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Long Way Back
By Brendan Halpin. 2006
Francis has two childhood encounters that shape his life: one with God, and the other with Dee Dee Ramone. When…
his life falls apart in adulthood, Francis, feeling betrayed by God, turns to his other spiritual mentor, emerging as that rarest of beings, a middle-aged punk rocker. A love letter to punk rock and the spiritual power of music, Long Way Back rocks through grief and tragedy toward a new beginning for Francis and an ending sure to make even the hardest of hardcore punks cry.England and Other Stories
By Graham Swift. 2014
These 25 new short stories, written to go together and none of them previously published, mark Booker Prize-winning Graham Swift's…
return to the short form after 7 acclaimed novels, and affirm him as a master storyteller. Swift's England is a richly peopled country that is both a crucible of history and a maze of contemporary confusions. Meet Dr. Shah who has never been to India and Mrs. Kaminski, on her way to Poland by way of her hospital bed. Meet Holly and Polly who have come to their own Anglo-Irish understanding, and Lily Hobbs, married to a shirt. There's Charlie and Don, who have seen the docks turn into the Docklands; Daisy Baker, who is terrified of Yorkshire; and Johnny Dewhurst, of Leeds, lost on Exmoor. Graham Swift steers us effortlessly from the Civil War to the present day, and the secret dramas contained within walls, rooms, homes, workplaces. With his remarkable sense of place and voice, he charts an intimate geography that moves us profoundly and yet at times makes us laugh out loud. Binding these stories together is his grasp of the universal in the local and his affectionate but unflinching instinct for narrative. England and Other Stories evokes that mysterious body that is a nation by giving us the palpable sense of individual bodies finding or losing their way in the nationless territories of birth, love, sex, aging and death.Abby's Asthma and the Big Race
By Margeaux Lucas, Theresa Golding. 2009
Abby has asthma, but that doesn't stop her from wanting to run in the big race. Although she is pretty…
fast, sometimes she may cough or wheeze and have an asthma attack. Jason, a boy in her class, teases her about her asthma and suggests she enter the pie-eating contest instead. But Abby is determined not only to run in the race, but to win it as well. With her doctor's approval and recommendations, she exercises every day with her father, takes her medicine, and does her breathing exercises in anticipation of the big day. When that day arrives, Abby is ready. Will she beat Jason to the finish line? A note about exercising with asthma appears at the end of the book.Family Matters
By Kitty Burns Florey. 1979
Betsy Ruscoe, a single university professor in her mid-30s, is pregnant, and the man she thought she loved is not…
interested in fatherhood. At the same time, her dying mother begs Betsy to find the woman who gave her up for adoption at birth fifty years ago and then disappeared. Betsy struggles to cope with the changes in her life as she also sets out on a quest to uncover her mother's surprising history.Souvenir of Cold Springs
By Kitty Burns Florey. 2001
The world of this novel moves back in time as the layers are peeled away to reveal the truth about…
a long-ago family tragedy that impacts the characters' lives for years after. Beginning with a young college student haunted by her own choices and ending with the surprisingly serene image of an aging woman looking back on her turbulent life, the story encompasses a panorama of events set against the changing social backdrop of the middle years of the 20th century.I Know My Tools
By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Henry the bee wants to build a doghouse for his friend Oliver, and needs the reader's help to find the right tools and materials. Henry gets very excited and is so happy to have helpers!Chez Cordelia
By Kitty Burns Florey. 1980
Cordelia Miller, an endearing young misfit in a scholarly, cultured family, loves junk food, TV, and the son of the…
local grocer. Her attempt to escape her stifling background and find her way in the world takes her on a classic journey from innocence to experience. She encounters a varied cast of characters--some comic, some calamitous--and, in the end, discovers her true vocation.The Silver Swan
By Elena Delbanco. 2015
A debut novel about a daughter grappling with the legacy of her famous and imposing cellist father, the secrets he…
has hidden from her, and the fate of his great Stradivarius cello.Alexander Feldmann is a revered and sought-after performer whose prodigious talent, striking good looks and worldly charm prove irresistible to all who hear and encounter him. After years of searching, he acquires a glorious cello, the Silver Swan, a rare Stradivarius masterpiece long lost to the world of music. Mariana is Alexander's only child and the maestro has large ambitions for her. By the age of nineteen she emerges as a star cellist in her own right, and is seen as the inheritor of her father's genius. There are whispers that her career might well outpace his. Mariana believes the Silver Swan will one day be hers, until a stunning secret from her father's past entwines her fate and that of the Silver Swan in ways she could never have imagined.Real Life
By Kitty Burns Florey. 1986
Dorrie Gilbert, a potter who lives alone, is completely unprepared for motherhood when her oddball, overweight, and orphaned nephew, Hugo,…
comes to live with her, demanding to know the truth about his parents and horrified that she doesn't own a television so he can watch the soap opera he's devoted to. As Dorrie and Hugo attempt to work things out, each learns some hard and surprising, but deeply satisfying truths about real life.I Know My Christmas Decorations
By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Ella the owl's favorite time of year is Christmas. She needs your help to find all of the decorations to make her house a festive place! Young readers to be will enjoy identifying objects.I Know My ABC's
