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Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan)
Par Saadia Faruqi. 2022
Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Dory Fantasmagory, Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party is the start…
of a charming chapter book series from acclaimed author Saadia Faruqi about a Pakistani American third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring. Marya’s eighth birthday is coming up in a week, and all she wants is an over-the-top birthday party just like the ones Alexa, her rich neighbor, always throws. When Alexa parades into school with fancy invitations, Marya can’t help herself—she claims that she’s having the most epic henna party ever. Now she has to convince her family to make it happen. Enter Operation Help the Khans! Marya’s siblings clearly need help with their projects. Maybe she could cook dinner for her parents, or clean her grandmother’s room? Except everything Marya does seems to end in disaster. Will Marya and her family be able pull it together and throw the best party ever?! Featuring black-and-white illustrations by Ani Bushry and a selection of henna designs to trace and color.Mi tío Pachunga
Par José Ignacio Valenzuela. 2018
¿Qué quieres ser de grande? ¿Por qué tus papás se pelean tanto? Son de esas preguntas que internet no puede…
responderte y mejor miras a las estrellas. "¡PACHUNGA! ¿Y AHORA QUÉ HAGO CONTIGO?", exclamó mi tío Nino viéndome de arriba abajo. Así es él, si está contento, aúlla de emoción, y si no le hace gracia, igual te lo dice con voz de orquesta.Es chistoso, pero mis papás no le tienen paciencia. Bueno, ni a mí, ni a las mascotas, ni siquiera entre ellos. Se van a ir de viaje solos, a ver si así solucionan sus problemas. Y mientras, yo tengo que vivir con Nino y sus treinta mil reglas raras. A veces anda de gala sin motivo, o hace trucos y te sorprende con lo que ni te imaginas, pero sospecho que mi tío lleva algo escondido en el corazón... Ilustraciones de Patricio BetteoTwo old high school best friends-turned-enemies find themselves in a rivalry for a homeowner's association presidency in this swoony and…
steamy small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert and Lyssa Kay Adams.'A hilariously fun rollercoaster of laughs and passion! Collins and Nathaniel have explosive chemistry and take suburban warfare to outrageously fun heights! Next-Door Nemesis is hate to love at its finest' SARAH ADAMS'Smart and sexy, Martin's Next Door Nemesis is a fun romantic romp about second chances, embracing the unexpected, and the beautiful things that can come from failure. A glorious read!' ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE'I've never had so much fun with a homeowner's association. Collins and Nate set those white picket fences on fire with their electric chemistry. Smoking hot and delightfully sharp, this book is one to add to your shelves' B.K. BORISON'Alexa Martin is a powerhouse!' ROSIE DANAN'Martin shines in this enchanting tale . . . the result is utterly entertaining' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY_________________________After years of hustling, Collins Carter has finally made it...back to her parents' house. Between tending to the compost with her newly retired dad and running into her high school nemesis at the only decent coffee shop in town, Collins realizes this subdivision from hell she swore she'd never return to is her rock bottom.Then the homeowner's association complaint arrived.Nathaniel Adams always dreamed of a nice, quiet life in his suburban hometown. Or at least that's what he thought until Collins moved back and sent his quaint, organized life into a tailspin. He thought Collins was infuriating ten years ago, but when she announces she's running against him for HOA president, all bets are off.From secret board meetings to vicious smear campaigns whispered over backyard fences, Collins and Nate sink to levels their sleepy suburb has never seen before. But as hate turns into lust, these two enemies are forced to reckon with the feelings they've ignored for years. If only there were bylaws for real life._________________________⭐ Readers love Alexa Martin! ⭐'My queen, Alexa Martin, knows exactly how to write perfect banter and this book will not disappoint . . . A romance that will tug at all your heartstrings''My favorite rom com I've read this year!''I ate this book up! It was just what I needed right now''Ooh this was a yummy book . . . such a happily-ever-after book and I'm here for it!''I honestly loved this amazing book! The characters, the story, the love, the friendships, every single thing . . . just simply a wonderful book!''A swoon-worthy new release . . . featuring some of your favorites in romance tropes, Friends to Lovers, One Bed, Forced Proximity, Better than Fiction will not disappoint!'Le dedico mi silencio
