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Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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2 stars
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"Two teens appear out of nowhere, ransacking a small-town grocery and attacking the police officers who come to investigate. Their clothes are torn and filthy, their hands and bare feet callused, they have fangs. They're sister and brother, alone against the world. Where did they come from? Raised by wolves, they say. Kai and Holo are taken in by the police chief and his wife, and begin adjusting to life in a small town, attending school and going...
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Publisher:
Deep Vellum Publishing
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Incisive and confessional, Raised by Wolves collects the most acclaimed work of Taiwanese poet -filmmaker Amang. In her poems, Amang turns her razor-sharp eye to everything from her suitors ("For twenty years I've loved you, twenty years / So why not say yes / You want to see my nude photos ?") to international affairs -"You'd have to win the lottery ten times over / And the U.N. hasn't won it even once." Keenly observational yet occasionally absurd,...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
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A hilarious guide for those raised by wolves, born in a barn, or otherwise unacquainted with the standard rules of adulthood Once upon a time, young adults with a modicum of social skills and the basic know-how to run a household were let loose upon a grateful world. But no longer. How did this come about? Why are so-called "grown-ups" often unable to make their beds and clean up their own kitchens? Perhaps Mom shouldn't have done all of Junior's...
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Publisher:
NineStar Press, LLC
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Bad news always comes in threes. As do the hits that knock Keon's perfectly laid plans into chaos. His no-good brother conducted a hostile takeover of their pack, became Alpha, and got killed in the space of a year. Grief has crippled their father, leaving Beta Weston desperate for Keon's return, as Simeon's last act as Alpha was to name Keon his successor. Leaving his friends is heartbreaking. Arriving home to a hostile pack is unsurprising. But...
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Publisher:
W. F. Howes Ltd
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Growing up Cantonese in the racist outer suburbs was hard enough for Jess Ho, but add in a dysfunctional family who only made peace over food, and it was clear that a normal life was never on the menu. Jess emerged from childhood with a major psychological complex and a kick-arse palate, traits that would help them fit right in to the messy world of Melbourne's food scene.In hospitality, Jess found a new family of outsiders who shared their lust for...
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Danger. Something Onyx has never been a stranger to, never strayed far from, despite his best efforts otherwise. This time though, the stakes are higher than ever before, when his past is threatening to touch - and destroy - everything he's grown to care for. The only choice is to face it head on - a task Tati is more than willing to share. Unanswered questions and unexpected attacks are jeopardizing the Predator organization from all sides, and she'll...
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date:
©2024
Language:
English
Description:
Raised by Wolves is a unique and vibrant gathering of poems from Graywolf Press's fifty years. The anthology is conceived as a community document: fifty Graywolf poets have selected fifty poems by Graywolf poets, offering insightful prose reflections on their selections. What arises is a choral arrangement of voices and lineages across decades, languages, styles, and divergences, inspiring a shared vision for the future. Included here are established...
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Publisher:
Mystical Michael Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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This is a story about a boy who wanted to be kind and loving but was raised by wolves and monsters who taught him to choose violence and aggression. As the boy grew to be a man, he wanted to be a protector of women but ended up being what girls and women needed protection from. As a young adult, he saw women as his to take. He lied, cheated, and scammed his way through life until he couldn't. This is his moving account of discovering healthy masculinity...
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
I was home, alone on a Saturday . . . . . . boredom is dangerous. Then my roommate's friend called. We'd never met. He was bored, too. That one day opened my eyes to a world I never knew existed. I never knew it could feel so . . . Raised by Wolves is a five-book series chronicling the life of a young man as he fumbles his way through finding himself and someone to love. Humor reigns throughout the first two books and is prominent throughout the series;...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2009
Language:
English
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From Christie Mellor, author of the beloved bestseller The Three-Martini Playdate, comes a hilarious guide for every young adult who may have missed the memo bearing the rules of adulthood. In Raised by Wolves, Mellor offers a helping hand to those for whom a kitchen is a foreign country and bed-making a mystical, unfamiliar art-showing them how to be more self-sufficient, mildly civilized, and able to prepare the perfect cocktail!
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Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
"Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pillaging with co-parenting. A woman raised by wolves prepares for her parents' annual Thanksgiving visit. An aging mutant superhero is forced to learn humility when the mayor kicks him upstairs to a desk job. And in the hard-boiled caper--The Big Nap--a weary two-year-old detective struggles to make sense of a world gone mad. Equal parts silly and sincere, New Teeth is an...
19. The jungle book
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1080L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
Description:
Seven stories of the human baby brought up by the wolves and taught the Law of the Jungle by the bear and his animal friends. Includes also songs or chants of the animals.
20. The jungle book
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English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"Meet the most unforgettable characters and embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle and learns 'The Bare Necessities' of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear. Meet Bagheera, the wise old panther, and crazy King Louie, the orangutan. But watch out for the cunning tiger Shere Khan and Kaa, the sneakiest snake in the jungle! It is an extraordinary adventure and a heartwarming tale that celebrates the true meaning...