 | Wonder
Release Date: February 14, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a New York Times bestseller, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his siste...
 |  | When I Get Where I'm Going
Release Date: September 7, 2010From the bestselling author, an inspirational novel about three sisters who rediscover each other-and themselves... After thirteen years in Hollywood, Alicia Day is giving up her dream of stardom and heading home to Detroit-and back to her roots. Hope Teesdale is desperately seeking the truth about her husband's death when she hears from her long-lost half-sister Alicia. Suddenly her idea of family is put into question. Heaven Jetter hasn't spoken to her sister Hope in years. Her spirit is being held captive by an abusive boyfriend. Her only comfort comes from ...
|  | To Dust You Shall Return (A Lord Danvers Mystery)
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|  | When God Puts a Dream in Your Heart... Anything Is Possible: A Collection of Writings About Having Faith and Fulfilling Your Destiny
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|  | Lando (Louis L'Amour)
Release Date: July 18, 2006| Series: Louis L'Amour In Lando, Louis L’Amour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique American hero.For six long years Orlando Sackett survived the horrors of a brutal Mexican prison. He survived by using his skills as a boxer and by making three vows. The first was to exact revenge on the hired killers who framed him. The second was to return to his father. And the third was to find Gin Locklear. But the world has changed a lot since Lando left it. His father is missing. The woman he loves is married. And the killers want him dead. Hardened physi...
|  | Anthology Of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation : with Additional Translations by Other Scholars and an Appendix on Linear B sources by Thomas G. Palaima
Publication Date: December 20, 2004| ISBN-10: 0872207218 | ISBN-13: 978-0872207219This volume is designed as a companion to the standard undergraduate mythology textbooks or, when assigned alongside the central Greek and Roman works, as a source-based alternative to those textbooks. In addition to the complete texts of the Homeric Hymns and HesiodÂ’s Theogony, this collection provides generous selections from over 50 texts composed between the Archaic Age and the fourth century a.d. Ancient interpretation of myth is represented here in selections from the allegorists Heraclitus...
|  | The Hunting of the Snark
Publication Date: September 1, 2011In 1959 Tove Jansson, the creator of Moomin Valley and its magical inhabitants, illustrated a Swedish edition of Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. It proved an inspired choice, as the enigmatic charms of Jansson’s illustrative style bring to life the beauty and strangeness of Carroll’s tale. Remarkably, amid the success of Tove Jannson’s Moomin books, her unique edition of The Hunting of the Snark was forgotten for over 50 years. Now, for the first time, these beautiful illustrations are matched with Carroll’s orig...
|  | The Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems (Bantam Classic)
Release Date: September 7, 1999| Series: Bantam Classic Affordable, compact, and authoritative, this one-volume edition of The Annotated Milton encompasses the monumental sweep of John Milton’s poetry. Here are Milton’ s early works, including his first great poem, “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity,” the light and lyrical “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso,” the masque Comus, and the lushly beautiful pastoral elegy “Lycidas.” Here, too, included in their entirety, are the three epic poems considered to be among...
|  | South Of The Clouds: Tales from Yunnan (A Mclellan Book)
Publication Date: November 14, 2011| Series: A Mclellan Book The tales included here represent all of Yunnan Province's officially designated ethnic minorities, and include creation myths, romances, historical legends, tales explaining natural phenomena, ghost stories, and festival tales. The tales are peopled by memorable characters, such as the Tibetan mother who, reborn as a cow, comforts and helps her daughter into her harsh life as a slave girl; the two Kucong sisters who marry snakes; and, the bodiless Lahu 'head-baby' who grows up to win one of the earth-god Poyana's daughters in marr...
|  | Guia De Las Obras Del Bodhisatva: Un Poema Budhista Para La Vida Moderna (Spanish Edition)
Release Date: May 1, 2005This famous and universally loved poem for daily living has inspired many generations of Buddhists and non-Buddhists since it was first composed in the 8th century by the famous Indian Buddhist master Shantideva. This new translation, made under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, conveys the great lucidity and poetic beauty of the original, while preserving its full impact and spiritual insight. Reading these verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moves us ...
|  | Gísli Súrsson: A drama ; Ballads and poems of the Old Norse days and some translations
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|  | From Codex to Hypertext: Reading at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Publication Date: July 31, 2012| Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book The start of the twenty-first century has brought with it a rich variety of ways in which readers can connect with one another, access texts, and make sense of what they are reading. At the same time, new technologies have also opened up exciting possibilities for scholars of reading and reception in offering them unprecedented amounts of data on reading practices, book buying patterns, and book collecting habits.In From Codex to Hypertext, scholars from multiple disciplines engage with both of thes...
|  | Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories
Publication Date: October 1, 1998| ISBN-10: 0070390770 | ISBN-13: 978-0070390775| Edition: 1 This guide to writing compelling, memorable short stories gives you all the essentials without wasted words. It tells you how and where to get ideas, how to establish and sustain excitement, how to create live, colorful characters, and how to plot, develop and bring home your story. It even includes exercises to help you perfect your story-telling skills. Full of tips and techniques that work, it makes an indispensable, reliable collaborator. You'll find it ideal whether you're studying alone or ...
|  | Beauty and the Beast
Release Date: April 1, 2007On the eve of her wedding to the heir of Saitum Manor, the stunningly beautiful Gytha is shocked to learn that her betrothed, a man she barely knew, is dead. Now, she must marry the new heir, Thayer Saiturn, a battle-hardened knight known as the Red Devil...With a face scarred in battle and a heart broken in love, Thayer has no interest in marriage. But not even the Red Devil can break the promise his foster-father made years ago and soon finds himself married to a woman whose exquisite beauty and sweet innocence intrigue him. But can his new bride look beyond his ...
|  | The Mystery and Mysteries of the Master Detective Z
Publication Date: August 27, 2012What do you get when you cross James Bond and Macguyver? The Master Detective Z. In this collection of short stories, T.J.E. Hostetter introduces us to his brilliant new character, Inspector Z, a fearless detective whose skills and talents lead him through mysteries both real and paranormal. With the help of Knight and Shadow, his superhero pets, and his assistant and lifelong friend, Dr. Ellen Newings, Z solves mysteries that frighten his clients and baffle police. ...
|  | The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel
Release Date: October 2, 2012| Age Level: 10 and up...
|  | Tales of Magic for Kids - Book 1: Seven Magical Fairy Stories for Children
Publication Date: April 13, 2010Seven short stories about magical items and places are selected from several books of fairy tales from different sources. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Magic Bon Bons, (2) The Magic Pitcher, (3) The Magic Circle, (4) The Magic Palace, (5) The Magic Kettle, (6) The Magic Swan, and (7) The Gifts of the Magician. Children have enjoyed reading these fairy tales for years and it is good to find them in one single volume. This is the first book in this series. The stories increase in both size and diffi...
|  | Lance Armstrong: Determined to Beat the Odds (Awesome Values in Famous Lives)
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|  | He Shoots, He Scores: 30 Fact Filled Football Crosswords
Publication Date: May 1, 2000| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up This is a collection of 30 fact-filled soccer crosswords to test your knowledge of one of the world's most popular sports. ...
|  | Top Fuel Dragsters (Fast Lane: Drag Racing)
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