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Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Library)

by Craig Thompson

Published: 2011-09-20

Hardcover: 672 pages

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From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets (“A triumph for the genre.”—Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child s...

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The Scent of Water: A Captivating Story Filled With English Charm, Luminous Wisdom, and Astonishing Spiritual Insight

by Elizabeth Goudge

Published: 2011-10-31

Paperback: 306 pages

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"A captivating story filled with English charm, luminous wisdom, and astounding spiritual insight"Goudge's singular gift is the depth and insight she brings to her characters. Mary Lindsay is a born and bred Londoner who has enjoyed her city life--a prestigious job, and friends with whom s...

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Mary Barton (Penguin Classics)

by Elizabeth Gaskell

Published: 1997-04-01

Paperback: 464 pages

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‘O Jem, her father won’t listen to me, and it’s you must save Mary! You’re like a brother to her’Mary Barton, the daughter of disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working-class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill owner’s son, and making a better...

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The Dreamer

by Pam Munoz Ryan, Pam Muñoz Ryan

Published: 2012-03-01

Paperback: 384 pages

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Pura Belpré Award WinnerA tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sís!From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him,...

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* * Graphic,
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The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman

Published: 2019-02-05

Hardcover: 208 pages

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"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery that wi...

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* Difficult,
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No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times (Wall Street Journal Book)

by Dorothy Rabinowitz

Published: 2004-03-02

Paperback: 256 pages

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In No Crueler Tyrannies, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dorothy Rabinowitz re-frames the facts, reconsiders the evidence, and demystifies the proceedings of some of America's most harrowing cases of failed justice. Recalling the hysteria that accompanied the child sex-abuse witch-hunts ...

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* * * * Addictive,
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A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

by Louise Penny

Published: 2019-08-27

Hardcover: 448 pages

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“‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” ?Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"Enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions." ?Marilyn Stasio, New York Ti...

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The Hangman (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Novella)

by Louise Penny

Published: 2010-09-01

Paperback: 96 pages

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On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible....

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Black Wings Beating (The Skybound Saga)

by Alex London

Published: 2018-09-25

Hardcover: 432 pages

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*An NBC Today Show Book Club Pick!**A Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018!* *A Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year**A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-Read* "Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero" --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both ...

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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle)

by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Published: 2019-05-07

Hardcover: 480 pages

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From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of the Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic . . .The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dr...