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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Arkansas

A teen starts hearing the same voices that drove her sister to commit suicide in this “atmospheric, paranormal chiller (that) will appeal to fans of Stephen King” (VOYA). The voices in her head are not her own... Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on. As Sophie starts to piece together Nell’s last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she’s in—because now she’s hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie’s starting to think she’s going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she’s not… “Heart-thumping.” —Kirkus Reviews “Satisfyingly disturbing.” —BCCB “The perfect mix of horror and psychological thriller. Jaw-dropping.” —Shelf Awareness

The Murmurings

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Sherryl Woods

Iowa

Sweet Magnolias

Forty-two-year-old matrimonial attorney Helen Decatur finds her decision to have a child complicated by her two best friends, her attraction to a man who doesn't want a family, and love.

Feels Like Family

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Debbie Macomber

Joann Ross

The story of a remarkable friendship--told in a remarkable way. A story in which every woman will recognize herself...and her best friend

Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski. Two girls from very different backgrounds become best friends in the turbulent Ô60s, but their circumstances and choices--and their mistakes--take them in opposite directions. Lesley stays in their hometown. She marries young, living a life defined by the demands of small children, never enough money, and an unfaithful husband. Jill lives those years on a college campus shaken by the Vietnam War, and then as an idealistic young lawyer in New York City.

But they always remain friends.

Through the years and across the miles, Jill and Lesley confide everything to each other--every grief and joy. Because the quality of a friendship is the quality of a life.

Bonus Novella: Home to Honeymoon Harbor by JoAnn Ross

The rivalry between the Mannion and Harper families has divided them for over a century. Which is why, when John Mannion and Sara Harper fall in love, they become the small seaport town's very own Romeo and Juliet. But in Honeymoon Harbor, nothing--not even an infamous family feud--is a match for love.

Between Friends

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Wendy Wax

North Carolina

Prized and stored away for safekeeping, the timeless ivory wedding dress sits gently folded in its box, whispering of Happily Ever Afters. To Kendra, Brianna, and Lauren it's a reminder of what could have been, the promise of a fairy tale, and a friendship torn apart. Once closer than sisters, Lauren and Bree have grown up and grown apart, allowing broken promises and unfulfilled dreams to destroy their friendship. Now on the eve of her daughter Lauren's wedding, Kendra struggles with a secret she's kept for too long, and vows to make sure the dress will finally bring Lauren and Bree back together.

My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding

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#hardcover #fiction #youngadult #ya #yamystery #yabooks #friends #yasuspense 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

After Claire wakes up alone on a mountain with no memory of how she got there, she learns her best friend Kat and Kat's boyfriend are missing and Kat's past is full of secrets.

That Weekend

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#hardcover #romance #love #spicy #family #relationships #friends #doubts #marriage

Tennessee

Mom, Dad, I'm getting married.

What do you do when your daughter tells you the big news? If you're Camille Delonga, you fight the urge to go lie down for a year or so ... and then you do what any self-respecting mother of the bride would -- you march right out and buy a sky-high stack of bridal magazines.

Once upon a Wedding In award-winning author Kathleen Eagle's astonishing and warm new novel, we see just what happens to Camille, her family, and her friends when her beautiful and young daughter, Jordan, speaks those unforgettable words. After all, weddings are a time of unbelievable joy, a few tender tears -- and sometimes one huge headache.

So Camille ignores the thought that her baby is simply too young to take such a big step and throws herself into action. There are flower arrangements to be chosen, favors to be lovingly created by her own two hands ... and lives to be put in order. And one of those disorganized lives belongs to her irrepressible, irresponsible, and somehow still irresistibleex-husband.

When they were younger -- as young as Jordan is now -- Camille loved Creed Burke with all her heart and soul. This passionate Lakota swept her off her feet and right to the justice of the peace. Their wedding had been hurried, private ... nothing like the extravaganza their daughter is now planning.

Creed is a musician who never seems to stay in one place long enough. Yet his wanderlust has never quite quenched his and Camille's passion for each other or his love for their daughter. But it did unravel their marriage.

