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First published in 1934, Border Town brings to life the story of Cuicui, a young country girl coming of age during a time of national turmoil. Like any teenager, Cuicui dreams of romance and finding true love. She's spellbound by the local custom of nighttime serenades, and she is deftly pursued by two eligible brothers. But Cuicui is also haunted by the imminent death of her grandfather, a poor and honorable ferryman who is her only family. As she...
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The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved Lessons in Chemistry and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, you will adore Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts.
Mickey Bloom: five foot tall, dyslexic, and bullied at school. Mickey knows she's nothing special. Until one day, she discovers running.
Mickey's new-found talent makes her realize she's everything she thought she wasn't...
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According to Jack Haywood, the trouble with the Hill-the farm-is that nothing ever happens there. He expects this summer, the summer of his fourteenth year, to be no different. First there is Jenny Holmes, whom he can go to see only on the pretext of seeing her brother, Les, a real pain. Jenny, who lives a mile and a half away by moonlit trail through piney woods and cypress swamp. Then there is the 'gator hole, even further from the Hill, where one...
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Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
Winner of the 2009 Borders Original Voices Award
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. But her country is in tumult under Japan's harsh occupation, and her family's traditions, entitlements, and wealth crumble. Narrowly escaping an arranged marriage, Najin becomes a companion...
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In this thought-provoking page-turner, Joyce Asong tackles the topics of racism and colorism head-on while exposing readers to the rich African culture—one filled with delectable cuisines, stimulating customs and traditions, and humorous banter.
Foma arrives at her Connecticut university, eager to live life on her terms. Eight years ago, she and her parents immigrated to America from Cameroon. Since then, she has longed to escape the pressures...
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In the turbulent times of the Sixties, a young boy adopted to North America from India settles with his adopted family in a rustic fishing village of Aquilon. His plans are to get along with new friends, but events take a turn when Felix brother dies in a boating accident and Aryl's former adoptive father comes looking for him. Guided by the parish priest Father Brenwitz (who has a medical problem from a tumor on his brain) Aryl discovers his interests...
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Walter's freshman year at a top Engineering School wasn't what he had hoped for. Academic success was a given but wasn't college supposed to be about freedom, drugs and wild sex? This was 1969 after all. But as Walter laments "freshman year was just OK, I somehow missed out on that sex thing."Walter was hoping sophomore year will be his MVP season. Regrettably it wasn't, it was a nothing, in fact it was The Year that Didn't Exist. The story opens...
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Book #1 in the Angel Interceptors series - A MILLION MILES AWAYShe thought she could run with Rock stars...Jasmine Ashcroft isn't even eighteen yet, but she believes she's got the whole adulthood thing dialed in. Between a devastating loss at 13 and getting bounced around a couple of continents, she's had to figure a lot out for herself. So…college? Bring it on. Career planning? No problem. Dating? Heck, yeah! Well…maybe. After she gets those...
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A "funny and supremely moving" novel about a seven-year-old navigating a world of turmoil by the author of What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Harper's Bazaar).
Seven-year-old Scotty Ocean decides that seven is going to be "his year." But soon after his birthday, his artist-turned-alcoholic mother abandons the family-leaving Scotty and his two older sisters alone with their father. As his perfect year falls apart, Scotty begins to act out during school...
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Grace has two big problems-how will she cope? Grace Schmitt is a bit of a dreamer. In her mind, she's the most popular girl in school, with flowing golden hair and too many friends to count. And let's not forget all the boys who admire her perfectly proportioned figure. Everything is, in a word, perfect. Unfortunately, Grace's life is a bit more complicated than that in reality. Going into tenth grade, her body changes rapidly, leaving her feeling...
11) Hard Times High
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A cast member of TV's number-one show is about to be fired-how will Alison, Bill, TJ, Rafe, Molly, Miranda, and Susie handle the possibility of being unemployed? A bombshell has just been dropped on the cast of TV's Hard Time High: A major new storyline is being introduced. But it means someone is going to get canned from the show. Former childhood star TJ has lived through this before, when his previous hit TV show was canceled. Used to the steady...
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Love's First Meeting: When Virtual Sparks IgniteSamantha Diderik's digital world is about to collide with reality. Ethan Walters, her brother's college roommate and best friend, has been more than just an online presence; for the last year, he's a whispered secret in her heart. From a simple online acquaintance, her crush has grown into a yearning for something far beyond pixels.Finally, she will meet him in person on a road trip with her brother....
13) Believarexic
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Asking for help is only the first step Jennifer can't go on like this-binging, purging, starving, all while trying to appear like she's got it all together. But when she finally confesses her secret to her parents and is hospitalized at the Samuel Tuke Center, her journey is only beginning. As Jennifer progresses through her treatment, she learns to recognize her relationships with food, friends, and family-and how each relationship is healthy or...
14) Balloon Animals
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Pilgrimage and road-trip of unusual dimensions.
Follow me, Jonny Rowe, on a wild goose-chase from Ireland to the USA with my American grandfather's remains in my red birthday balloon. I use 'remains' in the loosest sense of the word: my grandfather, 45, puffed his last breaths of air into my birthday balloon before suffering a massive heart attack right there at my birthday party which becomes his death day party.
Feeling responsible for 45's death,...
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New York City. 1977.Santino De Luca, and his wife, Maria, and their three kids,live in a beautiful condominium called Carnegie Hill Place.Shortly after Santino announces his intention to run in the next StrataCouncil meeting, he's found dead by their daughter, Lucia, in theirbathtub, filled with red paint.NYPD investigators deemed the incident a suicide and closed the case.But Santino's brothers, Angelo and Sal, are convinced that poor Santinowas...
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Even in the darkness of war, there is always a flicker of hope.
AD 1068. The Seljuk Sultanate tears at Byzantium's borders. Alp Arslan's armies grow stronger with every victory, while the Byzantines forces dwindle, the hope in their hearts guttering its last. All cry out for a new warrior emperor to lead them to salvation.
This war has been Apion's mistress for many years now. As Strategos – high general – of the Chaldian border army, he is...
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A comprehensive guide to unlocking your full potential and finding balance in various aspects of life. In this book, we delve into the realms of sleep, mental control, mindfulness, sexual energy, happiness, physical strength, solitude, and invaluable life lessons inspired by the majestic eagle.In today's fast-paced and demanding world, it can be challenging to navigate through the complexities of daily life while maintaining our well-being and personal...
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A stunning first novel about a young girl's coming-of-age in the 1950s.
Tamara Anderson's father is a landscape artist who quickly tires of the scenery, so every year her family seeks out new locations for his inspiration. When the Andersons move to a farmhouse in Sherman, New York, in the spring of 1954, fifteen-year-old Tamara and her mother want to settle down and make it home. Sherman begins to work a strange magic on Tamara and her siblings:...
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The darker the truth, the deeper you hide it-but what happens when you can't hide anymore? Innocence, I guess, is not my image. Sixteen-year-old Iris knows that between her bohemian playwright father who lives off the grid in the New Mexican desert and her mother, to whom getting married (but not staying married) is a full-time job, she's led an unorthodox life, which hasn't left with her with a lot of childhood illusions. So it's no surprise...
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Winner, IP Picks Best Junior Prose, 2010, Arlo and the Vortex Voyage is a fascinating fantasy. When Arlo and Kate go rock-climbing, the last thing they expect is to be caught up in a vortex and transported through to another universe. The absence of television and junk food is the least of their problems.
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