Susan Sussman

• Sep-1983
• / General Fiction
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This classic holiday book tells the story of a little Jewish girl at Christmastime. It is her wise grandfather who helps her understand the difference between sharing something because she believes in it, and helping friends celebrate something becau...

• Jan-1989
• / General Fiction
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Barbara Avers has it all, a high-power attorney/politician husband, great kids, beautiful home - and a two pack a day cigarette habit. Suddenly, her best friend dies and Barbara honors their lifelong friendship by flinging away her last car...

• Jan-1999
• / General Fiction
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A collection of superbly realized characters marks a debut mystery featuring a look at life and murder in the Chicago theater as aspiring and increasingly desperate actress Morgan Taylor gets a part in a play that is supposedly cursed....

• Jul-2000
• / General Fiction
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When the curtains open on Morgan Taylor's second adventure, the Chicago actress is Restless, capital R. Hard at work for eight months starring in "Rent," the run has been good, but grueling. Between Morgan's growing boredom and the fact that her year...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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Casey Cooper’s Scout troop is preparing for the Scout Olympics. Casey isn’t a great athlete and worries he won’t be able to compete. Then Casey’s father promises to help him practice for the free-style event. Suddenly, Casey's father is cal...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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How do Jewish children around the world celebrate Hanukkah? On every continent, in every culture, families gather to recount the courage of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil. HANUKKAH: EIGHT LIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD travels to celebrations in ...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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This delightful book takes a scientific look at lies people believe about various animals. The text explains how each 'lie' came to be and then presents the truth.- "A squirrel's bite will give you rabies."- "Snakes are slimy."- "Bats are blind."- "...

• Oct-2012
• / General Fiction
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A child, frightened by a night thunder storm, walks through the house. Grandma, sister, brother all have ideas about what causes thunder. Finally, Father sits with the child and explains that thunder is the sound lightning makes. Together, they wa...

• Oct-2012
• / General Fiction
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• Oct-2014
• / Mystery
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When Laura Marks answers a Summons for Jury Duty she stumbles upon a high-profile trial that quickly plunges her into a world of greed, jealousy, murder and a wacky group of Runyonesque court regulars. Reviews for other Sussman books:“A Nora Ephron...

• / Contemporary Romance
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IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A BEST FRIEND, FALLEN IN LOVE, OR TRIED TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND, On the night her best friend died from lung cancer, Barbara Avers flung her last carton of cigarettes into Lake Michigan. It was February, and she weighed 105 p...

• / Contemporary Romance
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Once upon a time there was a couple who loved each other since childhood, married, raised a couple of kids and lived happily ever after. No, wait, rewind! They lived happily .... for twenty-five years and then......Sarah, who stayed home to raise t...