Alison McGhee
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Pub. Date
2017.
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Summary
"When Clara Winter left her rural Adirondack Mountain town for college, she never looked back. Her mother, Tamar, a fiercely independent but loving woman who raised Clara on her own, all but pushed her out the door, forcing Clara to build a new life for herself, far from her roots, far from her high school boyfriend, far from the life she has always known. Now more than a decade has passed, and Clara, a successful writer, has been summoned home. Tamar...
9) Dear Sister
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile Measure
560L
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Summary
Brother chronicles life with his frequently-annoying Sister, from the time she is born until she is ten and he leaves for college, through a series of letters and drawings.
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Series
Julia Gillian volume 1
Lexile Measure
810L
Summary
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St. Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer, and she seeks the courage to finish a book that could have an unhappy ending.
Author
Series
Julia Gillian volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile Measure
820L
Summary
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy."
16) Bink & Gollie
Author
Series
Bink and Gollie volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
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Summary
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
17) Maybe a fox
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Lexile Measure
740L
Summary
An otherworldly fox is born to help eleven-year-old Jules, who is grieving over the death of her sister.
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Series
Bink and Gollie volume 2
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"The state fair is in town, and now Bink and Gollie-utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire-must use teamwork and their gray matter while navigating its many wonders. Will the energetic Bink win the world's largest donut in the Whack-a-Duck game? Will the artistic Gollie wow the crowd in the talent show? As the undaunted duo steps into the mysterious tent of fortune-teller Madame Prunely, one prediction is crystal clear: this unlikely pair...
20) So many days
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Summary
Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.