last of the horses from predators?"--Provided by publisher.
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Richard Sharpe volume 14
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"If any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe. And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he’s sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North...
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"Every morning Junia the mule carries Book Woman up and down the rugged hills and woodlands near the Kentucky town of Troublesome Creek. They deliver free books and reading material to the people living in the hills and woods. Each month they ride hundreds of miles, traveling through sunshine, rain, and snow. The beloved, spunky mule from the bestselling The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series comes to life in this picture book tribute to Kentucky's...
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"Kate Warne is many things: the country’s first female detective, a Pinkerton agent, and a union spy. It’s August 1861, and her latest assignment could finally end the bloody war and bring the fractured United States together again. All she has to do is win the trust of her captive: Confederate spy and socialite Rose Greenhow. But with Rose well aware of Kate’s working-class background and belief in abolitionism, it seems an impossible task....
19) Cloud cottage
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Katherine MacLeod volume 1
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Cloud Cottage is set on the shores of Lake Michigan, in the heart of a lush fruit belt, but it could be anywhere and anytime that families gather year after year, generation after generation. The McLeod family is steeped in their Scottish heritage and the traditions of a wonderful cottage built by their ancestor in the 19th century. Barbara Bull has created an atmosphere of sandy beaches, fruit orchards, wooded paths, and sparkling water to set her...
20) The valley
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Druid chronicles volume 2
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"Llwddawanden is a hidden valley sanctuary where the remnants of a once powerful pagan cult carry on their ancient ritual practices despite the inexorable spread of Christianity. Cut off from the outside world by both geography and conviction, the Druids of Llwddawanden continue to venerate the Great Mother Goddess and to view themselves as the first-born and favorite of Her mortal children. Herrwn, the shrine's chief priest and master bard, has the...
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