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Author
Publisher
SJP Lit, a Zando imprint
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town’s industries for generations. When a young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events around the tragedy become a lightning rod: blame is cast, secrets...
3) Myrrh
Author
Publisher
Titan Books (UK)
Pub. Date
20240409
Language
English
Description
Myrrh has a goblin inside her, a voice in her head that tells her all the things she’s done wrong, that berates her and drags her down. Desperately searching for her birth-parents across dilapidated seaside towns in the South coast of England, she finds herself silenced and cut off at every step.
Cayenne is trapped in a loveless marriage, the distance between her and her husband growing further and further each day. Longing for a child, she has...
4) Cazadora
Author
Series
Wolves of no world volume 2
Publisher
Puck
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Tras los hechos acontecidos en Lobizona, Manu y sus amigos cruzan la mística frontera hacia Kerana, un reino maldito en Argentina, en busca de aliados y de un sitio donde esconderse. Mientras intentan descubrir el paradero del Aquelarre (una mítica manada de la resistencia que quizás ni siquiera existe), los Cazadores siguen los pasos de Manu, poniendo trampas para capturarla y arrestarla. Pero cuando parece que ya la tienen acorralada, el Aquelarre...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"DUM! DUM! DUM! DUM! The talking drums thump a sweet beat… The masquerade has begun. As villagers gather to hear masked musicians beating drums, savor fried plantains, and watch the joyful dancers, a young girl joins the celebration with her family. But this year, everything feels different; it’s the first masquerade without Grandpa. Each member of the family carries something that honors Grandpa—his clanking beads, soft velvet hat, and carved...
9) Take these broken wings and learn to fly: the AIDS support book for patients, family, and friends
Author
Publisher
Harbinger House
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Jean Shinoda Bolen's celebrated work of female psychology that uses seven archetypical goddesses to describing behaviour patterns and personality traits, as relevant and timeless today as when it was first published thirty years ago. Myths are fascinating stories that become even more intriguing when we realize that they can reveal intimate truths about ourselves and others. Jean Shinoda Bolen brings the Greek pantheon to life as our inner archetypes...
11) Isabel in bloom
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way. Told in verse format.
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the United States, approximately 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. The prevalence of disordered eating among teens and young adults makes this a timely, informative, and helpful book for readers. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of eating disorders as well as treatments. Resources for identifying, treating, and recovering from eating disorders are provided in the text"--
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of breakup. But just when things couldn't be bleaker, she takes a leap of faith--and in so doing, things start to take a surprising turn for the better"--
14) Lukewarm
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Luke Rogers started out on the right path, but when his dad walked out when Luke was just a boy, his world came crashing down. Now working as a bartender to make ends meet, Luke is slowly losing his way. Between the enticements of the nightclub scene and a reluctance to fully commit to his devoted girlfriend, Luke's crisis of faith is coming to a head. Will he ultimately succumb to temptation or can he take control of his life and try to forge a new...
Author
Series
Dark Lord's daughter volume 1
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Kayla is just an ordinary girl . . . or so she thinks. When a day at the state fair is interrupted by the news that she’s the daughter of a “Dark Lord,” she and her family are quickly whisked to another world--one that’s chock-full of magic but lacking in technology! As her family encounters fantastical creatures in place of their Earthly gadgets, Kayla must prepare for meeting her father, the Dark Lord himself, for the very first time. All...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Days after graduation, Betsabé Ruiz's life in New York is turning out to be nothing less than cinematic. Although her first job at a white-shoe, Wall Street investment bank is the opportunity of a lifetime, she is not prepared for the magnitude of wealth swirling about her, the long hours and close quarters that infuse her professional relationships with intimacy, nor an unexpected attraction to her boss. And like all great films, Betsabé's New...