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Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother

by Segilola Salami

Published: 2016-06-02

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Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother This is a heart-warming story about the power of a mother's love; truly an ode to women and mothers all over the world. It is a captivating and emotional story that talks about love and loss! Follow baby Yetunde as she narrates her mother's ode to her grandmother. It is...

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Albert of Adelaide: A Novel

by Howard Anderson

Published: 2012-07-10

Hardcover: 240 pages

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At once an old-fashioned-buddy-novel-shoot-'em-up and a work of deliciously imagined fantasy, Howard L. Anderson's dazzling debut presents the haunting story of a world where something has gone horribly awry . . .Having escaped from Australia's Adelaide Zoo, an orphaned platypus named Albe...

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The Midnight Before Christmas

by William Bernhardt

Published: 1999-11-02

Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages

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Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Cantrell, a battered wife, comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband, Carl. In a recent bout of rage, Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son, Tommy, rather than be sepa...

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* * * * Difficult,
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Mischling

by Affinity Konar

Published: 2016-09-06

Hardcover: 344 pages

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A New York Times Notable BookAn Amazon Best Book of the YearA Barnes & Noble Discover PickAn Indie Next PickA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearOne of the 21 Must-Read Books for Fall--ElleOne of the 21 Incredible Books You Need to Read This Fall--BuzzfeedA Most-Anticipated Book of Fal...

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Burn Baby Burn

by Meg Medina

Published: 2016-03-08

Hardcover: 320 pages

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While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel.Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer nam...

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The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France

by Seth Meyerowitz, Peter Stevens

Published: 2016-01-19

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For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom.  Bronx-born top turret-gunner ...

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Love in a Fallen City (New York Review Books Classics)

by Eileen Chang

Published: 2006-10-10

Paperback: 321 pages

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A New York Review Books Original“[A] giant of modern Chinese literature” –The New York Times"With language as sharp as a knife edge, Eileen Chang cut open a huge divide in Chinese culture, between the classical patriarchy and our troubled modernity. She was one of the very few able t...

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The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

by Frances E. Jensen, Amy Ellis Nutt

Published: 2016-01-26

Paperback: 384 pages

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Drawing on her research knowledge and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist—and mother of two boys—Frances E. Jensen, M.D., offers a revolutionary look at the science of the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice for bo...

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MADDADDAM TRILOGY BOX: Oryx & Crake; The Year of the Flood; Maddaddam

by Margaret Atwood

Published: 2014-08-12

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A boxed set (three trade paperbacks) of the internationally celebrated speculative fiction trilogy from one of the most visionary authors of our time, Margaret Atwood. Across three stunning novels—Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and Maddaddam—the best-selling, Booker Prize-winn...

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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

by Nancy Isenberg

Published: 2016-06-21

Hardcover: 480 pages

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The New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable and Critics’ Top Book of 2016Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionOne of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head OnNPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016’s Great ReadsSan Francisco Chronicle's B...