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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

by Jeanne Birdsall

THE PENDERWICK SISTERS are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big... (more)

And It's Goodnight from Him...: The Autobiography of the 'Two Ronnies'

And It's Goodnight from Him...: The Autobiography of the 'Two Ronnies'

by Ronnie Corbett

Christmas Traditions: An Amish Love Story

Christmas Traditions: An Amish Love Story

by Fay Risner

Levi Yoder permits Amish turned Englisher, Margaret Goodman, to visit his son, Luke, a week at Christmas each year. Stubborn, unbending Levi threatens to stop her visits if she gives Luke a journal on Christmas day. Levi doesn't want his son to know he told the boy lies that only Margaret and Levi's father, Jeremiah, knows. Fearing Margaret will reveal the truth and turn Luke against his father, Levi makes her... (more)

Cooking for Baby: Wholesome, Homemade, Delicious Foods for 6 to 18 Months

Cooking for Baby: Wholesome, Homemade, Delicious Foods for 6 to 18 Months

by Lisa Barnes

Parents today know that one of the best ways to give a baby a great start in life is with wholesome, homemade foods. While ready-made baby food is a convenience that any new parent can appreciate, feeding everyday fresh foods is the best way to teach a child healthy eating habits and an appreciation for good food from the cradle onward. The 80 recipes in Cooking for Baby make preparing delicious meals for... (more)

Willow King

by Chris Platt

This inspiring debut novel by a female former professional jockey and horse trainer tells the moving tale of Willow King, a colt born with crooked legs, who is saved from destruction by 13-year-old Katie Durham. Because one of Katie's own legs is shorter than the other, she feels an immediate kinship with the imperfect little colt. With painstaking care, she pulls King through arduous training until he becomes a... (more)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Book 2

Tears of the Giraffe

by Alexander McCall Smith

Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies’ detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe she tracks a wayward wife, uncovers an unscrupulous maid, and searches for an American man who disappeared into the plains many years ago. In the midst of resolving uncertainties, pondering her impending marriage to a good, kind man, Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni, and the promotion... (more)

Homer, Hector, and the Smashed-up Jag

by Betty Dravis

For many years I wanted to write some kind of humorous/satirical story about my brother Homer's name and the childhood teasing he endured because of it. Considering that my mother had named two of my sisters Gladys and Beulah, I always felt lucky she chose Betty for me (but now that Ugly Betty is a TV pilot, I'm not so sure about that anymore). Siblings Dottie, John, Jr. and Philmore fared rather well in the name... (more)

Ashleigh #10: Derby Dreams (Ashleigh)

by Chris Platt, Joanna Campbell

Before Thoroughbred , Ashleigh Griffen lived at Edgardale, her family's farm in Kentucky. Nothing could be more perfect than life on the farm with her family, her favorite horses, and her best friend, Mona. Ashleigh loves helping with the horses -- and dreaming of becoming a jockey someday... Meet Ed ardale's new racehorse! Ashleigh Griffen's dream has come true. Her parents have bought their very own... (more)

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