After their trailer home and all their belongings are burned, twelve-year-old Ember and her Wiccan family move to a lakeside campground where Ember's anguish over losing her dog, as well as her friendship with the boy she fears started...
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Author:Carley, DianneSummary:Forced intimacies, dead dogs, errant balloons, a troubled chef's encounter with ethereal Swedish lesbians, all form this remarkable short story collection, Bodies in Trouble, depicting characters coping with faltering relationships,...
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Author:Nelson, MaggieSummary:Maggie Nelson presents 240 short pieces, all on the color blue, that offer surprising insights into the emotional depths that make us most human.
- Author:Henighan, StephenSummary:
These eleven short stories cover a wide range of territory - from Toronto to Cuba to Eastern Europe. And, wide-ranging over geography as they are, they also cover an array of characters and situations that can only be situated in the...
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Author:Holly, CateSummary:With charming illustrations and fresh, contemporary text, Birthdays Rock and So Do You! provides teens with the ideal way to shout, "Happy Birthday, Girlfriend!" Or as this colorful, with-it book exclaims, "Today it'...
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Author:Summary:Artist Dana Simson offers a sweet and sensitive birthday book filled with her whimsical wishes and fanciful illustrations. It's the perfect way to say "Happy Birthday!"
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Author:Andrews McMeel PublishingSummary:The sisterly bond has inspired writers from the ancient Greeks to Nora and Delia Ephron. Some of the best lines ever written on sisterhood are collected in this Little Book Between Sisters. By turns poignant, piercing, tender and funny...
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Author:Andrews McMeel PublishingSummary:High-color graphic art paired with lively and fun text makes this book on friendship irresistible. The fresh, fun look and feel of this book captures the essence of wonderful friendship.
- Author:Farooqi, MusharrafSummary:
Set in an unnamed Pakistani city shortly after Partition, the lives of Ustad Ramzi, one of the greatest wrestlers of the land, who is now old and warmed only by the memories of his past, and the equally renowned Gohar Jan, a courtesan...
- Author:Painter, LynnSummary:
A New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, this "entertaining" ( Publishers Weekly ) rom-com in the vein of She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a...
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Author:Blossoms, SkySummary:Best Thing Ever is a transformational step-by-step guide to building a truly magical life partnership. It invites the reader to prepare for future commitment by building a strong foundation within and offers an array of practical tools...
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Author:Martin, Ann M.Summary:Belle Teal Harper is from a poor family in the country, and beginning fifth-grade is a challenge as her grandmother's memory is slipping away, her brother and father are fighting again, and she becomes involved with the two new children...
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Author:Frazee, Hank, Murdoch, Sharon GibbSummary:Before We Say “Goodnight” teaches parents how to tell bedtime stories about their life experiences and family history to their children. Parents want to build closer relationships with their kids, but with the hustle and bustle of...
- Author:Kawaguchi, ToshikazuSummary:
Down an alleyway in the heart of Tokyo, there is an underground café that's been serving carefully brewed coffee for over a hundred years. Legend says that this coffeeshop offers its customers the chance to travel back in time. The...
- Author:Lord, CynthiaSummary:
Newbery Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord has written a sensitive and accessible book about the challenges of fitting in when you know you're a little different. On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father...
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Author:Von Ziegesar, CecilySummary:Chronicles the lives of Blair, Serena, and their friends during the last semester of their senior year at their exclusive, Manhattan private schools.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “ Beautiful World, Where Are You is Rooney’s best novel yet. Funny and smart, full of sex and love and people doing their best to connect.” — The New York Times Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in...
- Author:Steel, DanielleSummary:
Winona Farmington once dreamed of graduating from college, moving to New York City, and pursuing a career in publishing. Then real life got in the way when she left college and returned to her small Michigan hometown to care for her...
- Author:Spangler, BrieSummary:
A witty, wise, and heart-wrenching novel that will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell and David Levithan.Tall, meaty, muscle-bound, and hairier than most throw rugs, Dylan doesn't look like your average fifteen-year-old, so naturally...
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Author:Klune, T.J.Summary:Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid,...
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