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1) Holy chow
Author
Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 25
Language
English
Description
"In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters--both human and canine--of this fan favorite series are back on the case with the author's trademark wit and humor. Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter's calling has always been running the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization places hundreds of dogs in new homes every year. It's added up to so many dogs and new owners that Andy can't even do the math....
2) Heart bones
Author
Language
English
Description
"Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim's parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
GN 750L
Language
English
Description
When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she's trying to drive a wedge between her father and their mother so she can have her father all to herself--and it seems to be working. Then, Heather starts playing in the graveyard behind their new house....
5) After Anna
Author
Language
English
Description
"Nobody cuts deeper than family... Noah Alderman, a doctor and a widower, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie, and for the first time in a long time he and his son are happy. But their lives are turned upside down when Maggie's daughter Anna moves in with them. Anna is a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the trouble that is brewing....
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah's mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family's beach house on Cape Cod. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling...
7) Cinder
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
8) Wintergirls
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Wedding bells are ringing, a family is reunited, and new love is blooming--for better or worse--in this captivating novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Island House and Secrets in Summer. A few years after losing her beloved husband, Alison is doing something she never thought she would do again: getting married. While placing the finishing touches on her summer nuptials, Alison is anxious to introduce her fiance, David, to her...
10) Big sky country
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When he inherits half of a ranch, Sheriff Slade Barlow meets resistance from his half-brother Hutch, especially when Hutch's former flame, Josyln Kirk, who is working hard to make up for her stepfather's dishonesty, catches his eye.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
When Auden impulsively goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having new experiences such as learning to ride a bike and dating.
12) The trophy child
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Karen Bloom is not the coddling mother type. She believes in raising her children for success. Some in the neighborhood call her assertive, others say she's driven, but in gossiping circles she's known as "the tiger mother." Karen believes that tough discipline is the true art of parenting and that achievement leads to ultimate happiness. She expects her husband and her children to perform at 200 percent--no matter the cost. But in the midst of her...
13) The ring bearer
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
"Jackson's mom is getting married, and Jackson is nervous about his role and his new family"--
14) Ghost moon
Author
Language
English
Description
Olivia Morrison, raised by her affluent stepfather on a lavish Louisiana estate, meets with both danger and love when she returns to her childhood home with her eight-year-old daughter after a disasterous marriage.
15) White smoke
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Believing her new home to actually be alive, especially when her brother almost dies, Marigold and her new blended family won't be safe until she brings the truth to light once and for all.
The phantoms of her old life keep haunting Marigold, but a move with her newly blended family from their California beach town to the Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation...
Author
Series
Where are the children volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Now, more than four decades since readers first met Nancy and her children, comes the thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking book that set the stage for future generations of psychological suspense novels. A lawyer turned successful podcaster, Melissa has recently married a man whose first wife died tragically, leaving him and their young daughter, Riley, behind. While Melissa and her brother, Mike, help their mom, Nancy, relocate from Cape Cod to...
Author
Series
BSC friends forever volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
When Kristy's father gets remarried, he wants his kids to fly out to California to help him celebrate, but first, Kristy and her brothers must put aside their resentment and anger and find it in their hearts to forgive him.
18) Trapped
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
"It's up to Sarah Robinson to save her shipwrecked family from a time-traveling 'curator' of souls and a treasure-hunting criminal in Book 3 of the Shipwreck Island series"--Provided by publisher.
19) Lost
Author
Series
(Stephanie A.),Shipwreck island volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island. Their food is running out, and their fear is escalating as there is no sign of rescue. The mysterious girl they found unconscious at the beach is healing, and what she tells them about the strange island and especially about someone called the Keeper has the family on edge. When Sarah's dad and Marco's younger brother go missing, the mystery becomes dangerous. Now, it's...
20) Boundless Grace
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.