Par Mario Vargas Llosa. 2023
LA NUEVA NOVELA DEL PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA MARIO VARGAS LLOSA La historia de un hombre que soñó un país…
unido por la música y enloqueció queriendo escribir un libro perfecto que lo contara Toño Azpilcueta pasa sus días entre su trabajo en un colegio, su familia y su gran pasión, la música criolla, sobre la que lleva investigando desde su juventud. Un día, una llamada le cambia la vida. Una invitación para ir a escuchar a un guitarrista desconocido, Lalo Molfino, personaje del que nadie sabe demasiado pero de gran talento, parece confirmar todas sus intuiciones: el amor profundo que siente por los valses, marineras, polkas y huainos peruanos tiene una razón más allá del placer de escucharlos (o bailarlos). Tal vez lo que ocurra es que la música criolla sea, en realidad, no sólo una seña de identidad de todo un país y expresión de esa actitud tan peruana de la huachafería («la mayor contribución de Perú a la cultural universal», según Toño Azpilcueta), sino algo mucho más importante: un elemento capaz de provocar una revolución social, de derribar prejuicios y barreras raciales para unir al país entero en un abrazo fraterno y mestizo. En un país fracturado y asolado por la violencia de Sendero Luminoso, la música podría ser aquello que recuerde a todos los que conforman la sociedad que, por encima de cualquier otra cosa, son hermanos y compatriotas. Y en esto, es posible que el virtuosismo de la guitarra de Lalo Molfino tenga mucho que ver. Toño Azpilcueta decide investigar más sobre Molfino, viajar a su lugar de origen, conocer a este personaje esquivo, saber de su historia, de su familia y amores, de cómo llegó a convertirse en un guitarrista tan excelso. Y se propone también escribir un libro donde contar la historia de la música criolla y desarrollar esa idea que ha inoculado en su mente el descubrimiento de este músico extraordinario. La ficción y el ensayo se entremezclan así, de forma magistral, en esta novela en la que el premio nobel peruano vuelve sobre un tema que le obsesiona desde hace años: las utopías. Eso es lo que persigue Toño Azpilcueta en última instancia: la utopía de generar, a través del arte, una idea de país. La crítica ha dicho:«La escritura de Mario Vargas Llosa ha dado forma a nuestra imagen de Sudamérica y tiene su propio capítulo en la historia de la literatura contemporánea. En sus primeros años, fue un renovador de la novela, hoy, un poeta épico».Per Wastberg, presidente del Comité Nobel «Bienvenido sea [...] el gran recreador de la novela realista, queleemos con el mismo entusiasmo con el que otros leen los excesos imaginativos -bienvenidos también ellos- del realismo mágico».J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia «Sus libros contienen la más compleja, apasionada y persuasiva visión de la novela y del oficio de novelista de la que tengo noticia; también contienen el mejor estímulo que un novelista puede encontrar para escribir, un estímulo solo inferior al que contienen las propias novelas de Vargas Llosa».Javier Cercas, El País «Un sentido del ritmo narrativo intacto, una intachable rigurosidad en los datos y referencias que maneja y que provienen de una investigación abrumadora, la destreza de unos diálogos sin alambiques y la pretensión de escribir un libro que señala con exactitud su doble condición genérica. […] Su escritura disidente hace pedazos el mundo como había leído que lo hacían los héroes en las novelas de caballerías y vuelve por sus fueros, arremete y da cuenta de una insurrección atemporal contra el hombre y contra el mundo».Ricardo Baixeras, El PeriódicoThe New Naturals
Par Gabriel Bump. 2023
From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don't Belong, a touching, timely novel—called a "tour de force"…
by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Libertie) and "wry and astonishing" by Publishers Weekly—about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it. *Included in Fall Preview & Most-Anticipated Lists: New York Times, Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Vulture.com, Esquire.com, ELLE.com, The Millions, and Lit Hub* An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven—it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot. She locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? From one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, The New Naturals is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty&’s The Sellout and Jennifer Egan&’s The Candy House. In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save us.The Girls
