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61) Plenty good room
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Quiet, 30-something Tamara Britton has a comfortable life as a caseworker in the Care for Kids Agency. Surprisingly, she agrees to become a foster parent for Sienna Larson, a troubled and rebellious teenager, and as a result her world is turned upside down. Despite the numerous support services available and her many years of experience helping others in similar situations, Tamara has a hard time keeping it all together. In desperation, she turns...
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"Dawn gave us the tools we needed to take the exam, and let me tell you - she was on point! Not only did she cover the content areas we needed to focus in on, but she also showed us how to read and interpret the questions on the exam."
—Ammu D. Kowolik, LMSW, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research
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...63) Christmas haven
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"Shock is police captain Morgan Wright's first reaction to seeing his former sweetheart, Julie Burns. But concern soon follows. The lovely social worker left Port Whisper behind years ago. Why is she back ... and what's got her so scared? Her hometown was the only safe place Julie could turn to after witnessing a kidnapping. She didn't count on trouble following her. And she certainly didn't expect to run into Morgan, or to feel that old love rekindle....
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In her most chilling challenge yet, Sienna St. James believes she has come face to face with the terrorist responsible for the carnage in her hometown. Taking him on as a client in her therapy practice may be the only way to prove to herself and authorities that her time-tested instincts are right. Complicating matters are her damaged dreams and broken heart and the need to finally confront the one person whose absence from her life changed everything....
65) Night shift
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"Strange things have been happening since Hildy started moonlighting with local police, but a desperate late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson General Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he's being haunted for real by the victim of a grisly murder... The rambling ghost story seems like another delusion. But after a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse crawling...
66) Plain protector
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"When an unknown assailant attacks Sarah Gardner shortly after she moves to Apple Creek, she doesn't know which of her fears has come true. Is someone trying to tell her that meddling strangers aren't welcome in this tight-knit Amish community, or has her abusive ex-boyfriend found her? The social worker doesn't want to run again, not when she's finally putting down roots. But she may not have a choice, unless deputy sheriff Nick Jennings can protect...
68) Social worker
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"In Social Worker, early fluent readers will learn about social workers' job responsibilities, necessary training and qualifications, and how they support members of their community in a variety of situations. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support a growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young...
69) The gateway
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"Parker, a down-on-his-luck social worker, finds himself in over his head when he tries to protect his client from her recently paroled husband. Can Parker save the family from the violent threat of the maniacal drug dealer and his crew, desperate to reclaim their priceless stash?"--Container.
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Jane Addams was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This biography, covering the first half of Addams's life, reveals in detail her development as a political activist and social philosopher--we observe the powerful mind of a woman encountering the radical ideas of her age. Addams, a child of a wealthy family, longed for a life of larger purpose. After receiving an inheritance, she moved to Chicago in 1889 to co-found Hull House,...
72) Midnight kisses
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His faith shattered by loss, Daniel Buchanan has built a cocoon around his heart, spending his days counseling troubled teens. But his life changes the night he meets Renée Walker. The dedicated social worker reawakens something in him, her kisses igniting a firestorm of desire that takes the widowed minister by surprise.
After being left at the altar, Renée isn't ready to love and lose again. But how can she fight such a...
73) Nothing to fear
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The director of an inner-city shelter for battered women, Dana Dupinsky becomes caught in the middle of a deadly scheme of revenge between security expert Ethan Buchanan and the ruthless woman who kidnapped his godson.
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Social worker Gideon Colton has devoted his life to helping kids. His commitment to his work has eased some of the heartache from his breakup with Dr. Sophia Gray-Jones. Then a battered child brings the pediatrician back into his life. And as a vengeful father threatens Sophia, Gideon is determined to protect her. But hiding out together might just create tremendous danger to their hearts...and their lives!
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Epitome Apartments volume 1
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"Book one in a mystery series featuring a queer, nameless amateur detective is ambisexual Kinsey Millhone meets Canadian Lisbeth Salander. Rescued from torpor and poverty by the need to help a good friend deal with the murder of her beloved granddaughter, our downsized-social-worker protagonist and her cat, Bunnywit, are jolted into a harsh, street-wise world of sex, lies, and betrayal, to which they respond with irony, wit, intelligence (except for...
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"Detective Reed Dawson should be looking for the mother who abandoned her infant in his office. But a freak snowstorm has him stranded and left to care for the baby with social worker Aimee Gallagher. Reed can see that Aimee is a caring person and a natural mother. But despite their ice-melting attraction, Reed's painful past prevents him from getting involved. So why does he keep imagining their future as a family?" --
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Harlequin presents volume 3571
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Newly crowned sultan Zaid Al-Ameen is determined to rid his country of corruption. Unfortunately for Esme Scott, that means arresting her conman father -- leaving her with little choice but to strike a deal with his captor.
78) Shades of truth
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"Big city detective Ethan Reed is working deep undercover at a Christian youth detention center. The kind of place he spent some harrowing time in as a kid. Ethan's mission: ferret out who's recruiting resident teens for a drug ring. He expects help from the lovely, devoted director of Hope Manor. But Kim Corbett won't tell Ethan anything--even when she's threatened and attacked. When Ethan discovers what Kim is protecting, his guarded heart opens...
79) Insatiable
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Insatiable: a seductive portrait of two women and their obsession with one man.
Life has delivered some hard knocks to Terelle Chambers, who grew up shuttling between foster homes. She desperately needs something or someone to believe in. She plans her future around Marquise, the father of her toddler daughter. Devastatingly sexy, Marquise is currently in jail on drug charges. Terelle, however, is living for his imminent return and dreaming of the...
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"In a season of loss and change, Wren Crawford and Katherine Rhodes share the journey as companions in sorrow and hope. In this sequel to Shades of Light and Remember Me, fans of the Sensible Shoes series will not only be able to attend Katherine's final retreat sessions at New Hope but also encounter old and new friends along the way"--
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