Friendsgiving


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A cozy autumn picture book, featuring a sweet and universal take on Thanksgiving--the perfect treat for fall. The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and Berry, Ginger, and Willow are enjoying the delights of fall. When these old friends join with new friends to bask in the bounty of the season, there is a lot to be thankful for--and a new tradition is born . . . Friendsgiving! From the author and illustrator team of Snow Much Fun! comes another seasonal celebration for young readers.




Friendsgiving


Book Description

Let Friends be your guide to hosting unforgettable year-round celebrations. This one-of-a-kind handbook is filled with recipes, entertaining tips, and group activities inspired by the feasts and fun of everyone's favorite sitcom squad. In part one of Friendsgiving you'll find recipes like Righteous Mac 'n' Cheese and Neslé Toulouse Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Part two is filled with Friends-style entertaining tips, such as creating the ultimate Friendsgiving playlist and DIY-ing party decorations. Part three keeps the fun going with Pin the Tail on Ugly Naked Guy, Unagi Pictionary, and many more activities. Filled with full-color photos, quotes, and highlighting memorable moments from the show throughout, Friendsgiving is a delightful compendium of ideas for celebrating holidays, special occasions, or anytime festivities with your favorite people.




Friendsgiving


Book Description

A holiday entertaining guide complete with menus, recipes and ideas for your next dinner party or social event. Throw a stress-free, festive holiday gathering for your family of friends! This unique and beautifully packaged Friendsgiving guide is filled with inspired menus, twenty-five creative recipes, tips, and more. Friendsgiving is everything you love about Thanksgiving— think memorable Turkey Day feast— without the things you dread, like nagging family members and awkward conversations. This epic Friendsgiving guide includes everything you need to throw a memorable occasion— minus the tension and stress. In Friendsgiving, you'll find: Handy timelines, shopping tips, and advice for planning ahead Leftovers strategies, wine pairings, and music suggestions Twenty-five easy, delicious recipes, such as Stuffing with Italian Sausage and Caramelized Fennel, Southern Tomato Pudding, and Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Arugula-Walnut Pesto Convenient options for variations, as well as suggestions for what to make and what to ask guests to bring— because good friends want to pitch in too! You won't need to be a perfect host or slave over a stove for days. Instead, Friendsgiving will give you the insight and advice for creating a fun, unforgettable occasion to eat and drink with friends. Tap into your own creativity with an offering of diverse menus, including a Southern Feast, Cuban Fiesta, and a Modern vegan, gluten-free menu. While Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for family, Friendsgiving gives us an opportunity to be thankful for friends. This practical and essential handbook will provide you with the tools you need to start an annual Friendsgiving tradition.




My Love for You


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It all started with Summer Unplugged. This young adult romance by Amy Sparling has sold over 300,000 copies and inspired four spin-off series for a total of over 30 books. Due to overwhelming reader requests, this epic young adult romance series will continue with The Summer Unplugged Epilogues! My Love for You is the first book in the Epilogues. Park and Becca have fallen in love. Now they will plan the wedding of a lifetime with their best friends Jace and Bayleigh at their side. This Series Book 1, Park and Becca's wedding story: My Love for You Book 2, Jace & Bayleigh's story of raising Jett: My Trust in You Book 3 Jett & Keanna's relationship: My Adventure with You




UBER Stories, from a driver


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This story is talks about some of the fun, light, educational stories from an Uber driver that has driven over 2,500 rides. It is meant to provide entertainment and share stories about wonderful people and encourage people to network and reach out.




A Guide to the Period of the Catechumenate


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The period of the catechumenate is rich with opportunities for catechesis, and the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults presents four ways that catechesis occurs during that time for the unbaptized. A Guide to the Period of the Catechumenate breaks open each of those ways of catechizing by first exploring the approach of catechesis accommodated to the liturgical year, then by providing suggestions on how to introduce catechumens to the Christian way of life. In addition to this foundational material, this book also includes: An overview of six foundational principles of initiation ministry and how they are applied to the period of the catechumenate Practical advice for leading formational and catechetical sessions with the unbaptized Thirty-five seasonal outlines and twenty-four monthly outlines with liturgical suggestions for preparing Celebrations of the Word Thirty-four seasonal outlines and twenty-four monthly outlines with practical ways catechumens can serve their parish and local communities Twelve catechetical sessions on the lives of the saints







Language Lessons


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Grace can’t find a desperately needed roommate, so she takes a gamble and decides to host an exchange student. When the student turns out to be in college and just a few years older than her, not to mention extremely cute, Grace is flustered and withdraws. When an accident forces her to spend time with Lenka, she realizes just how much they have in common. Lenka is so excited about her year in America. She’s going to love New York not only because she wants to work for the UN, but also because it’s where her girlfriend lives. She plans to practice her English with a large host family, so when she’s matched with a single woman living in Portland, she’s crushed. Only it turns out that she loves Portland, things with her girlfriend aren’t as they seem, and Grace’s house begins to feel like home. Grace and Lenka never expected to fall in love. Is home really where the heart is if it means giving up your dreams?




The Advice Columnist


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Lydia Swann’s life is falling into place perfectly. She’s clinched the coveted role of advice columnist at The Washington Post. With her career on the rise, she hopes to buy a house with her girlfriend. But the bliss is fleeting. The relationship with her girlfriend hits the rocks, leaving Lydia reeling. To compound matters, she becomes entangled in a perplexing mystery. Letters from a disgruntled reader start to flood her inbox. They contain cryptic riddles that bear chilling parallels to a series of unsolved murders haunting DC. Could deciphering the enigmatic riddles lead her to unmasking a cunning killer? Caught between personal turmoil and the allure of solving a deadly puzzle, Lydia finds solace in the company of Sofia Soto, a captivating figure who sparks feelings beyond mere friendship.




Mall-O-Ween Mischief


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Trick-or-treat through reader favorite Yule Heights Shopping Mall as a ghost from the past moves back in! This standalone short romance is both hauntingly swoon worthy and full of second chances. Avery Rossi, owner of Pugs & Kisses Pet Store, is nonbinary and non-confrontational. Being the younger sibling of Yule Heights original Casanova, Val Rossi, the jewelry store owner, means that Avery has had to pave their own way out of their brother’s spotlight. And they did just that…into a murderer’s son’s arms. Dr. Jekkyl Storm—or Jay, as he insists on being called—just moved back to Yule Heights after a family scandal and tragedy took him away to lick his wounds and build his optometrist business. But his wild sister needs his constant adult supervision and Jay has already spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of his broken family. Falling in love seems impossible, because who would love the cobwebs and skeletons hiding in his closet? One Halloween contest, a guide dog, and a mass cricket exodus later…there might just be some hair-raising sensations crawling into these two store owner’s hearts. Ghosts from the past are haunting the mall corridors as these two wounded individuals find healing in Halloween…and, maybe, one another.