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Little Bridge Island volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"A broken engagement only gave Molly Montgomery additional incentive to follow her dream job from the Colorado Rockies to the Florida Keys. Now, as Little Bridge Island Public Library's head of children's services, Molly hopes the messiest thing in her life will be her sticky-note covered desk. But fate - in the form of a newborn left in the restroom - has other ideas. So does the sheriff who comes to investigate the "abandonment". When John Hartwell...
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Language
English
Description
"When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let's Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson's long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising...
Author
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Français
Description
This delightful French version of the picture book "If I Had A Kumquat" tells the story of a young parrot who dreams of eating a tasty kumquat. He knows that if he had one he would have to share it with his little sister. A humorous story for all ages, "Si J'avais Un Kumquat" explores both simple and advanced topics such as sharing with others and considering future consequences for actions.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them--a trauma that would forever change the course of the Russian nation. This is a new version of the war we're so familiar with....
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Description
For more than 75 years The Real Mother Goose has been delighting thousands of boys and girls, and the magic is as strong as ever. Men and women who loved this book in childhood can now share it with their children. All the familiar verses are here, exactly as they have been repeated from generation to generation. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem, "--Amazon.com.
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem. When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music. The beating heart of Memphis-based Stax Records, he had risen to fame belting out gospel-flecked blues...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 124
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
One of the most mesmerizing memoirs of the literary season: a wrenching, hilarious, and stylistically groundbreaking story of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his parents to cancer and inherits his eight-year-old brother. "Well, this was when Bill was sighing a lot. He had decided that after our parents died he just didn't want any more fighting between what was left of us. He was twenty-four, Beth was twenty-three,...
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Language
English
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Description
"Trapped in the middle of five siblings, Everly Lancaster always had big dreams. Now a top real-estate executive, Everly finds her work is her life, leaving no space for anything (or anyone) else. Sensing her stress, Everly's boss insists she take December off. At first, a month away seems crazy--how will the company survive without her? But Everly's mother convinces her otherwise. She deserves a vacation--plus, when she returns, she'll have no excuse...
Author
Series
York (Laura Ruby) volume 1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a magnificent city: towering skyscrapers, dazzling machines, and winding train lines, all running on technology no one had ever seen before. Fifty-seven years later, the enigmatic architects disappeared, leaving behind for the people of New York the Old York Cipher -- a puzzle laid into the shining city they constructed, at the end of which was promised a treasure beyond...
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An innovative and accessible guide to business, management and commerce Learning about business can be daunting, but The Business Book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the business world to even the complete novice. The Business Book is the perfect primer to key theories of business and management, covering inspirational business ideas, business strategy...
Series
Library of America volume 333
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Across a turbulent history, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. One of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, as enslaved people voice their passionate...
Publisher
Megan Tingley Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Presents a new collection of poems, from both classic and contemporary poets, which are especially suited for learning by heart and reciting aloud.
"From the creators of the bestselling You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series comes this new collection of poems especially suitable for learning by heart and saying aloud. With personal introductions by former Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman -- as well as her own time-tested tips and tools...
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