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21) My New Family
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A young girl explains that her mom has remarried and that the structure of her family has changed. She introduces the reader to her new stepdad and new stepbrother. A picture-word glossary is included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title My New Room, My New Brothers.
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Momma's Three-Ring Circus is about the trials and tribulations through the eyes of Emily detailing the life and havoc of her daily adventuresome and oftentimes creative mind. As her momma always said, "There is never a dull moment in this household of six rambunctious and very imaginative minds of my kids." Thus, Momma's three-ring circus.
Thinking about today's busy world-with kids growing up with all these electronic devices-just makes the childhood...
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A marriage can be measured in secrets best kept, and secrets better off forgotten. Kate Johnson learns this the hard way when her charming husband shows signs of living a double life. As she uncovers evidence of affair after affair, she must decide for herself what she can and can't live with. Red flags become his red carpet as he turns his lies against her. And, if she tries to stop him, Kate risks losing her husband, her home, and her family forever.
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Spying on the neighbors through the powerful telescope installed on the top of the apartment's balcony, the young writer Roger ate the last slice of the chocolate cake that his mother, Anastacia, had left right next to her typewriter, when suddenly, his eardrums shuddered as he heard the usual "Boom" from Zeca - the corner drug dealer - with his burst echoing through the surrounding buildings at the very beginning of each month.
25) Dark Night
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For years surviving the recurring marital chaos caused by the chemical dependency of Mike, her brother-in-law, Akira struggles to rescue Juliana, his wife, already totally immersed in the freezing waters of an existential precipice.
26) My New Room
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My New Room is a children's book that discusses a family going through a separation or a divorce. It talks about how the child feels and how the parents reassure the child that everything will be alright.
27) Wrong Marriage
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Ardi and Arta were romantically in love in high school. However, things go south when Ardi starts spending time with other girls and ends up marrying a girl named Rina. Ardi is haunted by his first love and realizes that Arta is the girl meant for him.
28) Trous de balles
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Le manque d'inspiration pour écrire a été un problème dans la vie du jeune écrivain Rogério. Enfin... Jusqu'à ce qu'une nuit, alors qu'il espionnait le quartier depuis les immeubles environnants, il se retrouve témoin d'une dispute de couple aux conséquences inattendues.
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Many thoughts go through a youngster's mind when the specter of divorce is thrust upon them. It can be a very scary and life-changing event. While there is no ideal way to explain divorce or separation to children, the story attempts to offer an illustration in a manner easy for younger readers to understand. In The Pigeon and the Seagull, the author attempts to simplify and explain the events surrounding divorce and, ultimately, provide a positive...
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A family crisis sends young Jim Fletcher away from home, alienating him from his parents, Thomas and Jean. While Jean grieves, Thomas continues on with his business providing engineering services in the land development industry of eastern Massachusetts. After three years on the West Coast, Jim makes what he calls a life-faith decision, returns home, and challenges his father. But a disinterested Thomas is preoccupied in a large project for Simon...
31) The Emma Effect
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The central figure in the story is a young man named Mitch Lavin. He was raised by his great-aunt when his parents were killed when he was six years old. At seventeen years of age, Mitch gets a full scholarship to Widmark College, where he plays center midfielder on the school's soccer team. In his senior year, two beautiful coeds so severely mistreat him that he flees the school to take a job with Mining Consortium International (MCI) as an overseas...
32) Esta casa vacía
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Español
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El autor explora en esta novela el mundo de la familia, el matrimonio, el adulterio y el resquebrajamiento de las relaciones entre padres e hijos. Giovanni Perleche, el personaje principal, es un antihéroe que camina en una Lima agitada, movido por la necesidad de conseguir dinero para sostener a un hijo que sufre de una extraña enfermedad. En ese camino se le rebelará su propia personalidad en la que la decadencia personal, el uso de drogas...
33) The Glass House
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Julia Lambett heads across the country to her hometown where she' s been given the job of moving her recalcitrant father out of his home and into care. But when Julia arrives at the 1970s suburban palace of her childhood, she finds her father has adopted a mysterious dog and refuses to leave.Frustrated and alone, when a childhood friend crosses her path, Julia turns to Davina for comfort and support. But quite soon Julia begins to doubt...
34) Julia
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A tragic tale of love and the bonds of marriage. Teenager Judah Jacobs is employed regularly as a babysitter by Peter and Joyce Kane. When Joyce is taken to hospital, Judah allows herself to be seduced by Peter. They embark on an affair, and eventually, once Judah is pregnant, Peter leaves Joyce and they embark on a new life together. Tragedy strikes when their son dies from leukaemia and Peter finds comfort in the arms of Judah's sister, Syria. Judah...
35) Where with All
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Time and again, internal or external forces conspire to drive a wedge between Davis and Becca, creating situations where one, the other or both find the need to head off in divergent directions. They face their demons (some actual), find fame, fall in love and have children-though not always with each other.
Davis, having fired is M-1 from the hill at the Kent State shooting decides to give up his life on the lam and own up to his fate at the hands...
36) Water, Wasted
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Following the shocking death of a teenage boy, Barrett and Amelia are moved to revisit the passing of their own daughter, Edi, which occurred in the same small town nearly a decade earlier. Amelia finds herself caring for the recently deceased boy's "sort of" girlfriend, who faces constant harassment and accusations from the townsfolk, while Barrett combs through Edi's self-published fantasy novels in an effort to connect with her. As he reads, an...
37) Noche oscura
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Tras años sobreviviendo al recurrente caos conyugal provocado por la dependencia química de Mike, su cuñado, Akira, lucha por rescatar a Juliana, su esposa, inmersa ya totalmente en las aguas heladas de un precipicio existencial.
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Today is Uncle Eli's wedding and Daniel has to miss his soccer game to go to the wedding. Daniel worries that once Uncle Eli gets married, his beloved uncle won't have any time for him. Eli's fiancée Lilah promises Daniel that he and Uncle Eli will do something special together that day, but Daniel has his doubts!
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Middle-aged high school English teacher Holden Averett is gearing up for a well-deserved break. Finally, a relaxing summer spent napping and soaking in the West Michigan sun. Until, that is, his wife of 18 years drops a bomb on the last day of school: move out by the end of the week. Sophia wants a trial separation. She also might be in love with someone else.
Spinning from the shock and desperate to fill his unexpectedly fraught summer, Holden takes...
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