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Author
Publisher
Allison & Busby Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
As she approached the age of seventy, Ruth Wilson began to have recurring dreams about losing her voice. And as she grappled with feelings of unfathomable sadness, she made the radical decision to retreat from her conventional life with her husband to a small sunshine-yellow cottage in New South Wales, Australia where she lived alone for the following ten years. Ruth had fostered a lifelong love of reading, and from the moment she first encountered...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In 2008, a group of first grade moms formed a neighborhood book club with their kids, in order to cultivate their kids' nascent love of reading and their friendships. Plus, it gave the parents an excuse to get together. Why not give it a go? This simple but ambitious idea stuck--the group lasted for 11 years! The budding bookworms became strong readers, formed a long-lasting love of books, and formed meaningful friendships. The parents got to know...
Author
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The columns gathered here explore reading, writing, and book collections and collecting; the past, present, and future of Young Adult literature; and various genres, including historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, humor, and comics, along with tributes of notable figures in the world of publishing.
Author
Series
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
There is a rich and varied body of literature for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual/allied and intersexed young people, which can function as a mirror for LGBTQAI+ individuals and as a window for others. This resource for librarians who work with children and teens surveys the best in LGBTQAI+ lit and offers guidance on how to share it to encourage understanding and acceptance among parents, school administrators, and...
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Everyone's on the sofa to share a book: zebra, cat, child, lion. "Wait!" says zebra, "Stork isn't here yet!" Then cat needs a cushion, hamster's missing, someone's sitting on lion's tail, fish wants to be in the middle . . . . Now they'll be able to start--won't they? In this fun, humorous story, the familiar chaos of piling onto the sofa with friends builds to a climactic hullabaloo until the happy ending of sharing a book in an ideal reading spot--behind...
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
There are so many great things about reading, but these are the seven best things! We asked real children what they love most about reading and these were their answers. This book features cuddly animal friends doing all the things that make reading great including picking a book, turning the page, doing the funny voices, and more!
Author
Publisher
J-Novel Club
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Myne is determined to protect those she cares about most, so she abandons the life she knows to become Rozemyne, the archduke's mana-rich adopted daughter. She charges forward into this strange new world, not letting her new persona change her passion for books! Watch as the setting of this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers continues to expand... along with the book-making industry!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A story...
Author
Publisher
Yen Press LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There's just one problem -- Mifuyu hates books! But when a tief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she's left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself . . . by entering...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the author's family history, this...story transports us to the aftermath of World War II where her father, Josef Helfer, after returning from the war an amputee, managed a convalescent home for the war-wounded and became obsessed with the home's unlikely and remarkable library.
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