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1061) The fire of home
Author
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"When Amy Layton's family learned she planned to steal her sister's fiancé, Amy left home in disgrace. But in 1922, she returns to Powell Springs to escape the violent man she married. Despite the town's gossip, Amy is determined to rebuild her shattered life with the boardinghouse she inherited...and little else. Deputy sheriff Baxter Duncan senses there's more to Amy, his new landlady, than the rumors claim. Yet Bax respects her privacy. After...
1062) Me, my dog, and a sheep
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Grizzy, a disarmingly good-natured puppy--as large as a house with a spirit to match--is suddenly struck with an immobilizing illness. Luckily, this hefty hound has a best buddy, Luke, a tender-hearted boy who will not let Grizzy give up the fight. Together, with the aid of caring veterinary professionals and Luke's attentive parents, Grizzy digs deep to find the grit to fight the odds and withstand the challenges of recovery. Author Melissa Mullamphy...
1063) Stealing thunder
Author
Series
Stealing thunder volume 1
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A charming dragon fantasy novel where a trans girl named Razia runs away from home, finds a community of trans women known as hijras, falls in love, and steals back her dragon. By night, Razia Khan is one of the most sought-after dancing girls in the desert city of Bikampur. Later in the night, she is its most elusive thief. When Razia finds herself dancing for the maharaja's son, the handsome prince Arjun, she knows that she's playing with fire....
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Rudyard Kipling once towered over not just English literature, but indeed the entire literary world. In 1907, at just forty-two, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming its youngest winner and the first in the English language. Today, however, when he is read, if indeed he is read at all, it is regarding the history of colonial India, his birthplace and the setting of some his most famous work, and to a lesser extent England, his...
1065) And then the gray heaven
Author
Publisher
Dzanc Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"And Then the Gray Heaven centers on Jules, whose partner B has recently died in a freak accident. Confronting the red tape of the hospital, the dissociation and cruelty of B's family, and the unimaginable void now at the center of their lives, Jules and new friend Theo embark on a road trip to bury two-thirds of B's ashes in the places they most belong. Along the way, Katz delves into their relationship and their life stories--Jules' rise from abandoned...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Birthday flowers. Valentine's Day flowers. Sympathy flowers. Red vs. yellow roses. Carnations. Orchids. We give/receive flowers for all sorts of reasons, but have you ever wondered what these beautiful flowers are REALLY trying to say? In this fully illustrated book, young readers will learn how everything from the color to the genus of a flower can communicate the simplest message. This is not your typical gardening book with step-by-steps to prepping...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America's tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world More than 5,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and the destitute away from their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other direction, to help the millions unable to escape, was...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In their first book, the Junk Gypsies--sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand and HGTV show--combine big dreams, stories of roadside treasures found, and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Sadie Robertson. Amie and Jolie Sikes, the Thelma and Louise of the design world, are the Junk Gypsies: a family with an addiction to flea markets, wanderlust, and Americana...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Ready to take a trip to the other side? Well, chill with all of the frighteningly good episodes from the complete series of Danny Phantom! Find out how an average kid became part ghost, and all ghost hunter! Then join Danny and pals Sam and Tucker on otherworldly adventures up close and personal with Technus, the Spectral Master of all things technological; Penelope Spectra, a ghost who feeds off teen misery; and Danny's archenemy, Vlad Plasmius.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Emotionally guarded Daphne Amos always believed she'd found a kindred spirit in her fiance, Heath. Both very private people, they've kept their pasts hidden from the world, and each other, until Heath's escalating nightmares begin to put an undeniable strain on their relationship. Determined to give their impending marriage the best chance of succeeding, Heath insists that Daphne join him on a seven-day retreat with Dr. Matthew Cerny, a psychologist...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An electrifying novel about a woman in thrall to the exhilarating rhythms of Manhattan, lost in the dizzying promise of youth, and fatally naive to the dark pressures of fame. When Rolling Stone journalist Kayla McCray is assigned a cover story on pop icon Lexi Mayhem, Kayla stumbles across a startling new angle to the exposé. Years ago, another rising star from Lexi's past mysteriously leaped to her death. Some things are better off forgotten,...
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora--some already literary legends, others who are rising stars--have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho...
1073) Ivy
Author
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Ivy, a teenage girl raised by a single mother in a small coastal town in Maine, longs to leave her home and achieve her dream of becoming a painter. Unfortunately, daily life doesn't run smoothly for someone whose anger often gets the better of her, and who makes enemies more easily than friends. But when Ivy begins a long-distance relationship with a kindred spirit, she gets a glimpse of freedom and acceptance too good to pass up. Only while trying...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The 'Last Remains' storyline is so huge, it cannot be contained within the pages of Amazing Spider-Man! And Kindred's assault is so epic, it's going to sweep up the other spider-heroes of the Marvel Universe in its wake. Miles Morales, Gwen 'Ghost-Spider' Stacy, Silk, Spider-Woman and more are about to be inducted in the Order of the Web - and they have to somehow find a way to help Peter Parker! But a life-altering bombshell is rolling towards one...
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"For months, perhaps years, he has crawled in the shadows, manipulating events from afar. Mysterio and Norman Osborn have both known his chilling presence. Now the demon known as Kindred is finally ready to take his revenge - not on Spider-Man, but on Peter Parker! And he's resurrected one of Spidey's most disturbing foes, the fanatical Sin-Eater, to help him carry out his grand plans! Learn the secret history of the Sin-Eater, as he embarks on a...
1077) Dolphin dance
Author
Series
Publisher
Atmospheres/St. Clair Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
None
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin/Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
""We are different--white moms and me. Very different. More or less kindred as women, but as mothers we are disparate souls. Snaps and cusses of Twitter-trending 'Stuff black moms say' don't even scratch the surface." --from Child, Please In this wise and funny memoir, Ylonda Gault Caviness describes her journey to the realization that all the parenting advice she was obsessively devouring as a new parent (and sharing with the world as a parenting...
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on storytelling traditions as old as southern literature itself, 'Grit Lit' is the first anthology devoted to contemporary writing about the Rough South. From literary legends to emerging voices, the acclaimed writers featured in this collection view their hardscrabble South without romanticism or false nostalgia, not through moonlight and magnolia but moonshine and Marlboros."--
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"12 Funkdafied Tales of Terror! In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 200 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and artists. Stemming from a love of Southern gothic horror, this anthology boasts a cadre of award winning or nominated writers representing awards such as the Will Eisner Awards,...