Catherine Taber
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"The Great Recession of 2008 left many young professionals out of work. Promising careers were suddenly ended as banks, hedge funds, and law firms engaged in mass lay-offs and brutal belt tightening. Samantha Kofer was a third year associate at Scully & Pershing, New York City's largest law firm. Two weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, and her future. A week later she was working as an unpaid intern in a legal aid...
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"In this dazzling new novel, Emily Giffin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One & Only introduces a pair of sisters who find themselves at a crossroads. Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing; Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes their family, their different responses...
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"In the new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Comes Love and Something Borrowed, a woman is forced to choose between her family and her most deeply held values. Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville's elite. Her husband's tech business is booming, and her adored son, Finch, is bound for Princeton. Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs. His adored daughter, Lyla, attends Nashville's...
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JEF - Historical Fiction - Adults
JEF - Women's History in Fiction (Adults)
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
JEF - Women's History in Fiction (Adults)
MCL - Barnes & Noble Book Club
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"It is 1914, and the world has been on the brink of war so often, many New Yorkers treat the subject with only passing interest. Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia: the church with the interior covered in jeweled...
5) Unbecoming
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English
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After a heist she planned lands two men she loves in prison, a woman flees Paris and assumes a new identity, furtively checking news from her hometown as her web of deception unravels.
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©2020.
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English
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Eleven's a crowd in the Loud House! With ten girls and one boy, it's absolute madness when the sisters swap rooms based on a compatibility test. Then, Lisa steps up her social skills, and makes a friend. Lynn learns a lesson on sportsmanship and Lincoln and Lynn L. Loud, Sr. appear on "Legends of the Hidden Temple!"
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[2022]
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English
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Road Tripped-Season 3, Volume 1: Life's a trip when the Louds depart on a family vacation! But while road tripping to their destination, everything that can go wrong does. Plus, a family fridge war breaks out, Lori and Lincoln go to the big city to visit Ronnie Anne and Bobby, and Mom and Dad build a secret bathroom! Join in on all the laughs with The Loud House!
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Kickstart Season Two with Lincoln and Clyde on an epic sled-rescue-mission!Then catch up with Lola and Lana as they try out for the Bluebell Scouts, Lori and Leni as they fight over the same dress, and Lincoln and Clyde as they make the most of their spring break. Chaos continues when Lucy gets a makeover, a love letter arrives at the house, and the family schemes for some pizza! And for the first time ever, get a glimpse of Ronnie Anne's crazy relatives!...
13) Hound dog true
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Mattie, a shy fifth-grader, wants to hide out at her new school by acting as apprentice to her Uncle Potluck, the custodian, but her plan falls apart when she summons the courage to speak about what matters most and finds a true friend.
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"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive...
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[2008]
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English
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The heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace as the Clone Wars continue to sweep through the galaxy. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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First edition.
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English
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"Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother's father, who came of age during the Great Depression in Texas, was supposedly married thirteen times, and survived being shot in the stomach by one of his wives. Hisfather purportedly killed a man in the street with a hay hook, and later died in a mental institution. On her father's side, a Massachusetts ancestor was accused of being a witch, who cast sickness...
17) The breathless
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Mae Cole is determined to uncover who is responsible for her sister Roxanne's mysterious death. Ro's boyfriend, Cage, disappeared that night-- and shows up exactly one year later with no memory of the past year. The search for answers takes a terrifying turn when Mae starts to dig up long-buried secrets about her family's dark past-- and the fact that maybe, just maybe, Ro isn't lost forever.
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Life's a trip when the Loud's depart on a family vacation! But while road tripping to their destination, everything that can go wrong for the family, does. A family fridge territory war breaks out, Lori and Lincoln go to the big city to visit Ronnie Anne and Bobby, and Mom and Dad build a secret bathroom! Join in on all the laughs with The Loud Family!
20) Queen's hope
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Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Paďme is adjusting to being a wartime senator during the Clone Wars. Her secret husband, Anakin Skywalker, is off fighting the war, and excels at being a wartime Jedi. In contrast, when Paďme gets the opportunity to see the casualties on the war-torn front lines, she is horrified. The stakes have never been higher for the galaxy, or for the newly-married couple. Meanwhile, with Paďme on a secret mission, her handmaiden Sǎb steps into the role...
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