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"Margaret Beck is proud of her work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard sewing stars onto the Stars and Stripes, but she yearns to contribute to the war effort more meaningfully. She's angling for a promotion to the mechanic section, but she doesn't want to wait to make a difference. So with her two best friends, she decides to start a knitting club, where they will knit socks for the boys at the front. Thinking of the young men so far from the comforts of...
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A small garrison of Australian soldiers is left to defend a town and its people against the might of the Japanese forces. This is a story of those who were left behind and those who waited for them to return.
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In early 1940, Bud joins the United States Navy, his aim, to become a US Submariner. Less than two years later, Japanese forces bomb Pearl Harbour. Those living on the islands of New Guinea lie directly in the path of the oncoming enemy.
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Freshly sprung from the Marines, Griffin Powell is looking for some fun. Las Vegas offers the perfect playground to blow off some steam before getting to the serious work of deciding what to do with his life. He never expects that fun to include the high school crush who tutored him years ago.
Samantha Ferguson arrives in Vegas for a friend's wedding only to get dumped by text. Desperate not to be the only single in a sea of couples, she makes an...
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This is an African story of a young black caretaker and the white twin boys in his care and the circumstances and courage that took them to hell and back.
Unlike many other books covering the South African Angolan Bush War, the novel Until We Meet Again is the story of April and the twin boys Mark and Andy. The novel will take them on an adventure of survival and courage that will test their love and camaraderie for one another during a time when...
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Still grieving the loss of her mother, Elizabeth returns to college for her junior year knowing with each feather she finds in her pathway, her mother is nearby. With her boyfriend, Jasper, by her side, she receives the confirmation her father is ill. Even though her dad reassures her that all will be well, she is skeptical the severity of his illness is more than he is willing to reveal. She tries to focus on her classes, but as his condition worsens,...
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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images. Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in her essay, Hafsa Zayyan recalls how her Aunty and grandfather individually provided her with experiences and stories of Nigeria that drew...
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'a highly emotional, captivating story of love and loss set in WW1…brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye as I read.' Over The Rainbow Book Blog
The Great War drove them apart – but love kept them together
Summer 1914: Shy young woman, Amy Fletcher, lives a quiet life in Sussex. An office worker, she lives at home, along with her parents and spirited younger brother, Bertie. But her life is transformed when she meets handsome young...
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No matter our age, our hope lies in a resurrected Jesus. Our promise is that we will be reunited with Him and those who left earth before us. Women are often the torchbearers who carry forth this hope, faith, and promise to the family. This story is of a young girl, Misty, who is very close to her faithful and loving grandmother who instills this hope in Misty.
"Misty and Grandma have a close, loving relationship, and they have lots of fun together....
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Victoria Winters doesn't regret her affair at Woodstock, or that she returned from the past pregnant with a daughter who would never know her father. Her only desire is to be a good mother and live happily ever after, but she's deeply indebted to the Maestro, a mysterious man who saved her life in exchange for ten years of service as his time-traveling courier. Victoria has spent the last four years caring for her daughter, but she still has time...
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Bluford series volume 7
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Darcy Wills' plan for a wonderful summer are shattered when bad news threatens her relationship with her boyfriend Hakeem, a new person enters her life causing much confusion, and Darcy finds herself making choices that will change her world forever.
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This third volume of the Johnston-Anderson Family Story is a fast-paced adventure of world travel, a life threatening viral epidemic and self-discovery, based on real life experiences. This last book in the trilogy features the fourth generation coming of age, spanning adventures in the North American and African Continent. The story is full of surprises as it connects the family's 100-year-old past to the present. Joy's two adopted children Salome...
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Dragon Ball GT volume 64
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On the final episode of Dragon Ball GT, The Eternal Dragon appears in the sky without being summoned and explains why the Dragon Balls cracked.
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