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The gold-bug: and other tales and poems
By Edgar Allan Poe. 1963
Novels and essays: Vandover and the brute ; McTeague ; The octopus ; Essays
By Frank Norris. 1986
The golden age of murder: the mystery of the writers who invented the modern detective story
By Martin Edwards. 2015
Study of an elite, mysterious social network of crime writers called the Detection Club, which began in 1930, and the…
group's continuing influence on print and film storytelling. Founding members Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, and Julian Symons presided over the club for nearly forty years. 2015The candy smash (The Lemonade War Series #4)
By Jacqueline Davies. 2013
As Valentine's Day approaches and a crush on a classmate develops, Evan develops a secret fondness for writing poetry. But…
his sister Jessie plans on exposing all in her newspaper. Sequel to The Bell Bandit (DB 74601). For grades 3-6. 2013Twenty-three authors, including Alexander McCall Smith and Robert B. Parker, use various methods to describe the creation of their crime…
series protagonists. Jeffery Deaver provides a lengthy obituary for quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, while Lee Child explains the marketable Jack Reacher. Strong language. 2009The gentleman bat
By Abraham Schroeder, Piotr Parda. 2014
Bruiser
By Neal Shusterman. 2011
Award-winning author Shusterman delivers a suspenseful and chilling psychological thriller about friendship, family, and the sacrifices we make for the…
people we love. Some violence. For high school and adult readersBoth flesh and not: essays
By David Foster Wallace. 2012
Both Flesh and Not gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays. Wallace turns his critical eye toward subjects such as Roger…
Federer, Jorge Luis Borges, and the nature of being a fiction writer. BestsellerThe sound of letting go
By Stasia Ward Kehoe. 2014
At seventeen, Daisy feels imprisoned by her brother Steven's autism and its effects and her only escape is through her…
trumpet into the world of jazz, but when her parents decide to send Steven to an institution she is not ready to let him go. For junior and senior highAllegorical tale in which Marlow, a wandering seaman, recounts a journey into the heart of the Belgian Congo where he…
confronted human savagery. Centenary edition includes "The Congo Diary" and "Up-River Book," Conrad's notes documenting his 1890 visit to the region. 2002 foreword by A.N. Wilson. Some strong language. 1902Prairie song
By Cheryl Anne Porter. 2000
In 1889, pregnant Kate Chandler flees from her abusive employer in New York City to join a land rush in…
Oklahoma. Once there she enlists the help of gunslinger Cole Youngblood, who needs a caretaker for his orphaned niece and nephews. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000Nightwood
By Djuna Barnes. 1961
The story of a femme fatale, Robin Vote, whose elusive and enigmatic spirit ruins the lives of her husband, "Baron"…
Volkbein, their child, and the two women, Nora and Jenny, who are obsessed with her. With an introduction by T.S. Eliot. Some strong languageMilk and honey
By Rupi Kaur. 2015
What my girlfriend doesn't know
By Sonya Sones. 2007
Robin, Sophie's boyfriend from What My Mother Doesn't Know (BR 14156), relates in free verse his perspective on love and…
heartache. Robin fears that Sophie may dump him because he is a social outcast and she catches him kissing another girl. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2007Street love
By Walter Dean Myers. 2006
College-bound Harlem teen Damien falls in love with sixteen-year-old Junice. But when Junice's mother is sent to prison, Junice struggles…
to keep her younger sister with her. Meanwhile Damien fights with a rival who belittles their love. For senior high readers. 2006L'anima germogliata: Poesie del Raccolto d'amore
By Doobie Shemer, Federica Galetto. 2014
Poesie d'amore d'ispirazione mistica per amanti della Poesia Se ami, se hai amato, ordina ora il dono perfetto: una copia…
di L'anima germogliata:Poesie del Raccolto d'amore L'anima germogliata è una silloge di Poesie del Raccolto d'Amore rivolta a chiunque sia alla ricerca della Pace interiore in tempi di dolore, di un'appagante beatitudine e una fede crescente, di nuove speranze in momenti difficili, di sollievo dell'anima in stagioni di abbattimento, di meglio comprendere l'amore mistico, di risvegliarsi alla propria chiamata.Sentimentos em Papel
By Felipe Andrei, Guido Galeano Vega. 2015
Este livro é inspirado em sentimentos melancólicos, mas genuínos, em uma etapa da minha juventude, baseados em momentos e lugares…
distintos, para transcrever para o papel os sentimentos nascidos e inspirados em mulheres lindas que me conquistaram. São poemas escritos cerca de 20 anos antes de serem publicados. Espero que seja do agrado dos leitores.Alma Florescida: Poemas de Amor Total
By Janaina De Oliveira Ribeiro, Doobie Shemer. 2015
Alma Florescida: Poemas de Amor Total, de Doobie Shemer, é uma compilação de poemas de elevação espiritual curtos, que tocará…
a seu coração e iluminará sua vida. É um livro pequeno, embora poderoso, muito comovente, belamente escrito, que trás conforto, alegria e inspiração para a vida. Alma Florescida é dedicado a todas as mulheres, onde quer que elas estejam. A sua luta contínua é a fonte de inspiração de Doobie e a única motivação para escrever estes poemas. Seu desejo é que compartilhando as palavras dos poemas, cada alma em sofrimento compreenda que não está sozinha e reconheça que unidas são fortes e cheias de esperança.Sentiments on Paper
By Guido Galeano Vega, Lucía Verdejo. 2018
This is a small book of poems inspired by real people and authentic feelings Its purpose when…
created was to magnify the sublime feeling of love that awakens in men a beautiful woman A virtue that men must not lose is the ability to love comprehend tolerate and protect women For obvious reasons they are the guides of our existence which may be good or bad but is ultimately a unique experience that is priceless and offers us the privilege of existing and living We owe this to love and to women Thus the existence of this humble book of poemsGirls Like Me
By Lola Stvil. 2016
Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl…
bully in school. When she falls in love with Blake, a mysterious boy online, insecure Shay doesn't want to tell him who she is. But with the help of her two best friends, as well as an assist by Kermit and Miss Piggy, ultimately Shay and Blake's love prevails. Girls Like Me is a fun and fresh poetic take on teen angst, social media and online anonymity, and high school romance.