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Author
Publisher
Astra House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Vikas Swarup and Charles Yu, the story of a starry-eyed cinephile who leaves his rural village in Punjab to pursue his dreams-a formally daring debut novel set against the global migration crisis"--
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, picturesque olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy for Ada to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons. When Levent, a mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1959 Montana, when a fatal car accident shatters his world, 10-year-old Lucas finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humor and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up during the Space Race, the brutal racism of segregation and the hope of a new generation to move us forward.
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lacey Bond has grown up in her parents' hippie New Hampshire daycare, idolizing her blasphemous, ultra-fashionable sister, Éclair, chasing baby squirrels, and contemplating trees. Then the Satanic Panic hits - the moral hysteria that shook the United States by its shoulders in the 80s and 90s. It's the summer of 1990 when Lacey's parents are handcuffed, flung into the county jail, and faced with a torrent of jaw-dropping accusations from dozens...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Forced from her home in postwar Paris, aspiring young writer Delphine Auber embarks on a journey to New York’s Harlem, and then to Havana and Key West, in search of her father, whom she believes is famed luminary Ernest Hemingway.
6) The swing
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the center of this lovely meditation on childhood, growing older, friendship and loss"--
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen or standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Walter, an introverted boy, is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles who are rumored to possess fabulous wealth.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1943, 14-year-old Massimo, rescued by a mysterious man called Pietro Houdini who preserves the treasures within the Benedictine abbey's wall, accompanies him on a World War II art-heist adventure where they lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill and sin to survive, while smuggling Renaissance masterpieces they've rescued from the "safe keeping" of the Germans.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustration (map) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An Eton graduate is conscripted as a servant of the British Empire to oversea local policemen in Burma, forcing him to navigate social , racial and class politics"--
10) Girl on fire
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...