A poignant, gorgeously-illustrated story about a girl's bond with her grandfather and how it evolves after his death. Searching for treasures with her grandpa is this young girl’s favorite thing to do. Every week they examine the items...
Collectors and collecting
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Author:Keane, DaveSummary: - Author:Turgeon, DavidSummary:
We know how Simone met the man who will become, for a time, her fourth husband. We know what she does (artist), her age (older than she looks), her friends (a veritable menagerie), her habits (frustrated homebody). What remains to learn...
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Author:Davies, RobertsonSummary:A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed.
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Author:Kurzweil, AllenSummary:Critically acclaimed for his international bestseller, A Case of Curiosities, Allen Kurzweil has been called one of today's most gifted new voices in fiction. Now he returns with The Grand Complication -- a modern-day tale of literary...
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Author:Donaldson, JuliaSummary:When Jumbeelia, an eight-year-old giant, climbs down a beanstalk and collects some "iggly plops," the little people of children's stories, she treats them like toys, unaware that she is endangering their lives.
- Author:James, HenrySummary:
Julianna and her niece are marking time in a villa in Venice. A literary editor obsessed with the work of a long-dead poet, Jeffrey Aspern, comes into their lives to try to ferret out his papers.
- Author:O'Leary, SaraSummary:
A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new friends. A young boy moves from the city to a new home in the country. He misses his friends, but at least it's summertime — flowers are...
- Author:Black, CaraSummary:
- Author:Tibo, GillesSummary:
Alors que ses copains collectionnent les papillons ou les ©♭toiles de mer, le petit Momo collectionne les gouttes d'eau: des gouttes de pluie ou de ros©♭e, des gouttes jaillies du ruisseau ou tomb©♭es d'une toile d'araign©♭e, des larmes...
- Author:Marcero, DeborahSummary:
Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars-ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things-like...
- Author:Steele, J.Summary:
Over the years J. Steele has worked with some of the best gems God's earth has to offer. He has now put this guide book together for all to use. This is a simple informative guide book. Buying color gems is a challenge. Written for...
