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Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer volume n/a
Airmont classic volume Cl-4
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Airmont classic volume Cl-4
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English
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Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
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The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...
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Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes, sharing the secrets to her delicious classic Southern yellow cake, the perfect pinwheel cookies, and other sweet essentials. Her classes have become so popular that she's hired Iris, a new resident of Mason, Missouri, as an assistant. Iris doesn't know how to bake but she needs to...
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Elmwood Springs volume 4
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English
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Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. "Resting place" turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking. With her wild imagination, great storytelling, and deep understanding of folly and the human heart, the beloved Fannie Flagg tells...
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"On the eve of the Civil War, Kirby Jensen is the youngest of three children living on a hardscrabble ranch in Southwestern Missouri. But in 1861, shots were fired in Charleston harbor, and Kirby's father and brother went to war. Smoke Jensen The Beginning follows the Jensen clan during these volatile years, from Civil War battles to border state raids to the kind of frontier justice achieved only by bullets and blood. William W. Johnstone chronicles...
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Mason novels volume 3
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English
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When a group of friends in Mason, Missouri, decide to start a monthly supper club, they get more than they bargained for. The plan for congenial eveningstalking, laughing, and sharing recipes, homemade food, and wineabruptly changes course one night when one of the women reveals something startlingly intimate. The supper club then becomes Confession Club, and the women gather weekly to share not only dinners but embarrassing misdeeds, deep insecurities,...
7) Gone girl
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'What are you thinking, Amy? The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?' Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary,...
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Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
In Mansfield, Missouri, during the harsh winter of 1905, Laura, her family, and her neighbors help each other survive and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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Elmwood Springs volume 3
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English
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Back in Elmwood Springs, Missouri, the experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ask the question "Why are we here"?
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Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 2
Publisher
T. Nelson Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
In 1905, Laura's assignment to write an article for the Mansfield, Missouri, newspaper about the new school teacher leads her to start an unpopular crusade to get the farm children into school.
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Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 1
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
c1992
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English
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In 1884, when Laura, Manly, and their daughter Rose come from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, looking for a better life, Laura's outspoken articles against a local timberman cause some problems.
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Fire of grace volume 6
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[Michael Frederick]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"A Midwest family drama series about a talented group of strangers who come together to help Freddy Bland make a documentary." -- Amazon.com.
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Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In rural Missouri, an elderly camp director finds his counselors swimming naked two days before the camp opens and fires them all. Among the new replacements is Wyatt Huddy, a genetically disfigured young man who has long been misjudged because of his appearance. As the new counselors and disabled campers begin to reveal themselves, though most are well-intentioned Wyatt is called upon to prevent a terrible tragedy.
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Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 4
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
While life goes on in Mansfield, Missouri, Laura agrees to help her elderly father fulfill his dream of returning to their former home on the Kansas prairie.