Par John Bowen. 1986
A wry, macabre tale of simple living, brutal murder, and a reasonably happy couple. In their lovely old Cotswolds village,…
Janet and Susan are known to all the other villagers as &“the girls&”—a fixture. Partners in love and work, co-proprietors of a picturesque shop specializing in the work of local artisans and farmers, they lead an enviable, enviably settled life. So it&’s no catastrophe when Sue, the younger of the two, feels the need to take a month to travel on her own, leaving Jan alone to run their stall at the Inland Waterways Rally Craft Fair. Nor is it any real threat when a kindly gay man named Alan lends Jan a hand in Sue&’s absence, or when the two wind up sharing some wine and even a bunk for the night. If Jan turns out to be pregnant some weeks after Sue&’s return to the nest, what&’s that but cause for joy? And when Alan happens to come visiting, by and by, finding the delighted girls raising a beautiful baby boy, who can blame him for wanting to share in a small part of their bliss? Yes, theirs is an enviable, enviably settled life. And the girls will defend it with every tool at their disposal.The Homewood Trilogy
Par John Edgar Wideman. 2023
From &“master of language&” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his…
career—two novels and story collection all set in Wideman&’s own hometown.Damballah, Hiding Place, and Sent for You Yesterday provide a stunning introduction to the uncompromising work of John Edgar Wideman, whose literary achievements have inspired The New York Times to name him &“one of America&’s premier writers of fiction.&” Damballah&’s narratives examine the vexed history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood whose origins are rooted in a time when slavery was still legal in the United States of America. The novels Hiding Place and Sent for You Yesterday personalize and interrogate that history&’s presence in the contemporary lives of Homewood people and all Americans. Deeply concerned that designations such as &“economically oppressed&” or &“Black&” continue to dismiss and marginalize rather than embrace communities like the one in which he was raised, John Edgar Wideman—employing words on the page as his weapon—has dedicated himself to recording the weight, beauty, complexity, and justice that he believes Homewood&’s voices, stories, and lives have earned and deserve. In 1983, The Homewood Trilogy signaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty years later, this edition of the Trilogy celebrates Wideman&’s ongoing contribution by offering these masterworks to a new generation of readers.Happy: A Novel
Par Celina Baljeet Basra. 2023
"Leaping, chattering, dancing atop this conundrum comes the hero of Celina Baljeet Basra&’s debut novel, Happy Singh Soni, his head…
bursting with ideas, his heart set on gargantuan dreams."—New York Times★Publishers Weekly ★Bookpage ★BooklistThe story of a starry-eyed cinephile who leaves his rural village in Punjab to pursue his dreams—a formally daring debut novel set against the global migration crisis.In a rural village of Punjab, India, a moony young man crouches over his phone in a rapeseed field near his family&’s cabbage farm. His name is Happy Singh Soni, and he&’s watching YouTube clips of his favorite film, Bande à Part by Jean-Luc Godard. In fact, Happy is often compared to a young Sami Frey by the imaginary journalists that keep him company while he uses the outhouse. Pooing, as he says, &“en plein air.&” When he&’s not sleeping among the cabbages and eating his mother&’s sugary rotis, Happy dreams of becoming an actor, one who plays the melancholy roles—sad, pretty boys, rare in Indian cinema. There are macho leads and funny boys en masse, but if you&’re looking for depth and vulnerability, you must make your own heroes.Then comes Wonderland, an eccentric facsimile of Disneyland that steadily buys up the local farms, rebranding the community&’s traditional way of life. Happy works a dead-end job at the amusement park, biding his time and saving money for a clandestine journey to Europe, where he&’ll finally land a breakout role. Little does he know that his immigration is being coordinated by a transnational crime syndicate. After a nightmarish passage to Italy, Happy still manages to find relief in food and fantasy, even as he is forced into ever-worsening work conditions over a debt he allegedly accrued in transit. But his daydreams grow increasingly at odds with his bleak reality, one shared by so many migrant workers disenfranchised by the systems that depend on their labor.At turns funny and poetic, sunny and tragic, Happy is a daring feat of postmodern literature, a polyphonic novel about the urgent, lovely coping mechanisms created by generations of diasporic people. Set against the enmeshed crises of global migration and the politics of labor within the food industry, Celina Baljeet Basra&’s luminous debut argues for the things that are essential to human survival: food, water, a place to lay one&’s head, but also pleasure, romance, art, and the inalienable right to a vivid inner life.Just Lizzie
