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Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea
By Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 1990
Tenar, once priestess of Atuan and now the middle-aged widow of a Gontish farmer, lives quietly, caring for her foster…
daughter Therru, an abused child. Soon another needs Tenar's care; Ged, no longer Archmage of Earthsea, returns home, borne half-conscious on a dragon's back. Follows The Wizard of Earthsea (DB 25315, BR 7742), The Tombs of Atuan (DB 24584, BR 7771), and The Farthest Shore (DB 32957, BR 7772). For grades 6-9A fisherman of the inland sea: science fiction stories
By Ursula K Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 1994
Eight tales that delve into the relationship between perception and reality, and explore the "churten" effect, a way of moving…
objects and people between distant worlds at the speed of light. In the title story, a churten researcher is flung backward in time to face a choice of alternative futures. Some strong languageFish soup
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1992
The "Thinking Man of Moha" and the "Writing Woman of Maho" are friends. The man is obsessively neat and the…
woman is habitually messy. Nevertheless, they visit each other for conversation and meals of fish soup. The man suggests that they have a child (to carry messages and finish dessert) and the woman agrees. Two nearly grown children materialize, who distinctly manifest the expectations of the man and woman. For grades 3-6 and older readersAlways coming home: A novel
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2023
"One of [Le Guin's] most radical novels. . . . A study in what a complete and utter rejection of…
capitalism and patriarchy might look like—for society and for the art of storytelling."—The Millions Reissued for a new generation of readers, Always Coming Home is Ursula K. Le Guin's magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast, hailed as "masterly" (Newsweek), "hypnotic" (People) and "[her] most consistently lyric and luminous book" (New York Times). This new edition features an introduction by Shruti Swamy, author of A House is a Body, as well as illuminating extra material that includes interviews and liner notes to the book's musical soundtrack. Midway through her career, Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story and fable, poetry, artwork, and song, Always Coming Home is this legendary writer's fictional ethnography of the Kesh, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley. Having survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization, the Kesh are a peaceful people who reject governance and the constriction of genders, limit population growth to prevent overcrowding and preserve resources, and maintain a healthy community in which everyone works to contribute to its well-being. This richly imagined story unfolds through a series of narrated "translations" that illuminate individual lives, including a woman named Stone Telling, who travels beyond the Valley and comes to reside with another tribe, the patriarchal Condor people. With sharp poignancy, Le Guin explores the complexities of the Kesh's unified society and presents to us—in exquisite detail—their lives, histories, adventures, customs, language, and art. In addition to poems and folk tales, Le Guin created verse dramas, records of oral performances, recipes, and even an alphabet and glossary of the Kesh language. The novel is illustrated throughout with drawings by artist Margaret Chodos and includes a musical component—original recordings of Kesh songs that Le Guin collaborated on with composer Todd Barton—bringing this utterly original and compelling world to life. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookThe tombs of Atuan
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Arha is taken from her parents to be trained as high priestess to the Old Ones in the Atuan tombs.…
She endures her bleak captivity until a trespasser violates her domain in his search for the tombs' greatest treasure. Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea (BR 7742). For grades 6-9. 1970Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle Ser. #4)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1990
Tenar, former priestess of Atuan and now the widow of a Gontish farmer, lives quietly caring for her foster daughter…
Therru. Soon another needs Tenar's care: Ged, no longer archmage of Earthsea, returns home half-conscious--on a dragon's back. Sequel to The Farthest Shore (BR 15408). For grades 6-9. 1990Lavinia
By Ursula K. Le Guin. 2008
Ancient Italy. King Latinus's daughter Lavinia, from Virgil's The Aeneid (RC 64204), is pressured to marry Turnus despite prophecies that…
she will wed a foreigner and cause a war. When Trojan ships arrive bearing hero Aeneas, Lavinia discovers true love--and her destiny. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2008Powers (Annals of the Western Shore #3)
By Ursula K. Le Guin. 2007
Gavir, a young house slave, takes his older sister Sallo's advice to keep secret his ability to occasionally see into…
the future. After Sallo is killed, Gavir escapes from slavery to explore the world and his psychic powers. Sequel to Voices (RC 63672). For grades 6-9. 2007Voices (Annals of the Western Shore #2)
By Ursula K. Le Guin. 2006
In the ruined city of Ansul, conquered by the Alds, a young girl, Memer, learns the forbidden art of reading…
from the Waylord. Later, when she meets Gry Barre and her husband Orrec Caspro--from Gifts (DB 60031)--everything in Memer's life begins to change. For grades 6-9. 2006The eye of the heron (Starscape)
By Ursula K. Le Guin. 2003
Modern science fiction. Victoria Colony was a savage lawless prison world dominated by criminals. Luz leaves her tyrannical father to…
lead the People of Peace in a perilous quest to dicover a new rold of hope, a place they would call Heron. Some violence. 1978Jane on her own: a catwings tale (Catwings Ser. #No. 4)
By Ursula K Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin, S. D. Schindler. 1999
When Jane, a winged cat, flies off to the city in search of adventure, she learns that the warnings about…
human beings are true. Some of them cannot be trusted. Sequel to Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (DB 40491). For grades 2-4Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Catwings Ser. #No. 3)
By S. D. Schindler, Ursula K Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 1994
Sequel to Catwings Return (DB 37397). Alexander, the oldest kitten in his family, decides to explore the world. Soon he…
is threatened by a truck, chased by dogs, stuck up a tree, and lost. Then Jane, a little black kitten with wings, comes along. Alexander follows her home and meets more winged cats. Now he wants to find a way to repay the Catwing family for their kindness. For grades 2-4. 1994