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1) East of Eden
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This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks and the Hamiltons--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
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Pain and the Great One volume 1
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English
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Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One).
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Rotten Richie tales volume 1
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English
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After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star.
5) Ocean state
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English
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"In the first line of Ocean State, we learn that a high school student was murdered, and we find out who did it. The story that unfolds from there with incredible momentum is thus one of the build-up to and fall-out from the murder, told through the alternating perspectives of the four women at its heart. Angel, the murderer, Carol, her mother, and Birdy, the victim, all come alive on the page as they converge in a climax both tragic and inevitable....
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Wingfeather saga volume 2
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English
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Jealousies and bitterness threaten to tear apart the three Igiby siblings, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, just when they must work together to battle the monsters of Glipwood Forest, the thieving Stranders of the East Bend, and the dreaded Fork Factory.
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[2006]
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English
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Elizabeth's life is an organized mess. The organized part is all due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan, turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabeth's life is about to change in wonderful ways she has only...
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2020.
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English
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They were born in the shadows. Schooled in espionage. Taught to kill and trained to disappear. In this captivating masterwork from bestselling author Taylor Stevens, elusive twins Jack and Jill take the global spy game to electric levels. The assassin broker is dead. The power void has left the network he controlled without restraints, and the world's deadliest killers free to pursue their own vendettas and political agendas. The United States government,...
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Heavenstone volume 1
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2010.
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English
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The Heavenstone sisters live with their mother and father in a grand old mansion in bluegrass Kentucky. Semantha, the younger and prettier one, is afraid of so many things -- darkness, strange noises, mysterious whispers in the night. But nothing frightens her more than her sister, Cassie. She is older and wiser, and always telling Semantha what to do, what to wear, and how to behave around those wicked boys at school. Semantha has her eye on one...
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Nantucket is only two and a half hours away from Martha's Vineyard by ferry. But the two islands might as well be worlds apart for a set of identical twin sisters who have been at odds for years. Just because twins look exactly the same doesn't mean they're anything alike--and Tabitha and Harper Frost have spent their whole lives trying to prove this point. When a family crisis forces them to band together--or at least appear to--the twins come to...
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Clementine volume 5
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English
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Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.
13) Bingo
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Julia and Louise novels volume 2
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[1989]
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English
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The acclaimed author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Six Of One returns to Runnymede, Maryland, for an outrageous, poignant, and surprising story of passion, rivalry, and small-town fun. Straddling the Mason-Dixon Line since before the Civil War is Runnymede. And it seems that ever since then, most people in the town have been inherently split: between good and bad, or love and sex, or male and female, or politics and sobriety. Nicole ("Nickel") Smith is...
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Chester Raccoon (Picture books) volume 2
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English
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Chester Raccoon is worried that his mother does not have enough love for both him and his new baby brother.
16) Sister sabotage
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The Second Favorite Daughters Club volume 1
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2024.
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English
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Tired of playing second fiddle, new friends Santana and Casey start a club whose mission is to become their parents' favorite child by undermining their love-hoarding siblings.
17) Stairs of sand
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1956
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English
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Pressured into marrying her grandfather's business partner, Ruth Virey endures an unhappy marriage with great self-pity. But as she gradually lets life in the dessert teach her strength, Ruth realizes she can prevent her husband from ruining the lives of several people.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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Español
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It's wonderful to have a brother or sister . . . except for the fighting. And that's what this book is all about. This illustrated volume talks about conflicts between siblings, and it does so with humor and affection. Having a sibling involves daily emotions and adventures. This is a great way to help kids see the true magic of having a brother or sister!
"Un álbum ilustrado que nos cuenta con afecto y humor los conflictos, los sentimientos y las...
20) Dance of death
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Pendergast novels volume 6
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English
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FBI Special Agent Pendergast is pitted against his most personal foe: His brother, Diogenes, has planned a horrendous crime and is framing Pendergast for a series of terrible murders.
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