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Leftover Dead (A Trailer Park Mystery )
by Jimmie Ruth EvansFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Cat in the Stacks mystery series, a novel about a single mom, wits, grits, double shifts…and murder!A Trailer Park Mystery (#5)Kountry Kitchen Southern cooking recipes included!Whatever happened to time off? Newly married Wanda Nell Culpepper is counting the minutes until her honeymoon with Jack. No work, no kids, nothing but Jack. But an unsolved cold-case murder is about to intrude on their partnered paradise…A young woman’s body is found on the Tullahoma County High School football field—and Wanda Nell and Jack begin to unwind a tangled trail of deceit. With some help from a retired schoolteacher, they uncover the prime suspect—who swears he’s innocent. But when a relative of the young woman is found dead, Wanda and Jack know they must be hot on the killer’s trail…Will Wanda Nell and Jack be able to find the murderer before her honeymoon is over…or will the murderer make this a shotgun funeral?!?
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
by Greg Marshall* A MOST-ANTICIPATED SUMMER READ SELECTED BY * Washington Post *Buzzfeed * Bustle * The Advocate * LitHub * Bookriot * Electric Literature * and more!*A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets-as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy'Leg is intimate (and I mean that in all ways), insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny.' - SCOTT SIMON, NPR'One hell of an entertaining book.' - BUZZFEED, Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2023'Greg Marshall is one helluva storyteller . . . bright, bold, and beauitful.' -ISAAC FITZGERALD'A strange, smutty, hilarious, beautiful, compassionate, provoking, big-hearted, sharp-tongued, original, brilliant memoir. I hated to see it end.' - ELIZABETH McCRACKENGreg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the nineties) and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries, pondering why he's crushing on half of the Utah Jazz. Add to this home video footage a mom clacking away at her newspaper column between chemos, a dad with ALS, and a cast of foulmouthed siblings. Fast forward the tape and you'll find Marshall happily settled into his life as a gay man only to discover he's been living in another closet his whole life: he has cerebral palsy. Here, in the hot mess of it all, lies Greg Marshall's wellspring of wit and wisdom.Leg is an extraordinarily funny and insightful memoir from a daring new voice. Packed with outrageous stories of a singular childhood, it is also a unique examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can't change, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a tale of resilience of spirit. In Marshall's deft hands, we see a story both personal and universal-of being young and wanting the world, even when the world doesn't feel like yours to want.
Legacy Of Reginald Perrin: (Reginald Perrin) (Reginald Perrin #4)
by David Nobbs*The fourth book of the classic comic series about the 'sweaty, charming, paunchy, sad, hilarious man' who faked his own death. First published in the late 1970s, the three previous books were made into an immensely popular BBC TV series starring Leonard Rossiter. *THE LEGACY OF REGINALD PERRIN is set in the present day, and Reggie is now REALLY dead. He's bequeathed vast sums of money to his family and old associates on the condition that each performs a really absurd act. Here is the return of all the favourite Perrin characters, whose hilarious catch-phrases have become by-words: Reggie's hopeless brother-in-law Jimmy ('Bit of a cock-up on the catering front'), and his old boss at Sunshine Desserts, C. J. ('I did'nt get where I am today by. . . ')
Legacy of Shame
by Diana HamiltonDealing With DesireFull of the cocky confidence of youth and conscious of her beauty, Venetia had practically thrown herself at sexy Italian businessman Carlo Rossi.Stunned at his cold rejection, she'd managed, over time, to put the shame of that experience behind her. She'd never expected the tables to turn, to find Carlo back in her life-charismatic, seductive...and proposing marriage!But the proposal was all business-and all blackmail. Only Carlo wasn't dealing with a naive teenager anymore. Venetia wa a woman who knew what she wanted...and despite his cold-blooded intentions, she understood exactly what Carlo wanted....
Legacy of the Demon: Demon Novels, Book Eight (Kara Gillian #8)
by Diana RowlandSidelined demon summoner Kara Gillian has her hands full when dimensional rifts allow demons to cause widespread panic and destruction on Earth. These aren't the human-tolerant summonables she's known before, but demons from the far reaches of the demon realm. Add three demonic lords with conflicting ambitions to the mix, and Kara has the perfect recipe for global disaster.
Legal Wolf's Mate
by Eve LanglaisIn Eve Langlais's Legal Wolf's Mate--previously published in the anthology Growl-- taking on a pro bono murder case isn't a problem for a lawyer who enjoys a challenge. Discovering his new client is his mate? A tad more complicated. Gavin has no intention of settling down, especially not with a woman accused of murder. But the beautiful, fiery Megan has his blood boiling and his heart racing, and it doesn't take Gavin long to know that his fate is sealed...