Par Karen Wilfrid. 2023
In this beautifully written contemporary middle grade debut, an eighth grader's study of asexuality in science class leads her to…
understand her own asexual identity as she embarks on a journey toward self-discovery and self-advocacy. For readers of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring Blake.There’s the part of me that doesn’t understand kissing or cuteness or attraction, and then there’s the part of me that feels so lonely. How do I make sense of those two parts? Maybe I’ll never make sense of them.What do you do when there's a question inside you that feels so big, you don't know how to put words to it? How do you even begin to ask it?Fourteen-year-old Lizzie is experiencing a lot of change: her family had to move after the incident with their neighbor, leaving behind not only her beloved apple tree, but what feels like her childhood along with it. Lizzie's brother is too busy for her in his first semester of college and her friends are more interested in dating than dolls. It’s hard not to feel left behind, especially as she tries to explain the fact that she still has zero interest in boys, girls, or the baffling behavior known as “flirting.”But just as Lizzie’s world feels like it's closing in, a class lesson on asexual reproduction in plants piques her curiosity, leading her to look up whether people can be asexual too—and suddenly, her world opens up. Lizzie finally finds an identity, a word for all her messy, unnamable feelings that feels like it fits, although she quickly realizes that a label isn’t enough if no one believes it’s real.Accessible, moving, and compassionate, Just Lizzie effortlessly braids a nuanced individual journey of identity with the bittersweet angst of growing up, growing apart, and learning there are many ways to live and love.Pritty
Par Keith F. Miller Jr.. 2023
Concrete Rose meets Things We Couldn’t Say in Pritty, a debut novel by Keith F. Miller Jr.—the inspiration behind the forthcoming animated short film of Kickstarter…
fame—that follows two boys who get caught in the crossfire of a sinister plot that not only threatens everything they love but may cost them their own chance at love. On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his older brother is everything people expect a man to be—tough, athletic, and in charge—Jay simply blends into the background to everyone, except when it comes to Leroy.Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants, Jay isn’t about to ignore the surprising but welcome attention. But as everything in his world begins to heat up, especially with Leroy, whispered rumors over the murder of a young Black journalist and long-brewing territory tensions hang like a dark cloud over his neighborhood. And when Jay and Leroy find themselves caught in the crossfire, Leroy isn’t willing to be the reason Jay’s life is at risk.Dragged into the world of the Black Diamonds—whose work to protect the Black neighborhoods of Savannah began with his father and now falls to his older brother—Leroy knows that finding out who attacked his brother is not only the key to protecting everyone he loves but also the only way he can ever be with Jay. Wading through a murky history of family trauma and regret, Leroy soon discovers that there’s no keeping Jay safe when Jay’s own family is in just as deep and fighting the undertow of danger just as hard.Now Jay and Leroy must puzzle through secrets hiding in plain sight and scramble to uncover who is determined to eliminate the Black Diamonds before someone else gets hurt—even if the cost might be their own electric connection.Adam Unrehearsed
Par Don Futterman. 2023
In the vein of The Chosen, Catcher in the Rye, and The Kite Runner comes Adam Unrehearsed, a &“hilarious, deeply…
