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Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In this atmospheric novel, an American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby, who they hope will resurrect their failing marriage. Their difficult journey leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child. The couple check into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar...
82) Kizzy Ann Stamps
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear, insistent voice, stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive, but not everyone feels the same, so there...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours--or weeks!--ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings. As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most fun part of the evening for guests--but the most stressful for whomever is in charge of keeping the drinks flowing. The solution, though, is simple: batch it! In...
84) Rescuing the emotional lives of overweight children: what our kids go through-- and how we can help
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to RV life! Whether you're a first-timer or an experienced RVer, these RV hacks are sure to make life on the road easier so you can worry less and have more fun. From ingenious organizational hacks (like broom holders to keep flashlights at the ready or suction cup shower organizers to corral kids' activity supplies) to ideas for repurposing plastic bottles to make a funnel or pancake batter mixer, RV Hacks has everything you need to make...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Izzy wants to be a lion. But mostly, she feels like a mouse. Eight-year-old Izzy Parker's biggest problem is feeling anxious and afraid. Her mom's decision to move them across the country to Prince Edward Island didn't help. Izzy worries she will say the wrong thing or laugh at the wrong time, and none of the kids will want to be her friend. Sometimes, it's so hard to be Izzy that she can't breathe. In her honest, awkward, and anxious journal, Izzy...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After fleeing to Melbourne in the wake of a breakup, all Ana has to show for herself is an unfulfilling job at an overly enthusiastic tech start-up and one particularly questionable dating app experience. Then she meets Evan. Charming, kind, and financially responsible, Evan is a complete aberration from her usual type; Ana feels like she has finally awoken from a long dating nightmare. As much as she tries to let their burgeoning relationship unfold...
Author
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Did an adult just give you this book? Did you roll your eyes or laugh a little? Either reaction would be normal because this book is going to give you a lot of information that may seem awkward. It can also be a little funny, but it's really important. It's about puberty--that time when your body starts changing to look more grown up. Sometimes it may seem as if you are the only one dealing with body changes, but EVERY body goes through puberty....
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A compelling guide to understanding cancer and embracing life. Rogue Cells is the essential guide to navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment. Coauthored by Dr. Richard J. Jones, an internationally renowned cancer physician and researcher, and T. Michael McCormick, this guide provides the important information that patients and physicians need to know to approach cancer with more hope and less worry and fear.With an engaging blend of science and...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Steeped in science, medicine and his personal hospital experience, a surgeon and TikTok sensation, in this entertaining and educational survival guide, explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us going, offering practical advice and strategies to help you thrive and take control of your day-to-day health"--
91) Dazzling
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Treasure and her mother lost everything when Treasure's father died. Haggling for scraps in the market, Treasure meets a man who promises to change their fortunes, but his feet are hovering just a few inches above the ground. He's a spirit, and he promises to bring Treasure's beloved father back to life if she'll do one terrible thing for him first. Ozoemena has an itch in the middle of her back. It's an itch that speaks to her patrilineal destiny,...
93) Big egos
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A young man is having an identity crisis while working as the head of the Investigations Department for the Los Angeles bioengineering firm Engineering Genetics Organizations and Systems. A quarter of the way into the twenty-first century, EGOS has developed and produced a groundbreaking technology in the form of a consumer product called, oddly enough, Egos. This product allows customers to become a fictional character or a dead celebrity for six...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Less than a year away from graduation, seventeen-year-old Joy is too busy overachieving to be worried about relationships. She's determined to be Caldwell Prep's first disabled valedictorian. And she only has one person to beat, her academic rival Nathaniel. But it's senior year and everyone seems to be obsessed with pairing up. One of her best friends may be developing feelings for her and the other uses Caldwell's anonymous love-letter writer to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Philip Kitcher constructs an original and persuasive secular perspective, one that answers human needs, recognizes the objectivity of values, and provides for the universal desire for meaningfulness. Kitcher thoughtfully and sensitively considers how secularism can respond to the worries and challenges that all people confront, including the issue of mortality. He investigates how secular lives compare with those of people who adopt religious doctrines...
96) Insomnia
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Insomnia is on the rise. Villainous and unforgiving, its the enemy of energy and focus, the thief of our repose. But can insomnia be an ally, too, a validator of the present moment, of edginess and creativity? Marina Benjamin takes on her personal experience of the conditionher struggles with it, her insomniac highs, and her dawning awareness that states of sleeplessness grant us valuable insights into the workings of our unconscious minds. Although...
Author
Series
Cold River Ranch volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Gray Everett has a heart of gold but that doesn't mean he believes in the magic of Christmas. He's got plenty else to worry about this holiday season, what with keeping his cattle ranch in the family and out of the hands of hungry real-estate investors looking to make a down-and-dirty deal. That, plus being a parent to his motherless daughter, equals a man who will not rest until he achieves his mission. Now, all Gray needs is the help of his lifelong...
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When you have a mini human running around, things can get pretty messy. Public diaper blowouts, shopping tantrums, teething pain, art projects that end up on the wall-and that's only the tip of the iceberg. But don't worry! 115 Hacks and Hacktivities forParents of Mini Humans has all the tips and tricks for big humans on the verge of their own tantrums. With hacks for everything from mini human care to travel and toys, this book will give you the...
Author
Series
Rica Baptista volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Rica Baptista is living the good life. Grampy, the best Grampy of all Grampies, is coming to visit, and Adventure Week, the best week of all weeks, is finally here. Rica doesn't yet know if they will bounce on trampolines, go horseback riding, or even tour Fenway Park and watch the Red Sox play, but she knows they will have the best time ever. When Grampy hobbles into the house on crutches, however, Rica worries that this year's Adventure Week will...
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In winter 2014, a Tibetan monk lectured the world leaders gathered at Davos on the importance of Happiness. The recent DSM-5, the manual of all diagnosable mental illnesses, for the first time included shyness and grief as treatable diseases. Happiness has become the biggest idea of our age, a new religion dedicated to well-being. In this brilliant dissection of our times, political economist William Davies shows how this philosophy, first pronounced...