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When Matthew Peyton inherits the family business, the responsibility of the Christmas pageant also falls on his shoulders. But as financial hardships fall on the town, Matthew finds himself overwhelmed. As his business profits plummet and his workers begin to strike, Matthew is forced to make a decision between selling the family business and canceling the beloved pageant or sticking out hardships despite his rapidly declining popularity in the community....

Tells the stories of Justine--a mixed-blood Cherokee woman--and her daughter, Reney, as they move from Eastern Oklahoma's Indian Country in the hopes of starting a new, more stable life in Texas amid the oil bust of the 1980s. However, life in Texas isn't easy, and Reney feels unmoored from her family in Indian Country. Against the vivid backdrop of the Red River, we see their struggle to survive in a world--of unreliable men and near-Biblical natural...

"A young girl and her grandmother count up to their next visit and then do all of their favorite things together in this joyful rhyming picture book"--Provided by publisher.

A devoted big sister helps her family care for a newborn who needs the rules demonstrated by a positive role model who was once an expert baby herself, in an uplifting celebration of older siblinghood that features an accessible price and diverse characters.

Nancy is devastated, which is even worse than heart-broken, when her fancy Christmas tree topper breaks, threatening to ruin Christmas.

The Duke cousins, Vance and Coy, come to Hazzard to embark on a new series of adventures, while Bo and Luke race the NASCAR circuit.

When Elliot wakes up to a terrible smell, he is determined to find the source.

"When the vampire Council descends on Belle Morte, determined to unravel the mystery behind a bloody attack, Renie and Edmond, the man she loves, discover the truth is deadlier than they imagined, threatening everything--and everyone--they hold dear"-- The attack on Belle Morte-- one of five houses where vampires resided as celebrities and humans were paid to be their living donors-- killed donors and vampires alike. Renie Mayfield survived-- but...

"New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden is best known for his supernatural thrillers set in deadly, distant locales...but in this suburban Halloween drama, Golden brings the horror home. It's Halloween night, 1984, in Coventry, Massachusetts, and two families are unraveling. Up and down the street, secrets are being revealed, and all the while, mixed in with the trick-or-treaters of all ages, four children...

"Two siblings provide instructions for how to surprise one's dad, including surprises you can make, do, or find--and how to plan a Special Day surprise party for him"--