Legally Blonde: A Novel
by Amanda BrownThe funny romantic comedy about an unlikely law student with big dreams that inspired the blockbuster movie and the Broadway musical. Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, a star in the classroom (her major: sociopolitical jewelry design)—and is on the verge of becoming the much-envied Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too bad Warner, bound for Stanford Law, dumps her with the explanation that he now needs a more &“serious&” woman at his side. Faced with this unexpected reversal of fortune, Woods doesn't get depressed, she gets busy. Thanks to a creative application and a demand for &“diversity&” at Stanford Law, Elle gets her acceptance letter. Soon she's packing up her convertible—as well as her miniature Chihuahua—determined to win back her man, and to prove to herself that dreaming big is the only way to dream. Smart, fast, and funny. Legally Blonde proves just how much fun blondes really can have.
Legend of the Lost Legend (Goosebumps #47)
by R. L. StineNobody loves a good story like Justin's dad. He's a famous writer and story collector. That's how Justin and his sister, Marissa, ended up in Brovania. Their dad is searching for an ancient manuscript called "The Lost Legend."Justin and Marissa want to help. But instead of finding "The Lost Legend," they get lost. And the woods of Brovania are filled with the strangest creatures. Like hundreds of squealing mice. Silver-colored dogs. And terrifying Vikings from long ago..
Legends: A Novel
by Robert LittellA Brooklyn P.I. and ex-CIA agent looks for a missing man while suffering from an identity crisis in this thriller by the bestselling author of The Company.Martin Odum is a onetime CIA field agent turned private detective in Brooklyn, struggling his way through a labyrinth of memories and past identities—“legends” in Agency parlance. But who is Martin Odum? Is he a creation of the Legend Committee at the CIA’s Langley headquarters? Is he suffering from multiple personality disorder, brainwashing, or simply exhaustion?Widely considered one of the true grand masters of American spy fiction, Robert Littell shifts focus from the broad Cold War canvas of his international bestseller The Company to the life of a single CIA operative caught in a contradictory “wilderness of mirrors” in which remembering the past and forgetting it are both deadly options. From unforgettable opening to astonishing ending, Legends again proves Littell’s unparalleled prowess as a seductive storyteller.“Littell provides plenty of inside intelligence info in his superb new thriller, but he adds a decidedly comic spin. . . . As the bodies of his friends and clients begin to pile up, Odum searches for answers about not only the missing husband but also himself. Wonderful writing and a great sense of fun make this another winner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“Now and then novels come along of such originality and power that they blow me away.... [Legends] makes it blazingly clear that Littell’s is one of the most talented, most original voices in American fiction today.” —The Washington Post
Legitimate Kid \ Hija legítima (Spanish edition): Una vida entre el dolor y la risa
by Aida RodriguezUn divertido y conmovedor libro de memorias en ensayo de la comediante Aida Rodríguez sobre el poder de superar las dificultades y transformar el dolor en risa. Aida Rodríguez ha vivido, por decir poco, una vida de torbellino. La historia de cómo pasó de la pobreza a la opulencia es alucinante: cuando era niña, su madre la secuestró y se la llevó de la República Dominicana a los Estados Unidos. Más tarde, un nuevo secuestro, esta vez a manos de su abuela y su tío, la dejó en Florida. Ya de adulta, escapó de un matrimonio tormentoso y terminó, junto con sus hijos, mendigando por las calles de Los Ángeles. Durante todas esas adversidades, Aida nunca perdió su sentido del humor. Nacida con un maravilloso ingenio y un espíritu irrefrenable, Aida ha utilizado su talento y trabajado sin descanso para convertir la tragedia y el dolor en una comedia mordaz que abarca todo, desde la misoginia y el racismo hasta las redes sociales y los titulares de prensa. Con el tiempo, lanzó un exitoso especial en HOB Max que la llevó a múltiples acuerdos de desarrollo, un logro que le ganó una audiencia nacional, le abrió puertas y la ayudó expandir la forma en que los latinos están representados en la comedia. En este, su tan esperado primer libro, Aida dibuja sus muchos altibajos. Desde los contratiempos personales hasta los éxitos profesionales, Hija legítima es entrañable, impactante y, en última instancia, vivificante. A hilarious and heartbreaking memoir-in-essays from comic Aida Rodriguez on the power of overcoming hardship and transforming pain into laughter.Aida Rodriguez has, to put it mildly, lived a whirlwind life. Her rags to-riches story is mind-blowing: She was kidnapped as a child by her mother in the Dominican Republic and brought to the US. She was later kidnapped again by her grandmother and uncle, and moved from New York to Florida. As an adult, she ended a difficult marriage and endured homelessness with her children in Los Angeles. But through it all she never lost her sense of humor.Born with a wonderful wit and an irrepressible spirit, Aida used her gifts and worked tirelessly, turning tragedy and pain into biting comedy that takes on everything from misogyny and racism to social media and news headlines. She eventually released a hit HBO Max special which led to multiple development deals—success that won her a nationwide audience, opened doors, and helped her expand the way Latinos are represented in comedy.In this, her highly anticipated first book, Aida charts her many ups and downs. From personal setbacks to career highs and everything in between, Legitimate Kid is endearing, shocking, and ultimately life-affirming.
