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1263) Needle & thread
Author
Pub. Date
c2021.
Language
English
Description
"Choosing between living the life you want and living the life you're "supposed to have" is not always an easy choice. Noah, embracing his true-self, wants to pursue a career in costume design, something his loving, public service parents would never approve of. Azarie, the perfect, model daughter of a very stern, traditional family, dreams of embracing the hobbies she secretly loves, hobbies her social circle would never abide by" --
1264) Shoplifter
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
"Corinna Parks used to have big plans. While studying English Literature in college, she imagined writing a successful novel and leading the ideal life of an author. After graduation, she moved to a big city and took a job at an advertising agency--just to pay off her student loans--but now she's worked in the same office for five years and the only thing she's written is ... copy. She longs for companionship (other than her cat), receives no satisfaction...
1265) The myth of stress
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Where does stress come from? According to Andrew Bernstein it comes from your thoughts about your circumstances. More specifically, stress is created by a particular kind of thought that humans happen to excel at. He realized that the antidote to stress and the key to far greater resilience is not exercise or physical relaxation, but finding these stress-producing thoughts and dismantling them. He created a process called ActivInsight that helps...
1267) I, Parrot
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Typing up positive-thought messages for a self-help guru isn't exactly Daphne's idea of dream job. But to regain custody of her nine-year-old son, she's willing to try. A few weeks later, when that same self-help guru asks her to take care of 100 endangered parrots, Daphne is willing to try that too. What ensues is a hilarious, heartbreaking tragicomedy involving the love of her life, the landlady from hell, three house painters, a flock of passenger...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In her first collection of short comics stories, Hugo-nominated cartoonist Tillie Walden opens windows into strange new worlds with all the stylish visual panache and stunning emotional resonance of her widely lauded graphic novels. In The End of Summer, Lars is battling illness and boredom in a secluded castle at the start of an endless winter with a giant cat to keep him company and fraying family bonds to test his strength. In I Love This Part,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of five children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970s in a middle class suburb of Toronto. He loves watching Cher and Carol Burnett on TV, making clothes for his best friend's Barbie dolls, and helping his mum with her hair salon which she runs out of the basement of the house. In short: he is really, really gay. Which is a huge problem, because his family is part of the Christian Reformed Church, a...
1272) Sumo
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A washed-up American football player finds a new life in sumo wrestling.
Scott, abandoned by his girlfriend and having lost his dream of playing professional football, is offered a position in a Japanese sumo training "stable," where he seems to find himself again.
1273) Cosmoknights: Book one
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A young mechanic who longs to explore the galaxy joins forces with a pair of knights who undermine their patriarchal society by setting princesses free.
1274) Geeky f@b 5
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]-
Language
English
Description
"Five girls. Big problems. One school. Lucy Monroe's first day at Earhart Elementary is one for the yearbook: after meeting her new quirky 'pod' of girls in class, at recess, she has launched herself off the rusty monkey bars and splats face down on the blacktop. The principal closes the rickety playground, so now the whole school is mad! What's a new girl to do? Create a band of geeky friends to build a new play space together! The geeky f@b 5 is...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Wynd lives a quiet life in Pipetown -- working at the local tavern, out of sight in the secret rooms beneath the floorboards, often stealing away to catch glimpses of the son of the castle's groundskeeper as he works. But Wynd also has a secret... magical blood betrayed by his pointed ears, forbidden within the city limits. His shaggy hair has obscured them for most of his life, but now that Wynd is a teenager they are growing too unwieldy to hide....
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What do you get when you put 5 girls (and a snarky cat) in a RV and send them to the Great Smoky Mountains? An adventure of a lifetime! Join Lucy, Marina, Zara, A.J., Hubble, Sofia and her abuelo on an unforgettable trip to explore nature and discover the centuries of history within the park. The Geeky Fab Five will be trailblazers and maybe even hug some ancient trees while they are at it as these geeky girls take to the woods, in their signature...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Rainbow volcano cakes, glitter you can eat, and an effort to help end student hunger at Earhart Elementary are all part of the Geeky F@b 5's next adventure. As the girls dive into a frenzy of volcano cake baking, a new girl has just transferred into the GF5's class at Earhart Elementary. The Geeky F@b 5 befriends Fiona and her young brother, Freddy, who always seems to be hungry. Both are pretty impressed with Sofia's tablet, Marina's knowledge of...
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