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Author
Publisher
Words Count Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"You are invited on a journey through this collection of poetry from Haiku and Tanka to Free Verse, Non-Rhyming, and Rhyming. Ponder here to observe the visual representation, realize the meaning of words and be inspired by the depth of expression. Allow the experience to Stir your Soul..."--
6) Rifqa
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this atmospheric thriller set at a luxury memoir-writing workshop on the shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, a grieving mother goes undercover to investigate her daughter's mysterious death. Rose, the mother of 20-something aspiring writer Jules, has waited three months for answers about her daughter's death. Why was she swimming alone when she feared the water? Why did she stop texting days before she was last seen? When the official investigation...
9) D.V. Coornhert (1522-1590): polemist en vredezoeker : bijdragen tot plaatsbepaling en herwaardering
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Nederlands
Publisher
Distributed by VCI Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this 15 episode sequel to the 1940 serial The Green Hornet, Britt Reid learns that a crime organization has extended its activities into every industry in the city. Disguised as the Green Hornet, each attack brings him closer to the identity of the syndicate mastermind.
13) How sweet it is
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Kate Sweet is famous for creating the perfect happily-ever-after moment for her clients' dream weddings. So how is it that her best friend has roped her into planning a bestselling horror writer's book launch? Drake Matthews is tired of the spotlight, tired of his reputation as the King of Nightmares. He's really a nice guy! More than anything, the next book he wants to write is a romance based on his grandparents. But to get that chance, this event...
Author
Publisher
Yavapai County Free Library District
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books' previous owners--an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle,...
15) Roald Dahl
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"Presents the life and career of the author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," and "Matilda."
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.
18) Leaving
Author
Language
English
Description
Former college sweethearts reconnect decades later after each has married, raised a family and forged careers and embark on an intense affair that forces them to confront the moral responsibilities of their love for their families and each other.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize-winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous impact on the world. Toni Morrison's pen was her sword,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"During childhood summers in Louisiana, Andre Dubus III's grandfather taught him that men's work is hard. As an adult, whether tracking down a drug lord in Mexico as a bounty hunter or grappling with privilege while living with a rich girlfriend in New York City, Dubus worked--at being a better worker and a better human being. In Ghost Dogs, Dubus's nonfiction prowess is on full display in his retelling of his own successes, failures, triumphs, and...