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  The Memory Keeper's Daughter

  by Kim Edwards

  Kim Edwards’ stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother’s silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his... (more)
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  Beach Road

  by James Patterson, Peter De Jonge

  By the #1 bestselling author of Lifeguard, a gleaming new summer thriller set in the luxurious Hamptons. Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy's client list is woefully small--occasional real estate closings barely keep him in paper clips. When he is hired to defend a local man accused in a triple murder that has the East Hampton world in an uproar, he knows that he has found the case of his lifetime. The crime... (more)
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  The Street Lawyer

  by John Grisham

  Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do... (more)
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  Jack Stapleton/Laurie Montgomery: Book 5

  Marker

  by Robin Cook

  Medical examiners Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery's romantic relationship has hit a major bump. Approaching her forty-third birthday, Laurie wants a family and has grown impatient with Jack's reluctance to commit. She walks out on Jack, but she can't avoid him at work. She soon finds herself absorbed in a puzzling case: 28-year-old Sean McGillan has landed on her table, and she can't determine what killed... (more)
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  Harold and the Purple Crayon: Book 1

  Harold and the Purple Crayon

  by Crockett Johnson

  One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something to walk on. So he drew a path... And thus begins one of the most imaginative and enchanting adventures in all of children's books. The creative concept behind this beloved story has... (more)
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  Sam's Letters to Jennifer

  by James Patterson

  James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestseller combines two unforgettable love stories in a novel that's impossible to put down. Jennifer returns to the resort village where she grew up to help her ailing, beloved grandmother-and ends up experiencing not one but two of the most amazing love stories she's ever known. The first is completely unexpected. In a series of letters that Jennifer finds, her grandmother... (more)
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  The Winner

  by David Baldacci

  When LuAnn Tyler is asked to be part of a crooked lottery scheme, she refuses, even though it would mean millions of dollars. But when she is framed for murder, the frightened single mother is forced to participate. Ten years later she has become a wealthy woman determined to live a normal life. But it will take more than money to escape the attention of the FBI who may want her for murder, and the dangerous man... (more)
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  Winston Garano: Book 1

  At Risk

  by Patricia Cornwell

  For decades, Patricia Cornwell has demonstrated her extraordinary ability not only to entertain and enthrall but to surprise as well. Beginning in January 2006, The New York Times Magazine will serialize a brand-new Cornwell thriller, a book filled with all the chilling suspense, rich characters, and trademark forensics that have made her an international phenomenon. But what she does with those ingredients is a... (more)
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  Forever Faithful: Book 1

  Waiting for Morning

  by Karen Kingsbury

  Hannah Ryan is the mother of two adorable little girls and the wife of a doting husband. Her life is perfect -- until the night her husband and eldest daughter are ripped away from her by a drunken driver. Torn by grief and rage, Hannah finds her faith -- like that of Jeremiah weeping over Jerusalem -- tested to the limits. As she walks the long road of her own modern-day Lamentations, she must learn to forgive...... (more)
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  The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me

  About Life and Wealth

  by Richard Paul Evans

  Easy to understand and simple to apply, The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me About Life and Wealth is one of the most powerful books ever written about money. This book will change your life. When Richard Paul Evans was twelve, his father, a building contractor, shattered both his legs. With no insurance, no income, and eight children, the family was destitute. At that difficult time young Evans was... (more)
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  The Nick Adams Stories

  by Ernest Hemingway

  The famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent -- a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life.
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  The Beach House

  by Mary Alice Monroe

  Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters. Carette Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother -- coming just as her own life is spinning out of control -- has Cara heading back to the... (more)
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  The Invention of Hugo Cabret

  by Brian Selznick

  Hugo is an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where survival depends on secrets and anonoymity. But when his world interlocks with a bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy shop, things start to change. A treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man which all hints to a hidden messege from Hugo's dead father.
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  Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

  by Eric A. Kimmel

  Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
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  You've Been Warned

  by James Patterson

  For Karen Burns, a talented young photographer, it was only natural to go to New York to chase her dreams. And it was only normal--just to pay the rent while she waited for her big chance--to work as a nanny for a young power couple, an attorney and his socialite wife, watching their two children. But for all the promise, the thrills, and the glitter, there are temptations and there are deadly... (more)
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  Same Kind of Different as Me

  A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together

  by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent

  "Same Kind of Different As Me" was cowritten by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It is the emotional tale of Hall and Moore's intersecting life journeys.
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  Found Money

  by James Grippando

  A young woman finds $200,000 in cash in a cardboard box delivered to her door. A man inherits a fortune from a father who died "penniless." Amy Parkens and Ryan Duffy have never met, but they are about to, as each discovers that found money can be a godsend--or a nightmare. Amy Parkens is a struggling single mother forced to abandon a career in astronomy for a practical computer job. She feels condemned to long... (more)
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  The Million Dollar Mysteries: Book 2

  Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels

  by Mindy Starns Clark

  With a touch of romance and a strong heroine, Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels offers more of the fast–paced and suspenseful inspirational writing readers found in A Penny for Your Thoughts. Working to provide quality work clothes to women who can’t afford to buy their own, Callie becomes involved with one young woman trying to come out of drug rehabilitation—just as she’s charged with murder. ... (more)
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  A Choice to Cherish: A Novel

  by Alan Maki

  During a cold Montana Christmas, Alan cuts down and decorates a Christmas tree for himself and his dying grandfather, George. However, they have no gifts. George opens a safe containing eight keepsakes: a baseball, a bronzed baby shoe, a key chain, a marathon finisher's certificate, a necklace, a Santa Claus suit, a rifle, and a stack of $100 dollar bills. Alan may choose one of the objects for his gift,... (more)
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  Just Like Floss

  by Kim Lewis

  When Floss the sheepdog has puppies, the farmers says his children can keep one to help with the work on the farm. But which puppy should they choose? Bess, Nell, Cap, Jack and little Sam - all of them are adorable. But only one is just like Floss.