Voyages and travels
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Author:Bryson, Bill, Quindlen, Anna, National Geographic SocietySummary: -
Author:James, Helen FosterSummary:Every grandma knows that her love for her grandchildren can span great distances! So when Grandma heads out on an adventure of her own, she stays in touch with her grandchild through a series of sweet letters and memories. Grandchild...
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Author:Greenhut, Josh, Mattick, LindsaySummary:An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met...
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Author:Fleischman, PaulSummary:New to town, Brent Bishop longs to stroll around school with the popular Brianna on his arm. But when Brianna begs him at a party full of schoolmates to stop hounding her, Brent's hopes are shattered. Trying to escape his humiliation,...
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Author:Hashimi, NadiaSummary:Mahmood and his wife, Fereiba, live a happy middle-class life until their country is engulfed in war and the Taliban rise to power. Mahmood becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime and is murdered. Forced to flee Kabul with her...
- Author:Downing, Erin SoderbergSummary:
Mix together a used food truck, a road trip that doesn't exactly go as planned, and a lot of pie, and you have the recipe for this sweet middle grade series starter brimming with humor, heart, and a family you'll fall in love...
- Author:Wheelan, Charles J.Summary:
Charlie Wheelan and his family do what others dream of: They take a year off to travel the world. This is their story. What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre-COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out;...
- Author:Gabaldon, DianaSummary:
Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the...
- Author:Nichols, PeterSummary:
Two men from opposite ends of the social spectrum - a wealthy self-indulgent industrialist and a disgraced sea captain - are brought together in a harrowing adventure: an attempt to guide a luxurious but ill-equipped yacht through the...
- Author:Macfarlane, RobertSummary:
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Underland by Robert Macfarlane. Shortlisted for the Best Nonfiction Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019 - WINNER...
- Author:Loranger, DanielleSummary:
Malgré sa carrure précoce d'haltérophile, Matis est né hémophile. Imaginez : avoir la vigueur de ses 16 ans mais habiter un corps qui ne peut pas encaisser de coup... Le moindre choc peut lui causer une grave hémorragie. Mais la...
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Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:Family vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition -- by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations to Disney World and...
- Author:WILSON, John F.Summary:
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Author:Cooper, ElishaSummary:Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.
- Author:Gunn, GenniSummary:
Tracks is a compilation of personal travel essays that range across three continents, from Italy, where Genni Gunn was born and spent her early years, to Canada and Mexico, and through Asia, where she has travelled many times, both...
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Author:Bowman, PatrickSummary:Two-and-a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the...
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Author:Haddix, Margaret PetersonSummary:Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the Discovery is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested...
- Author:DENNIS, AnthonySummary:
A compelling and often hilarious picture of Australian life as seen by the authors during a 20,000 km rail odyssey around Australia, starting from Sydney's Central Station and returning there.
- Author:Krueger, William KentSummary:
The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of...
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Author:Lofting, HughSummary:The good Doctor Dolittle, accompanied by his devoted animal friends, sets sail once again, to learn the secret of the Shellfish language and to teach his young protégé all there is to know about animals and their languages.
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