An Odyssey Honor audiobook and National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel—adapted for audio—is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the...
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Author: Jamieson, VictoriaSummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Baumgartner, BrianSummary:
Join the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious inside story of how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series...
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Author: Dellinger, David T.Summary:
The classic account of one of the most infamous and entertaining trials in recent American history comes thrillingly to life in this multi-voiced presentation of the courtroom transcripts that...
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Author: Spencer, LivSummary:“Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight is a Twilighter essential. With beautiful full color pages, this book takes you from the beginnings of Stephenie Meyer to the future release...
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Author: Tesh, EmilySummary:
"Sena Bryer delivers a cinematic performance of Tesh's exhilarating space opera. Bryer's full-bodied characterizations-gruff Mags, Kyr's quietly rage-filled squadmates, and a...
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Author: McCardell, MikeSummary:Bestselling author and TV personality Mike McCardell, known for his humorous and touching portraits of ordinary BC lives, turns a new page and crafts a bittersweet memoir of his own hardscrabble...
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Author: Scheidel, WalterSummary:Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of...
Genre: History and geography, Social science -
Author: Craig, JohnSummary:
You say you've never cast a line, can't tell a spinning-rod from a tackle-box, and could care less? Well, you're still going to enjoy this lighthearted look at the human condition, as seen in the...
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Author: Wilson, Pat; Wood, KrisSummary:Lucky Strike is a light-hearted laugh-out-loud mystery with a cast of characters who epitomize life Down East. Eric Spratt, a conservative accountant from Toronto, is forced to flee to the remote...
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Author: Baskin, Elizabeth CogswellSummary:Every year, Halloween is supposed to bring scares and screams as children everywhere don costumes and go door-to-door requesting treats. But instead of spreading fright, most of the little witches...
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Author: Wortham, Reavis Z.Summary:By October, 1967, The Summer of Love is history, rock and roll is dark and revolutionary and people in the small East Texas community of Center Springs want only a quiet life. Unluckily, two years...
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Author: Wortham, ReavisSummary:Lyndon B. Johnson is President, Beatlemania is in overdrive and gasoline costs 30 cents a gallon when Ned Parker retires as constable in Center Springs, Texas. But his plan to live a quiet life as...
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Author: Corwin, C. R.Summary:Maddy Sprowls gets to The Hannawa Herald-Union on the stroke of nine. She makes her first mug of Darjeeling tea and settles down at her desk to read the obituaries. The obits are the best part of...
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Author: Shaw, KevinSummary:Stately and majestic, yet scuffed with wear and disillusion, the poems of Smaller Hours mount the sky like columns and fora of some archaic ruin. Through these ancient halls, Kevin Shaw tracks...
Genre: Canadian poetry, Poetry -
Author: Cook, MéiraSummary:After twenty years Max Binder is still in love with his fiery wife, Maggie, and is determined to get her the perfect fortieth birthday gift. But Max’s singular desire — to make his wife happy —...