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"The novel begins with the character of Ethan, a lawyer living in New York City who tells us the story of his family's life just as they learn his father - a textile manufacturer who spent long trips throughout Asia - has fathered a secret family from a woman he met on one of his trips and set up in a house in Queens. From here, we move to different related characters as the novel expands outward to the woman, her sons, a few surprise relations, some...
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English
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"Meet Marc Solomon, an Israeli ex-Navy commando now living in L.A., who is falsely accused of money laundering through his asset management firm. As the Solomons' Santa Monica home is raided, Marc's American wife, Carolyn--concealing her own dark past--makes hopeless attempts to hold their family of five together. But news of the scandal makes its way from America to the rest of the Solomon clan on the kibbutz in the Jordan River Valley. There we...
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"How big is too big? Alex is excited when his Abuela comes from Cuba to stay with him and his parents. He's always wanted a big family. But then more family members start to arrive. Soon, the house is bursting at the seams. Will Alex get a bigger family than maybe he bargained for?"--Inside front jacket flap.
Author
Series
Milagro Street romances volume 1
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A WASHINGTON POST BEST ROMANCE OF 2022
A FATED MATES BEST ROMANCE OF 2022
AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BEST ROMANCE OF 2022
Guapo pobrecito, her grandmother calls him. The "poor handsome man."
Professor Jeremiah Post, the poor handsome man, is in fact standing in the way of Alejandra "Alex" Torres turning Loretta's, her grandmother's bar, into a viable business. The hot brainiac who sleeps in one of...
A FATED MATES BEST ROMANCE OF 2022
AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BEST ROMANCE OF 2022
Guapo pobrecito, her grandmother calls him. The "poor handsome man."
Professor Jeremiah Post, the poor handsome man, is in fact standing in the way of Alejandra "Alex" Torres turning Loretta's, her grandmother's bar, into a viable business. The hot brainiac who sleeps in one of...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Ellen Trawton is running away from it all - quite literally. She is engaged to marry an aristocratic man she doesn't love, she hates her job, and her mother...well, her mother is not a woman to be crossed. So Ellen escapes to the one place she knows her mother won't follow her - to her aunt's cottage on Ireland's dramatic Connemara coast. Once there, she is embraced by a family of aunts, uncles and cousins her mother never mentioned. Her imagination...
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Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Maddy and Darcy can't wait to begin their gift-wrapping business to buy presents for the awesome grown-ups at their school. They invite Maddy's new neighbor, Amina, to join them. Amina is from Syria. She had to leave her grandparents behind, but is excited to experience life in America and be part of a group. The girls busy themselves with crafts and learning about social media. When they finally open their business, Maddy changes her mind about who...
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Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Everyone visits family but sometimes you don't have to travel very far. Some kids have extended family who all live in the same house. Others have to travel long distances to visit grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. There are many different kinds of families but they are all great! Pack your suitcase and get ready to learn about them all. Safe travels!
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jesse inherits the Smash Club, the venue where his band used to play. Joey falls for a comedienne who's into insult humor. Danny wins a perfect-couple contest with and unlikely fiancée. The girls are busy, too: Michelle enters a soapbox derby. D.J. aces the SATs and Stephanie starts a new school and makes a surprising new friend. Danny gets an offer on the Tanner house at double its value.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When her brother is exiled to live with distant relatives in Vietnam, a young woman journeys to her family's homeland to bring him back and uncovers mysteries about secret loves, desperate choices, and the human consequences of war.
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Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
New bride Noriko is adjusting to her new life as a member of her husband Kazuhito Shito's large family, when she's accosted by a merchant who rents property from the Shitos. The merchant makes an oblique comment before fleeing. The brief, if unsettling, encounter achieves more prominence for Noriko after she learns that the man and his family died in a propane explosion, and she eavesdrops on a conversation that suggests her in-laws were complicit...
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mia wants a puppy more than anything, but her mom insists that they don't have room. So, Mia and her grandma invite some furry and feathered friends for a visit--Grandma's parrot, Mia's class bunny, a neighbor's cat, even the book club's pet pig. The apartment is overrun! But how will this yowling, squawking, snorting, snuffling chaos help Mia's cause? She plans to convince her mom that there's plenty of room for a pup--at least, once all the other...
20) Penguin days
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Lauren, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, reluctantly takes on the role of flower girl in her aunt's wedding. While it's difficult to break her familiar routines and deal with unfamiliar cousins and scratchy dresses, Lauren eventually decides that having an extended family is worth the bother."--Provided by publisher.