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By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.By Frank Norris. 1986
By Marguerite Duras. 2018
A collection of three works of fiction and nonfiction. The Lover, translated in 1985, explores a forbidden love affair of…
a teenage girl. Wartime Notebooks, translated in 2008, recounts Duras' experiences during World War II. Practicalities, translated in 1990, includes meditations on challenges and joys found in daily life. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2018By Robert Eaglestone. 2013
Literature professor explores form, genre, and how present-day novels display patterns that make us more intelligible to ourselves. Discusses blurring…
the line between reality and fiction, and analyzes emblematic examples of how novels engage with the past, present, and future. Expresses views on the role of literary criticism. 2013By Various, Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2015
Sixty-five pieces of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, originally published by small presses. Includes works from Russell Banks, author of A…
Permanent Member of the Family (DB 77852), and Louise Glück, author of Poems 1962-2012 (DB 79850). Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015By Marina Keegan. 2014
Collection of essays and short stories by Keegan (1989-2012), who was killed in a car accident five days after her…
college graduation. In the title essay--which appeared in the graduation issue of the Yale Daily News--she reflects on the bright future awaiting the graduates. Bestseller. 2014By Nora Ephron. 2013
Writings by the Oscar nominee Ephron (1941-2012) include essays, the screenplay for When Harry Met Sally, the novel Heartburn, and…
her last unpublished play Lucky Guy. Topics range from the personal to the political. Introduction by New Yorker editor Robert Gottlieb. Some strong language. 2013By Mario Vargas Llosa. 2011
De forma epistolar, el autor ganador del Premio Nobel ofrece su visión sobre la génesis de las novelas. Al considerar…
las obras de Hugo, Cervantes, Hemingway, y Faulkner, entre otros, Vargas Llosa examina el arte de narrar y la vocación de la ficciónBy Mario Vargas Llosa. 2008
La segunda novela por el autor ganador del Premio Nobel que tiene lugar en el desierto y las selvas de…
Perú. Don Anselmo construye un burdel en las afueras de Piura; la novicia Bonifacia sigue su conciencia en la misión de Santa María de Nieva, con resultados sorprendentes. Publicado originalmente en 1966. Algunas descripciones de violencia y de índole sexualBy Patrick O'Brien. 2009
Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 2009By Erin Hunter. 2010
In a troubled time for the Four Clans, three young cats of ThunderClan--Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw--become apprentices. During their training…
as warriors they have many adventures, learn a shocking secret, and discover their true destiny. Complete series of six books. For grades 4-7. 2009By Maurice Cotterell, Gilbert Cotterell. 2010
An author and a scientist explore the Mesoamerican civilization of the Maya. They analyze Mayan history, cosmology, and astronomy, with…
an emphasis on concepts of time and the predictions that the world will end in 2012. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2009By Kate Egan, Joe F. Merkel. 2008
Villains Venom and Carnage combine forces to defeat Spider-Man once and for all. Will Spider-Man be able to protect the…
innocent from two of his most dangerous foes at once? For grades 2-4By Harvey E Oyer, Harvey Oyer. 2010
An adventure story in late 1800's Florida when bird plumage was big business, and Florida was still wild. Teenager Charlie…
Pierce and his friends are forced to weigh the ecological implications of killing for profit, while on a bird hunting expedition to save his family's property. Award winner. For grades 3-6By Tim Junkin. 1999
Clay Wakeman spent his boyhood on the water and finds he can't leave it. When his father is lost in…
a storm off the Eastern Shore, Clay drops out of college to take possession of his father's boat and his work as a waterman, that is, as an independent commercial fisherman. He recruits his oldest friend, Byron. Hurricane Agnes roars in to ruin the salinity of the eastern Bay waters. Agnes forces them across the Bay to set their crab traps along the Virginia shoreline and to move in with Matt and Kate, Clay's upper crust friends from college. UnratedBy Kathy-Jo Wargin, K. L. Darnell. 2001
By Robert Schwartz, John Skewes, Michael Mullin. 2007
Pete and his dog Larry are about to take a trip to Seattle, but there's so much to see that…
Larry gets distracted and finds himself lost in the Emerald City. Join Pete as he looks for his missing friend around the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Pioneer Square. For preschool-grade 2By Pam Calvert, Wayne Geehan. 2006
By Larry Tye. 2012
An award-winning journalist and lifelong Superman fan looks beyond the legend of the man of steel and explores the awkward…
Ohio teenager whose Depression-era yearnings gave birth to America's mightiest mythical character, now more than 70 years old. Contains some strong language. For high school and adult readers