Author: W. Bennett Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1532012934 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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In 1895, the OGrady family is forced to flee Ireland. They arrive in the town of Ardara, in Canada, where they purchase a small hotel. Their turbulent marriage produces one child, Michael. He in turn sires an illegitimate daughter, Sara. Both Sara and her baby are murdered. In 1969, summer student Mattie Armstrong arrives in Ardara. He rents a room in a boardinghouse, which happened to be Sara OGradys old bedroom. He soon discovers that her spirit still resides there. Sara reaches out to Mattie for help in finding justice. Its 1999 and the boardinghouse is now a B&B. Mattie has returned with his wife, Trisha, and their marriage is in trouble. They take a room, Matties onetime bedroom. Over a span of twenty-four hours, he tells Trisha of his time spent there and how Saras spirit had reached out to him. His telling, along with subsequent events, uncovers the real villain behind their dying marriage.
Author: Sarah Dessen Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101176695 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 369
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A New York Times bestseller She’s got it all figured out. Or does she? When it comes to relationships, Remy’s got a whole set of rules. Never get too serious. Never let him break your heart. And never, ever date a musician. But then Remy meets Dexter, and the rules don’t seem to apply anymore. Could it be that she’s starting to understand what all those love songs are about? “Remy and Dexter jump off the pages into the hearts of readers, who will wish for a romance like this of their own.” —Booklist Also by Sarah Dessen: Along for the Ride Dreamland Just Listen Keeping the Moon Lock and Key The Moon and More Someone Like You That Summer The Truth About Forever What Happened to Goodbye
Author: Chuck Palahniuk Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 1400075572 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 274
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the New York Times bestseller Choke and the cult classic Fight Club, a cunningly plotted novel about the ultimate verbal weapon, one that reinvents the apocalyptic thriller for our times. "A harrowing and hilarious glimpse into the future of civilization.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune Ever heard of a culling song? It’s a lullaby sung in Africa to give a painless death to the old or infirm. The lyrics of a culling song kill, whether spoken or even just thought. You can find one on page 27 of Poems and Rhymes from Around the World, an anthology that is sitting on the shelves of libraries across the country, waiting to be picked up by unsuspecting readers. Reporter Carl Streator discovers the song’s lethal nature while researching Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and before he knows it, he’s reciting the poem to anyone who bothers him. As the body count rises, Streator glimpses the potential catastrophe if someone truly malicious finds out about the song. The only answer is to find and destroy every copy of the book in the country. Accompanied by a shady real-estate agent, her Wiccan assistant, and the assistant’s truly annoying ecoterrorist boyfriend, Streator begins a desperate cross-country quest to put the culling song to rest.
Author: Deborah Freedman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481442856 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 42
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“Tender, comforting, and complex.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A lovely, ruminative selection.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “A blueprint for mindfulness and gratitude for the homes in which we…live.” —The New York Times Book Review Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world. Before there was this house, there were stones, and mud, and a colossal oak tree— three hugs around and as high as the blue. What was your home, once? This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated book invites readers to think about where things come from and what nature provides.
Author: Granville Johnson Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1039184138 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 335
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IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE MEMOIR, author Granville Johnson recounts his roller-coaster life growing up in Chicago’s Westside ghetto in the 1950s and ’60s. Anchored by his mother’s love and his own ambition and self-assurance, Granville contends with constant trauma, including fluke accidents, illness, the death of loved ones, institutionalized racism, violent gangs, and repeated sexual assault. While the legacy of that sexual assault becomes the one nemesis that Granville never fully defeats, he uses the pages of this inspiring book to remind others who have experienced similar assaults that what was done to them does not define them. Traumatic experiences definitely leave their mark, but as Granville so eloquently articulates, positive experiences and influences —like his mother—do as well.
Author: David Brin Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504064690 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 644
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A once peaceful planet of refugees faces complete annihilation in this hard science fiction sequel to Brightness Reef. Book Two in the Uplift Storm Trilogy It’s illegal to occupy the planet Jijo, but six castaway races have managed to coexist there for some time. They’ve successfully hidden from watchful law enforcers of the Five Galaxies—until now . . . After making an amazing discovery far away—a derelict armada whose mere existence triggered interstellar war—the Terran exploration vessel Streaker and its crew of humans and dolphins arrive at Jijo in search of sanctuary from the Galactic forces out to destroy them. But they were followed. As behemoth Galactic starships descend upon Jijo, heroic—and terrifying—choices must be made. Together, human and alien settlers must choose whether to fight the invaders or join them. The crew of the Streaker, meanwhile, discovers something that just might save Jijo and its inhabitants . . . or destroy every last one of them. “Well paced, immensely complex, highly literate . . . Superior SF.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “An imaginative drama of excitement and wonder . . . The sheer virtuosity of the prose alone makes this book worth reading.” —SF Site
Author: Frank M. Young Publisher: ABRAMS ISBN: 161312368X Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 202
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A biographical graphic novel about the original superstar American folk music group, their lives, and their successes & struggles. The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Family—the first superstar group of country music—who made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. Many of their hit songs, such as “Wildwood Flower” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” have influenced countless musicians and remain timeless country standards. The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the family’s rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. Illustrated with exacting detail and written in the Southern dialect of the time, its dynamic narrative is pure Americana. It is also a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Praise for The Carter Family Winner of the 2013 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work “[A] charming, faithful, and resonant biography of the most influential trio in the history of American roots music. . . . Frank Young and David Lasky, on the other hand, will charm the pants off you with a book full of characters who are all too human.” —The Comics Journal
Author: Sandra Boynton Publisher: Boynton Bookworks ISBN: 9781534452824 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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What’s the best way to say good night? With a silly bedtime lullaby from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton. Curl up with your favorite little person and this charmingly unpredictable go-to-sleep book. Whether you are a parent, child, or just another snoozing chicken in the bathtub, Silly Lullaby is truly a sweet dream surprise. The sneakers in the freezer heartily concur. Your pajamas are on. There’s a duck on your head. I think that this means you are ready for bed.
Author: Ilean Rose Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1491759607 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 238
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As a young girl, Sara arrived at Crandle Farm in rural northern Ontario under mysterious circumstances. Her new life at the farm was riddled with secrets and events that would test her sense of self and ability to cope. Her childhood, less than idyllic, was not what Poppa could ever have envisioned for his Little Doll. Young Sara had to dig deep within to summon the strength and courage required to endure mistreatment at the hands of someone who should have cherished and protected her. Now a bright and ambitious teenager, Sara is anxious to leave the stresses of her life on the farm behind. She moves away to pursue a university education, her key to a brighter future. Opportunities abound in her new world. She lands a good job filled with potential for growth and great satisfaction. Shes finally on her way. A poised and capable woman now, Sara finds that her new confidence and resilience is still being tested repeatedly. Despite her optimism, she worries that disillusionment will derail her dedication to her future. Her confidence shaken, she fears that those she trusts the most may not have her best interests at heartagain. Will happiness elude her? Can she find answers and discover the roots of deceit?
Author: W. Bennett
Author: Sarah Dessen
Author: Chuck Palahniuk
Author: Deborah Freedman
Author: Granville Johnson
Author: University of California, San Francisco. School of Dentistry
Author: David Brin
Author: Frank M. Young
Author: Sandra Boynton
Author: Ilean Rose