 | Chinese American Poetry: An Anthology (Asian American Voices)
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 |  | Rugby Rob
Publication Date: February 23, 2004For a shade over six years, Robert Groman’s life could not have been simpler.Groman, aka Rugby Rob, went to class on the rare occasions when the urge hit him, and played rugby with a near religious passion.Then the unthinkable happens.He falls in love, and because his advisor tricks him, Groman suddenly finds himself on the verge of heading into the real world despite the fact he is not yet old enough to collect social security.This the story of his sixth and final year of college, as he tries to deal with matters of the heart while cashing in on the o...
|  | Doctor in the House
Publication Date: January 1, 2001Richard Gordon's acceptance into St Swithan's medical school came as no surprise to anyone, least of all him - after all, he had been to public school, played first XV rugby, and his father was, let's face it, 'a St Swithan's man'. Surely he was set for life. It was rather a shock then to discover that, once there, he would actually have to work, and quite hard. Fortunately for Richard Gordon, life proved not to be all dissection and textbooks after all... This hilarious hospital comedy is perfect reading for anyone who's ever wondered exactly what medical st...
|  | Guadalupe (Spanish Edition)
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|  | Contemporary British and Irish Poetry: An Introduction
Release Date: November 24, 2005| ISBN-10: 1403906750 | ISBN-13: 978-1403906755This book provides an engaging, challenging and lively introduction to contemporary British and Irish poetry. It covers work by poets from a wide range of ethnic and regional backgrounds and covers a broad range of poetic styles, including mainstream names like Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy alongside more marginal and experimental poets like Tom Raworth and Geraldine Monk....
|  | The Parchment Boat (Gallery Books)
Publication Date: March 1998| Series: Gallery Books From the back cover: The poems in THE PARCHMENT BOAT extend and develop Moya Cannon's highly praised collection OAR. They report the findings of her ruminations at archeological sites, in her own garden, into customs, music and language itself. They continue their attention to the western seaboard of Ireland and several reflect experiences of a stay in Canada. In many of them there is a kinship with mystery, in most of them a series of surprising images registers the rich yield of half-belief and faith. They recognize, and glory in, "a patt...
|  | Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation
Publication Date: September 1, 2010John Clellon Holmes met Jack Kerouac on a hot New York City weekend in 1948, and until the end of Kerouac's life they were--in Holmes's words--"Brother Souls." Both were neophyte novelists, hungry for literary fame but just as hungry to find a new way of responding to their experiences in a postwar American society that for them had lost its direction. Late one night as they sat talking, Kerouac spontaneously created the term "Beat Generation" to describe this new attitude they felt stirring around them. Brother Souls is the remarkable chronicle of this cor...
|  | The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
Release Date: August 15, 1986| Series: Cat Who... The world of modern art is a mystery to many. But for Jim Qwilleran, it turns into a mystery of another sort whenhis assignment to the art beat for The Daily Fluxion leads down the path to murder. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding--this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reportorial talents to art. But Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese, are back in their element--sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder. ...
|  | The Matatu
Release Date: April 1, 2012| Grade Level: P and up "Kioko had been watching the matatus come and go for as long as he could remember. But today, for his fifth birthday, he climbs aboard one with his grandfather. As the matatu pulls away from the market, the village dogs chase after them. When Kioko asks his grandfather why the dogs always bark and chase after matatus, his grandfather tells him an entertaining tale about a dog, a goat and a sheep. Set in East Africa, The Matatu is a colorful story filled with many unexpected turns and twists along the way." (20120701) ...
|  | How to Eat Fried Worms
Release Date: July 11, 2006| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him, even with a choice of condiments from peanut butter to horseradish. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with the doctor, takes everything ...
|  | Dubs Goes to Washington: And Discovers the Greatness of America
Publication Date: October 19, 2011Dubs Goes to Washington... and Discovers the Greatness of America is a book that teaches young children their first patriotic lessons. The star of the book is Dubs, our adorable golden retriever.Dubs has lost his beloved tennis ball in Washington, D.C.Your kids and grandkids - and, in fact, all kids from 4-8 - will love helping Dubs find it - and, in the process, will discover what makes America such an exceptional nation.We decided to write this book because we couldn’t find books for our young friends that teach them about our great country, our imp...
|  | Lost and Found: Three Dog Stories
Publication Date: July 1, 2009| Grade Level: P and up Anna looked all around her. The sky was getting dark. "I think we should go home now, Molly." But which way was home?In three heartwarming stories, celebrated illustrator Jim LaMarche lovingly depicts tales of being lost, being found, finding home, and, most important, the dogs who help us find our way. One lost dog is rescued, another pup leads a frightened child home, and a fractured family finds a fresh start through the love of a dog. Featuring exquisite artwork, this joyful, touching collection will be cherished by anyone who has eve...
|  | The Dragon's Scales (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
Release Date: May 19, 1998| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
|  | Benjamin Franklin (10 Days)
Release Date: September 2, 2008| Age Level: 8 and up...
|  | DK Readers: The Story of Anne Frank (Level 3: Reading Alone)
Publication Date: January 1, 2002| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
| | War Planes
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|  | Tank Engine Thomas Again (Railway Series)
Release Date: March 28, 2000| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | It's a Miracle!: A Hanukkah Storybook
Publication Date: October 1, 2003 "Ready for a story?" Grandma Karen asked. "Definitely," said Owen.Every night of Hanukkah, after Owen -- the Official Candle Lighter -- lights the menorah, Grandma Karen kicks off her cowboy boots and tells him a bedtime story.On the first night there's the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of becoming a rabbi.On the fourth night there's the amazing story of the alien who gets lost in a little girl's backyard.And on the seventh night there's the silly story about a boy who wants to be a baby...and whose parents let him!Join Owen in discovering h...
| | Abingdon Bible Study Maps
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|  | Through the Bible in 12 Weeks: 12 Lessons to Help Students Navigate the Big Picture
Publication Date: June 3, 2009| ISBN-10: 0764438913 | ISBN-13: 978-0764438912Through the Bible in 12 Weeks: 12 Lessons to Help Students Navigate the Big Picture --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition....
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