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English
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Beloved author Elizabeth Berg tells the story of the recently widowed Helen Ames and of her twenty-seven-year-old daughter Tessa. Helen is shocked to discover that her mild-mannered and loyal husband had been leading a double life. The Ames's had saved money for a happy retirement, planned in minute detail, but that money has disappeared in several big withdrawals spent by Helen's husband before he died.
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Comeback kids ; 3
Language
English
Description
Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
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Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Dad, I just want to know how to not become a hashtag. In this gripping read, biracial siblings Reed and Olive hadn't planned on navigating racial inequality or being roughed up by police on the subway, but as they face the truths and pains of being a person of color, they also lean into knowing their rights and fostering conversations about change and acceptance.
"In Come Home Safe, Brian Buckmire has crafted
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Renting a home can be a complex process--from finding a safe and affordable space, to hiring help for moving in and out, and of course, managing any repairs that come up during your stay. You deserve to feel empowered to take matters into your own hands--and it's not as hard as you might think. In this book, Mercury will show you how to tackle the projects that need improvement in your home--from how to properly fix a clog in your bathroom sink and...
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Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedic book contains, in practical and easy-to-understand form, every conceivable use for essential oils and aromatherapy in everyday life. The author, a practicing aromatherapist for more than twenty years, unlocks the power of essential oils in more than 600 original recipes, most needing only a few essential oils. Unlike over-the-counter products, the recipes you make yourself contain no harmful preservatives. Most basic needs can be...
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Readers will learn about how to follow basic rules to stay safe at home. The text includes relatable examples of everyday dangers, such as outlets, oven dials, and kitchen utensils . . . a perfect introduction to a fundamental subject of early childhood education"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Self-Counsel Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"You need not move to live gracefully and safely as you age. A respected author taps into expertise on how your home can be modestly renovated to ease the physical challenges and provide a great quality of life in a familiar surrounding." --
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Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Understand Apollo Thirteen's legacy and lessons for future moon missions. Be inspired by this timely message of hope and perseverance. Features interviews with Apollo Thirteen Astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise, as well as Flight Directors Gene Kranz and Glynn Lunney, with engineer Hank Rotter. Parts of their interviews take place in the restored Apollo mission control room. The documentary also features original NASA footage and newly synchronized...
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Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
Description
Distantly related to a Confederate general, Ty Cobb was a strapping Augusta youth who became a star for the Detroit Tigers. Long revered as a great hitter and an incredibly fast baserunner, Cobb often has been remembered as a hated athlete, a bitter man who died nearly 50 years ago. No biographer has explored the complex personality as deeply and meticulously as Don Rhodes in his new comprehensive biography. Rhodes reveals the man as Cobb was in Augusta:...
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Publisher
St. Martin's/Marek
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Rachel Waring is deliriously happy. Out of nowhere, a great-aunt leaves her a Georgian mansion in another city-and she sheds her old life without delay. Gone is her dull administrative job, her mousy wardrobe, her downer of a roommate. She will live as a woman of leisure, devoted to beauty, creativity, expression, and love. Once installed in her new quarters, Rachel plants a garden, takes up writing, and impresses everyone she meets with her extraordinary...
18) Safe at home
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Series
Publisher
Contemporary Books
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Describes techniques of fire prevention such as fire drills andfire inspections by means of a story about Roberto, Sylvia, andtheir families and classmates.
19) Safe at home
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
After the death of his father, Elijah Breeze, a ten-year-old African American boy, moves back to New York City with his mother and attends a summer baseball camp as he tries to make new friends and adapt to urban ways.
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