Cristina
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On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate...
6) A good idea
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"A girl returns to her small hometown in Maine seeking revenge for the death of her childhood best friend"--
8) The darlings
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Married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. A tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Will Paul save himself...
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"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--
10) Althea & Oliver
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"Althea and Oliver, who have been friends since age six and are now high school juniors, find their friendship changing because he has contracted Kleine-Levin Syndrome"--
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Moving from Mexico to America when their daughter suffers a near-fatal accident, the Riveras confront cultural barriers, their daughter's difficult recovery and her developing relationship with a Panamanian boy.
"Dos familias cuyas esperanzas chocan con el destino. Y una extraordinaria novela que nos ofrece una poderosa y nueva definición de lo que significa ser americano. Arturo y Alma Rivera han vivido toda la vida en México. Un día, Maribel,...
13) Red Riding Hood
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A retelling of the classic fairy tale of a little girl who meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother. Written in graphic-novel format.
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"Charlie Goldwyn's life hasn't exactly gone according to plan. Widowerhood at thirty-three and twelve-hour workdays have left a gap in his relationship with his quirky five-year-old son, Caleb, whose obsession with natural disasters and penchant for girls' clothing have made him something of a loner at his preschool. The only thing Charlie has going for him is his job at a prestigious law firm, where he is finally close to becoming a partner. But...
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Exiled from their homeland, a young girl and her entire family are unhappy about the monochrome sweaters all children wear until Mom decides to make a change. Includes facts about Portugal's history and government, about Amnesty International, and the text of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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A romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love, and surviving life—all set in the world of superheroes—from debut author Cristina Fernandez, proving that you don't need a superpower to be the hero of your own origin story, perfect for fans of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and Renegades.
* Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2023 * CCBC Choices Best of 2023 *
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Long–listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence * A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
"Here in Berlin is one of the most interesting new works of fiction I've read . . . The voices are remarkably distinct, and even with their linguistic mannerisms . . . mark them out as separate people . . . [This novel] is simply very, very good." —The New York Times Book Review
Here in Berlin...
"Here in Berlin is one of the most interesting new works of fiction I've read . . . The voices are remarkably distinct, and even with their linguistic mannerisms . . . mark them out as separate people . . . [This novel] is simply very, very good." —The New York Times Book Review
Here in Berlin...
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Maridos, amantes y amigas van y vienen, pero el amor, el verdadero amor, permanece para siempre.
Una novela sincera y actual sobre el matrimonio, la amistad, el deseo y el amor.
Gabriela es una mujer casada con un hombre al que quiere. Al que adora. Un hombre que le mendiga sexo una vez al mes. Y Gabriela, porque le quiere, porque adora a su marido, sin desearlo, se lo concede. Pero cada mañana, Gabriela se cruza con un desconocido, un hombre al...
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When Cristina García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was published in 1992, The New York Times called the author "a magical new writer...completely original." The book was nominated for a National Book Award, and reviewers everywhere praised it for the richness of its prose, the vivid drama of the narrative, and the dazzling illumination it brought to bear on the intricacies of family life in general and the Cuban American family in particular....
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Un pueblo llamado Paradise, una casa en el lago y un montón de canciones convertidas en constelaciones. Hannah está a punto de descubrir que no puede elegir no enamorarse.
Hannah no quiere saber nada de Luke, su novio el último verano que pasó en Paradise, ni de Jamie, su estúpido mejor amigo, ni de ninguno de los populares cuando todos estaban en el instituto.
Pero Avery va a casarse y Hannah haría cualquier cosa por su mejor amiga.
Ese es...