Legitimate Kid: A Memoir
by Aida RodriguezLegitimate Kid has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
Lei de Cupcakes (Cupcakes #3)
by Bethany LopezTout le monde rêve de vacances à Hawaï... Ils vous vendent les boissons avec des petits parasols, l'observation des dauphins et de longues promenades sur la plage. Ce qui arrive probablement, si vous êtes cette chanceuse qui vit sa lune de miel de rêve, mais si vous êtes une détective privée, une sorte de poisson hors de l'eau comme moi, il n'y a pas de temps pour se détendre, car les ennuis ne sont jamais loin derrière. Au lieu des cocktails, j'ai fini par avoir affaire dans les bas-fonds miteux de la Grande Île. Et je n'ai pas vu un seul fichu dauphin alors que j'étais sous couverture sur un bateau qui débordait de trafiquants de drogue, de caïds et de pédophiles. Elin et Elena pensent que la famille de Cade sont les personnes les plus cool en dehors de Snapchat, mais il est difficile de rencontrer les parents quand ton petit ami a une trentaine d'années et n'a jamais eu de relation sérieuse. Mes copines ne m'avaient jamais autant manqué de toute ma vie, mais Amy May, Bea et Carmen avaient toutes leurs propres problèmes et ne pouvaient pas venir à mon secours. La seule chose qui aurait pu m'aider avec ces "vacances", aurait été d’avoir un lei composé de Cupcakes.
Lei para si mesmo: Um romance de comédia romântica
by Kendra LittleA advogada criminal, Adele Harvey, está tendo um dia difícil. Seus pais estão se separando, e sua irmã mais nova, Trace muda-se para sua casa com seu bebê. Um cliente que ela pensava ser um homem, acaba sendo uma mulher. E Ben Paxton, o cara que ela mostrou o dedo no meio do estacionamento, está no meio deste processo. E ele nunca perde. Uma comédia romântica maravilhosa para agradar a todos.
Lemon Bird: Can Help!
by Paulina GanucheauWhen a small lemon shaped bird and her pumpkin dog friend are lost on their journey home, it doesn't stop them from reaching out and helping all the new friends they meet on their way! A chapter book middle grade novel about friendship and the unlimited power of kindess for fans of Narwhal and Jelly.Lemon Bird and her new best friend, Pupkin, are lost!It will take some quick thinking, and the help of those they meet on the way, to help these two friends make it back to their home. It's not long before Lemon Bird and Pupkin realize they can help those in need as well! After all, they may be lost but that doesn't mean they can't be a good friend.
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
by Lemony SnicketThe elusive author provides a glimpse into his mysterious and confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries and other documents.
Lemuel the Fool
by Myron Uhlberg"At night, while the other villagers dreamed of catching fish, Lemuel dreamed of sailing over the horizon." LEMUEL IS A FISHERMAN and a fool. He dreams of building a boat that will take him across the sea to the enchanted, magical city that he is sure must lie just beyond the horizon. As time passes, his dream grows stronger and despite his wife's protests, Lemuel sets out on his journey. How will he know he's going the right way? He ties a red scarf on the bow and a rope to the stern; as long as the scarf waves before him and the rope trails behind, he knows he'll be heading in the right direction. Disoriented after a storm, Lemuel lands near a strange new village--except that it's strangely familiar, from the boats drawn up on the dock, to the hissing cats in the street, to the woman who looks and talks exactly like his own dear wife and lives in a house exactly like his own. The strange woman even calls him by name and makes him come home for dinner--where the furniture looks just like that in his home and the clothes he changes into fit him quite well. Later that night, a very confused Lemuel sets sail for home, telling himself, "I've had enough of this madness. " With the red scarf before him and the rope trailing behind, he's confident he'll arrive at home again--and be safely back among the familiar. A great fan of Jewish folklore, especially the rich tradition of "fools" and stories of Chelm, Myron Uhlberg also looked to his own family for inspiration when writing Lemuel the Fool. His maternal grandfather, John, was consumed by wanderlust and "was always looking for the next great adventure, the next opportunity, the next place he could prosper--which was always somewhere else."
