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English
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Jack Campbell, a workaholic Wall Street exec, gets to see what his life might have been like if he'd stayed with his former sweetheart, Kate. Thirteen years after they split up, Jack falls asleep in his posh New York apartment, then awakens to find himself a family man, with his now-wife Kate, daughter Annie and new baby.
Author
Publisher
Permanent Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
An Ivy League graduate obtains a teaching job in 1970s Japan, which has become a find-yourself destination, similar to what India was for the backpack set in the 1960s. The novel follows the hero's cross-cultural experiences until he is kicked out for petty theft. By the author of Flesh.
3) Finally seen
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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English
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With a new team firmly in place, DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, Love Actually) is finally settled on the beautiful island of Saint Marie. Feeling as though something is still missing from his life, Goodman enlists DS Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert, Summer Crush) to help him crack the complexities of the dating world.
A British cop is out of his element after he is sent to the tiny island of Sainte Marie to solve a murder case.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The smash-hit whodunit returns to BBC One, as D.I. Neville Parker (Ralf Little) attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling murders, intriguing puzzles and famous guest stars. There are also some big surprises in store starting with the shock return of D.S Florence Cassell (Josphine Jobert). Can Florence help...
13) American Venus
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When some Americans cross the Canadian border, they step way over the line. Overbearing figure skating coach Celia Lane's world spirals out of control when her Olympics-bound daughter suddenly decides to quit the sport and flee to Vancouver. But nothing can stop a determined mother's love, particularly if she's got a passport and a gun.
14) Life fine tuned
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a self-absorbed teen pop-idol (aptly, named Star) who throws one too many tantrums during rehearsals for her new music video. Star drives off in a fury expecting an apologetic call from her manager at any moment. Now lost in rural Virginia, Star is taken in by a Christian family who live a lifestyle in stark contrast to the world of the pop star. Inspired by the Madison family's faith, kindness and mutual love of music, Star begins...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Arriving in America, the so-called beautiful country, Anna, a young Taiwanese girl, finds it anything but beautiful as she and her family struggle to make a place for themselves in this world and learn the true meaning of home.
Anna's family is moving from Taiwan to California in America, the beautiful country. But it is nothing like what she imagined: their one-bedroom apartment is tiny. At school she is taunted for the food she brings. The restaurant...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Inheriting First Uncle's home after he dies tragically and unexpectedly, eleven-year-old Meixing and her family immigrate to the New Land, where it will take all of Meixing's resilience and bravery to finally find her place of belonging in this new world.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Dylan, an aspiring photographer, is spending a month in Mumbai with his friend Rohit Lal and his family, but knowing nothing of Indian culture, he cannot seem to do anything right (do not hit cows!)--and the situation is made worse by the tensions within the Lal family over whether Rohit should be raised in India, which Mr. Lal's wealthy sister is pushing for.
18) The lost shtetl
Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"What if there was a town that Hitler missed? For over fifty years the tiny Jewish shtetl of Kreskol has existed virtually untouched and unchanged. Spared of the Holocaust and Cold War, Kreskol has enjoyed an isolated peace. But when a marriage dispute spirals out of control, Kreskol is suddenly rediscovered and brought into the 21st Century. Pesha is in a loveless, arranged marriage and summons the courage to escape Kreskol on foot. But when her...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Uprooted from her life in New York City and relocated to her father's villa in Seoul, sixteen-year-old Melody soon discovers the alluring aspects of living in Korea as well as family secrets as she struggles to reconcile her identity in a place she is expected to call home.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Skye's cousin Hiroshi and his family move to Virginia from Japan, the cultural differences lead to misunderstandings and both children are unhappy at the changes in their lives--will flying the dragon kite finally bring them together?
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