Helen Simonson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A novel to cure your Downton Abbey withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community.”—The Washington Post The bestselling author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND NPR East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England’s brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agatha’s husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans won’t come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master. When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinking—and attractive—than anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing. But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For despite Agatha’s reassurances, the unimaginable is coming. Soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war. Praise for The Summer Before the War “What begins as a study of a small-town society becomes a compelling account of war and its aftermath.”—Woman’s Day “This witty character study of how a small English town reacts to the 1914 arrival of its first female teacher offers gentle humor wrapped in a hauntingly detailed story.”—Good Housekeeping “Perfect for readers in a post–Downton Abbey slump . . . The gently teasing banter between two kindred spirits edging slowly into love is as delicately crafted as a bone-china teacup. . . . More than a high-toned romantic reverie for Anglophiles—though it serves the latter purpose, too.”—The Seattle Times

The Summer Before the War

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oregon

"Charlie Joe Jackson is back and he's at academic summer camp trying to convert all the other kids to non-academics."--

Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation

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Best Burger Cookbook 

Iowa

Fans of Nick Hornby, Huntley Fitzpatrick, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl will love this smart, funny, poignant YA romance and coming-of-age story-from the boy's perspective

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Theeffectofanylake,especiallytheGreatLakes,inmodifyingtheweatherinnearbyareas

It's the summer after his senior year, and driven, focused Briggs Henry is ready to leave behind his ex-girlfriend, his comically aggressive grandmother, and his parents' money troubles for Lake Michigan and its miles of sandy beaches. He's lined up a summer job working as a personal assistant and living in a gorgeous Victorian on the water-exactly the kind of house Briggs plans to buy his parents once he's a multi-millionaire. But when he arrives, his boss, the eccentric Mrs. Bosic, tells him to get dressed for her funeral. Uh . . . It's the first of many funerals they'll attend this summer-to hilarious and eye-opening effect. Add to this a new set of friends-cum-enemies-cum-friends-again, and Abigail, the mysterious girl next door on whom Briggs's charms repeatedly fail, and "the lake effect" is beginning to take on a whole new meaning.

The Lake Effect

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Delaware

Football Books for Kids 7-12

Meet Charlie Fry. The Football Boy Wonder.

He is the football genius who never misses.

A freak accident planted a magic target in the boy's head, which has turned him into the world's best footballer.

After his first season playing for Hall Park Magpies, Charlie is being scouted by some of the biggest clubs in the world. But he has plenty of other challenges on his doorstep to face during the summer months.

The Football Boy Wonder Chronicles is the perfect soccer gift for kids aged five-12. It features three short stories about Charlie Fry's adventures during one hot summer.

Charlie Fry and the Penalty Shootout

Everyone wants to beat the Football Boy Wonder and his friends. So when Charlie turns up for a five-a-side competition, the opposition teams lick their lips with glee: it's their big chance to finally beat the Boy Who Never Misses.

With only half his team turning up and older opposition players unwilling to give up their title without a fight, will Charlie be able to lift the prized trophy?

Charlie Fry and the Grudge Match

Charlie Fry and his friends spend every day of the school summer holidays at Crickledon Rec.

But one day a group of strangers turn up - and claim Crickledon Rec for their own. Outnumbered but determined not to give up their home turf without a fight, Charlie and his friends challenge the newcomers to a winner-takes-all match: for the right to play on the Rec for the rest of the summer.

One park. One match. One chance to save the Football Boy Wonder's home ground.

Charlie Fry and the Super Sub

Hall Park Magpies face one last game this season - against the mums and dads - with the promise of Premier League tickets for the winners.

But with soaring summer temperatures and a professional man-marker facing him, can Charlie Fry inspire Magpies to a final win of an unforgettable season?

The Football Boy Wonder Chronicles is a spin-off from the bestselling Charlie Fry Series. Written to raise awareness about cystic fibrosis, the importance of friendship and bullying, the books are aimed at children between seven and 12.

If your kids love books about Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane, then Charlie Fry will be perfect for them!

The Football Boy Wonder Chronicles 1-3

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Luanne Rice

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

After a life-changing journey to Ireland with Tom Kelly, Bernadette Sullivan finds refuge within the cloistered walls of a convent, but years later their past returns to haunt them, and they journey across the sea to find the son they had given up for adoption.

What Matters Most

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Lisi Harrison

Michigan

A Clique Novel

Massie gets BE-yoo-tiful: After Massie Block gets kicked off her high horse and out of her ultra exclusive Westchester riding camp, her parents force her to do the unthinkable-find a summer job. Not one for dog-walking or brat-sitting, Massie comes up with the ah-bvious solution: She'll be a sales rep for the cosmetics brand Be Pretty. Massie fully hearts her new role as fairy gawdmother of makeup-until she discovers transforming LBRs into glam-girls takes more than a swish of her royal purple mascara wand.

Massie

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Debbie Macomber

Virginia

"Two sisters facing challenging odds must rely on each other more than ever before ... Inseparable since the sudden loss of their mother as teenagers, Willa and Harper Lakey are perfect opposites. Quiet, demure Willa has always admired Harper's sense of fearlessness and adventure, but enjoys her peaceful routine as a cafâe owner in their quaint, coastal hometown of Oceanside, Washington. When a handsome customer shows interest in Willa, Harper urges her sister to take a chance on love--something totally out of Willa's comfort zone. But just as Willa begins to explore the possibilities, Harper receives crushing news that threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt. Though the time ahead may be trying, little do Willa and Harper know that it will bring about the most beautiful rewards"--

A Walk along the Beach

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Missouri

TWO SUMMERS

Math

Kids Learn Getting Ready for 6th Grade - Paperback - 

Mary Kay Andrews

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Mississippi

"When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine's cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter ... Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club"--Amazon.com.

