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Winter Street Inn novels volume 1
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English
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A family Christmas gathering at Kelley Quinn's Nantucket inn is thrown into turmoil by his four adult children's personal dramas and the discovery of his second wife's infidelity.
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Ernest Cunningham volume 1
Language
English
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"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started....
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English
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3rd Grade Rocks
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Social Justice Reading List by BCALA & ALSC (PreK-Gr. 8)
Storytime @ Home: Family and Friends
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Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is supposed to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.
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Series
Deadtime stories (Reissued) volume 6
Language
English
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During a family reunion, cousins C. T. and Lea are bored until they find home movies hidden in the attic from when their grandfather was a boy, and they discover that cows, pigs, and chickens are not the only creatures living on the family farm.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Cara Rutledge returns to her Southern home on the idyllic Isle of Palms. Everything is comfortingly the same, yet each detail is rife with painful memories. Only through reconnecting with family, friends, and the rhythms of the lowcountry can Cara release the hold of the past and open herself to the possibility of a new love, career, and hope for the future. Meanwhile, her niece Linnea, a recent college graduate who doesnt know where her life will...
15) Joe on the go
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Joe the frog wants to be on the go, but even at a family reunion he is out of luck, as everyone says they are too busy, or he is too fast, too slow, too big, or too small to go with them, until Grandma invites him to go with her on a special outing.
16) El nuevo bebé
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
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"¡Ana y Andrew están esperando un hermano! La familia de Mamá llega de Trinidad, y todos ayudan a prepararse. Cuando llega el bebé, aprenden de Abuelita que en la cultura afroamericana, el nombre de un bebé a menudo cuenta una historia importante"--
"Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that...
17) I, Emma Freke
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Growing up near Boston with her free-spirited mother and old-world grandfather, twelve-year-old Emma has always felt out of place but when she attends the family reunion her father's family holds annually in Wisconsin, she is in for some surprises.
Author
Series
Miller family series volume 4
Language
English
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"During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, who charms her--and everyone else--with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people--writing and illustrating a children's book."--Provided by publisher.
19) Comfort and joy
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Language
English
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Clara Dunphy, a twice-divorced mother of three spends frenzied days preparing for sixteen Christmas guests, including in-laws, out-laws, and assorted ex-family members.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"At the beautiful manor-house where she has lived for many years, Charlotte Chayter prepares for her eightieth birthday party, an occasion that sees her family and friends gather to celebrate her long and eventful life. However, Charlotte dreads the day, aware that beneath the veneer of 1950s middle-class pretensions and respectability, there are secrets and divisions that could tear her family apart" --Publisher description.
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