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1) The dilemma
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English
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"It's Livia's fortieth birthday, and her husband, Adam, is throwing her the party of a lifetime. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter, Marnie, who's studying abroad. But Livia is secretly glad that Marnie won't be there, because Livia has recently uncovered a stunning secret about her daughter. And while she's waiting until the party is over to tell Adam, he has his own surprise. Adam has arranged for Marnie to fly back for the party....
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English
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"'We've been waiting for an hour.' That's what Audrey says. She states it with a little bit of an edge, her words just bordering on cursive. That's the thing I think first. Not: Audrey Hepburn is at my birthday dinner, but Audrey Hepburn is annoyed. At one point or another, we've all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we'd like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen?...
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English
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"Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic when, on her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives from the midwife who delivered her, specifying that Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday, or face grave consequences. When Jane falls for a science writer...
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Series
Publisher
WindmilI Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This story follows Forrest Oakenfield on his birthday as he and his family prepare the cake, the games, and a big surprise. Forrest's friends help him enjoy a pinata, music, and a nutty petting zoo! In the end, the best present Forrest receives is the time he spends with his friends and family"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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"Their lives began together, but their worlds couldn't be more different. After thirty years of missed connections, they're about to meet again ... Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first...
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English
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"Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a pact that no matter where their lives took them, they'd return to Nantucket Island's Brant Point Lighthouse on July 30, their shared golden birthday, and continue their tradition of exchanging birthday wishes. But that was before a tragic accident upended both of their lives, irrevocably pulling them apart. Their worlds collide just months before that particular day when Louisa's fledgling event-planning...
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English
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A ninetieth-birthday celebration may be ruined by a nefarious killer, in a mystery filled with "believable and lovable characters" (Publishers Weekly).
The town of Tinker's Cove is looking forward to the celebration marking former librarian Julia Ward Howe Tilley's ninetieth birthday. Lucy Stone, Miss Tilley's closest friend, dreamed up the party idea—around the same time she decided she's not getting old without...
The town of Tinker's Cove is looking forward to the celebration marking former librarian Julia Ward Howe Tilley's ninetieth birthday. Lucy Stone, Miss Tilley's closest friend, dreamed up the party idea—around the same time she decided she's not getting old without...
12) Becoming family
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Series
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"On her thirtieth birthday a veteran with PTSD vows to her service dog, Trinity, that she will make it the best year of her life."--
14) Party fun
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Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A child describes her birthday party, including her preparations and the various fun things that she and her friends do.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
To Carley Wells, words are the enemy-her tutor's innumerable SAT flashcards; her personal trainer's "fifty-seven pounds overweight" assessment; and the endless reading assignments from her English teacher, Mr. Nagel. When Nagel reports to her parents that she has answered "What is your favorite book?" with "Never met one I liked," they decide to fix what he calls her "intellectual impoverishment." They will commission a book to be written just for...
19) Flower garden
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Language
English
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Description
Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
20) Birthday moon
Author
Publisher
Viking Kestrel
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Relates the wonderful things you can do with the perfect birthday gift--the moon.
