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"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...

When eleven-year-old Matteo literally sprouts leaves and grows bark during one of his baseball games, he digs into his family tree to find out what it all means.

"Acompaña al autobusito por todas las paradas de su ruta diarie y diciértete encontrando objetos y personajes en cada ilustración"--

It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.

"Cora Matthews returns to Moonberry Lake to settle her mother's affairs and then get on with her life. What she finds is a strangely enticing inheritance, including a dilapidated lodge, a lot of eccentric neighbors, a handsome stranger, and a whole lot of family secrets to unravel"-- Provided by publisher.

Straight-laced fifth grader Emily's world is turned upside down when new neighbor and free spirit Rani moves in with her dog Otto.--Publisher marketing.

"In Parson, Texas, a small town ravaged by a devastating hurricane and the Vietnam War, twenty-nine-year-old Lou is diligently renovating a decaying old mansion for Miss Kate, the elderly neighbor who has always been like a mother to her. Mourning her brother's death in Vietnam, Lou dreams of enjoying a more peaceful future in Parson. But those hopes are crushed when Miss Kate is murdered, and no one but Lou seems to care about finding the killer....

"In a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common."--

"This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world, and even to each other. On the night of the annual Summer block party, there has been a murder. But, who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier, as rivalries and betrayals unfold--discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing--and no one--is...

"Twelve-year-old Stan and Elpidia find hope in an unexpected friendship as they navigate challenging family circumstances and a dangerous local gang in the desolate Southern California desert." -- Provided by publisher.