The High Tide Club

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Jen Calonita

Ohio

When the exceptionally people-pleasing Sam spends a summer as a counselor-in-training, she learns how to say no, to stand up for herself, and what it feels like to have a crush on a great guy.

Sleepaway Girls

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New Jersey

Recipes for Outdoor Living

Weber's Art of the Grill Deck

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Ex library: Book will be in great/good condition unless otherwise stated. Clear film has been removed. Library stamp and small sticker are on inside and/or back of covers.

North Carolina

The Summer Place

3⭐️

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Three bestselling authors—E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle—bring you on the road trip of a lifetime in this dynamic novel packed with fun, friendship, and feminism. Jesse, Vicks, and Mel each has her own reason for wanting to get away from their nowheresville Florida town. Add in a hot (and harmless) hitchhiker, an impending hurricane, and a close encounter of the gator kind, and the result is one sizzling road trip where the journey is far more important than the destination. Now in a fresh new package, How to Be Bad will take even more readers along for the ride.

How to Be Bad

#paperback #summerromance #summer #beachread #bestseller #bestsellingauthor 

Indiana

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter brings together characters from her acclaimed novel Nantucket in a powerful, heartwarming love story that bridges past and present.

When Liam Tate was six years old, his Uncle Cooper opened his heart and his Nantucket home to him. In the intervening decades, Liam has found both love and loss on the island, and since learning of his son Levi's existence, a new kind of happiness. Yet one piece of his family history remains elusive-the long-ago romance between his uncle and Sally Ryan. Now Sally has a revelation that sets the whole town abuzz- she's publishing a book about what happened during the summer when she and Cooper first met, painting a picture so vivid it feels like yesterdaya

In 1975, Winston Ellis Cooper III lands on Nantucket with only a duffel bag and a bottle of Jack Daniels. He finds a sparsely furnished beach cottage, about as far from Vietnam as he can get. But even here, Cooper can't withdraw from the world entirely. Especially once his eyes meet Sally's in the flickering lights of a summer dance. The effects of that fiery affair can still be felt decades later. And as the story unfolds, there are new lessons for all to learn about life's triumphs and heartaches, and about loving enough to let go.

Praise for the novels of Nan Rossiter

oNan Rossiter is at the peak of her storytelling abilities with Under a Summer Sky, which is told with the kind of compassion, grace, and wisdom that is nearly unrivaled in contemporary fiction.o -Examiner.com

oEloquent and surprising...I love this story of faith, love, and the lasting bonds of family.o -Ann Leary, author of The Good House on The Gin & Chowder Club

oA gripping story of three sisters, of love lost and found and a family's journey from grief to triumph. A sure winner.o -Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on More Than You Know

Summer Dance

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Louisiana

Two Summers

Gillian Goerz

This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their neighborhood's biggest mysteries.

Jamila Waheed is staring down a lonely summer in a new neighborhood--until she meets Shirley Bones. Sure, Shirley's a little strange, but both girls need a new plan for the summer, and they might as well become friends.

Then this kid Oliver shows up begging for Shirley's help. His pet gecko has disappeared, and he's sure it was stolen! That's when Jamila discovers Shirley's secret: She's the neighborhood's best kid detective, and she's on the case. When Jamila discovers she's got some detective skills of her own, a crime-solving partnership is born.

The mystery of the missing gecko turns Shirley and Jamila's summer upside down. And when their partnership hits a rough patch, they have to work together to solve the greatest mystery of all: What it means to be a friend.

Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer

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Sheila Roberts

A Moonlight Harbor Novel

Join USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts for a seaside escape to the beaches of Moonlight Harbor Moira Wellman has always loved makeovers--helping women find their most beautiful selves. Funny how it's taken her five years with her abusive boyfriend, Lang, to realize she needs a life makeover. When Moira finally gets the courage to leave Lang, the beachside town of Moonlight Harbor is the perfect place to start over. Soon Moira is right at home, working at Waves Salon, making new friends and helping her clients find new confidence. When she meets a handsome police officer, she's more than willing to give him a free haircut. Maybe even her heart. But is she really ready for romance after Lang? And what if her new friend is in hot pursuit of that same cop? This is worse than a bad perm. With all the heart and humor readers have come to expect from a Sheila Roberts novel, Beachside Beginnings is the story of one woman finding the courage to live her best life. And where better to live it than at the beach?

Beachside Beginnings

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Disregarding local gossip that pegs her as an eccentric, sixty-five-year-old Nantucket widow Nan skinny-dips in unattended pools and steals her neighbors' flowers before her dwindling funds force her to take in boarders, a change that brings an unexpected visitor.

The Beach House

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Jen Malone

South Carolina

Changes in Latitudes

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#paperback #gardening #garden #howto #nonfiction #flowers #plants #spring #summer #home 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Provides information on how to plant trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, and annuals for colorful gardens all year round, including formulas for fertilizers and for combatting a wide variety of plant pests and diseases

Flower Power!

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Emery Lord

Unread paperback listed as in like new condition due to a tiny tear on the spine

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Maryland

"Can seventeen-year-old Jonah save his family restaurant from ruin, his mother from her sadness, and his danger-seeking girlfriend Vivi from herself?"--

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How to Be Bad

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Changes in Latitudes

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Flower Power!

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