moving, coming-of-age comedy&” (Yossi Klein Halevi).From the moment he&’s mugged on the subway home from Bat Day at Yankee Stadium, things go wrong for twelve-year-old Adam Miller. He is in the Special Program for brainy kids, but his new junior high is on triple shift. When he gets on the wrong side of several gangs and needs them most, his friends disappear. As if that&’s not enough, Adam discovers that his older brother has become a Zionist militant, his synagogue is repeatedly vandalized, and despite Adam&’s &“skinny voice,&” his crazy new Cantor has grandiose plans for his Bar Mitzvah. Meanwhile, Adam dreams of his summer camp girlfriend in far off New Rochelle, but he&’s too shy to pick up the phone. He even fails at shoplifting. Bewildered and alone, Adam finds his only solace onstage, where he discovers the power of theater to bridge social divides. As he learns to stand out and stand up for himself, friends appear in the most unexpected places and Adam Miller discovers his own voice. Adam Unrehearsed is a story of friendship, betrayal, life, death, and acting. Colum McCann called it &“comical…lyrical…menacing…gritty…tender…compassionate and propulsive.&” Adam Unrehearsed will do for Flushing what Philip Roth did for Newark. Set in New York in 1970, just as American Jewry is coming of age, this is the next generation of great American Jewish fiction.Dona Cleanwell Leaves Home Doña Cleanwell se va de casa (Spanish edition)
Par Ana Castillo. 2023
«Ana Castillo es un tesoro estadounidense. Temeraria, compasiva y absolutamente brillante: es la escritora que necesitamos mientras enfrentamos los retos…
de nuestro mundo cambiante». —Tayari Jones, autora de Un matrimonio americano«Ana Castillo es una narradora de primera». —Julia Álvarez, escritora galardonadaLa leyenda literaria Ana Castillo explora los secretos ocultos de los hogares y las mujeres a quienes más impactan en esta colección que cimienta su lugar como una voz destacada de la ficción feminista.Katia, la primera en su tradicional familia mexicoestadounidense en terminar la secundaria, entra a la edad adulta en una época de cambios turbulentos. En todo el país, los jóvenes luchan por los derechos civiles y de las mujeres, y protestan contra la Guerra de Vietnam y las brutales dictaduras de América del Sur. Como muchos de su generación, Katia quiere hacer del mundo un lugar mejor y está decidida a seguir su propio camino.Mientras considera mudarse a California para unirse a La Causa —movimiento del activista mexicoestadounidense César Chávez para mejorar las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores rurales migrantes—, Katia recibe un regalo inesperado de su padre: un boleto de avión a la Ciudad de México. “Tráete a tu madre, le dice, sus hijos la necesitan”. Así que, Katia se une a su causa para traer a Tina de regreso a Chicago. Pero no será fácil. Katia debe aprender a sortear una versión liberada de su madre en un nuevo país, donde supuestamente se dedica a la venta ambulante de productos de limpieza de alta calidad llamados Donna Crean Well.Desde Chicago a México y a Nuevo México, los relatos de Doña Cleanwell deja su hogar iluminan a un grupo de personas cuyas historias nos dejaran sin aliento. “Ana Castillo is an American treasure. Fearless, compassionate, and flat-out brilliant—she is the writer we need as we navigate the challenges of our ever-changing world.”—Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage“Ana Castillo is de primera storyteller.”—award-winning author Julia AlvarezLiterary legend Ana Castillo explores the secrets that are kept within households and the women they impact the most in this breakout collection that cements her place as a leading voice in feminist fiction.The first person in her traditional Mexican American family to graduate from high school, Katia is entering adulthood at a time of turbulent change. Across the nation young people are fighting for civil and women’s rights and protesting the Vietnam War and brutal dictatorships in South America. Like so many of her generation, Katia wants to make the world a better place, and is determined to follow her own path. As she considers moving to California to join La Causa, Mexican American activist Cesar Chavez’s movement to improve the working conditions of migrant farmer workers, Katia receives an unexpected gift from her father: a plane ticket to Mexico City. Bring back your mother, he says, tell her, her children need her. And so Katia joins this cause, to get Tina back to Chicago. But it won't be easy. Katia must learn to navigate a liberated version of her mother in a new country where she is now hawking supposedly superior cleaning products, called Donna Clean Well. Katia is but one of the voices introduced in this dazzling collection of short fiction from revered writer Ana Castillo. Spanning from Chicago to Mexico to New Mexico, the stories in Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home illuminate a chorus of people whose stories will leave you breathless.The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman
Par Mari Lowe. 2023
SHAINDY is a twelve-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who struggles in school and has no good friends. She watches with envy…
