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"A sweeping, unforgettable novel fromThe New York Time-bestselling author of Maine, about the hope, sacrifice, and love between two sisters and the secret that drives them apart. Nora and Theresa Flynn are twenty-one and seventeen when they leave their small village in Ireland and journey to America. Nora is the responsible sister; she's shy and serious and engaged to a man she isn't sure that she loves. Theresa is gregarious; she is thrilled by their...
44) The half sister
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, comes a compelling new domestic suspense novel about a family who is forever changed when a stranger arrives at their door. Sisters Kate and Lauren meet for Sunday lunch every week without fail, especially after the loss of their father. But a knock at the door is about to change everything. A young woman by the name of Jess holds a note with the results...
45) Such sharp teeth
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"A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive novel from the author of Cackle and The Return. Rory Morris isn't thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby's father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she'd put in her rearview. After...
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So, you think you know the story of Cinderella? Well, you'd better think again because in this hilarious tale, nothing is what it seems. Did you know that Cinderella wasn't actually very nice? And that there were three Ugly stepsisters? And that the youngest sister, Gertie, was absolutely the nicest person you could ever hope to meet? But she'll have to act mean and bad like the rest of her family if she wants to go to the ball. With the help of some...
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"A captivating and original story of two sisters caught in a moment of transformation, set against the vivid backdrop of modern India. Escaping her failing marriage, Grace Marisola has returned to Pondicherry from the United States to cremate her mother. Once there, she receives an inheritance she could not have expected-a property on the beaches of Madras-and discovers a sister she never knew she had: Lucia, who was born with Down Syndrome and has...
48) Scandalous
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Banning sisters trilogy volume 1
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Faced with poverty after the death of her half-brother, the Earl of Wickham, on his Ceylon tea plantation, Lady Gabriella Banning plans to secure the future of her two younger sisters--Claire and Elizabeth--by marrying off Claire to a wealthy aristocrat, but her scheme is threatened by a charming stranger who claims to be the Earl of Wickham.
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Natalie Kessler is a headstrong, manipulative beauty; sister Alice is a dreamer who loves books and birds. During a lakeside summer holiday, they sit for a family portrait by struggling young painter Thomas Bayber. By summer's end, three lives are shattered. Decades later Bayber, now a reclusive, renowned artist, asks an art history professor and an art authenticator to sell his previously unveiled painting Kessler Sisters -- after first locating...
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"With the arrival of a new baby comes many transitions, and big sisters may need a little extra tender loving care to adjust to a new family situation. This sweet story with adorable toddler illustrations by Caroline Jayne Church is just right to share with and prepare an older sister getting ready for an expanding family."--Provided by publisher.
54) Wildwood dancing
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Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood.
55) Sisters red
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Fairy tale retellings volume 1
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After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son.
57) The dream jar
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When a young girl has nightmares, her sister helps her by sharing the secret of the dream jar.
58) Broom mates
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Gritch the Witch is not pleased when her sister, Mag the Hag, shows up early for the party.
60) Red Riding Hood
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Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village.