Lenny Cyrus, School Virus
by Joe Schreiber Matt SmithIt seemed so logical at first. Fourteen-year-old Lenny Cyrus had loved Zooey Andrews since third grade. All the boy genius needed to do to win her heart, surely, was shrink down to the size of an amoeba, ooze into a gelatin capsule, and have his friend Harlan slip it (him!) into Zooey's Diet Coke. Told in three voices, this fantastical middle grade novel takes Lenny deep into Zooey's loud, splashing innards, where a talking astrovirus named Astro has a bad attitude about white blood cells ("self-righteous pus-bags") and aromatic hormones disco dance. The question is, will Lenny and Zooey survive his crazy experiment in nanotechnology? The worst part comes when Lenny inadvertently triggers an infection in Zooey's brain, and her whole body goes into lockdown. Can Lenny rescue Zooey before his time is up? Lenny Cyrus is determined to find his way into Zooey's heart. Literally.
Lenny Kandell, Smart Aleck
by Ellen ConfordAnything for a laugh--that’s Lenny Kandell’s motto. He’s going to be a comedian when he grows up, so he tries for all the practice he can get. Jokes, riddles, one-liners-Lenny’s got a million of them. But he’s also got about a million problems. First there’s the little hole he accidently put in his aunt’s fur stole. Then there’s this practical joke that went bad. Mousie Blatner, the school bully, has promised to kill him for it and his major crush Georgina is so mad she won’t even talk to him! What’s a struggling young comic to do? Put on a show! He’ll earn enough money to pay for the fur, Georgina will like him again, and the whole world will figure out how talented he is-as long as Mousie doesn’t show up! A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK
Leo y Robert 00:00. Libro 3 (Leo y Robert #Volumen 3)
by Reginah GeorgeDos chicos, medianoche y... ¿una última oportunidad? El esperado desenlace de la saga «Leo y Robert», creada por la prometedora escritora californiana Reginah George. Un año después del sombrío desenlace de 11:50, Leo regresa a España tras su estancia en Inglaterra junto a Tom, un galán inglés con quien ha decidido mudarse de nuevo a Madrid por un gran motivo: ¡Leo va a publicar su primer libro! Pero hay un problema, y es que Kate, su agente literaria, le ha vendido los derechos de publicación a... Ediciones Scorpion. Y por supuesto, ni ella (ni el mismo Tom) tienen ni idea de qué fue lo que ocurrió exactamente cuando Leo «se marchó» de la editorial. Robert, por su parte, ahora tiene un nuevo trabajo en una librería del centro y está tratando de reconducir su vida. Pero encontrarse a uno mismo es complicado, y a veces la soledad le empuja a buscar afecto en cuerpos que solo pasan por su habitación con otras intenciones. Sin embargo, en una tarde de tormenta y por diferentes circunstancias, Leo termina refugiándose en la librería de Robert. Parece como si el tiempo hubiese decidido juntarlos una última vez, pero... ¿no es un poco tarde para ambos? Robert (13:22): ¿Podemos vernos de nuevo? Leo (21:31): Hoy, a medianoche.
Leo y Robert 11:50. Libro 1 (Leo y Robert #Volumen 1)
by Reginah George«Dos chicos, Madrid y un amor entre libros.» Primera parte de la saga «Leo y Robert», creada por la prometedora escritora californiana Reginah George. Leo Walden está a punto de terminar lo que ha sido uno de los peores años de su (corta) vida: su padre se ha marchado de casa, aún no ha superado su anterior relación y se ha quedado a las puertas de obtener una beca que podría haberle ayudado a olvidar todo. Pero la vida de Leo cambia cuando Scorpion, una de las editoriales más prestigiosas del mundo, le contrata para ayudar a sacar adelante una importante campaña de marketing. Sin embargo, lo último que se espera es reencontrarse allí con Roberto Real. Porque por mucho que su nuevo supervisor no parezca recordarle, Leo sabe que Robert es aquel chico que conoció este pasado verano y terminó «evaporándose en mitad de la noche». Porque... ¿es él, verdad? ¿O en verdad se trata de un completo desconocido? Una novela sobre el amor y sus tipos, las casualidades y aprender a cerrar heridas abiertas para seguir adelante. Leo (11:50): ¿Te acuerdas de mí?Robert (11:50): Lo recuerdo todo.