as her next-door neighbor, GAYIL, excels socially and academically. They have little to do with each other, and it comes as a surprise when Shaindy looks out her window one September evening and sees Gayil staring out at her from her own window with a sign reading want to know a secret? The secret (at first) is that Gayil has a key fob that will allow them to break into their school after hours. Together, they set up a harmless prank in their classroom. But under Gayil's instigation the mischief becomes malice, and Shaindy sees that the pranks and humiliations are targeted only at certain girls. But what could they have in common? With the fear of Gayil's fury and her own reluctance growing, Shaindy comes to the terrifying conclusion that if she can't figure out how to stop it, the next target could be her. One of our editors commented: "This was like an eleven year old version of Mean Girls with the psychological thrill of Jennifer's Body. Think Heathers, but Veronica and JD are in the sixth grade (and no one dies, because this is middle grade). Yom Kippur functions both as the countdown that looms on the horizon of the story, and also a potential moment of healing for the girls at the end."What Do Brothas Do All Day?
Par Ajuan Mance. 2023
Inspired by Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?, these joyous portraits of Black men engaged in everyday life…
celebrate the deep roots and rich cultures of African American communities.Have you ever wondered . . . What do brothas do all day?Brothas drive. Brothas dance. Brothas work. Brothas listen. And brothas love.Scarry's now-classic book, first published in 1968, is a richly illustrated guide to the places, jobs, and activities that defined the daily lives of grown-ups. Author-illustrator Ajuan Mance created What Do Brothas Do All Day?, like Scarry, in response to children's innate curiosity about the activities and experiences of others, but also to meet the longing many kids have for characters and communities that look and feel like the people and places they know.This joyous reflection of real Black men and boys engaged in everyday life is a gift for Black kids who rarely see themselves reflected in the pages of a book and an affirmation of their world and the people who populate it. From grocery shopping and waiting for a trim at the barbershop to singing, dancing, and laughing with friends, Mance captures the beauty in the ordinary, affirming the enduring strength of the Black community.DIVERSE BOOKS FOR KIDS: This picture book features real Black men the author has observed in the world—everyday people, not models or stereotypes. One fan describes it as "just a rainbow of Black men, a beautiful rainbow of Black men."LIBRARIAN LOVE: What Do Brothas Do All Day? began as an all-ages zine, but the author began to conceive of it as a children's book after being approached by two children's librarians.INSPIRED BY A CLASSIC: As the author notes in the book, "I first encountered Richard Scarry's work in the early 1970s when I was about six years old. The world of adults, with its grocery lists, PTA meetings, shopping trips, and dinner parties, seemed both tantalizingly exotic and impossibly complex. Today, those same descriptors can be applied to the ways that many people of all ages perceive Black men."AN INVITATION: The book ends with an invitation, perhaps even a call to action: What will you do today?Perfect for:Parents and grandparents seeking engaging read-aloud and read-along picture booksTeachers and librarians looking for books featuring Black communitiesGift for readers of Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, Cedella Marley, and Derrick Barnes booksFans of Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China (Colophon #Vol. 3)
Par Pearl S. Buck. 1956
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: the New York Times–bestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China&’s…
last empress. In Imperial Woman, Pearl S. Buck brings to life the amazing story of Tzu Hsi, who rose from concubine status to become the working head of the Qing Dynasty. Born from a humble background, Tzu Hsi falls in love with her cousin Jung Lu, a handsome guard—but while still a teenager she is selected, along with her sister and hundreds of other girls, for relocation to the Forbidden City. Already set apart on account of her beauty, she&’s determined to be the emperor&’s favorite, and devotes all of her talent and cunning to the task. When the emperor dies, she finds herself in a role of supreme power, one she&’ll command for nearly fifty years. Much has been written about Tzu Hsi, but no other novel recreates her life—the extraordinary personality, together with the world of court intrigue and the period of national turmoil with which she dealt—as well as Imperial Woman. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&’s estate.The Critter Café (Isla of Adventure #5)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the fifth Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla discovers a surprising competition hosted by the animals of Sol!Isla&’s grandparents,…
