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Brooke Wager Five years ago, Taylor messed up badly at her lake house in the Poconos and avoided going back. But when her father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her family decides to visit the lake house one last time. Morgan Matson’s Second Chance Summer recounts a story of friendship and love when times are tough. When it
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“I fall for every dog I meet, but this time it’s different.” In the book Sit, Stay, Love by J. J. Howard, a girl named Cecilia lives with her father and works everyday after school at Orphan Paws Shelter. One day a cute pug arrives at the shelter, he is injured and hurt. she names him Potato and loves him
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I lived every single moment with Madeline Whittier, an eighteen-year-old girl locked up in her painfully simple home as a result of her diagnosis of SCID, a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. This specific disease is a group of possibly deadly inherited disorders of the immune system, or, as Madeline calls it, “bubble baby disease,” where she is allergic to basically
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When Violet Markey’s older sister passes away in a fatal car accident, Violet is lost. Theodore Finch’s father left him and his sisters Kate and Decca when he was younger. Now his sunday dinners with Dad and visits to the school guidance counselor allow him to have no friends with little question from his mom. Violet is not sure
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When Summer Everett makes a last minute decision, her life splits in two. In one life, she travels to Paris, France, to spend the summer with her father. In the other, she stays at home and takes her aunt’s photography class. In both summers, she will fall in love, but a terrible family secret kept from her for years will
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While her life seemed to be pulling her under, Kasienka found a way for her passion to keep her floating. Armed with a suitcase and a ratty laundry bag Kasienka and her mother, Ola, head to England in search for the husband and father who abandoned them. Kasienka is dragged around while her mother, who is very emotionally distraught,
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Twinkling lights, wrapped presents, Christmas trees, Let it Snow is a love story between many people. Whether it’s friends or strangers we all have a special love and appreciation for an unexpected person in our life. Christmas is a special time in the year because we can strengthen the relationship with our families and feel loved. The three stories in
Read moreMaggie Anderson and her twin sister Bella are a doubles team destined for tennis greatness. They’ve just started their freshman year at Beachwood Academy and it seems like a career in tennis is within their sights. But when Maggie misses a practice and wrongly gets kicked off the team, both Bella and her parents, are very disappointed. Bella, the more
Read moreFrom true love and princes, to peasants and feuds, Happily Ever After is one of the many stunning and brilliant novels by Kiera Cass. This book goes behind the scenes and retells the most exciting and juicy scenes of Cass’s previous books in the Selection Series; The Selection, The Elite, and The One. In Happily Ever After there are about
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In Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli, when Will’s orderly world comes crashing down it leaves him wondering if his life will ever be the same. Will Tuppence sticks to the rules and likes to have things planned out for himself. His best friend BT is the opposite of Will, adventurous and carefree, taking chances whenever he can. Tabby Tuppence,
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