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The Edge of Winter The Edge of Winter Luanne Rice Neve Halloran and her daughter have shared a fierce love for the austere beauty of Rhode Island's South County ever since Neve guided Mickey's first baby steps along the sandy shore. Now, with Micke… OL106215W
Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens Hermine Hug-Hellmuth From the book:THE best preface to this journal written by a young girl belonging to the upper middle class is a letter by Sigmund Freud dated April 27, 1915, a letter wherein the distinguished Vienne… OL1069636W
The gardener The gardener Sarah Stewart A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. OL12355648W
Odd girl out Odd girl out Rachel Simmons "If your daughter has ever come home from school upset because her friends didn't walk with her to lunch, if she has wanted to stay home or has run up to her room in tears and won't tell you why, you… OL12407499W
The Lolita effect The Lolita effect Meenakshi Gigi Durham Pop culture-and the advertising that surrounds it-teaches young girls and boys five myths about sex and sexuality: Girls don't choose boys, boys choose girls-but only sexy girls, There's only one kin… OL13476774W
List of books for girls and women and their clubs List of books for girls and women and their clubs Augusta Harriet Leypoldt About 2,100 titles in chief branches of literature, classed under 26 main headings; each group selected and annotated by a specialist. Publishers and prices; very full index. List is general and equa… OL13701037W
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Erica Silverman Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep. OL14408W
A colonial Quaker girl A colonial Quaker girl Sarah Wister Presents the diary of the sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Quaker family who moved with her family from British-occupied Philadelphia for the safety of the countryside during the Revolutionar… OL14854422W
Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824 Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824 Yvette La Pierre Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico. OL14871747W
Un Lun Dun Un Lun Dun China Miéville What is Un Lun Dun?It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, … OL14871881W
God's Little Girl Is Helpful God's Little Girl Is Helpful Elizabeth George 1 v. (unpaged) : 14 cm OL14936641W
Millicent and the wind Millicent and the wind Robert N. Munsch The wind brings Millicent a hoped-for friend OL14944169W
Shadow Baby (Today Show Book Club #14) Shadow Baby (Today Show Book Club #14) Alison McGhee Clara first spies him through the crack in the stained-glass window of her church, lighting a string of handmade lanterns in the Adirondack woods. A lone old man, Georg Kominsky moves stealthily amon… OL14955267W
The Queen's nose The Queen's nose Dick King-Smith Ten-year-old Harmony, who loves animals but isn't allowed to keep a pet, is given a magic coin with seven wishes. OL14988W
It's A Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters It's A Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters Andrea J. Buchanan The wide-ranging essays in this collection examine the mother-daughter bond and the experience of raising girls. Taking on topics like "princess power" ("Shining, Shimmering, Splendid"), adding a gir… OL15015264W
The truth about forever The truth about forever Sarah Dessen The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes n… OL15024566W
Clover Twig and the magical cottage Clover Twig and the magical cottage Johanna Wright,Kaye Umansky Capable and hardworking ten-year-old Clover Twig takes a job as housekeeper for a messy witch, Demelza, but while Demelza is away Clover and an accident-prone neighbor boy must defend the weird cotta… OL15082418W
Some things never change Some things never change Anne Mazer Abby finds it difficult to keep up her friendships with Jessica, now calling herself Jessy, who returns to town with a new look and new tastes, and Hannah, who seems to be too busy to spend much time… OL15123476W
Too close for comfort Too close for comfort Anne Mazer Abby's family is going camping, and Abby is allowed to bring a friend. She decides to invite a new girl in town, but can any friendship survive a week in a campsite with the Hayeses? OL15123479W
How will Santa find me? How will Santa find me? Judy Katschke This is the second title of the series with Michelle as an advice columnist for her school newspaper. Includes a postcard. OL15130152W
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