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"Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have...
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Dzanc Books
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English
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A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for fans of Bernardine Evaristo and Tayari Jones Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more kindness. When seventeen-year-old Nani loses her older sister and then her father in quick succession, her world spins off its axis. Isolated and misunderstood...
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SAGA Egmont
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English
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In English for the first time, with a foreword written by Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, this is a heartbreaking memoir of infertility, adoption, and fatherhood from one of Denmark's most beloved tv personalities. One summer evening, on a blind date that is almost cancelled, Pelle Hvenegaard meets Caroline. He knows right away that this woman is the love of his life and the mother of his children. Their path to a family is not smooth....
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Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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In this personal story of becoming, belonging and being seen, a psychiatry resident pulls back the curtain on the journey to becoming a doctor. From childhood, Chika Oriuwa dreamed of being a doctor. She knew that she was destined to wear the white coat one day, no matter what it took. The high of being accepted to the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine in 2016 came crashing down when Oriuwa discovered she was the only Black student...
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Paul Sating
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Demons from hell. Gods and Devils. Unspeakable monstrosities. Humans with a taste for flesh. Twelve stories of terror. An upscale clothing store in the middle of New York City that offers its customers more than they bargained for. A prodigal son returns home for his aunt's funeral, only to discover that an ancient entity awaits. A town shelters against the first snow, and the evil it brings. And either other tales of horror that will forever change...
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Cassava Republic Press
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
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"8 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her 'the girl with the wheelchair.' Obioma misses playing football most of all, until one day a girl named Ayana askes her to race. Once they start playing football, everyone joins in and Obioma finds a new team to play with!"...
10. Rasetsu
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Viz Media
Pub. Date:
[2009-2011]
Language:
English
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"Rasetsu Hyuga works for an exorcist agency where she uses her special powers to banish evil spirits. There's a story behind the red flower mark on her chest though - it's a momento left by a power spirit who vowed to claim her on her 20th birthday. Unless Rasetsu can find true love by then, she is fated to become his.--"P. [4] of cover, v.1.
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Publisher:
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date:
2023-
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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A fantasy romance about a voracious lady who delights in monster meat and a mad-blooded duke who is swept off his feet by her curious charms. If you loved Delicious in Dungeon and Drifting Dragons, you will be salivating for some grilled moodle and burning hot love in this series! Like any proper noble lady, one must have certain acquired tastes. For Melphiera Marchalrayd, she just happens to crave a rather exotic protein--monsters! But do not judge!...
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Authors' Tranquility Press
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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There are five different stories that cover life situations, experiences, some magic and a little bit of intrigue thrown in. A flooding in Madagascar, is a tale about a storm and the resulting flood that left destruction in its wake in some parts of Madagascar, and how a family got through it all, triumphantly. In Jamal and the Zebra, a bond is formed between a young man and fearless Maasai hunter (Jamal) and, a zebra through a harrowing experience...
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Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Learn the art of handmade sushi with this beginner-friendly guide! Sushi is a culinary art form with almost infinite ingredients, colors, textures, sauces, and aesthetics. This sushi cookbook for beginners shows you how to prepare 100 sushi recipes step-by-step, so you can bring home some delicious options from around the world-no experience required. Learn the many variations sushi has taken-from classics like Tuna Rolls to nontraditional choices...
14. In The Meantime
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Publisher:
Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English