2004 Caine Prize was awarded to the short story Seventh Street Alchemy by Brian Chikawava. The story is in this anthology, Writing Still. The Caine Prize for African creative writing is awarded...
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Author: Cronn-Mills, KirstinSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Morgan lives in a hick town in the middle of Nebraska. College is two years away. Her mom was killed in a car accident when she was three, her dad drinks, and her stepmom is a non...
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Author: Kennedy, A.L.Summary:
Elizabeth Barber is crossing the Atlantic by liner with her perfectly adequate boyfriend, Derek, who might be planning to propose. In fleeing the UK — temporarily — Elizabeth may also be in flight...
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Author: Melville, AlanSummary:
'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!' When Douglas B. Douglas - leading light of the...
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Author: Percy, BenjaminSummary:
Hell on earth is only one click of a mouse away The Dark Net is real. An anonymous and often criminal arena that exists in the secret far reaches of the Web, some use it to manage Bitcoins, pirate...
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Author: Hajnoczky, HelenSummary:
The word "magyarázni" (pronounced MUG-yar-az-knee) means "to explain" in Hungarian, but translates literally as "make it Hungarian." This faux-Hungarian language primer, written in direct address...
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Author: Brown, GeoffreySummary:
Can a breakup break you apart? In Self-Titled, Geoffrey Brown stares into a mirror and writes what he sees, what he thinks, what he feels. The result? A self-portrait that's at once comic and...
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Author: Mummert, TeresaSummary:
Cass Daniels et la vedette du rock Tucker White remplacent enfin les effets de guitares par les cloches du mariage alors que Teresa Mummert conclut sa trilogie réaliste, série de romans à succès...
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Author: Kendall, JodiSummary:
This delightful middle grade novel is a modern-day homage to Charlotte's Web, perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Cammie McGovern."We fell in love with The Unlikely Story of a...
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Author: Lozada, EvelynSummary:
"Juggling multiple character accents and tones with ease, [narrator Joniece] Abbott-Pratt shines as Hara, her lilting and curious tone perfectly complementing the novel's relatable go-...
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Author: Bélanger, Pierre-LucSummary:
Franco-Ontarien par son père et Haïtien par sa mère, Dany Beauregard se considère trop noir pour les Blancs, trop clean pour les drogués, pas assez sportif pour les athlètes, pas assez talentueux...
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Author: Fletcher, JessicaSummary:
Jessica Fletcher's British cousin, Emma MacGill, will be traveling to Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to perform with internationally famous star of stage, screen, and television Derek Braverman...
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Author: Walbourne-Gough, DouglasSummary:
Shortlisted, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and Raymond Souster Award. Longlisted, First Nation Communities READ Award. From the author: I cannot let the story of Crow Gulch - the story of my...
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Author: Anderson, Nancy MargueriteSummary:
Fifteen years before the 1858 Fraser River gold rush, a Hudson’s Bay Company clerk named Alexander Caulfield Anderson threaded his way through mountain passes and down rapids-filled rivers in...
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Author: Damrosch, DavidSummary:
The new edition of this highly popular guide, How to Read World Literature, addresses the unique challenges and joys faced when approaching the literature of other cultures and eras. Fully revised...
Genre: Social science