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221) Anticipation
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After the death of her beloved husband and becoming a single parent to her nine-year-old son Alexander, overworked scientist Helen desperately needs an escape. So when Alexander proposes a trip to Greece--somewhere he's always dreamed of visiting--Helen quickly agrees. After spending several days exploring the tourist-filled streets, they stumble upon the ancient city of Mystras and are instantly drawn to it. Its only resident is Elias, a mysterious...
222) Book of the dead
Author
Series
TombQuest volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nothing can save Alex Sennefer's life. That's what the doctors say, but his mom knows it's not true. She knows that the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can pull her son back from the brink. The problem? When she uses the spells, five Death Walkers are also brought back to life. An ancient evil has been unleashed. Long-dead mummies are awakening. New York City is overrun by scorpions. And worst of all for Alex, his mom and the Lost Spells...
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Agnete Friis comes the chilling story of a young mother who will do whatever it takes to protect her son. Ella Nygaard, 27, has been a ward of the state since she was seven years old, the night her father murdered her mother. She doesn't remember anything about that night or her childhood before it--but her body remembers. The PTSD-induced panic attacks she now suffers incapacitate her for hours--sometimes days--at...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can't believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning, her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong, Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a web of lies and half-truths--and she's horrified to...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this version of the classic story, Ma Sally of Charleston County, South Carolina, devises a contest for her son's admirers: cook up a dish of black-eyed peas that meets her exacting standards, and the winner can marry her son. Includes recipe for Princess' black-eyed peas.
227) Who loves me?
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Walter questions his mother about who loves him.
229) Nora Webster
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
p2014
Language
English
Description
Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments...
Series
Publisher
Treasure Bay
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
This lively retelling of the classic story is filled with humor and excitement. Much to his mother's dismay, Jack trades their only cow for five beans. But from these beans grows a magic beanstalk, which Jack climbs up to confront a fearsome giant. Jack must outwit and out run the giant to reclaim his family's golden treasures!
231) The best of friends
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent's nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatized to speak. Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb? They soon discover that the accident was just...
232) El secreto de Helena
Author
Publisher
Plaza Janés
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Han pasado veinticuatro años desde que una joven Helena pasó unas vacaciones mágicas en Chipre, donde se enamoró por primera vez. Cuando su padrino le deja la casa ahora derruida, 'Pandora', ella regresa para pasar el verano allí con su familia. Sin embargo, Helena sabe que la belleza idílica de Pandora enmascara una red de secretos que ha ocultado a William, su marido, y Alex, su hijo. A la difícil edad de trece años, Alex se debate entre...
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