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"After a childhood filled with poverty and neglect, Beyah Grim finally has her hard-earned ticket out of Kentucky with a full ride to Penn State. But two months before she's finally free to change her life for the better, an unexpected death leaves her homeless and forced to spend the remainder of her summer in Texas with a father she barely knows. Devastated and anxious for the summer to go by quickly, Beyah has no time or patience for Samson, the...
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"Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and theyve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help. Madisons twin stepkids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, theres a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2024.
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Hardcover
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English
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"Imagine you're in a heated argument. Your kids have decided that they don't want to go back to your ex's home, and your ex isn't having it. Meanwhile, your new partner is squirming uncomfortably in the other room. What do you do? How do you stop the madness and come together to find the best solution for everyone? The Bonus Family Handbook introduces readers to a completely new approach to co-parenting and blending families. Until now, parents have...
4) Cinder
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Lunar chronicles volume 1
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English
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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"As the owner of Twisted, Seattle's best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love. She's terrified that she's losing her teen daughter, Summer, to her "other" family, especially to her stepmom, Allison. All it takes to blow up Allison's happy life is one collect call. From prison. Her beloved husband, Peter, has been arrested, leaving Allison pregnant, broke, scared and alone with a toddler. But when her stepdaughter...
9) Cat dog dog
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"A story of a blended family-- from the pets' point of view!"--
10) Oh, brother!
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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Xavier is unhappy when his mother remarries and he suddenly has a new stepbrother, as well as a stepfather, in his home.
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Mantle
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Rose Woodrowe is getting married to Tyler Masson - a wonderful, sensitive man who is head-over-heels in love with her. The only problem? This isn't the first time for either of them, and their five grown-up children have strong opinions on the matter... Who to listen to? Who to please? Rose and Tyler are determined to get it right this time, but in trying to make everyone happy, can they ever be happy themselves?
12) Sweeties
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Charmz
Pub. Date
2017-
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English
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When Cherry's dad and Skye's mom move in together, Cherry falls for her new sister's boyfriend, while Skye is haunted in her dreams by a mystery boy.
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Xin shi ji chu ban she
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Di 1 ban.
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中文(繁體)
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This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.
15) Cruel intentions
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Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
1999
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Collector's edition.
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English
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An unscrupulous student gets more than he anticipated when he attempts to deflower the Headmaster's beautiful, virgin daughter.
17) Daddy's home
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[2016]
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English
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A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children. But complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. The two competing dads suddenly find themselves in a heated competition for affection. One brings home a dog; the other brings home a pony. And this war only escalates from there.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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It's a modern and enchanting twist on an enduring classic! Katie dreams of being a recording artist but is continually thwarted by her cruel stepmother and stepsister. When Katie falls hard for Luke, the new boy at her Performing Arts school, she tries to get his attention with her singing. But when her stepsister takes credit for Katie's amazing voice and Luke falls for the wrong girl, Katie must learn to stand up for her dreams.
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She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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The story of a woman who stepped into the shoes of another mother taken too soon, who learned along the way that she'd need to find her own stride in the journey her new family would walk together, a story of how love and loss are not opposites but cohabitants in family life, and how family is the richest inheritance of all.
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Library of America volume 363
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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This first volume in the Library of America Don DeLillo edition presents three indispensable novels from the 1980s, published here with new prefaces from the author. The Names (1982) was DeLillo's breakthrough novel, a book that, as he reflects here, spanned a "broader expanse" than his earlier novels. James Axton, a "risk analyst" tasked with assessing dangers for his corporate clients from terrorism and other forms of political upheaval, uncovers...
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