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"A stunning new novel from the author of A Children's Bible, a National Book Award finalist and one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2020. Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist. Hailed as "a writer without limits" (Karen Russell) and "a stone-cold genius" (Jenny Offill), Millet makes fiction that vividly evokes the ties between people and other animals and the crisis of extinction. Her exquisite...
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"From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, comes a wise and witty novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .45 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this...
44) Safe haven
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"When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations,...
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"Slow Way Home is a warm, witty, fresh, and innovative novel." - --Homer Hickam, author of October Sky
"Slow Way Home is a gem -- both gritty and heartwarming at once. A wonderful, emotional read." - --Lee Smith, author of The Last Girls
"Slow Way Home is a novel for the heart. It is pitch perfect and the character Brandon is going to linger in a lot of minds. The opening chapter is one of the most poignant and poweful I have ever read. This is...
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Standing nearly five hundred stories tall, Los Verticalés once bustled with life and excitement. Now this marvel of modern architecture and nontraditional urban planning has collapsed into a pile of rubble known as the Heap. In exchange for digging gear, a rehabilitated bicycle, and a small living stipend, a vast community of Dig Hands removes debris, trash, and bodies from the building's mountainous remains, which span twenty acres of unincorporated...
47) My new town
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While giving a tour of his new town, a young boy introduces the reader to his teacher, dentist, barber, and police officer, as well as to his newly adopted baby sister.
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Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics. Otis Till, the area's visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon--fully nude. Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of...
50) Jugo fresco
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Art and his dad venture to their local farmer's market to find fresh ingredients to make a juice that will help Dad overcome his cold, and learn that staying healthy takes carrots, collards, cayenne, and community. Includes recipe for cold-clobbering juice.
52) Island birthday
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As Alex anxiously awaits the plane that will bring a birthday present from his grandmother, he goes visiting in his island community and discovers that others are at least as eager for the storm to clear so that they can get items they need or want.
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"Poruszająca opowieść o miłości, rozstaniu, przyjaźni, rodzinie i poświęceniu autora bestsellerów Chłopiec z latawcem oraz Tysiąc wspaniałych słońc. Afganistan, rok 1952. Abdullah i jego siostra Pari mieszkają wraz z ojcem i macochą w ubogiej wiosce. Ledwie wiążą koniec z końcem -- znalezienie pracy graniczy z cudem. Szczególnie ciężkie dla rodziny są zimy. Dziesięcioletni Abdullah darzy trzyletnią, niezwykle pogodną Pari...
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"Walt Disney Animation Studios Wish is set to release Fall 2023, during the Studio's 100th year. A film that could only come from Disney Animation, the epic animated musical is inspired by the legacy of films from the studio and asks the question: "How did the wishing star, upon which so many characters wished, come to be?" The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha--an optimist with a sharp wit...
56) Hucklebug
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Young Berry Hucklebug runs away from his village rather than help gather food but soon regrets his decision.
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"La decisión de una humilde familia campesina de dar una hija en adopción a un matrimonio adinerado es el fundamento sobre el que Khaled Hosseini -- autor de las inolvidables Cometas en el cielo y Mil soles espléndidos -- ha tejido este formidable tapiz en el que se entrelazan los distinos de varias generaciones y se exploran las infinitas formas en que el amor, el valor, la traición y el sacrificio desempeñan un papel determinante en las vidas...
59) Strażnik sadu
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A boy, a man, and an old man reflect the conflicts and problems of life in a small community in East Tennessee at the turn of the century.