the reigning pastry champions, are once again participating in the annual Sol Bake-Off! Isla can&’t wait to help, but when sets off in search of the freshest ingredients Sol has to offer, she notices the bushes have no berries, no coconuts hang from the palm trees, and even the creatures of Sol have gone silent. That&’s when she uncovers a festival the creatures of Sol host for themselves: The Critter Café! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Starry, Starry Ghost (Isla of Adventure #4)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the fourth Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla is excited about her first-ever sleepover! Isla is invited to Tora&’s…
for a sleepover! Snacks, movies, fancy pajamas, scary stories at night—Tora has it all planned out! But what the girls didn&’t anticipate is a strange fluttering sound in the attic…Could it be a ghost? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Deep in the Rain Forest (Isla of Adventure #3)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the third Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla investigates mysterious sounds coming from the rainforest!There&’s a croaking, hissing, snapping…
creature scaring everyone in Sol&’s rainforest! With her best gecko friend, Fitz, and a few new animal friends, Isla sets out to figure out what&’s hiding deep inside! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Ravensong (The Ravensong Series)
Par Cayla Fay. 2023
&“Heartfelt, thrilling, and refreshingly steeped in lore.&” —Courtney Gould, bestselling author of The Dead and the Dark A demi-god who…
refuses to cohabitate with humans accidentally falls in love with one in the &“appealing, Buffy-tinged&” (Publishers Weekly) first book of a pulse-pounding teen duology.Neve has spent lifetimes defending the mortal world against the legions of hell with her two sisters. Unfortunately for Neve, in this lifetime, she is the only one of the Morrigan—a triad of Irish war gods—still stuck in high school and still without her full power. She&’s been counting down the days until her eighteenth birthday, when she finally gets to shed the pretenses of humanity and grow into her divine power. But then she meets Alexandria. And Alexandria is as determined to force Neve into some semblance of teenage normalcy as she is haunted by her own demons—both figurative and literal. As they grow closer, Neve decides that humanity—and, perhaps, love—isn&’t so detestable after all. Which makes it all the more dangerous when she realizes that something in Hell wants Alexandria, and it&’s up to Neve and her sisters to save her before Alexandria&’s past catches up to all of them.Finally Seen
Par Kelly Yang. 2023
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a &“involving, realistic&” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel…
about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.My sister got to grow up with my parents. Me? I grew up with postcards from my parents. When ten-year-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, it&’s her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! She&’s been waiting for this moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in Beijing, getting teased by kids at school who called her &“left behind girl.&” Finally, her parents are ready for her to join their fabulous life in America! Except, it&’s not exactly like in the postcards: 1. School&’s a lot harder than she thought. When she mispronounces some words in English on the first day, she decides she simply won&’t talk. Ever again. 2. Her chatty little sister has no problem with English. And seems to do everything better than Lina, including knowing exactly the way to her parents&’ hearts. 3. They live in an apartment, not a house like in Mom&’s letters, and they owe a lot of back rent from the pandemic. And Mom&’s plan to pay it back sounds more like a hobby than a moneymaker. As she reckons with her hurt, Lina tries to keep a lid on her feelings, both at home and at school. When her teacher starts facing challenges for her latest book selection, a book that deeply resonates with Lina, it will take all of Lina&’s courage and resilience to get over her fear and choose a future where she&’s finally seen.