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81) Neglect: a novel
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Young mother Erin Hill finds herself in battle, both overseas--deployed to an army base in Afghanistan--and at home--dealing with post-deployment PSTD, a disintegrating marriage and her own behavior that puts her family in the crosshairs of the child custody system.
83) Honey Girl
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Honey Girl volume 1
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The year is 1972. Fifteen-year-old Haunani "Nani" Grace Nuuhiwa is transplanted from her home in Hawaii to Santa Monica, California after her father's fatal heart attack. Now the proverbial fish-out-of-water, Nani struggles to adjust to her new life with her alcoholic white (haole) mother and the lineup of mean girls who rule State Beach.
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It was the Mommy Meltdown seen around the world! Quinn Barrett's Instagram-perfect life turns inside out when her sons refuses to wear his handcrated costume to the Little Wonders Preschool Happy Halloween Parade and Dance Party. She loses it - complete with stomping, screaming, and costume destruction galore. Not her best day. And caught on viral video. Yep, "Halloween Mom" is now internet famous. The posting culprit: tattooed, blue-haired West Coast...
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"A brilliant novel whose lead character returns home to their long-estranged mother who is now suffering from dementia. Alani Baum, a non-binary photographer and teacher, hasn't seen their mother since they ran away with their girlfriend when they were seventeen - almost thirty years ago. But when Alani gets a call from a doctor at the assisted living facility where their mother has been for the last five years, they learn that their mother's dementia...
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There's nothing single mom Megan Palmer wouldn't do to help her son, Owen. So when his school tries to keep his autism service dog out of the classroom, Megan goes straight to the principal's office... Luke Wright isn't cowed easily, but he's impressed by Megan's advocacy. Still, the more he works with Megan to assist Owen, the more he recognizes feelings simmering between them. Can Luke win over the mother-and-son duo he's come to adore?
87) You are my happy
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What makes up happy all day through? Let's count those things, just me and you.... Inspired by her own nighttime routine with her daughter, Haley Joy, Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb has written a book that celetrates the things that make us happy each day... the big things and the small. With illustrations from Suzie Mason, Kort's soothing yet playful lullaby explores the simple and wondrous joy of taking a moment to be grateful.
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Eleven-year-old Lauren O'Neil vanished one sunny afternoon as she walked home from school. Six years later, her parents Rachel and Dan still tirelessly scour their Oregon hometown and beyond, always believing Lauren will be found. Then one day, the call comes. Lauren has been rescued from a secluded farm mere miles away, and her abductor has confessed. Yet her return is nothing like Rachel imagined. Though the revelations about what Lauren endured...
89) What she did
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Someone is terrorizing Chelsea McGregor and her daughter. But who? Her husband disappeared years ago. The only other suspect is a former boss who couldn't respect boundaries -- a far cry from attempted murder. Texas rancher Nate Kent vows to help the single mom. But can she trust an outsider to keep her family safe?
90) Mama love
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A young chimpanzee describes his mother's love for him and his love for her.
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Dinosaur (Bob Shea) volume 6
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Dinosaur spends a day "helping" his mother, from the time he roars to awaken her until their final contest at bedtime.
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William and Donna were born on the same day and in the same hospital, but they couldn't be more different. Will grew up in an affluent suburb and struggles to balance what he wants with what will keep his overbearing mother happy. Donna had a difficult childhood--she was raised by her older sister. She often wonders what her life would be like without her troubled mother around. Throughout their young lives, Will and Donna almost meet many times but...
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"Braids the stories of a family in three distinct voices: Amy, who leaves her Texas home at nineteen to start a new life with a man she barely knows, and her two children, Jackson and Lydia, who are rocked by their parents' abusive relationship ... At its heart, this is a novel about family, our choices and how we come to live with them, what it means to be queer in the rural West, and the changing idea of home"--
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Like a jewel shimmering in a Midwest skyline, the Toledo Institute of Astronomy is the nation's premier center of astronomical discovery and a beacon of scientific learning for astronomers far and wide. Here, dreamy cosmologist George Dermont mines the stars to prove the existence of God. Here, Irene Sparks, an unsentimental scientist, creates black holes in captivity. George and Irene are on a collision course with love, destiny and fate. They have...
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"Following up her instant New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things. One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase,...
97) Good bad girl
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"Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things. Our Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Daisy Darker and Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feeney, returns with another thrilling mystery filled with drama and her trademark surprises. Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth. Edith...
98) Spring: a novel
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"Sami is no revolutionary. When the Arab Spring breaks out in 2011, he's busy finishing school in Cairo and hiding his relationship with an American woman from his conservative mother, Suad. It's a task that's becoming impossible as events take a catastrophic turn. But Suad won't be fooled--her son has been distant and she knows it's not about politics. Far away in the Nile Delta, she spends her days tending obsessively to her lemon grove, which is...
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Lynne Sharon Schwartz's critically beloved novel about family, tragedy, and philosophy The field is all around us. It's our needs and our wants. This is what George tells Lydia. A disturbance, however, is something that keeps us from grasping and attaining the things we need. Usually, we can adapt to these disturbances and move forward. But, what happens if a disturbance becomes too great to move past? In this entrancing tale of loss and understanding,...
100) Her cowboy reunion
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With her family in disgrace, Lizzie Fitzgerald never imagined she'd end up at an Idaho ranch. Fortunately, she's working with horses she loves--even if it means dealing with her old sweetheart Heath Caufield. The widowed father of an adorable boy, Heath hasn't forgiven Lizzie for their past. But even a stubborn cowboy can't stop the heart's ability to forgive ... or love again.
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