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Publisher
New York Review Books
Language
English
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"Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, "radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade." Michael Ondaatje's new selection of Gallant's work gathers some of the most memorable of her stories set in Europe and Paris, where Gallant has long lived. Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates...
3) Snow
Author
Language
English
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Description
After years of lonely political exile, Turkish poet Ka returns to Istanbul to attend his mother's funeral and learns about a series of suicides among pious girls forbidden to wear headscarves.
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"They're coziest of wintertime accessories ... unless, of course, they become accessories to murder! USA Today bestselling author Carlene O'Connor teams up with Maddie Day and Peggy Ehrhart for a holly jolly Christmas collection of seasonal stories, as their beloved series sleuths each solve cases revolving around handknit Christmas scarves"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"Little Owl loves many things. But he does not love his new scarf. It is itchy. It is too long. It is too orange. That's why Little Owl is doing his very best to lose his new scarf. Too bad Mommy is so good at finding it. But one day, even Mommy can't find the orange scarf. And that's when--together--Mommy and Little Owl come up with the best way to keep Little Owl warm. (And the orange scarf finds a new home, too.)"--Dust jacket.
8) Lost. found
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When a bear loses his bright red scarf in the woods, it is found--and lost again--by a series of animals that use it to keep warm or to have fun, but they disagree over who really owns it and cause a problem that only the scarf's true owner can fix.
10) Give
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A group of kids learn about the act of giving all kinds of things, from scarves to a hug"--
11) Snowy Sunday
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"One very snowy Sunday, snowflakes as big as balls of wool are falling on Bonnie Bumble's farm. The cow, the duck, the hens, and even Spot the dog are all shivery and cold. "This will never d-d-d-do," says Bonnie with chattering teeth. So she gets busy with needles and wool and knits and knits--hats and scarves, beak-warmers and tail-warmers. But how can she get the sun to make everyone warm and toasty again?" --
12) Escape Greenland
Author
Series
Publisher
Tumblehome, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Ezzy Skylar has inherited some of her geologist mother's daring along with her collection of special scarves. Now, along with her surgeon father and ten-year-old brother Luke, she has embarked on a trip to Greenland's Kangia Icefjord. But something isn't right. --from Amazon.
13) It's fall!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From piles of leaves to fun Halloweens there are many reasons to celebrate the fall season.
Colors bursting, shadows tall. There’s lots to celebrate—it’s fall! Break out your fuzzy socks and cozy scarves! Bring on the doughnuts, cider, and pies! It’s time for corn mazes, trick-or-treating, and all the Thanksgiving food you can eat...It’s fall! With playful rhymes and lively illustrations, this celebratory book shows the many ways we welcome...
14) Mommy's khimar
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more." --
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"Known for its ties to the infamous "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Tarrytown, N.Y., is a prime destination for those hoping to have a brush with the occult. But those native to the area know that the real magic happens deep within its trenches--in the ramshackle neighborhood of Tappan Square--where the Van Ripper women are believed to have the power to grant wishes by stitching them into the fibers of hats, scarves and mittens. The gift is one that's...
Author
Series
Secondhand Heroes volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Brothers Hudson, thirteen, and Tucker, eleven, discover that the scarves and umbrella their mother bought at a yard sale can turn them into crime-fighting superheroes.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body lies face down in the snow, blood splattered like rose petals over the costume of the Swan Queen. The crowd is silenced by a single cry-- "Nemetseva is dead!" Amongst the theatergoers is Lady Emily, accompanying her dashing husband Colin in Russia on assignment...
18) Wait for me
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
On her father's farm in Scotland in 1945, Lorna Anderson's life consists of endless chores, rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Laura is appalled. How can she possibly work alongside the enemy when her own brothers are risking their lives for their country? But as Lorna reluctantly spends time with Paul, she feels herself changing....
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian, published by New American Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this holiday yarn from the national bestselling author of A Finely Knit Murder, all Izzy Chambers Perry wants for Christmas is to keep her brother out of jail. In Sea Harbor, the holidays mean cozy fires, festive carols, and soft skeins of yarn waiting to become hats and sweaters and scarves. And this year, Izzy and the other Seaside Knitters are also knitting tiny ornaments to decorate a tree for the first annual tree-trimming contest. Their...
20) Horimiya: Vol. 9
Author
Series
Horimiya volume 9
Publisher
Yen Press is an imprint of Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Winter's here, and with it comes scarves and coats, snow, Christmas...and year-end blues? Love (and heartbreak) is still in the air, but Hori's thoughts turn to the future and what it holds for her and Miyamura. Will Hori's anxiety prove contagious, or will Miyamura be able to put her at ease?
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