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"The four Potter children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet, as adults, their financial lives--as well as their personal lives--are in complete disarray. The siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore home on the market. Packing up their childhood isn't easy, especially when...
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"At first the vision is grainy-like something seen through wet glass. But slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man. When Kunle's younger brother disappears as his country explodes in civil war, Kunle must set out on an impossible rescue mission behind enemy lines. Set in Nigeria in the late 1960s, The Road to the Country is the epic story of a shy, bookish student haunted by long-held guilt and shame who must go to war to free himself....
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"Midway through his life, the artist G begins to paint upside down. Eventually, he paints his wife upside down. He also makes her ugly. The paintings are a great success. In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. Her attacker flees, but not before turning around to contemplate her victim, like an artist stepping back from a canvas. At the age of twenty-two, the painter G leaves home for a new life in another country, far from the...
5) Godwin
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"Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might change their fortunes. Mark, a millennial technical writer who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter, grew up a world apart from his much younger half-brother Geoff. Raised in the UK by the mother who deserted Mark when she divorced his dad and married a richer man, Geoff is now a fast-talking soccer agent,...
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The multi-award-winning pre-school animation, loved by children and their families around the world, returns for its highly anticipated third series. Bluey and her little sister Bingo love coming up with hilarious, elaborate games based on their interpretation of the world around them. They enjoy nothing more than roping Mum Chilli and Dad Bandit and all their family, friends, and neighbors into their daily fun. Series 3 brings more of the authentic...
8) The safekeep
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An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past.
9) Rich justice
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"In this twisty thriller from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey, a disgraced attorney's mistakes come back to haunt him when he's tried for a murder he didn't commit. Once the flashy, successful lawyer known for his in-your-face billboards--IN AN ACCIDENT? GET RICH--Jason Rich has fallen from grace, his reputation scrubbed of its glitz and his life stripped of the people he cares about. All thanks to meth kingpin Tyson Cade. But...
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"A whimsical and lyrical celebration of imagination and exploration if we simply asked, "What if . . ." Follow two siblings through their day as they let their imaginations run wild in this joyful story about all the possibilities a simple "what if" can conjure up: What if the monsters in your closet wanted to be your friend? What if all of the dinosaurs were shrunk to be teeny-tiny when the comet hit the earth? And what if bedtime didn't exist and...
11) Oshi no ko: 6
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The 2.5D Play Arc draws closer to the main event! The original creator of the Tokyo Blade manga, Abiko Samejima, rejected all the theatrical scripts by the writer, GOA. But they’ve finally reached an agreement―and the result is a script sharply focused on the actors’ performances?! Aqua Hoshino, who had been seeking out “emotional acting,” will have to face his deep trauma surrounding Ai...
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"Spencer Donato. My brother's best friend and my dirty little secret. We fell for each other at Lancaster Prep. Sneaking around. Not wanting anyone to find out. He was my first love. We were made for each other, and I truly believed he was my forever. But then I did the unthinkable, and betrayed him. I thought I lost him for good. Until I saw him at my brother's wedding. Now he's older. Crueler. Unbearably handsome. We're drawn to each other still,...
13) My brother Otto
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This engaging picture book shows everyday life with little crow siblings when one of them is on the autism spectrum. My Brother Otto is a child-friendly, endearing, and fun picture book for children about the love, acceptance, and understanding a sister, Piper, has for her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum. The book provides explanations for Otto's differences and quirkiness in an easy-to-understand language, and highlights Otto's...