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The unforgettable tale of a girl, her maybe-criminal mom, her babysitting business, and her pet pineapple.
When FBI agents swarm twelve-year-old Mavis Callahan's downtown Chicago home, her mom goes on the run. With the family's house and bank accounts seized, Mavis's dad takes her and her siblings to seek refuge with his sister just south of rural Somewhere, Illinois-a far cry from the big city lifestyle Mavis is used to. As Mavis grapples with her...
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"Down the hill I run, rain-booted and sweater-free. And all around me, swallows swirl." One child's year is punctuated by the life cycle of the swallows roosting in the eaves of the shed. She watches as they build nests and teach their young to snap up bugs, zipping through the air in loop-the-loops. Winter comes and she imagines their journey south, towards warmer, longer days. And when the swallows return? She greets them open armed as friends....
3) Sam and Lucy
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Lucy is Sam's best hen. She takes good care of the baby chicks and makes sure all the chickens in the flock have a place to roost. Everyone loves Lucy. Especially Sam. Lucy and Sam do the chores together, go fishing--and Lucy always waits for Sam's bus after school. When Lucy starts to limp, the vet lets Sam know that Lucy is getting old and the best thing to do is give her lots of extra love. Which is just what Sam does. This tender story tells readers...
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Photographer, director, and bestselling author Todd Selby captures the wildly creative family homes of forty-one artists, writers, makers, and designers in The Selby Comes Home.
For the past two decades, Todd Selby has traveled around the world, photographing people in their spaces. He has captured the lives of various quirky individuals in three books: The Selby Is in Your Place, Edible Selby, and Fashionable Selby. Along the way, he got married...
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Georgia and the Power of the Vote traces the history of Georgia's enfranchisement and its influence on American politics from 1865 to 2021.
Since Reconstruction, Georgia's enfranchisement history has captured the nation's attention. During multiple waves, massive voter registration, mobilization, and suppression efforts were influenced by the pull-pull forces of those wanting to sustain power and those untiringly committed to acquiring it; those hoping...
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Explore Australia with this fun and educational book! With Exploring Australia: Fascinating Facts for Young Learners, readers are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through adorable illustrations and fun facts about the country's culture, history, language, geography, and wildlife, your children will get an up close and personal look at this beautiful country. Perfect for young history and geography enthusiasts, this book is full of interesting...
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The picture book Hello Day presents a whimsical kid's-eye view of a day, filled with wonders big and small . . . which sometimes clashes with their parent's more practical plans.
Hello apple,
hello shelf
I can reach you
all by myself.
When a father and child finally get out of the house, the toddler says "hello" to everything from a snack to a squirrel to a sidewalk puddle. Meanwhile, Dad stays focused on getting the duo from point A...
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Need inspiration to keep looking for love? Do you heed advice from famous people? Are there images that drive you to action, to be like the people in the pictures?Everything good in our world starts with that elusive spark of love. So why do we think it is so rare, so difficult to find?This book illustrates this miracle of attraction, explained by famous people who live in the public spotlight. They comment on their love lives in concise talk, touching...
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