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Lexile measure:
880L
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English
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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In a small town in 1928, a twelve-year-old boy savors the magic of childhood and the wonders of summer.
Ray Bradbury's moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author's most deeply personal work, a semi- autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928. Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is...
3. Barn blind
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English
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The verdant pastures of a farm in Illinois have the placid charm of a landscape painting. But the horses that graze there have become the obsession of a woman who sees them as the fulfillment of every wish: to win, to be honored, to be the best. Her ambition is the galvanizing force in Jane Smiley's first novel, a force that will drive a wedge between her and her family, and bring them all to tragedy.
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Publisher:
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date:
[2012]
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 800L
Language:
English
Description:
"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnic tradition that grows into an annual community event. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.
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Lexile measure:
670L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother's unusual qualities.
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NoveList Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 1.
Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 1
Publisher:
Signet :
Pub. Date:
2000
Language:
English
Description:
Fired from her job, jilted by her boyfriend, and rejected by her credit cards, school psychologist Skye Denison reluctantly returns to herhometown of Scumble River, where she finds plenty of mystery and romantic intrigue.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The sheriff of Justice, Illinois, is hunting a killer. Women visiting town are being murdered, tourists in nice hotels, money still in their billfolds, jewelry still on the dresser. Quiet kills-they go to sleep and never awaken. The sheriff is not pleased to find the new detective in town, Rae Gabriella, working the case on behalf of one of the families. She's staying in the same hotel as one of the victims-and her looks suggest she could be the next...
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English
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Set in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois during May 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Scott Hatcher and his neighborhood must come to terms with the disappearance then discovery and follow-on official death investigation of Scott's wife Marie and their neighbor John Bergman.
11. Breach of trust
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NoveList Series:
Jason Kolarich novels volume 2.
Series:
Jason Kolarich novels volume 2
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Blaming himself for the deaths of his wife, his infant daughter, and an informant a year earlier, vigilante Jason Kolarich is forced by the FBI to bring down the organization of a corrupt governor of Illinois, a case that reveals devastating truths about his family's deaths.
12. Mum's the word
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NoveList Series:
Ellie Haskell mysteries volume 4.
Series:
Ellie Haskell mysteries volume 4
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Award-winning author Dorothy Cannell serves up a delectable English cozy murder mystery... to die for. Married to the man of her dreams and expecting a darling little bundle of joy, Ellie Haskell is excited to put her feet up and play the part of pampered wife for the next nine months. But handsome hubby Ben has other ideas. He whisks her off to America for an exclusive gourmet cooking competition in Mud Creek, Illinois. And worse, they're staying...
13. Copy cat
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NoveList Series:
Kitt Lundgrean thrillers volume 1.
Series:
Kitt Lundgrean thrillers volume 1
Publisher:
Mira
Pub. Date:
2006
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
14. Hometown girl
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Publisher:
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
"A hopeful and emotional book about seizing second chances, finding yourself, and forging your own path, set in the small town of Willow Grove, Illinois"--
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NoveList Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 4.
Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 4
Publisher:
New American Library
Pub. Date:
[2003]
Language:
English
Description:
After over two years, school psychologist Skye Denison is still in Scumble River trying to figure out why she’s still in Scumble River. But with all the town’s quirks and crimes, life there is never dull . . . and besides, it’s home. Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style—with Historical Society Reenactments, a bingo tent, Crazy Craft Race, and a coal-tossing tournament. Serving as the guest of honor...
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NoveList Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 3.
Series:
Scumble River mysteries volume 3
Publisher:
New American Library
Pub. Date:
[2002]
Language:
English
Description:
Summary: School psychologist Skye Denison turns sleuth once again when Lorelei Ingels--cheerleader, beauty pageant queen, most popular girl in school, and star of the school play--turns up dead and uncovers some shocking secrets about Scumble River's most prominent citizens.
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NoveList Series:
At home in Beldon Grove volume 1.
Series:
At home in Beldon Grove volume 1
Publisher:
Revell
Pub. Date:
[2009]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
18. Ordinary people
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Language:
English
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Seventeen-year-old Conrad returns home from a mental institution, where he was sent after his brother's accidental death and his own ensuing suicide attempt. To begin a new life, he must learn to accept himself and those close to him.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Still reeling from a personal tragedy that left her estranged from the sister who was once her best friend, Julia Evarts remains at a loss as to how to move on with her life until she receives an anonymous gift of Amish Friendship Bread with instructions on how to make the bread herself, and a request to share it with others.
20. Identical
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NoveList Series:
Kindle County novels volume 9.
Series:
Kindle County novels volume 9
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
A mayoral candidate's brother is released from prison 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, a situation that leads to the re-opening of the case.