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81) Guinea dog
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Guinea dog volume 1
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When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.
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Ryan Hart volume 1
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The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.
84) Farmhouse
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A farmhouse provides the setting for a dozen children to live and grow, and when they leave, another family arrives to fill the house with love again.
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The Pain and the Great One volume 2
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More adventures at school and at home with Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.
87) Betrayal
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Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. Although Kate cangast have children, she and Alex look upon Sara and Emily, daughters of their good friends Don and Debbie Winter, as part of their family. With one phone call, everything changes. Sara accuses Alex of a terrible act, opening up a vicious rift between the couples. Kate watches helplessly as her innocent husband is convicted and sent to prison. But when...
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Lowcountry tale volume 10
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"Best friends since the first day of classes at The College of Charleston, Ashley Anne Waters and Mary Beth Smythe, now 23 years old, live in Ashley's parents' beach house rent-free. Ashley is a gallery assistant who aspires to become an artist. Mary Beth, a gifted cook from Tennessee, works for a caterer while searching for a good teaching job. Though they both know what they want out of life, their parents barely support their dreams and worry for...
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Charlie and Mouse volume 2
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Brothers Charlie and Mouse enjoy a special visit from Grumpy.
92) Henry's sisters
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An emergency homecoming forces three sisters to deal with issues they'd rather ignore in this touching novel by the author of All About Evie.
Ever since the Bommarito sisters were little girls, their mother, River, has written them a letter on pink paper when she has something especially important to impart. This time, the message is urgent—River requires open-heart surgery, and Isabelle and her sisters are needed at home
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The Indian in the cupboard volume 4
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After the family moves to the country to a house recently inherited by his mother, Omri finds many secrets revealed to him when he accidentally discovers the link between the house and the magic cupboard. Sequel to "The Secret of the Indian."
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he drama of a U.S. missionary family in Africa during a war of decolonization. At its center is Nathan Price, a self-righteous Baptist minister who establishes a mission in a village in 1959 Belgian Congo. The resulting clash of cultures is seen through the eyes of his wife and his four daughters. By the author of Pigs in Heaven.
95) Delirium
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Delirium trilogy volume 1
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Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.
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In this unforgettable novel, perfect for fans of An Unexpected Grace and A Dog's Way Home, a single mom and her chronically ill child receive a valuable lesson from an unlikely source--a very special dog who unexpectedly enters their lives and shows them that one person's lost cause can be another's greatest gift . . . Dr. Kate Blunt will do anything for her son, Jasper. Well, almost anything. Since Jasper has the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis,...
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Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the shop is seized and they are forced to flee, thrown into a shadowy world in which there seems to be no safe haven. Dickens's portrayal of the innocent, tragic Nell made The Old Curiosity Shop an instant...
98) Family life
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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in family life.
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Julie Pike is getting better at starting over. Living on Seabreeze Island has been a challenge, but now that she has a budding relationship with Dawson, a better relationship with her sister and a new job, things are looking up.
That is, until Dixie's long lost - and quite angry looking - son shows up at her door on Christmas Day.
As she worries about her Dixie's new medical diagnosis, she has no idea what drama is about to surround her,
100) To the beach!
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A family keeps forgetting the things they need to take to the beach.
