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1) A fatal glow
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"Recently widowed Odessa Jones is sure the exclusive catering job she's scored from wealthy businessman Casey Osborne will propel her catering career into the big leagues. So when Dessa's pesky second sight warns her that Osborne is bad news, she ignores it. She wishes she hadn't when he drops dead at his brunch after sampling her homemade preserves. Osborne's death is declared a homicide. Dessa and the friends who helped her cook are considered suspects......
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Odessa Jones volume 1
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English
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In the first of a thrilling new series, one woman's extraordinary psychic gift plunges her already-troubled present into chaos--and puts her future in someone's deadly sights... Until now, Odessa Jones' inherited ability to read emotions and foretell danger has protected her. But second sight didn't warn her she would soon be a widow--and about to lose her home and the catering business she's worked so hard to build. The only things keeping Dessa...
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Odessa Jones volume 3
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English
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When her young co-worker, Anna Lee, is killed in a hit-and-run, realtor Odessa Jones uses special talent, and the help of family, friends and a feisty cat named Juniper, to find answers-and draw out a killer hiding in plain sight.
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A trio of great single women is being driven to distraction; they have one thing in common-Randall Hollis, a successful art dealer at the top of his game. Randall is rich, handsome, and charming, and these three women all find themselves passionately involved with him during the same seven-month period.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Former executive editor of Essence magazine and Blackboard best-selling author Valerie Wilson Wesley has received the Literary Award for fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She has also been nominated for the Shamus award. In Playing My Mother's Blues, Wesley explores the complexities of love and family. Dani Carter is seven years old when her mother Maria leaves the family for a new lover. As a child, Dani could not...
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Willimena rules! volume 4
Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Willimena rules! volume 3
Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When good-hearted third-grader Willimena spends her Girl Scout cookie money on lunch for some friends in need, she tries to creatively earn back the money she spent; ultimately she must face the consequences of not being responsible with the money.
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Willimena rules! volume 2
Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Willimena feels left out when her cousin Teddy comes to visit. When Teddy catches a big fish, Willimena decides to catch an even bigger one.
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Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When seven-year-old Willimena spends all the money she earned selling Girl Scout cookies, her big sister Tina helps her come up with a plan to earn the money back.