By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Perfect for the youngest children, this enhanced ebook presents the ABCs through rhyming couplets and charming characters.The Kenyan Expedition #8
By Maya Gold, Stefano Turconi, Steve Stevenson. 2015
"With the smarts of Nancy Drew and the charm of Eloise, Agatha is an exciting addition to the girl-detective canon."…
--School Library JournalA rare species of white giraffe, worshipped by the Masai tribe, has disappeared from the savannah. So Agatha and her cousin Dash head to Africa on their next adventure to help solve the mystery. There, they join forces with a third cousin--a safari expert--to track down the poacher who has stolen the priceless animal.Waiting for Benjamin
By Susan Keeter, Alexandra Jessup Altman. 2008
Alexander's little brother, Benjamin, doesn't do things the way Alexander thinks he should. He would rather stare at the wall…
than play with Alexander. And instead of talking, he just wiggles his fingers and rocks. Alexander knows it's wrong, but he can't help but feel embarrassed when one of his friends calls Benjamin a "wacko." When Benjamin's family learns that he has autism, they hire special teachers to teach him how to listen and talk and play. Alexander is glad--he just wants Benjamin to grow up faster. While Benjamin works with his teachers, Alexander works through his feelings of disappointment and jealousy. As time passes and each boy grows, Alexander discovers that Benjamin isn't just his brother--he is also his friend.Minions: Who's the Boss?
By Lucy Rosen. 2015
The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms,…
Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters-from T. rex to Napoleon-the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression.But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he-alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob-ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow.The trio embarks upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award® winner Sandra Bullock), the world's first-ever female super-villain. They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York City, ending in mod London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind...from annihilation.Featuring a soundtrack of hit music from the '60s that still permeates our culture today, Minions is produced by Illumination's Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and is directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. Brian Lynch has written the screenplay for the 3D-CG comedy adventure, and Chris Renaud serves as executive producer of the film. A reader based on the new feature film!The Girl in the Wall
By Daphne Benedis-Grab. 2012
**2014 YALSA Quick Pick** Ariel's birthday weekend looks to be the event of the season, with a private concert by…
rock star Hudson Winters and all of Ariel's elite prep school friends in attendance. The only person who's dreading the party is Sera, Ariel's former best friend and current school pariah, whose father is forcing her to go. Despite their many differences, both Ariel and Sera can certainly agree on one thing--facing each other at the party is going to be the absolute worst thing that has ever happened. Both girls could not be more wrong. Only moments after the concert begins, things turn deadly when the entire party is taken hostage. Suddenly the girls are forced to take very different paths, using any method they can find to ensure their survival. While Ariel escapes into the hidden tunnels of the family mansion, Sera forges an unlikely friendship with Hudson Winters. And as the hostage plan begins to unravel and the death toll climbs, both teens find themselves racing against the clock to simply make it through the night.Tempestuous
By Kim Askew, Amy Helmes. 2012
"An absolute riot! You don't have to be a Shakespeare fan to fall in love with these books. It's the…
best new young adult series of the year!" --Jack and Jill magazine Banished by her school's popular crowd, former "it girl" Miranda Prospero has landed in a brave new world: holding dominion amongst geeks and misfits at the food court of a local mall. When a snowstorm lays siege to mall workers and shoppers alike, the beguiling heroine seeks revenge against the catty clique behind her social exile. In this spirited take on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Miranda uses charm, trickery, and her legion of dweeby cohorts to set things right, learning more in one night about her own heart and human nature than she ever did as high school royalty.Dear Catastrophe Waitress
By Brendan Halpin. 2007
Mark and Philippa find themselves the subjects of hit breakup songs in different decades and different countries, suffering years of…
romantic disappointments as a result. Their lives take very different paths, but when their paths cross in adulthood, they may find their biggest humiliation leading to their deepest connection.The Garden Path
By Kitty Burns Florey. 1983
Rosie Mortimer, celebrity gardener with a successful TV show, has a pleasantly uneventful life with her undemanding beau. Her gay…
son and his partner live nearby. When her estranged daughter, Susannah, product of a fractured family, returns to Rosie's Connecticut town with her husband, a former priest, to open a restaurant, the tense relationships among these three build to a near-tragedy. Rosie is forced to face the mistakes and failures that have plagued her--and Susannah, who has her own demons, learns to forgive.The Sweet Birds of Gorham
By Ann Birstein. 1966
Solos
By Kitty Burns Florey. 2004
Emily Lime and her equally palindromic dog, Otto, live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (zip code 11211), in a warm community of…
friends and fellow artists. Her life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Marcus, a dog-walker and fellow Scrabble nut, whose father is Emily's shady ex-husband who wants the lovable Emily dead. A mystery unravels, a valuable lost cache of paintings is found, and Emily's life changes in ways she could not have anticipated.