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Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.
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[2016]
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English
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Capturing the anxious, self-aware mood of young college grads, this is the story of four whip-smart friends torn between fixing the world and cannibalizing it, and who--though estranged--stagger through the Bay Area, always washing up in each other's lives.
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[2010]
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English
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Escaping from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the summer of 2001, eleven-year-old Fadi and his family immigrate to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Fadi schemes to return to the Pakistani refugee camp where his little sister was accidentally left behind.
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[2018]
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English
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"How many lives fit in a lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America--haunted by the political upheaval in the Philippines and disowned by her parents--she's already on her third. Her uncle gives her a fresh start in the Bay Area, and he doesn't ask about her past. His younger wife knows enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. But their daughter--the first American-born daughter in the family--can't resist...
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2015.
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English
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A boat has gone missing. Goods have been stolen. There is blood in the water. It is the twenty-first century and a crew of pirates is terrorizing the San Francisco Bay. Phil is a husband, a father, a struggling radio producer, and the owner of a large condo with a view of the water. But he'd like to be a rebel and a fortune hunter. Gwen is his daughter. She's fourteen. She's a student, a swimmer, and a best friend. But she'd like to be an adventurer...
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Trials of Apollo volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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"It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors. Hazel, Reyna,...
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2024.
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English
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"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her 'accident' on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business-known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls-is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest from...
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Lost voices trilogy volume 3
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2013.
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English
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When humans declare war on mermaids, Luce swims to San Francisco Bay where she finds a group of "twice lost" girls--lost once when trauma turned them into mermaids and again when they defied mermaid law--and unites them into an army under her leadership.
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