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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The art of Auntieology and Uncleology is a sacred craft, but ten-year-old Leo has an Uncle Mo--a clueless stationery supply salesman with good intentions--who just doesn't get it. Yet. The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles is a madcap, magical adventure into the heart of what it means to have an aunt or uncle--how we learn to keep each other close and how we find love in the simplest things"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"At the behest of a heartbroken mother, sensible Violet Manville, aka Miss Hermoine, is drawn into a world of the Hermetic Order of the Children of Aed cult but soon finds herself faced with more intrigue than she can manage when she discovers murder is a member"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all the noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last-- or is she? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the beloved Caribbean folktale "La Cucaracha Martina."
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"1945. War has ended, but for sisters Isobel and Flora the struggles still continue. They've lost their father and had their home destroyed in a bombing raid, and now they must go to live with their aunt and her awful husband Mr Godfrey in their ancestral home, Splint Hall. From the moment of their arrival it seems that this is a place shrouded in mysteries and secrets. Who are the strange men who arrive with packages at night? What is the source...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In this love letter to Cairo, Egypt, a young child is sung a lullaby by her great-aunt who paints a vivid portrait of the ancient city as the child drifts off to sleep.
Author
Series
Gustav and Henri volume 2
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
116 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gustav and Henri; (short for Henrietta) are two best friends who are complete opposites. who face wild fantastical adventures together and somehow the friendship endures. These latest adventure, Tiny Aunt Island, is a bit about friendship and a whole lot about food (especially ice-cream and waffle cones). Gustav and Henri love doing sensible things like paddling a boat INTO THE HEART OF A SUPERSTORM! or rescuing a lost puzzle piece - BY SHRINKING!...
Author
Series
A Haven Ridge novel volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
415 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Gemma left her hometown of Haven Ridge, Colorado, years ago in a cloud of controversy, she swore she would never return. And she's kept that promise, instead building her reputation as one of LA's preeminent family law attorneys. But when her lifelong best friend begs her to come stay with her teen stepdaughter, Taylor, while she's on a business trip, Gemma doesn't have the heart to refuse. She'll simply keep a low profile, do her honorary aunt...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi's son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter's reputation, it's Philadelphia's strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye. To Marilyn's surprise, Ada's not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac...
Author
Series
Aunties (Jesse Q Sutanto) volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her family, newlywed Meddy Chan is unwittingly drawn into a decades-long war between Jakarta's most powerful business factions along with her Aunties and must come with a plan to save them all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired suspense
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Large print edition
Physical Desc
364 pages (Large Print) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"After witnessing an abduction, FBI agent Luke Harmon vows to return the teenage victim safely to her aunt, his ex, Abby Mitchell. But Abby has a secret--the girl is their daughter. To rescue his child from a human trafficking ring, he'll partner with the woman who deceived him. But can he forgive the past before Abby becomes the next target...and his family is lost forever?"--Amazon.
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