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"In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother,...
3) Sweet water
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
5) Sweet water
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2014, c1993
Edition
Various editions.
Physical Desc
285, [7] p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Cassie Simon is a struggling artist living in New York City. When she receives a call from a magistrate telling her she has inherited sixty acres of land in Sweetwater, Tennessee, from her grandfather, whom she never knew, she takes it as a sign: it's time for a change. She moves to the small Southern town where her mother, Ellen, grew up--and where she died tragically when Cassie was three. From the moment she arrives in Sweetwater, Cassie is overwhelmed...
6) Sweet water
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Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
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"It's what Sarah Ellsworth dreamed of. Marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Martin. Living in a historic mansion in Pennsylvania's most exclusive borough. And Finn, a teenage son with so much promise. Until...A call for help in the middle of the night leads Sarah and Martin to the woods, where they find Finn, injured, dazed, and weeping near his girlfriend's dead body. Convinced he's innocent, Sarah and Martin agree to protect their son at any cost...
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English
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In the title story, two drug-addicted friends return to the farm where they worked as boys to steal their boss's unusual but valuable war trophies. In the Trusty, a convict sent to fetch water tries to sweet talk a farmer's young wife into helping him escape, only to find she too is imprisoned in her own way. In Something Rich and Strange, a diver is called upon to pull a drowned girl's body free from under a falls, but finds her eerily at peace...
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Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Mungus Bigfoot is the most gruesome, scariest monster in his class, but when he is ordered to teach sweet little Emily Twinkletoes how to act like a proper monster, she teaches him a lesson instead.
Publisher
Water Bearer Films
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The life and times of three not so jolly postmen, centering on Stan, a sullen ladies' man who has been deserted by his wife. Stan makes up for his losses by having affairs with his co-workers' wives. This is England as it is rarely shown, a patchwork of bitter individuals, isolated by class, unconsoled in marriage and pigeon-holed by the state.
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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"Talented negotiator Camille Gardner agrees to take on one last field assignment for her uncle before she pursues her real passion--working at an art gallery. Camille would rather be anywhere than Samford, Louisiana, where she spent the worst weeks of her life. Yet she's there to entice a group of rural landowners to sell their mineral rights and allow use of their precious water for the drilling of natural gas. Instead, Camille finds herself drawn...
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Series
Candy fairies volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Aladdin pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Berry and her friends are planning a basket filled with sweet spring crops for Princess Lolli's upcoming journey to see her sister, but when a winter storm covers Sugar Valley, Berry feels it is her fault for planting her crops too early.
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Publisher
Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
At first glance, these stories seem grounded in the everyday: they paint pictures of idyllic Southern landscapes with characters fulfilling their roles as students, boyfriends, sons and wives. But all is not what it seems. Tackling issues of masculinity, sexual identity, and place, Nick White deconstructs the core qualities of Southern fiction, exposing deeply flawed and fascinating characters on wildly compelling quests.
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"Embracing a sweet escape from her usual routine at The Cookie Jar, Hannah gets asked for her help in baking pastries at the local inn for a flashy fishing competition with big prizes and even bigger names. But the fun stops when she spots a runaway boat on the water and, on board, the lifeless body of the event's renowned celebrity spokesperson...Famed TV show host Sonny Bowman wasn't humble about his ability to reel in winning catches, and no one...
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Simon Barsinister invents the Big Dipper to dry up all the water in the world. Public Enemy Number One Riff Raff and his sidekick Mooch frame Underdog for the largest gold brick robbery in history. Polly Purebred is sent to a mysterious island to report on the world's mightiest monster, Fearo the Ferocious.
15) Sugar rush
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Series
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English
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"When baker extraordinaire Leilani Trusdale left the bustle of New York City for Georgia's sleepy Sugarberry Island, she didn't expect her past to follow. Yet suddenly, her former boss, Baxter Dunne, aka Chef Hot Cakes, the man who taught her everything pastry, wants to film his hit cooking show in her tiny cupcakery. The same Chef Hot Cakes whose molten chocolate brown eyes and sexy British accent made Lani's mouth water and her cheeks blush the...
16) The stories
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Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
476 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This definitive collection of stories from the prolific award-winning English writer includes stories that originally appeared in the Going into a Dark House and Showing the Flag and Other Stories.
17) Blonde roots
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
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In an alternate world in which Africans enslaved Europeans, Doris, an Englishwoman, is captured and taken to the New World, where the hardships she endures as a slave are offset by dreams of escape and home.
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English
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Margot Cary has spent her life immersed in everything Lake Sackett is not. As an elite event planner, Margot's rubbed elbows with the cream of Chicago society, and made elegance and glamour her business. She's riding high until one event goes tragically, spectacularly wrong. Now she's blackballed by the gala set and in dire need of a fresh start--and apparently the McCreadys are in need of an event planner with a tarnished reputation. As Margot finds...
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Series
Maggie Sparks volume 2
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
2022 edition.
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Maggie Sparks does NOT like swimming! It is cold, wet and worst of all, she is not very good at it. So when Mom decides to sign her up for swimming lessons, Maggie is not happy. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She is determined to use her powers to get into the elite Sharks swimming group and help her best friend, Arthur, along the way. All she needs is a little magic...--
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
545 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In her twelfth year, Kirabo, a young Ugandan girl, confronts a piercing question that has haunted her childhood: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small village of Nattetta-her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts, but the absence of her mother follows her like a shadow. Complicating these feelings of abandonment, as Kirabo comes of age she feels the emergence of a mysterious second self, a headstrong and confusing...
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