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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2024]
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Darcy, a firm believer in love at first sight, finds herself stranded at a bus station the night before leaving for college, until she meets Russell, sparking a whirlwind of unexpected adventures and heartfelt connections as they unravel the possibility of falling in love in just one day.
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Mark only has one emotion: anger Fourteen-year-old Mark feels betrayed by his father, who has recently remarried. He spends his time feeling resentful and angry, especially after a humiliating experience with a girl. Mark's mood only worsens until even his best friends have had enough. When he recklessly decides to take his stepmother's car for a spin, he meets with near-tragic consequences. Can he learn to let go of his anger before things get out...
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What if the one person you can't stand is the only one you can depend on? Nobody ever asked Betsy Reisman if she wanted to be a twin, but since she and Meg are stuck with each other, they've reached a truce. Mostly they keep busy-Betsy with her beloved piano and her plans to go to Juilliard and Meg with learning her fifth (or is it sixth?) language. It's about to get harder, though, since their parents, both writers, have decided to take the year...
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It's the week before Christmas and the historic McFarland home is buzzing with the return of four adult children and their young families. Pop made sure this was the year they all came back to town.Newly married and postpartum Ivy, a TikTok famous bus-life wanderer, struggles with the best way to parent her teen son with special needs. Ava's seemingly perfect life and marriage are wearing thin. Oliver's accidental wealth makes the perfect breeding...
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Tales for the Peeps is a collection of stories written for parents to read aloud to their children or to listen as their children read the stories aloud to the parents. Family relationships and social issues represented in these stories can be discussed as a family to establish moral principles.
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Español
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Entre las páginas de este encantador libro de cuentos de Navidad, descubrirás un mundo mágico donde la nieve cae suavemente, los corazones se iluminan con la luz cálida de la esperanza y la alegría se esparce como polvo de estrellas. Cada cuento es una joya cuidadosamente seleccionada, una pequeña lumbre que arde en el rincón más acogedor de tu imaginación.Sumérgete en relatos entrañables que te transportarán a aldeas cubiertas de nieve,...
9) Secret Star
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When a strange and wild boy walks into her life, Tess is forced to confront a past she had long ago forgotten Fourteen-year-old Tess can't remember the first ten years of her life-and if they were anything like her life now, she'd prefer that they stay forgotten. Since her mother's death, she and her disabled stepfather have lived without a phone, electricity, or even much food on the table. At school, her classmates think she's weird, but she's bigger...
10) Belonging
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Taylor Broderick has two things that matter in her life--Momma and the dream they share to find the gold-seeking father Taylor has never known. When an opportunity arises for them to continue their search for him, Taylor can barely climb the mountain fast enough to tell Momma. After announcing their fondest wish can be realized, Taylor learns the father, her hopes, trusting mother--everything she believes--is a lie. Taylor's quest to find her own...
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The novella 'Beyond Countless Grief' takes readers on the heartbreaking journey of Gaurav. After suffering the devastating loss of K, his beloved, Gaurav's world is torn apart. He moves through the wreckage of his life, forever hearing melodies that recall memories of K. As he assembles the pieces of his shattered existence, he finds a number of mementos that embody love, sorrow, and hope. With heartfelt grief and remembrance, Gaurav embarks on a...
12) Political Timber
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Gordie Foley can't wait to coast through his senior year-so how did he end up running for mayor? The best girl, the best car, and the best class schedule-Gordie Foley has it all in his final year of high school. When his beloved grandfather, the former mayor of the town, gives Gordie his trademark Studebaker Gran Tourismo Hawk for his eighteenth birthday, Gordie can't wait to live the most awesome senior year ever. But his grandfather has other plans....
13) The Fixer
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A stranger's tale of tragedy and woe has unforseen consequences.
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You can buy a lot of things with enough money, but you can't buy the truth After Val skips one Sunday dinner with her cousin Michelle's family, everything changes. Val and Michelle's fathers aren't getting along, and she just wanted to avoid the tension that she knew would be on the menu. Val's mom died of cancer two years ago, and now her father's love and her mother's memory are all she has. But Michelle can't let it go, and in her anger she drops...
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Introducing Model and First-Time Author Sevyn-Milan's Debut Book with TWEST Publishing
Sevyn-Milan, a model and newly published author, has teamed up with TWEST Publishing to release her first book. With her mother Jasmine by her side, Sevyn-Milan is poised to embark on this exciting new chapter in her career. She teaches children counting.
16) Blood Relations
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Blue-eyed son volume 2
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English
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How can Mick break free from a family that won't let him go? In the second book in the Blue-Eyed Son trilogy, Mick's brutal brother, Terry, prepares for his annual May Day party. But this is no ordinary party-it's two full days of disgusting pranks and drunken violence. Terry throws the bash to prove that if you aren't in his circle, then you're in his sights. Mick's parents would rather not know what goes on, so they clear out and leave their sons...
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"Fires and Renewal" follows the journey of Mark, a teenager grappling with the tragic loss of his mother. After moving to a ranch with his estranged father, Mark navigates the challenges of a new school and forms connections with classmates, including Isabella and Wayne. As friendships grow, so do unexpected tensions and complications, leading to a cruise that unravels hidden emotions and past secrets. The story weaves themes of loss, friendship,...
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Brent, the coach's son, is his father's best player on the 12-year-old Little League baseball team. The team is playing for the State Championship. His team is ready. They expect to win. But outbursts of uncontrollable anger from players, their parents, coaches, and officials threaten Brent's enthusiasm and concentration for the big game. Game Day comes, and Brent's nerves and emotions are a wreck. Then some unexpected events during the Championship...
19) Go East
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The Sweedies are an average modern family with their share of quirks. They face life with humour and cherish family time, especially with the Grannies.
A trip to Spain brings mishaps – Sally Sweedie, mother to Jen and Ted, misplaces her phone while dealing with treacherous weather.
Back home in Southend for Christmas, two new arrivals join the Sweedies. Howard, father of the household, feels restless and buys a motorcycle, much to his wife's chagrin.
Fast...
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Aparecido en 1977, después de ser rechazado por la censura debido a sus «tendencias antisociales», Las cuatro estaciones fue el primer libro de relatos de la prestigiosa autora rumana Ana Blandiana, de quien ya publicamos en Periférica el también extraordinario Proyectos de pasado. Como éste, Las cuatro estaciones se inscribe en la nutrida tradición fantástica de la literatura de su país, a la vez que dialoga con otras tradiciones, de Poe...
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