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London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen...
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It's once again the annual city pet parade, but Simon the cat has always hated dressing up so he lets Andy's new dog, Baxter, take this one--but then Baxter won't say what their secret costumes are going to be, and Simon gets curious and jealous. Simon decides Baxter, whom he calls "the beast," cannot be trusted, and it is up to him to save the day.
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From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s - history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...
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Halloween is coming and Finley and her friend Henry are busy planning their costumes for the school parade--but when they get to school they discover that their costumes are missing and they have to think fast to manufacture substitutes, preferably ones that will not dissolve when it starts to rain.
12) Robinson
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Robin and his friends are planning to dress up as pirates for their school's annual costume party, but instead his mother creates a Robinson Crusoe costume for him, and while the adults love it, his friends are less welcoming.
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The barnyard animals dress Turkey up in a variety of costumes to get Halloween treats from Farmer Fred, but he sees right through them and sends Turkey back home each time. Then Turkey visits the neighbor Mable Mayberry, who doesn't see well with her thick glasses, and Mable believes Turkey is a child with the best costume she's ever seen so she gives him all her treats which he promptly shares with his friends.
14) Truck or treat!
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Blaze and his Monster Machine friends are ready for a night of Halloween fun. But when Crusher races off with their candy, a spooky chase begins!
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"Francesca Delaney's wedding gown shop has two necessary rules to guarantee success: 1. Never covet a dress 2. Never sell a dress that led to a doomed marriage. These two rules have helped Francesca build her reputation as a woman with a knack for matching a bride-to-be with the perfect gown. At Fran's shop every gown has its history, and the dresses seem to whisper their secrets to Fran, telling her the perfect match. But Francesca breaks both these...
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"A very special wedding gown leads two women to find the love they always wished for. The dress was made many years ago, and it came with a promise: the first man you meet is the man you'll marry. Shelly Hansen is horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrives. Because according to family legend, she's destined to marry the next man she meets. So when she trips on an escalator and falls into Mark Brady's arms, she tells him--and herself--that...
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