Julie Murphy
1) Dumplin'
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Series
Dumplin' volume 1
Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
Author
Series
Christmas Notch novel volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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A washed-up former member of a boy band agrees to star in a sexy Santa biopic that also stars his ex, in the second novel of the series following A Merry Little Meet Cute.
Author
Series
Meant to be novel volume 1
Language
English
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HPL Great Summer Reads
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If the shoe doesn't fit, maybe it's time to design your own. Cindy loves shoes. A well-placed bow or a chic stacked heel is her form of self-expression. As a fashion-obsessed plus-size woman, she can never find designer clothes that work on her body, but a special pair of shoes always fits just right. With a shiny new design degree but no job in sight, Cindy moves back in with her stepmother, Erica Tremaine, the executive producer of the world's biggest...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone--a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with"--
5) Pumpkin
Author
Series
Dumplin' volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight? if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she's been dying to go to for three whole summers. But on the last day of school, her parents break the news: Maggie isn't going to Camp Rising Star. She's being shipped off to fat camp, and not just any fat camp. She's going to Camp Sylvania,...
9) Ramona blue
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it's been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she's fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she's destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"What happens when there's no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roommates with your grumpy one-night stand? Part-time adult film actress/one-time adult film director/makeup artist Sunny Palmer has accidentally sold her very first screenplay to the Hope Channel. That was six months ago. Fast forward to a looming deadline, an uninspired Sunny has returned to the source of her inspiration in Christmas Notch, Vermont, to...
11) Moon madness
Author
Series
Camp Sylvania volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Last year, Maggie and Nora didn't exactly get the summer of their dreams. Instead, they had to survive a camp run by a covert clan of vampires. But this year, Camp Sylvania is back and under new management -- gentle, hippie-dippie Luna Lupowski. So the girls are convinced to give camp another try. All Nora wants is an unforgettable experience with her best friend. But it's hard to have fun with Maggie fixated on all things otherworldly -- and spending...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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When she's not hanging out with her two best friends, Matt and Ches, Faith Herbert is volunteering at the local animal shelter or obsessing over the long-running teen drama The Grove. So far, her senior year has been spent trying to sort out her feelings for her maybe-crush Johnny and making plans to stay close to Grandma Lou after graduation. And there's the small matter of recently discovering she can fly. Then the fictional world of The Grove relocates...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Long snouts, bright-red lips, pointy heads ... the animal kingdom is full of critters with unique features. Learn about the incredible adaptations that help these creatures - and their odd bods - survive and thrive all around the globe!"--
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Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Faith is not a regular teenager. She has flying superpowers. She's hoping she can get through her senior year in a normal way, but strange things start happening. Meanwhile, she hears about a rumored sighting of her ex, who was thought to have died months ago.
Author
Series
Camp Sylvania volume 2
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Last year, Maggie and Nora didn't exactly get the summer of their dreams. Instead, they had to survive a camp run by a covert clan of vampires. But this year, Camp Sylvania is back and under new management—gentle, hippie-dippie Luna Lupowski. So, the girls are convinced to give camp another try.
All Nora wants is an unforgettable experience with her best friend. But it's hard to have fun with Maggie fixated on all things otherworldly—and spending...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
What can we learn about the health of an ecosystem through coral reefs? This title takes readers into our warming oceans to learn why and how coral reefs are hurting, and why it's a larger issue for the thousands of animals and humans who depend on its resources. Detailed maps Glossary of key words Index Reviewed Table of contents Animals can help us see the effects of climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction. Bioindicator Species takes...