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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not too small. On their daily walks, Millie isn't afraid...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 247 pages : portrait ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A memoir about one woman's search for her birth parents, exploring complicated relationships with family, the legacy of WWII internment on generations of Japanese Americans, and the challenges adoptees often face in learning their own histories"--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 175 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Long celebrated as a modern master of graphic literature, David Small has elicited in his work comparisons to Stan Lee and even Alfred Hitchcock. His internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches, told the story of a childhood in disarray. Werewolf at Dusk, appearing nearly fifteen years later, turned its attention to the twilight of life and to aging, gracefully or otherwise. Eerily striking and mesmerizing, the three stories in this collection...
Author
Series
Chef-to-go mystery volume 4
Publisher
DeniseSwanson.com
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dani Sloan will have to solve the Chili Challenge murder before she or one of her fellow competitors' chances of surviving the contest aren't worth a hill of beans. Once again, it looks like Dani's best-laid plans have been blown up ... Things in Normalton, Illinois, are getting hot, hot, hot. When the small Midwest college town is chosen to host the Route 66 Rally's Chili Challenge, not everyone's excited by the prospect. Campus activists are upset...
6) Rifqa
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xi, 97 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa -- she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience. With razor-sharp wit and glistening moral clarity, El-Kurd lays bare the brutality of Israeli settler colonialism. His poems trace Rifqa's exile from Haifa to his family's current dispossession in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, exposing the cyclical...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explore what it means to be grateful, and teach kids the importance of it. Not just for the big things like birthday parties and iPhones, but the small things like dinner, a cosy bed, and a sunny day. This book doesn't teach kids how to pretend like everything is always OK, but rather to change their perspective in order to live bold, influential and authentic lives. Being thankful isn't always easy, but it's so worth it"--Amazon.
9) Water
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes? Escaping...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
116 pages : color illlustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover your new happy place. Open the book to any page and find an amusing affirmation, an adorable image, comforting words of encouragement, or a fun exercise to help make you laugh and brighten up your day. From celebrating the small things to supporting your friends, this book is all about living life more like a 'Mallow. That means focusing on the good, spreading joy, and being kind to yourself, even when life gets stressful." -- Amazon.com...
11) Our woolly bear
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two sisters discover a woolly bear caterpillar. One day, a curious friend shows up in Edie and Lou's vegetable garden. Woolly Bear doesn't say much, but she's just the quiet friend the sisters need: a tiny adventurer who quickly becomes part of the family. They build her a cozy home, feed her tiny thyme leaves, and sing her all the songs they know. Woolly Bear is the last thing they think of at bedtime, and the first thing they think of in the morning....
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 152 pages : 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"According to a LinkedIn survey that polled 8,000 professionals, the second most popular childhood dream job for respondents was a veterinarian. It's a career that appeals to many, due to its involvement with animals and association with helping and doing good. Still, much of the day-to-day elements of the job are not known by the wider public. This series, and individual guide, provides valuable and relevant information about what daily life for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Do you freak out at small things? Do you yell at people or things when you don't mean to? Do you you sometime cry or get scared and you aren't sure why? Does it sometimes feel like your feelings control you? All of these feelings are a normal part of life for everybody but sometimes they're just too much and it seems like you're the only one the planet that feels them. Our brains are doing their best to help us out, but sometimes we get hurt instead....
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from London, England to Misty Murphy's little corner of North Carolina and bought out the Mountaintop Lodge for the week prior to Christmas. Their intention? To pitch an exclusive new resort concept to wealthy American investors. But locals are at odds over the idea, and when a group comes to the lodge to express their worries to Mr. Goodwin and the potential investors, a blizzard...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 271 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing-low-grade mental weariness that affects our self-esteem, relationships, and motivation-explores the rise of this phenomenon and presents a comprehensive guide to flourishing in a world that demands too much. If you're muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . . If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in...
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