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A Boy Is Not a Bird
A young boy finds his world overturned when his family is uprooted and exiled to Siberia during the occupation of the Soviet Ukraine by Nazi Germany.
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A lyrical, powerful, and richly textured novel about three lives that intertwine across oceans and time.
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The Shadow
Ruth Ware meets Shari Lapena in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller about the inescapable pull of destiny and revenge.
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to 7
/ grades P
to 2
The Dog’s Gardener
A dog delights in a summer day spent in the garden with his owner, an avid gardener.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Lily and Taylor
A shocking and moving novel about two girls whose newly minted friendship gives them the courage to stand up to an abusive boyfriend.
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{"id":6818925740091,"title":"Alligator","handle":"alligator","description":"\u003cp\u003eLisa Moore's \u003cem\u003eAlligator\u003c\/em\u003e gives dramatic birth to a new kind of fiction: North Atlantic Gothic. The story moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland-- a city whose spiritual location is somewhere in the heart of Flannery O'Connor country. Its denizens jostle each other in uneasy arabesques of desire, greed, lust, and ambition, juxtaposed with a yearning for purity, depth, and redemption. Meet Madeleine, the driven aging filmmaker whose mission is to complete a Bergmanesque magnum opus before she dies; Frank, a young man of innocence and determination whose life is a strange anthology of unpredictable dangers; Valentin, the sociopathic Russian refugee whose predatory tendencies threaten everyone he encounters; and Colleen, at seventeen a hard-edged female Holden Caulfield, drawn inexorably to the places where alligators thrive. In these pages humanity is a bizarre combination of the reptilian and the saintly. 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The story moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland-- a city whose spiritual location is somewhere in the heart of Flannery O'Connor country. Its denizens jostle each other in uneasy arabesques of desire, greed, lust, and ambition, juxtaposed with a yearning for purity, depth, and redemption. Meet Madeleine, the driven aging filmmaker whose mission is to complete a Bergmanesque magnum opus before she dies; Frank, a young man of innocence and determination whose life is a strange anthology of unpredictable dangers; Valentin, the sociopathic Russian refugee whose predatory tendencies threaten everyone he encounters; and Colleen, at seventeen a hard-edged female Holden Caulfield, drawn inexorably to the places where alligators thrive. In these pages humanity is a bizarre combination of the reptilian and the saintly. Listen to its heartbeat, and be moved -- and delighted.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Moore switches effortlessly from topic to topic, scene to scene, past to present, and one perspective to another, as one might switch channels on a television. Fittingly, the novel achieves just what Madeleine proposes her documentaries offer: an unexpected story, a strong message, at least one belly laugh.” — \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ford, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Entertainment Weekly","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Lisa Moore is an astonishing writer. She brings to her pages what we are always seeking in fiction and only find in the best of it: a magnetizing gift for revealing how the earth feels, looks, tastes, smells, and an unswerving instinct for what's important in life.” — \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ford, \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Robert J. 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Alligator
Alligator moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland.
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{"id":6818883469371,"title":"The Lost Massey Lectures","handle":"the-lost-massey-lectures","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's preeminent public lecture series, are for many of us a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. However, some of the finest lectures, by some of the greatest minds of modern times, have been lost for many years -- unavailable to the public in any form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportant thinkers whose Massey Lectures are lamentably out of print include the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr., John Kenneth Galbraith, Jane Jacobs, Paul Goodman, and Eric Kierans. 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The Lost Massey Lectures
This anthology of early CBC Massey Lectures gathers the work of five of the great minds of modern times.
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Turtle Pond
A delightful tribute to turtles and turtle-watching, from a young child’s perspective.
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The Zombie Prince
An empowering story about how friendship and imagination can help overcome bullying, illustrated by Governor’s General Award–winner Luc Melanson.
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She continues the tradition over the years until her daughter has a baby of her own…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe love between a mother and her daughter is celebrated in this lyrical story from Bill Richardson, featuring colorful illustrations by Slavka Kolesar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5\u003cbr \/\u003eDescribe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr \/\u003eDetermine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773062792","Height":"10.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"maternal love; grandparents and grandchildren; family and family issues; nurturing; stages of life; folklore and mythology; parenting; mother and child; respect for others; respect for community; pride; positive attitude; appreciation; poetry; figurative language; third person narration; determining importance; connecting; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Key Ideas and Details; CC Literature Craft and Structure; grade two; grade four; picture book","NumberOfPages":"32","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis moving story of the love between three generations of women will remind readers of classics like \u003cem\u003eLove You Forever\u003c\\\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSomething from Nothing\u003c\\\/em\u003e.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eSlavka Kolesar’s folk-art style illustrations bring a beautiful and unique esthetic to the story.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eLove and promises have more value than material goods in this book, making it a good conversation starter to talk to young children about different kinds of gifts.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections: language arts \\\/ poetry; social studies \\\/ poverty, family\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003c\\\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis moving story of the love between three generations of women will remind readers of classics like \u003cem\u003eLove You Forever\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSomething from Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavka Kolesar’s folk-art style illustrations bring a beautiful and unique esthetic to the story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove and promises have more value than material goods in this book, making it a good conversation starter to talk to young children about different kinds of gifts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum connections: language arts \/ poetry; social studies \/ poverty, family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003c\\\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“[W]ith rhythm and repetition, the narrative mixes messages of unending maternal devotion with subtle allusions to life’s challenges. . . . Whether brought to a baby shower or given to a graduate, this story of steadfast parent-child bonds may become a perennial gift favorite.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publisher's Weekly","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"From award winning author Bill Richardson, a beautiful story about the love between a mother and daughter where a promise makes the perfect gift.","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2019-08-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"From award winning author Bill Richardson, a beautiful story about the love between a mother and daughter where a promise makes the perfect gift.","Width":"7.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 4
to 8
/ grades K
to 3
The Promise Basket
From award winning author Bill Richardson, a beautiful story about the love between a mother and daughter where a promise makes the perfect gift.
