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A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...
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Veteran social worker Ellen Moore has seen the worst side of humanity; the vilest acts one person can commit against another. She is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear, and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile,...
3) Mostly sunny
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A social worker who was abandoned by her mother sets out to find the truth about her newest charge with the reluctant assistance of a handsome attorney.
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2019
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"Motivated by her own difficult past, Hildy has an unparalleled commitment to supporting troubled clients through grief and addiction in Sorenson, Wisconsin. But when a distraught group therapy member reveals disturbing details about her late son's potential murder, Hildy goes from dedicated mental health professional to in-over-her-head amateur sleuth . . . Alongside her loyal therapy Golden Retriever, Hildy stumbles through incriminating clues-and...
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Caring for her family on their mid-twentieth-century tobacco farm after the loss of her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy connects with Grace County social worker Jane Forrester, who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy's family.
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Christmas hope volume 3
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2005.
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English
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Patricia and Mark Addison have long given up the hope of having a meaningful Christmas. But this year, Patricia's job as a social worker will lead her to a very special five-year-old. Against her better judgment, Patricia bends the rules and takes the little girl to her own home. Through the presence of Emily in their house, and her penetrating questions about heaven, the Addisons learn that there is no sorrow so great that faith cannot help you find...
8) Case 39
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Paramount
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2011.
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English
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A social worker opens her home to Lilith, a young girl who she believes is being abused by her parents, but the situation quickly turns nightmarish.
10) Night shift
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Helping hands mystery volume 2
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English
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"Strange things have been happening since social worker Hildy Schneider started moonlighting with local police, but a late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he's being haunted by the victim of a grisly murder. After a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse, Hildy and Detective Bib Richmond rush to explain Danny's knowledge...
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Gaiam
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2010.
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English
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Having grown apart following the loss of their son, child-placement social worker Patricia Addison and her husband, Mark, are led to confront their grief and re-examine their faith when a young girl comes under their care during the holiday season.
12) The losers
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Fawcett
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1992.
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Raphael, a golden-boy quarterback, falls prey to his evil college roommate who manipulates him into a wild affair with an older woman and causes a car crash that cripples and emasculates him.
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Clarion
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c2006.
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English
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Drawn from historical documents and archival photographs, a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning social worker and civil rights activist documents her life, achievements, and contributions, revealing why she is considered an American icon.
14) Chosen: a novel
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Harper
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[2010]
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English
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A young caseworker becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents, with devastating results. The very job that offers Chloe refuge from her turbulent personal life and Portland's winter rains soon becomes a battleground involving three very different couples. When a child disappears, dreams dissolve into nightmares.
15) Second best
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Warner Home Video
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c2012.
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English
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Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother's death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?
18) Royal holiday
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"Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can't refuse. She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain Private Secretary and his charming accent and unyielding formality. Malcolm Hudson has been...
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Scout Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it's just another one of her sister's episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother's estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sister's things, she learns that Lexie was researching the history of their family...
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