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Shopaholic to the stars : a novel / by Kinsella, Sophie.;
"#1 New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns to her beloved Shopaholic series with Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) newly arrived in Hollywood and starry-eyed. She and her two-year-old daughter, Minnie, have relocated to L.A. to join Becky's husband, Luke, who is there to handle PR for famous actress Sage Seymour. Becky can't wait to start living the A-list lifestyle, complete with celebrity sightings, yoga retreats, and shopping trips to Rodeo Drive. But she really hopes to become a personal stylist--Sage's personal stylist--if only Luke would set up an introduction. Then, unexpectedly, Becky is offered the chance to dress Sage's archrival, and though things become a bit more complicated, it's a dream come true! Red carpet premieres, velvet ropes, paparazzi clamoring for attention--suddenly Becky has everything she's ever wanted. Or does she?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Humorous stories.; Bloomwood, Becky (Fictitious character); Families; Motion picture industry; Shopping;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The last story of Mina Lee / by Kim, Nancy Jooyoun,author.;
"Margot Lee's mother isn't returning her calls. It's a mystery to twenty-six-year-old Margot, until she visits her childhood apartment in Koreatown and finds her mother dead under suspicious circumstances. The discovery sends Margot digging through the past, unraveling the facts of Mina's life as a Korean War orphan and undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Korean American women; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Family secrets; Koreans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mother-daughter murder night : a novel / by Simon, Nina,author.;
"High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage--and hoping that boredom won't kill her before the cancer does. Then Jack--tiny in stature but fiercely independent-stumbles upon a dead body while kayaking near their bungalow. Jack quickly becomes a suspect in the homicide investigation, and the Rubicon women are thrown into chaos"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Businesswomen; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and daughters; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A seed in the sun / by Salazar, Aida.;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and Internet addresses.Lula, a farm-working girl with big dreams, meets Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and other labor rights activists and joins the 1965 protest for workers' rights.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels in verse.; Mexican Americans; Agricultural laborers; Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970; Strikes and lockouts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Heartbreak hotel [sound recording] : an Alex Delaware novel / by Kellerman, Jonathan,author.; Rubinstein, John,1946-narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by John Rubinstein."Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis investigate the death of Alex's most mysterious patient to date in the sensational new thriller from the master of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman. At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from the patients that child psychologist Alex Delaware normally treats. But the charming, witty woman convinces Alex to meet with her in a suite at the Aventura, a luxury hotel with a checkered history. What Thalia wants from Alex are answers to unsettling questions--about guilt, patterns of criminal behavior, victim selection. When Alex asks the reason for her morbid fascination, Thalia promises to tell all during their next session. But when he shows up the following morning, he is met with silence: Thalia is dead in her room. When questions arise about how Thalia perished, Alex and homicide detective Milo Sturgis must peel back the layers of a fascinating but elusive woman's life and embark on one of the most baffling investigations either of them has ever experienced. For Thalia Mars is a victim like no other, an enigma who harbored nearly a century of secrets and whose life and death draw those around her into a vortex of violence."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Delaware, Alex (Fictitious character); Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character); Forensic psychologists; Police; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paradise on fire / by Rhodes, Jewell Parker.; Malyon, Serena.;
Bronx middle-grader Addy, who struggles with a family tragedy by drawing maps and studying mazes, joins other city youngsters on a wilderness adventure in California that turns deadly when wildfires erupt.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; Orphans; Wilderness areas; Wildfires; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A sea of unspoken things : a novel / by Young, Adrienne,1985-author.;
"James and Johnny Golden were once inseparable. For as long as she can remember, James shared an almost supernatural connection with her twin brother, Johnny, that went beyond intuition -- she could feel what he was feeling. So, when Johnny is killed in a tragic accident, James knows before her phone even rings that her brother is gone and that she's alone -- truly alone -- for the first time in her life. When James arrives in the secluded town of Six Rivers, California, to settle her brother's affairs, she's forced to revisit the ominous events of their shared past and finally face Micah, the only other person who knows their secrets -- and the only man she has ever loved. But as James delves deeper into Johnny's world, she realizes that their unique connection hasn't completely vanished. The more she immerses herself in his life, the more questions she has about the brother she thought she knew. Johnny was hiding something, and he's not the only one. The deeper she digs, the more she is compelled to unravel the truth behind the days leading up to Johnny's death. Ultimately, James must decide which truths should come to light, and which are better left buried forever."--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Accidents; Brothers; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations; Secrecy; Twins;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yukon alone : the world's toughest adventure race / by Balzar, John;
Subjects: Balzar, John; Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race; Sled dog racing; Journalists; Mushers;
© 2000, c1999., Henry Holt,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The burning room : a novel / by Connelly, Michael,1956-author.;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Bosch, Harry (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Police;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Awake in the floating city : a novel / by Kwan, Susanna,author.;
"Bo knows she should leave. Almost everyone else has fled San Francisco as years of rain drowned it. Her mother was carried away in a storm surge and ever since, Bo has been alone. Grief-stricken, an artist unable to make art, a daughter unable to give up the hope that her mother may still be alive. She half-heartedly allows her cousin to plan for her escape, but as the departure day approaches, she finds a note slipped under her door from Mia, an elderly woman who lives in her building and wants to hire Bo to be her caregiver. Suddenly, Bo has a reason to stay. Mia can be prickly, and yet still she and Bo forge a relationship deeper than any Bo has had with a client. Mia shares stories of her life that pull Bo back toward art, toward the practice she thought she'd abandoned. Listening to Mia, allowing her memories to swirl together with Bo's own, she's struck by how much history will be lost as the city gives way to water. Then Mia's health turns and Bo determines to honor their disappearing world and this woman who's brought her back to it, a project that teaches her the lessons that matter most: how to care, how to be present, how to commemorate a life and a place, soon to be lost forever"--
Subjects: Climate fiction.; Novels.; Climatic changes; Caregivers; City and town life; Friendship; Memory; Survival;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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