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A "lively" tour of the royal residence: Readers "will delight in this well-written chronicle of the House of Windsor." —Publishers Weekly
In this social history of Buckingham Palace, Edna Healey mines the royal archives to take the reader into its moonlit gardens, up the grand staircase, and inside its tapestried walls. Dr. Johnson again holds forth in the library, Queen Victoria encores Mendelssohn in the music room,
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"Revisit the original Gertrude Chandler Warner story that has grown to include more than 150 series titles—Now in easy to read, dyslexia-friendly font! Four young orphans discover an abandoned boxcar and move in, embarking on a life of self-reliance and hard work -- but they also enter a world of freedom and adventure. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are afraid of the grandfather they've never met, and to escape his custody they set out on their...
63) Too tall houses
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Viking
Pub. Date
2012
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IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.
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"1965 Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn't as committed to her expected future as her family believes. She's chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized...
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"The timelessness of this ambitious debut reminds the reader of J. M. Coetzee's Life & Times of Michael K."-Yiyun Li, author of The Vagrants
A powerful tale of family and community, This House Is Not for Sale brings to life an African neighborhood and one remarkable house, seen through the eyes of a young member of the household. It lies in a town seemingly lost in time, full of colorful, larger-than-life characters. At the narrative's heart are...
68) The fixer upper
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Andrews's latest Southern charmer begins with junior lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew in the crosshairs of a political bribery investigation. Suddenly unemployed and the victim of a sleazy smear campaign by her former boss, Dempsey decides to take up her father's offer of flipping a recently inherited family home in Guthrie, Ga. As it turns out, the house needs much more than a fresh coat of paint, and Dempsey's ornery cousin and her dog are squatting...
69) Mildred and Sam
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When eight baby mice arrive, their father finally understands why their mother had wanted a bigger house.
72) Wiring a house
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"First published in 1996, Wiring a House has become the classic reference on residential wiring. The fifth edition is updated to the latest electrical code (2014 NEC), which will be current through 2017. The 2014 NEC has significant revisions that impact residential work, including expanded AFCI and GFCI protection in homes, new approaches to ensure the safety of photovoltaic (PV) electrical systems, new methods to distribute low voltage power, and...
73) Where I live
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"This title invites readers to explore where they live. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on home."--Amazon.com
74) Dead bolt
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Turner Construction's latest restoration project is a historic Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. This time general contractor Mel Turner has to work around the owners who insist on sticking around- along with some ghosts that insist in their own way that the work stops...
The ghosts aren't the only ones standing in the way of the renovations. A crotchety neighbor, Emile Blunt, secretly wants this house, and could be behind some of the disturbances.
...75) Moving house
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IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the process of moving to a new home, as the Sparks' family packs, moves, unpacks, and meets their new neighbors.
77) Charming Lily
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A woman's new life takes a dark turn when her true love vanishes in this romantic suspense tale by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
Professional mountaineer Lily is building a new life for herself—in ways she never would have expected. She's traded the mountain wilderness of Wyoming for the lush river country of the deep South, where she is busy restoring a fine old house Natchez, Mississippi. And she's
78) Made in Italy
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Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A heartwarming father-son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert, who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair. Renovations go badly, with father and son soon finding themselves at odds. Robert's comical lack of DIY experience leads him to seek help from some colorful locals....
80) The hidden house
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1990
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English
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With the owner gone, three dolls watch as their house becomes hidden by growing plants and trees until a man walks by and discovers the residence.