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41) Costume capers
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Mayor Fleck awakens to discover that he can't find his corn-on-the-cob outfit for the big LEGO City costume party, but soon a big surprise comes his way.
42) Drawing close
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In the fourth novel of best-selling author Barbara Hinske's beloved Rosemont series, Maggie Martin faces her biggest challenges when her future at Rosemont and the life of someone dear to her are at stake. Fighting to eradicate the corruption in Westbury has left Mayor Maggie Martin drained. A sweet respite in Cornwall, England, with her new husband is exactly what she needs. Their flight hasn't left the tarmac, however, before another betrayal by...
43) Killer research
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"Spring is livening up Briar Creek after a long, cold winter, and newlyweds Lindsey and Sully could not be happier. Even though the upcoming mayoral election is getting heated, everything else in town is coming up daffodils . . . until a body is found. Ms.Cole, a librarian and current candidate for town mayor, is shocked when she opens her trunk to discover a murder victim who just so happens to be a guy she dated forty years ago and the founder of...
44) Town leaders
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"Describes common community helpers that a child might see around town. Includes visual literacy activity"--Provided by publisher.
45) The golden egg
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In The Golden Egg, as the first leaves of autumn begin to fall, Vice Questore Patta asks Brunetti to look into a minor shop-keeping violation committed by the mayors future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors, but he has little choice but to comply. Then Brunettis wife, Paola, comes to him with a request of her own. The mentally handicapped man who worked at their dry cleaner has just died of a sleeping...
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The title, "Not Bad for a South Texas Boy," comes from a note penned by Federico Pęa's college English professor. While first read as encouraging, it took years to understand the nuanced message of low expectations for one of the University of Texas' few students of color. From modest beginnings in South Texas, through perseverance Pęa would earn a law degree; fight for social justice as a civil rights attorney; serve as a Colorado Legislator and...
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Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! The REAL PIGEONS are a team of crime-fighters who battle baddies wherever they go! But fighting crime is hard when the city mayor has BANNED all birds, a BREAD MONSTER is on the loose and EVIL BUNNIES are taking over! Can the Real Pigeons save the day when they're the ones in trouble? No-one can protect a city like Rock, Frillback,...
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The state's case against Chuck Delgado is foundering as things heat up and turn deadly in Westbury. Frank Haynes and Loretta Nash each possess the proof to put Delgado away for good, but coming forward could destroy their relationship. Will they put self-interest aside to do the right thing? Susan Martin begins her new life as Mrs. Aaron Scanlon, only to find that more changes are on the horizon, and David Wheeler uncovers secrets about his friend's...
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From Maylis de Kerangal comes this story of a dozen men and women éngineers, designers, machinery operators, cable riggers áll employees of an international consortium charged with building a bridge somewhere in a mythical and fantastic California. Their collective effort to complete the megaproject recounts one of the oldest of human dramas, to domesticate ánd to radically transform óur world through built form, with all the dramatic tension...
51) What a croc!
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"The Mulligans are used to adversity. But now someone wants to hurt something they love: the Mulligan Wild Animal Park. For a mini human, Stephie can be pretty tough. 'We don't believe in curses,' she says to Madame Claire. 'We have God to protect us.' Good words, but it's not long before the Mulligan kids begin to wonder if there is something real to the fortune teller's prediction of a curse. Strange things are happening at the animal park. Ghostly...
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"Receiving a surprise inheritance, social media expert Maddy Montgomery must live in her great-aunt Octavia's house in New Bison, Michigan, for a year, running her bakery and caring for an English mastiff named Baby, while trying to prove her innocence in the murder of the town's mayor." --
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Maggie Martin's plans to start a serene new life have been derailed. As the beleaguered mayor of Westbury, she's at the epicenter of the town's worsening financial crisis. The looming foreclosure of its senior center followed by a suspicious death have fueled a barrage of public criticism all pointed her way. And she may have unwittingly invited a traitor into her inner circle. Throw in a lovelorn daughter, an attic full of surprises--at least one...
55) Back on track!
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"Can Ryder and his heroic team save Adventure City from the meddling Mayor Humdinger in their greatest rescue ever?" --publisher's website
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loombergâs stunning victory against all odds just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attack left him facing challenges unlike any mayor in history. For the next twelve years, he kept the city safe, managed budgets through fiscal crises, promoted private sector growth, generated jobs, built infrastructure, protected the environment, supported societyâs cultural sensibilities, and achieved dramatic improvements in public health. Bloomberg was...
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"What does it take to become Denver's first African American mayor? Growing up, Wellington Webb searched in vain for books on the positive contributions of people of color. Determined to write his own history, he entered the unchartered waters of politics." "Beginning with childhood, when he arrived in town as "as sickly 100-pound twelve-year-old with asthma," Webb shares for the first time stories about growing up in a troubled family and struggling...
59) The Incumbent
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As the controversial mayor of the beautiful coastal community of Santa Rite, Madison {28}Maddy
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"The Thursday night book club is back! As all the members join Tess at her book shop, talk turns from this month's selection to the mayor's plan to expand a local park. While it sounds good in theory, it requires the local cafe to relocate from its wonderful location on the lakefront, and it's hard to be in favor of that. Tess's best friend, Moira, is a member of the book club, of course, and she's determined to lead the charge against the new plan....