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940L
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Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no longer allowed to leave her home without an escort or covering her face. Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology...
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Skylarks' War volume 2
Lexile measure:
780L
Language:
English
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The lives of two sets of best friends, Kate and Ruby in England and Erik and Hans in Germany, as well as a stray dog in London are brought together in unexpected ways during World War II.
3. The Swallows
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Publisher:
Witch Way Publishing
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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In the Black Mountain region, Fullmouth is a town of women and children. When local mothers start dying, the town is panicked. At first, the citizens believe the deaths are suicides. Yet fifteen-year-old Pearl is unconvinced. Pearl has known visions her whole life, known the feeling of when the darkness shifts inside her, and her power comes to surface. But having recently moved to Fullmouth, the supernatural is suddenly magnified. She now finds herself...
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Publisher:
Ballantine Books, ann imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date:
©2019
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
A new teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war--with deadly consequences--in a provocative novel from the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Spellman Files series. What do you love? What do you hate? What do you want? It starts with this simple writing prompt from Alex Witt, Stonebridge Academy's new creative writing teacher. When the students' answers raise disturbing questions of their own, Ms. Witt knows there's more going...
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Caldecott Medal Award volume 1950
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 690L
Language:
English
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Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring.
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English
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Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and Sal by Mik Kitson, with its celebration of the natural world, its misunderstood central characters living on the outside of society's norms, their survival in the wilderness, and the ultimate fight for justice.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a truly lovely
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Publisher:
Xist Publishing
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
Celebrate Spring What is the first sign of spring? When the swallows return. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing and it is time for a picnic. Babies and toddler will delight in this simple story about springtime. This book is part of the Kika's First Books, created by Altan for his young child. Kika's First Books are celebrating their 40th anniversary with new publications in English after being loved in Italy for generations. These sweet little...
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Publisher:
New Academia Publishing
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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The Strega Prize-winning author of The Girl with a Leica delivers a novel that hinges on one of the bloodiest World War II battles and those who fought it. In this highly original novel, Janeczek retells the four-month-long Battle of Monte Cassino from the point of view of the Maori, Gurkha, Polish, North African, small-town American and other Allied foot soldiers who fought and died under German fire near that 6th century Benedictine abbey. Twined...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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While Scrat the Saber-toothed Squirrel is still trying to find his precious acorn, the misfit trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabre-tooth Tiger have settled down in an isolated valley with numerous other animals. However, the trio soon discover that the ice wall surrounding the valley is barely holding back a massive body of water behind it and the melting state threatens to break the wall and flood the valley. With their one...
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English
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Based on the classic song about the old woman who swallowed a fly, this retelling with a twist features an old lady attending a Thanksgiving dinner who swallows a pie, then a whole squash, all of the salad, and then an entire turkey. In the end, the old lady makes a surprising and humorous contribution to the holiday festivities.
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"In 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower"--
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Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 320L
Language:
English
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A hilarious twist on the classic song from the bestselling There Was an Old Lady series for kids! You'll never guess what she'll swallow next! "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.I don't know why she swallowed the fly.She won't say why.The old lady is swallowing a fly, a spider, a bird, and create a home full of lovable pets! With rhyming text, this is the original song children know and love with a wacky twist. The perfect story for all year...