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Different - Youngme Moon
Why trying to be the best ... competing like crazy ... makes you mediocreEvery few years a book—through a combination of the author’s unique voice, storytelling abilit... -
Delta Girls - Gayle Brandeis
SUMMARY: The disparate lives of two women—a single mother working hard to make ends meet and a young figure skater at the top of her game—entwine in an unforgettable novel of warmt... -
Days of Blood and Fire - Katharine Kerr
From Library JournalA young boy and a blind bard journey to the land of Deverry, home of the ancient conquerors of their people, in fulfillment of an oath--and find themselves swep... -
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
SUMMARY: This famous tale tells the story of a young boy's escape from an unhappy childhood into the adventures of adult life. Follow his dramatic journey as he encounters a cast o... -
Daggerspell - Katharine Kerr
Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the magical, mysterious Wildfolk, who appeared to her from their invisible realm. Little did she know her extraordinary friends represe... -
Conquistadora - Esmeralda Santiago
A gorgeous epic of love, discovery, and adventure by the beloved author of When I Was Puerto Rican.Even as a young girl in nineteenth-century Spain, Ana Cubillas is drawn to the ex... -
Cicero - Anthony Everitt
“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.”—John AdamsHe squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the le... -
Church Folk - Michele Andrea Bowen
Theophilus Henry Simmons is young, single, sexy, and just about the finest black man any wishful mother and daughter have ever seen in Charleston, Mississippi. He's also a pastor. ... -
Chosen_ A Novel - Chandra Hoffman
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In *Chosen*, a young caseworker becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents, with devastating results. It all begins with a fantasy:... -
Charlotte Gray - Sebastian Faulks
SUMMARY:From the bestselling author ofBirdsongcomesCharlotte Gray, the remarkable story of a young Scottish woman who becomes caught up in the effort to liberate Occupied Fr...