Now after years of cordial and casual, Camille finds that Creed is invading every aspect of her life. When she comes down for breakfast, he's sitting at the table helping himself to coffee. And when she goes out on the town with her girlfriends, he's sure to show up and ask her for a long, slow dance. Slowly but surely, Creed is weaving himself back into the fabric of her life. And their daughter's upcoming wedding brings back so many tender, tempting, and confusing memories of their own fiery union.

Her two best girlfriends aren't much help. "Maybe it'll all work out," says gentle Ellie, a not-so-closet romantic who is clearly hoping for a reconciliation. "Don't trust him!" warns Bridget. But can you really trust someone whose husband has just stormed out of the house? As for Camille's own mother, Rosie, who is facing a serious illness and still has an expectant gleam in her eye and a soft spot in her heart for her ex-son-in-law, she declares Life's too short to pass up another shot at happiness.

So when the big day arrives Camille realizes there is only one answer: follow her heart. But where will it take her?

Kathleen Eagle has written an extraordinary story, filled with the complexity of female friendships, the tempestousness of the mother-daughter relationship, and the power of everlasting love. Anyone who has ever been a mother, daughter, friend, or lover will never forget Once upon a Wedding.

Once upon a Wedding

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4.13 Goodreads Rating 
352 pages
2008 published

Michigan

Blind Date with a Book #108

Robyn Carr

Texas

Promise Canyon

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Dorothy Koomson

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Gripping Psychological Thriller from the Bestselling Author

'All the stuff in the papers was lies. We were never The Ice Cream Girls' Serena and Poppy were teenagers when they were branded as the Ice Cream Girls. When they were accused of murder, one of them was sent to prison while the other was set free. Now, 20 years later, one of them is doing all she can to clear her name and the other is frantically trying to keep her secrets. Which Ice Cream Girl is desperate enough to kill to get what she wants? A gripping, emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author Dorothy Koomson

The Ice Cream Girls

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Erika Carter

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

A Novel

Lucky You

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Ohio

Crenshaw

13 Gifts

West Virginia

Returning to Ogunquit, Maine, for an extended visit, successful businesswoman Maggie Weldon reunites with her best friend growing up, native Mainer Delphine Crandall, and together they reflect on their choices and compromises, the girls they were and the women they've become. Original.

Summer Friends

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Alexander McCall Smith

Louisiana

44 Scotland Street Series (12)

The latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith's perennially popular and irresistibly charming 44 Scotland Street series.

When Pat accepts her narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce's invitation for coffee, she has no idea of the complications in her romantic and professional life that will follow. Meanwhile, Matthew, her boss at the art gallery, attracts the attention of the police after a misunderstanding at the local bookstore.

Whether caused by small things such as a cup of coffee and a book, or major events such as Stuart's application for promotion and his wife Irene's decision to pursue a PhD in Aberdeen, change is coming to Scotland Street. But for three seven-year-old boys--Bertie Pollock, Ranald, and Big Lou's foster son, Finlay--it also means getting a glimpse of perfect happiness.

Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully witty, wise and sometimes surreal comedy spirals out in surprising ways in this new installment, but its heart remains where it has always been, at the center of life in Edinburgh's New Town.

A Time of Love and Tartan

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I love Winnie the Pooh books has a lot of friendship lessons and life lessons. 

The tiger movie

Walt Disney 

E. Nesbit

Age on the outer edge of pages from
Shelf life, and the usual slightly worn edges. Slight musty smell that isn’t bad but might possibly be noticeable to a few people. 

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go and live in a simple country cottage, where Mother writes books to make ends meet.

The Railway Children

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Nora Roberts

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

Wedding photographer Mackensie "Mac" Elliot falls into the arms of safe, stable English teacher Carter Maguire as relief from the onslaught of bridezillas, but soon begins to wonder if what began as a casual fling could blossom into her own happy ending.

