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1) Owl moon
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
2) Two by two
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear, and no one is more surprised than Russ when he finds every aspect of the life he took for granted turned upside...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Twins Richelle and Michelle Bach couldn't be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark after graduation. After several years they both come home for Christmas at their father's bequest.. What happens then forever damages their relationship, and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again. In his last days, her father asks her to forgive Michelle-- but it's too late: Michelle is killed in an accident. Working a hospital PICU,...
6) What we find
Author
Series
Sullivan's Crossing volume 1
Language
English
Description
Maggie Sullivan has hit a wall in her high-stress career in neurosurgery. After an emergency high-risk procedure, Maggie is in the middle of a wrongful death lawsuit. She returns to Sullivan's Crossing to slow down before she burns out completely. Her eccentric father, Sully, welcomes her with open arms, but circumstances demand Maggie must take on more responsibility than she'd planned. When quiet hiker Cal Jones lends a hand, Maggie is suspicious...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won't explain are the mysterious scents stored in the drawers that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. One day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world -- a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues...
8) Eileen
Author
Language
English
Description
Dreaming of life in the city while caring for her alcoholic father and working in a 1960s boys' prison, a disturbed young woman is manipulated into committing a psychologically charged crime during the holiday season.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Formats
Description
The world renowned French cooking instructor teams up with his granddaughter to prepare plain but elegant dishes, including curly hot dogs with pickle relish, marinated Chinese mushroom salad, and blueberries in honey sauce.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin's shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she's starting to push back against the sheltered life...
12) As you like it
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Duke Frederick has stolen the title and throne of his elder brother, Duke Senior. Duke Senior has taken up residence in the Forest of Arden with his band of loyal followers, leaving his daughter, Rosalind, behind at the court. Enter Orlando and Oliver de Boys, two brothers divided by their hatred for one another.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Loo is twelve when she moves back to the New England fishing village of her early youth. Her father, Hawley, finds work on the boats, while she undergoes the usual heartaches of a new kid in school. But lurking over Loo are mysteries, both of the mother who passed away, of the grandmother she's forbidden to speak to. And hurtling towards both father and daughter are the ghosts of Hawley's past. Before Loo's birth, he was a professional criminal engaged...
14) River of stars
Author
Series
Under heaven volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ren Daiyan was just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. Lin Shan is the daughter of a scholar, his beloved only child. In an empire divided by bitter factions circling an exquisitely cultured emperor who loves his gardens and his art far more than the burdens of governing, dramatic events on the northern steppe alter the balance of power in the world, leading to events no one could have foretold....
Author
Language
English
Description
The hotel was old, run-down. But to Hugues Martin, it is a rough diamond, tucked away on a quiet, Manhattan street. Under his tireless supervision, the Hotel Vendome is soon renowned---the ideal refuge for the rich and famous, as well as the perfect home for his family. But when his wife runs off with a rock star, Hugues is suddenly single-parent to four-year-old Heloise. As the years pass, Hugues and the hotel are the center of Heloise's life. She...
Author
Language
English
Description
"At last, Helena Pelletier has the life she deserves. A loving husband, two beautiful daughters, a business that fills her days. Then she catches an emergency news announcement and realizes she was a fool to think she could ever leave her worst days behind her. Helena has a secret: she is the product of an abduction. Her mother was kidnapped as a teenager by her father and kept in a remote cabin in the marshlands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. No...
18) We solve murders
Author
Series
We solve murders volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn't stay still long enough for habits or routines. She's currently...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Attending a New England summer camp, young Eric Schroder-a first-generation East German immigrant-adopts the last name Kennedy to more easily fit in, a fateful white lie that will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course. Eric escapes years later to Lake Champlain, Vermont, with his six-year-old daughter, Meadow, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife, who will soon discover that her husband...
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