Leo y Robert. Antes de tiempo. Libro 2 (Leo y Robert #Volumen 2)
by Reginah George«Dos chicos, Barcelona y un verano que lo cambió todo.» Tres relatos de la saga «Leo y Robert», creados por la prometedora escritora californiana Reginah George. Relato I - Un café con sal: «Tengo que hablar contigo de algo importante». Leo, tan ingenuo y lleno de esperanzas como siempre, acude a la cita de Bruno en aquel café de la Gran Vía. No están en su mejor momento, vale, pero seguro que hay alguna forma de arreglarlo. Así funciona su... ¿relación? Bueno, ese lazo que los mantiene unidos desde hace años y con el que Leo se conforma. Aunque a veces tire demasiado. Aunque se haya enterado que él no es el único... Con tener un espacio en el corazón de Bruno le es suficiente. Relato II - Un truco de magia: «No sé si la magia existe, pero hay ideas que son imposibles de quitarse de la cabeza». Un año antes de que Leo llegase a la oficina, Scorpion celebró una vez más su famosísima fiesta de Navidad, donde Elisa y Violeta fueron las elegidas para participar en un asombroso número de magia. ¿Queréis saber qué fue lo que ocurrió? Relato III - Villa Plutón: ¿Sabíais que en Villa Plutón el verano y la música pueden cambiarlo todo? Después de dejarse convencer por Ares, Leo y un grupo de amigos de la universidad acudirán a un nuevo festival de música en Barcelona para ver en directo a Pink Tokyo, una de sus bandas favoritas. Allí, rodeado de miles de desconocidos ajenos a las preocupaciones, Leo se encontrará con Robert por primera vez en el tiempo.
Leon and the Champion Chip
by Allen KurzweilLeon's back. Having survived the sweatshop methods of Miss Hagmeyer, his needle-wielding fourth grade teacher at the Classical School, Leon braces himself for fifth grade. He arrives armed with a backpack full of pens and pencils, binders and notebooks . . . plus a rag doll that's the spitting image of Henry Lumpkin, the bully who has Leon in his sights. If the doll works the way it's supposed to, Leon (and his buddies P. W. and Lily-Matisse) won't have to worry about Lumpkin the Pumpkin! Better still, Leon has a fabulous new teacher, Mr. Sparks, who conducts science experiments using that most miraculous of research materials -- the potato chip. And a good thing, too. Mr. Sparks's lab work will come in handy when Leon is forced to take on Alphonse "The Chippopotamus" Cipollini at the annual Chipapalooza! Chip-Off. Once you've sunk your teeth into Leon and the Champion Chip, the hilarious sequel to Leon and the Spitting Image, you'll never eat potato chips the same way again!
Leon and the Spitting Image
by Allen KurzweilLeon, a fourth grader at the Classical School, tries to outwit the school bully and learn to sew for fanatical teacher Miss Hagmeyer, with unexpected help from his final project--a doll with magical powers.
Leon the Extraordinary: A Graphic Novel (Leon The Extraordinary Ser.)
by Jamar NicholasLeon is an ordinary kid who becomes extraordinary when he fights a supervillain to save his school!In the city where Leon lives, superheroes -- and supervillains -- are commonplace. So how does an ordinary kid like Leon, who has no superpowers himself, become the superhero he wants to be? When all his classmates suddenly become obsessed with a new phone app that turns them into zombies, Leon gets his chance to prove that using his brain and following his heart can save the day.Equal parts New Kid and The Incredibles, the first graphic novel in this action-packed, heartfelt, and joyously funny series by Jamar Nicholas reminds readers that when it comes to being a hero, you just need to believe in yourself.
Leon: Worst Friends Forever: A Graphic Novel (Leon Ser.)
by Jamar NicholasLeon struggles with a super ego -- and a super secret! -- in the second graphic novel in Jamar Nicholas's action-packed, heartfelt, and joyously funny series.After saving his classmates from The Monocle, and now that he has access to tons of cool crime-fighting gadgets, Leon is the superhero his school needs. Or at least... he thinks he is. Leon's vigil-antics make Mom and Principal Principle angry, but even worse, they cause a conflict with his best friend, Carlos, who starts to draw mean comics about Leon. Meanwhile, Leon struggles to keep his mom's superhero identity a secret.Can Leon dig deep and rediscover his heart and common sense? Or will his bad behavior reach a point of no return?