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"It's 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Coles, influential plantation proprietors who once owned her family....
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"Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, a young woman reckons not just with the unforgiving landscape, but with the rocky emotional terrain that leads from innocence to wisdom as jealousy and betrayal threaten to accomplish what hardship never could--divide the family for good"--
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Annie's Attic mysteries volume 20
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Annie's
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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Alice MacFarlane has once again let her adventurous spirit take her into harm's way, and it's up to Annie Dawson to find Alice and pull her out of the dangerous situation. The mystery begins when Annie finds a book in her grandfather's collection in the attic of Grey Gables -- the home after she inherited it after the death of her grandmother, Betsy Holden -- that includes the story of a mysterious island in South Carolina wrapped up in an ancient...
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Dana Sue might run the best little restaurant in Serenity, but when you're feeding a small town of neighbors, busybodies and best friends, things can get a bit hot in the kitchen. Never mind that sh's putting on too many pounds (an occupational hazard for a chef)-sh's worried about her too-skinny teenage daughter, Annie, who has been slowly starving herself since the loud, suitcase-tossing, name-calling fit on her front lawn that left Dana Sue minus...
87) Sweet Caroline
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Caroline Sweeney has always done the right thing -- the responsible, dependable thing -- unlike her mother who abandoned the family. But when her best friend challenges her to accept an exciting job in Barcelona, Spain, Caroline says "yes" to destiny.
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Lowcountry tales (Dorothea Benton Frank) volume 12
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English
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"Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank's Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivan's Island. Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivan's Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Holly calls her mother The Queen Bee because she's a demanding hulk of a woman. Her mother, a devoted...
89) Red rain
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In the aftermath of a hurricane from which she barely escapes while on a small island off the coast of South Carolina, travel writer Lea Sutter impulsively adopts a pair of orphaned twin boys against the wishes of her family before encountering the twins' sinister natures.
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South Carolina sunsets volume 6
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English
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"It's time for Christmas in Seagrove! Are you ready to catch up with your favorite characters on the tiny lowcountry island of Seagrove, SC? When we last left off, there was a big wedding and an addition to the family. But, what happens when a new resident moves to town and shakes things up? And what will everyone do when a familiar face shows up and creates chaos during the holidays?"--
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"At last, Mary Lynn and Jackson Scoville are living the life they've dreamed about. The two small town bumpkins from Round O, South Carlonia, have made a fortune selling little gems of lowcountry real estate Jackson inherited and are now living in the heart of Charleston, carefully working their way up the social ladder in hopes of giving theur daughters the sterling lives they never had. But the long-forgotten God of Mary Lynn's childhood seems to...
93) Lighthouse Cove
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South Carolina sunsets volume 7
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Meg needs to make a decision about her upcoming wedding, but will her choice shock her mother, Julie? William makes a life-changing decision, but then everything keeps falling apart. How will it affect his relationship with Janine?
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Godmothers novels volume 5
[Godmother volume 5
Wheeler Publishing large print hardcover
The godmothers volume 5
[Godmother volume 5
Wheeler Publishing large print hardcover
The godmothers volume 5
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English
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'Teresa 'Toots' Amelia Loudenberry is extending her stay in Charleston to help care for her ailing housekeeper, Bernice. Here in her beloved hometown, the air is rich with the scent of azaleas and honeysuckle and there's always a pitcher of sweet tea (or something a little stronger) close to hand. Not that the ladies have much time for relaxing. Ida's new line of cosmetics, "Seasoned," is about to launch, and Toots, Mavis, and Sophia are relishing...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
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Español
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Ambientada en Carolina del Sur en 1964, La vida secreta de las abejas es la historia de Lily Owens, cuya vida ha sido formada alrededor del recuerdo confuso de la tarde en que su madre fue asesinada. Esta es una novela notable sobre el poder divino femenino, una historia que las mujeres compartirn y pasarn a sus hijas por generaciones.
97) One summer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Jack is terminally ill and has a very short time to live. As Christmas approaches, he prepares to spend his last days with his wife Lizzie and their three kids. But suddenly, Lizzie is tragically killed in a car accident, and the children are separated and sent to live with different family members. However, when Jack miraculously recovers, he sets out to reunite his family.
98) Terminal
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Virals novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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"Tory and her comrades must track a new pack of rogue Virals who have brought on the attention of a shadowy government organization intent on learning the secret to their powers"--
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Bishop special crimes unit volume 9
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English
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Riley Crane woke up fully dressed, a gun under her pillow, and covered in blood. Even more frightening, she didn't remember what happened the night before. In fact, she barely remembered the previous three weeks. An ex-army officer, now a federal agent assigned to the Special Crimes Unit, Riley was a chameleon--a clairvoyant who could blend in with her surroundings, be anyone or anything she chose to be. The SCU's expert on the occult, she'd been...
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Death on Demand mysteries volume 5
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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What better place for a murder than a college campus? When Annie Laurance teaches a course on the three great ladies of mystery--Christie, Mary Roberts Rhinehart, and Dorothy Sayers--she quickly learns that murder is a subject most academic!
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