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Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Lili Macaroni loves every feature she has inherited from a family member, but when she starts kindergarten she is teased for those very traits. Burdened by unhappiness, she creates a polka-dotted butterfly and imagines it flying her sorrows away--and finds she has introduced a powerful tool for conversations about emotions, self-esteem, and resilience."--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ever since they were little hatchlings, Turtle and Tortoise decided that they'd forever be separated due to their different shells. As years and years go by, the two reptiles stay on opposites side of the pen and embark on their own adventures, while holding an everlasting grudge. Until one day, Turtle and Tortoise get into a bit of pickle and need each other's help! --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Visitation series volume 3
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
When Opposites Attract. . . Bruce Kelly has spent most of his life helping people who are down on their luck, guiding them toward making better lives. Compassionate and kind, Bruce understands that everyone makes mistakes, even if he's never actually done anything but color inside the lines. Nobody's perfect, but Bruce is about to meet a woman who's perfect for him. He's determined to show her that he can be trusted. And if that means proving it by...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters can't stand to live together, but can't bear to be apart. One worships the flashy world of Nashville; the other is a devout Pentecostal. One falls into the lap of any man; the other is afraid to even date. One gets pregnant in a flash; the other desperately wants a child. At the heart of Silas House's third, masterful novel is the story of Easter and Anneth, left parentless as children, who must raise themselves and each other in their...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tom Wolfe, the master social novelist of our time, the spot-on chronicler of all things contemporary and cultural, presents a sensational new novel about life, love, and learning--or the lack of it--amid today's American colleges. Our story unfolds at fictional Dupont University: those Olympian halls of scholarship housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to...
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
With a roster of acclaimed fiction writers, Mixed explodes expectations of what it means to be multiracial. The complexion of the world is changing. People can trace their lineage to Native American, black, Asian, Irish, Italian, and Puerto Rican heritage- sometimes all in the same person. The United States counts over twenty million people of multiracial descent, and the number is growing. This book gives narrative voice to the multiple identities...
Author
Publisher
Atria Boks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
""A modern coming-of-age full of love, desperation, heartache, and magic" (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night"--
Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums...
9) Love story
Author
Publisher
Perennial
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The love between wealthy Oliver Barrett IV and working-class beauty Jenny Cavilleri allows them to overcome their differences, but cannot help them when tragedy strikes.
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