Vision in White

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Library discard #paperback #romance #romcom #bipoc #beachread #chicklit #friends #threedollarsteals #poc 

New Jersey

Friends by chance. Sisters by choice.Ages ago, these best friends swore a vow: Chase dreams not drama, but dreams are elusive, and drama unavoidable as each girl braves misogyny, homophobia, and broken hearts that will put the strength of their dreams and the Sisterhood to the test. PRIYANYA SETH is determined to win a coveted one-year mentorship with her idol at a top Manhattan law firm. Of her competitors, Hadrian Marek, the son of the firm's deceased founding partner is her biggest threat. And the worst part? He's already seen her naked . . . thrown off balance, Priya falls to the bottom of the pack. So when Hadrian proposes an alliance, she agrees with a firm rule--no sex. But sparks fly between them, and when it's announced the mentorship falls between her or Hadrian, Priya has to decide whether or not to betray her alliance--and her heart--to win.Amateur MMA fighter SHAYNE MELO, the black sheep in a line of blue bloods, is used to solving problems with her fists. But when she takes it too far, her estranged grandmother sends an image consultant to whip her into shape as her older brother prepares to ascend the Spanish throne. Drawn by a desire that compromises the integrity of their working relationship and Rita's marriage, Shayne's determined to do what she does best: fight. Not fall for a woman she can't have. But this might be one fight she can't win . . . After a video of her fiancé cheating goes viral, ISOBEL MORGAN loses her picture-perfect future--and her job. With her dad's settlement claims from a workplace accident stalled in court, she can't afford to be unemployed. All seems lost until she gets an offer merging her passion for news and activism. The caveat? Long hours and travel away from her dependent father. But when her Isobel's humiliation intertwines with a case at Priya's firm, and a dark secret Shayne's been hiding comes to light, the foundation of their friendship is fractured--putting the strength of dreams, and their sisterhood to the test.

Stiletto Sisterhood

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New York

Two women are watching each other. Phoebe Miller isn't sure when the rusty car started showing up in the cul-de-sac she calls home, or why its driver would be spying on her. What could be interesting about an unhappy housewife who drowns her sorrows in ice cream and wine and barely leaves her house? Only one knows why. When a new family moves in across the street--the exuberant Vicki, who just might become the gossipy best friend Phoebe's always wanted, and her handsome college-bound son, Jake, who offers companionship of a different variety--Phoebe finds her dull routine infused with the excitement she's been missing. But with her head turned she's no longer focused on the woman in the car. And she really should be... An addictive domestic thriller for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish and The Couple Next Door, The Other Mrs. Miller serves up a delicious brew of dark secrets and stunning plot twists that will keep you captivated until the very last page.

The Other Mrs. Miller

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Marilee Mayfield

Do you remember your first friend? Your friends always find a way to double your joys and halve your sorrows. This fun, rhyming book helps children understand the value of having friends and of being a friend to others.

A Friend Is Someone Who...

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#hardcover #fiction #youngadult #book #friends #romance #ya #contemporary 

Georgia

From the author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World and The List comes a bold and sweet summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream. Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip to Meade Creamery—the local ice cream stand founded in 1944 by Molly Meade who started making ice cream to cheer up her lovesick girlfriends while all the boys were away at war. Since then, the stand has been owned and managed exclusively by local girls, who inevitably become the best for friends. Seventeen-year-old Amelia and her best friend Cate have worked at the stand every summer for the past three years, and Amelia is “Head Girl” at the stand this summer. When Molly passes away before Amelia even has her first day in charge, Amelia isn’t sure that stand can go on. That is, until Molly’s grandnephew Grady arrives and asks Amelia to stay on to help continue the business…but Grady’s got some changes in mind…

Stay Sweet

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Kayla Miller

From The New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Kayla Miller comes a graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school, perfect for fans of Smile and Real Friends.



Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive "clicks" with everyone in the fifth grade--until one day she doesn't. When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she begins to panic, wondering why all her friends have already formed their own groups . . . without her. With the performance drawing closer by the minute, will Olive be able to find her own place in the show before the curtain comes up? The New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Kayla Miller has woven together a heartfelt and insightful story about navigating friendships, leaning on family, and learning to take the stage in the most important role of all.

Click

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#paperback #highschool #crush #enemies #teenromance #fiction #ya #matchmadeinhighschool #friends 

Kansas

When the principal of her high school announces that every senior must participate in a year-long marriage education program, Fiona learns some unexpected lessons about people, friendship, crushes, and cheerleading.

A Match Made in High School

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Joy Cowley

Snake and Lizard

Presents the daily adventures of these two friends, from dealing with a spider in their burrow, to their interactions with humans.

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