1962-

"Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for the people of Regency England? Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on the period's fiction as well as fascinating first-hand...

"An on-the-ground look at the rise of parent activism in response to the far-right attacks on public school education"--

"Julieta y su madre llegan a La Sabina a pasar las vacaciones. A sus once años esa aldea perdida le parece a Julieta el mejor lugar para dejar atrás problemas a los que no sabe poner nombre. Ese verano eterno lleno de primeras veces descubrirá que los cimientos del pueblo están hechos de secretos y recuerdos; los lindes del bosque, de cuentos y leyendas; y el corazón de las personas, de miedo, odio, amor y esperanza, los cuatro sentimientos que...

Rabia tries fasting for the first time on Eid al-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan.

"Celebrate the diversity, history, and rich cultures of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and teach kids ages 8-12 about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped AAPI history."--

"On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water at Beach Haven, New Jersey--the first recorded shark attack in American history. Scientists claimed a shark could not be responsible, but more deadly attacks soon followed along the Jersey Shore and up the freshwater Matawan Creek, setting off a nationwide panic that led the White House to declare a war on sharks"--...

"When it was first published in 1997, while Jim Cullen was teaching at Harvard, Born in the U.S.A. was the first scholarly treatment of Bruce Springsteen's work. Moving beyond the journalistic and biographical approaches that have dominated the subject then and ever since, Cullen situated the Puritans to Martin Luther King, showing how he absorbed, refracted and revitalized American mythology, including the American Dream, the work ethic, and the...

When the Spanish ambassador moves in next door, Madeline and therest of the twelve little girls discover that his son is not the best neighbor.

"The Art Dealer's Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protégé of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure"--

"Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Tares Oburumu's collection mixes music, religion, and political critique, evoking pasts and futures"--