Rachel F. Hirsch
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Darya does not remember how she came to be a slave or who she was before she was bought by an army captain for his motherless daughter in the ancient Persian city of Susa. Protected and nurtured by the housekeeper and her daughter, Darya has as good a life as a slave can have, even acquiring the rare skill of reading and writing, which she learns alongside her young mistress. When the captain dies and the household is broken up, this skill proves...
2) The Queen
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Before America Singer's story began, another girl came to the palace to compete for the hand of a different prince...
Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series. This prequel story takes place before the events of The Selection and is told from the point of view of Prince Maxon's mother, Amberly. Discover a whole new Selection with this inside look at how Maxon's...
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Meet Trista and her teammates; strong diverse girls reaching their goals!Trista Thompson has just moved to Snowcap Canyon, Utah, where she enrolls in gymnastics for the first time. As an accomplished tumbler, Trista believes learning the other three events and becoming a competitive gymnast will be easy. Trista quickly learns that gymnastics requires hard work and believing in herself. Despite that, she decides she wants to make the Level 3 team....
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Meet Savannah and her teammates; strong diverse girls reaching their goals!Savannah has an exciting day coming up. Her first gymnastics meet followed by her teammate's birthday party. Except Savannah can't seem to stay on beam in practice and she doesn't feel ready for the meet. Then she finds out she has been invited to another birthday party the same day as Marissa's. All of a sudden, the big day she has been looking forward to for weeks is full...
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Meet Alexis and her teammates; strong diverse girls reaching their goals!Alexis is the youngest sibling in a large family of five children. With four athletic brothers, it's hard to stand out. Even gymnastics isn't her own thing. Her brother, Drew, is a gymnast too. When her school announces a talent show Alexis decides this is her chance to shine. She asks her teammates at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy to be in the show with her. Together they...
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Meet Paige and her teammates; strong diverse girls reaching their goals!At age 10, Paige Green is the oldest girl on the Level 3 Team at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy. In practice she struggles to fit in. Paige secretly likes dance class and wants to beat her teammates and win the All-Around at the State Meet. But at State her team is falling apart and Paige learns that winning as a team is more important than the individual All-Around. Can she...
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Providing Support if Your Child is Transgender or LGBTQ+
“Unconditional” is a parenting guidebook that provides parents of an LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning) child with a framework for helping their LGBT child navigate a world that isn't always welcoming.
Tips from a mother with experience. In “Unconditional”, author Telaina Eriksen, a professor at Michigan State University, explains what she and her husband have...
8) Square³
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We think we understand the laws of physics.
We think a lot of things. It was perhaps inevitable that some of them would turn out to be wrong.
When the great incursion occurred, no one was prepared. Of all the things physicists had predicted, "the fabric of reality might rip open and giant monsters could come pouring through" had not made the list. But somehow, that was precisely what happened.
For sisters Susan and Katharine Black, the day of the...
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Ooh la la! Gwen ends up on a Parisian scavenger hunt-with a cute French ami-in this novel from the author of Lost in London.
Gwen Russell is thrilled to hear she will be heading to Paris with her family. Even though the main reason for the trip is to see her three older brothers play lacrosse, Gwen and her Mom have plans to tour the city when they can.
As soon as they land, Gwen is swept up in the city she has always wanted to see, and even meets...
10) Hollywood Dirt
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-- Sometimes, opposites just aren't meant to attract.
11) Sanctuary
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Grief leaves a stain.
Sibilla Fenoglio wants nothing more than to live with her husband in this run-down, derelict watermill. Uninhabited since the Renaissance after a mysterious disaster befell the previous owners, the mill requires extensive repairs. But there is something frightening about the mill. Repairs are violently undone, half-seen figures begin stalking Sibilla through the grounds, and haunting echoes of the previous owners' lives infiltrate...
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Gina Malone, a bestselling relationships advice author and expert on exes, meddles in other people's affairs for a living. It makes for enemies. One of them is scaring her to death.A modern-day Miss Lonelyhearts, Gina's smart, she's sassy, she's got a potty mouth, and she's determined to live life on her own terms. She's also divorced, an empty nester, and turning fifty. In the true spirit of midlife crises, Gina dyes her hair, pierces her nose, and...
13) Iron Butterfly
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It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of It's Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism and radical individualism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father's business empire....
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The curvy goddess and the tattooed hottie . . . insta goodness so hot, it'll warm your cocoa
Leaving behind Hyde Garage for Christmas in the mountains, I had one goal. Survive my cousin's wedding.
When a night out introduced me to a gorgeously curvy woman with a voice made for sin, I was suddenly happy to stick around Winter Falls for a while. At least until I could persuade my pretty Posey to come to Boston with me.
But first . . .
I had to convince...
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BeforeAmberly came to the palace . . .She was a Four in love with a One. BeforeMaxon met the girl of his dreams . . .He was the boy of someone else's. BeforeAspen opened his heart to someone new . . .He was determined to fight for his first love. And beforeMarlee could fall for a prince . . .She was swept off her feet by a guard.