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"Ashley Blaker has six children, three of whom have an SEN diagnosis. Between endless meetings, countless therapists, public humiliations, failed playdates, surreal monologues and occasional violence, it's certainly not what anyone would call a 'normal' household - but would he want it any other way? Normal Schmormal is part-memoir, part how-to guide, highlighting the many challenges, as well as the hugely rewarding elements, of parenting children...
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Boarding the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912-the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe, the three Fortune sisters contemplate the futures that await them, grappling with the choices before them, until, on an infamous night, fate intervenes, forever altering their lives.
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"Bestselling author Aimie Runyan makes her contemporary women's fiction debut with this charming escape into the lavender fields of Southern France and a young woman who discovers her family's secrets and the hope for her own future"--
"Food critic Tempèsta Luddington has always felt like the odd person out in her family, ever since she lost her beloved mother at the tender age of thirteen. When her workaholic father passes fifteen years later,...
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"On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira, like her mother before her, is a wrecker, one of the seven on the rope who swim out to shipwrecks to plunder them. Mira's job is to rescue survivors, if there are any. After all, she never feels the cold of the frigid ocean waters and the waves seem to sing to her soul. But the people of Rosevear never admit the truth: that they set the beacons themselves to lure ships into the rocks. When the Council watch lays...
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"Seventeen-year-old Jen is shocked to discover that the dad she grew up with is not her biological father. Jen loves to sing. But the rest of her family can't carry a tune. When a stranger named Mike gives her roses at her concert and reveals that he is her birth father, Jen's world flips upside down. Mike is a musician, just like Jen, and now she understands why she looks nothing like Steve, the only dad she's ever known. When Steve learns the truth...
6) Amma's sari
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"Shreya admires her mother’s saris, whose silky swirls embrace her every morning. But her spirits plummet at the stares and whispers that the sari attracts. When Sherya asks her mother why she wears a sari, Amma answers the question with family stories brimming with generations of love. In this gentle and empowering picture book with vibrant full-color art, Shreya moves from embarrassment to pride as she learns that Amma’s sari is much more than...
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"Born and raised in rural West Virginia, Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. When Corcoran left home to attend Brown...
8) Kilt trip
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"Ready or Scot... Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world - anywhere but Scotland. But when she's sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands - and save her own job - Addie packs away her emotional baggage and turns on the professional charm. Rugged as the land he loves, Logan Sutherland's greatest joy is sharing the beauty of Scotland's hidden...
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Told over the course of forty-eight hours, seventeen-year-old Tony heads back to his old life in Des Moines, Washington after being released from a youth detention center, but toxic old relationships and unforseen challenges make staying on the straight-and-narrow nearly impossible.
10) Milton's Secret
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Twelve-year-old Milton Adams feels his world is in crisis. With his parents stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, he is constantly anxious. But when Milton's optimistic Grandpa (Donald Sutherland) comes to visit, he learns the secret to finding true happiness from a man who has seen the world and who has committed to living life in the 'now'.
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Barney and Friends volume 5
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Mario is trying to write his very own fairy tale. The children help by acting out some of their favorite fairy tales to give Mario some ideas.
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Barney and Friends volume 9
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Baby Bop meets Jill, who is too shy to play with anyone. She learns that Jill has "special needs,' and needs some extra special encouragement.
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Barney and Friends volume 1
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Barney is snacking on pistachios and can't stop! Barney helps BJ discover the meaning of team sports, friendships, and winning.
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Barney and Friends volume 6
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Riff befriends a new kid and Ryan's grandfather visits the park to look for a special bird.
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Barney and Friends volume 10
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Barney and the children are inspired to work together as a team and build a castle after watching construction vehicles at a construction site.
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Barney and Friends volume 4
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Riff is hesitant to become the captain of a baseball team. Barney gives him the courage to try by recounting the tale of the Wild West hero!
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Barney and Friends volume 8
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With a little Barney magic, the children experience the differences between day and night!
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Barney and Friends volume 4
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Barney and the kids help Mr. Boyd prepare his dog Bingo for a trip to the veterinarian for a checkup and learn about caring for dogs at the same time.
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Barney and Friends volume 1
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When Baby Bop finds out that Daniel is going on a trip, she wants to go on one as well. Everyone pretends to travel the same way Daniel will travel.