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"Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates--a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowed, Eddie is...
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Series
Walk volume 5
Language
English
Description
"In this fifth entry in the New York Times bestselling Walk series, Richard Paul Evans's hero Alan Christoffersen must say some painful goodbyes and learn some important lessons as he comes to the end of his cross-country walk to Key West"--
Author
Series
Walk volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Alan Christoffersen lost his heart when his wife was killed in an accident almost one year ago. So Alan decided to leave his painful memories behind and walk from Seattle to the farthest point on the map, Key West, but in St. Louis, he is forced to stop. Because his severe vertigo is diagnosed as the side effect of a brain tumor, Alan must go to Los Angeles for treatment. He is surrounded by those who care most for him: his father, who is happy to...
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English
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"A stunning new novel from the author of A Children's Bible, a National Book Award finalist and one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2020. Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist. Hailed as "a writer without limits" (Karen Russell) and "a stone-cold genius" (Jenny Offill), Millet makes fiction that vividly evokes the ties between people and other animals and the crisis of extinction. Her exquisite...
6) Rosie's walk
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Language
English
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"Rosie the hen leaves the chicken coop and sets out for a little walk. Right behind her is the fox, slyly trying to catch up with her. Rosie's walk is quiet, uneventful and eventually leads her back to the coop, blissfully unaware of the fox's travails as he tries--unsuccessfully--to navigate the obstacle course that Rosie has let him through." -- Page [4] cover.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The irresistibly charming memoir of a young woman who started her own business as a dog walker for London's busy, well-heeled dog lovers. A true love letter to London, dogs, and growing up"--
In 2006, Kate MacDougall was working a safe but dull job at the venerable auction house Sothebys in London. After a clumsy accident nearly destroyed a precious piece of art, she quit Sothebys and set up her own dog-walking company. Kate knew little about dogs...
Author
Series
Walk volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
320 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
12) A tramp abroad
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Series
Writings of Mark Twain volume 3
Language
English
Description
"A Tramp Abroad" is an 1880 travel book by Mark Twain that chronicles his travels in central and southern Europe. The fourth of six such travel books written by Twain, it follows Twain and his close friend Joseph Twichel as they attempt to walk across the continent. A classic work of travel literature not to be missed by fans and collectors of Twain seminal work. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835—1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain,...
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
188 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this collection of short stories, Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
15) Turtle walk
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
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Language
English
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"More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. The events that occurred there are etched into the national collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. James M. McPherson has let countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, and from these experiences he's created a unique, fascinating journey on these pages. Stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard,...
17) Wonder walkers
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English
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"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them" --
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Series
PAWS volume 3
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
GN 370L
Physical Desc
167 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The holidays have arrived for the PAWS team! And the girls are about to discover that not all surprises are necessarily good ones... Gabby's parents finally get her a cell phone for Christmas, but instead of only using it for emergencies, she soon gets swept up in posting about PAWS online. And when one of her cute doggo videos goes viral, she becomes obsessed with becoming internet famous. Meanwhile, Priya receives some awful news: her family is...