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41) The stone sister
Author
Publisher
Black Lawrence Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Spanning the mid to late 20th century and set in the Elkhorn Valley of southwestern Montana, The Stone Sister is told from three points of view -- a father's, a nurse's, and a sister's. Together they tell the unforgettable story of a child's birth, disappearance, and finally discovery in a home for "backward children." Robert Carter, a newly married man just back from World War II, struggles with his and his wife's decision to entrust the care of...
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
It's a long, twisty road in the middle of Nowheresville, where weird things happen pretty much every day. Here, you can: run around town with Mateo while he chases a silly little monkey. Whoa, watch out--that monkey likes to throw things! Eat a waffle (or two, or three, or a hundred) with Hans, made by his lovely mommy. Hmmm, that's odd. Hans is looking more and more like a waffle himself.... Tremble along with Ursula when she finds herself face...
Author
Series
Crumley Mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Toiling away amid the looming palm trees and decaying bungalows, a struggling young writer (who bears a strong resemblance to Ray Bradbury himself) spins fantastic stories from his fertile imagination upon his clacking typewriter. Trying not to miss his girlfriend, who is away studying in Mexico, the nameless writer steadily crafts his literary efforts-until strange things begin happening around him. The writer first receives a series of peculiar...
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When aspiring author Charlotte Kingsley finally gets published, she thinks all her dreams have come true. But the trouble begins when her publicity firm reinvents her quirky online presence into a perfectly curated dream life. Gone are the days of sweatpant posts and ice cream binges with her best friend, Anders, replaced instead with beautiful clothes, orchestrated selfies, and no boyfriend. Only, that carefully curated fairy tale life is ruining...
Author
Series
Signature books volume 35
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1955]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose own life was reflected in her famous novels including "Little Women" and "Little Men."
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Adventurer, showman, charlatan, best-selling author: Ned Buntline was all of these things and more, including one of the most colorful characters in American history. Buntline, whose real name was Edward Zane Carroll Judson (he called himself Colonel Judson, but the rank was as fictional as the pseudonym), produced hundreds of dime novels during the second half of the 19th century and was the leading author of popular fiction during this period....
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Inspired by the title Dorothea Benton Frank had planned for her next book - Reunion Beach - close friends and colleagues pay tribute in stories and poems that celebrate Frank, a prolific author who had a love for the Lowcountry of her native South Carolina.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind, and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.
56) Wild
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ; TSG Entertainment Finance LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1090L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.
58) Elantris
Author
Publisher
Tor
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Language
English
Description
"In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Tor is reissuing Elantris in a special edition, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad readers who have since become Sanderson fans. This new edition begins with a preface by author Dan Wells, the first person to read the completed novel, and a new afterword by Sanderson explaining how he came to write the...