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In this short story, Yessie was raised by her grandmother after her parents died in a plane crash.Although she was raised in a loving environment, she felt that something was missing and consequently lost her way. Even though her grandmother forgave her for making mistakes in the past, she must now learn to forgive herself and let go of the guilt before it is too late.
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English
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When the five hundredth person they know dies of AIDS, Colin and Justin flee New York City. They end up in Galatia, a Kansas town founded by freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War whose population is now divided, evenly but uneasily, between African Americans descended from the town's founders and Caucasians who buy up more of the town's land with each passing year. But within weeks of relocating, they are implicated in a harrowing crime, and discover...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In the next decade, NASA will send astronauts to Mars for the first time. Separated from Earth, and unable to communicate with the ground in real-time, crew members will experience extreme isolation that could gravely affect their three-year journey. This Sundance-premiering documentary follows a savvy NASA psychologist tasked with protecting daring space explorers.
4) Hello, Sun
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Publisher
Neal Porter Books / Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Hello, sun! Goodbye, night! Sunrise chill, pale dawn light. Julie Downing’s signature artwork washes each page in a symphony of blue, green and purple foliage; the sky shifts from amber to pink, buttercup-yellow, or darkest indigo. Sleepy bears, rabbits, deer, and other animals rise from cozy dens and burrows to greet the day"--
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Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Full of actionable guidance, Puppy Brain will show you how to raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved, and emotionally resilient pet. Through years of research on puppy brain development and intentional breeding practices, Kerry Nichols, the founder of Nicholberry Goldens, opens a whole new world of communication between you and your dog. Kerry has developed a system of raising dogs that actively stimulates her puppies' neurological systems, laying...
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Publisher
Warner Bros. Records
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A moment in time built on personal stories, sweat-stained and reeling from injuries. The product of six voices, each coming clean about their lives and struggles, as if it were the first time. Listeners get an unobstructed view into what makes the band tick as people, fathers, husbands, musicians, and friends.
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
John Berger's diverse achievements as a writer are widely recognized. In addition to plays, novels, short stories, and poetry, he has always written essays, expressing more than forty years of tireless intellectual inquiry and fierce political engagement. Polemical, meditative, radical, and always original ("The moment at which a piece of music begins to provide a clue to the nature of all art"), Berger's essays are also extremely wide-ranging. Photographers,...