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Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 21 cm
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"A warmhearted, hilarious queer rom-com about what happens when a group of friends are actually brave enough to live the dream and give up their dreary city apartments to buy a house in the country together. El is in a rut. She's been hiding in the photocopier room at the same dead-end job for longer than she cares to remember, she's sharing a flat with a girl who leaves passive-aggressive smiley face notes on the fridge about milk consumption and,...
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Publisher
Lumen
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
348 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"La tragedia de la pasión amorosa, las rivalidades familiares, la esterilidad, la represión sexual y la muerte son el hilo vertebrador de Bodas de sangre, Yerma y La casa de Bernarda Alba, las tres obras que conforman el ciclo por el que Federico García Lorca ha sido más celebrado como dramaturgo. Una trilogía rural en la que la mujer, el campo andaluz abrasado por el sol y los instintos son los grandes protagonistas que cobran nueva vida en...
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An Australian chicken breeder, Mr McFowler, fails to win competitions with his prized chicken, Hector, mainly because Hector had a nose pecking habit and an inability to remain still when being judged. Mr McFowler was downcast as he felt Hector was the best bird he had ever bred and his greatest chance of winning Champion Bird of the Show.
Mr McFowler, of Scottish descent loves to play old Scottish songs in his shed and sometimes dance to them. One...
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Marc est un garçon de la ville qui est allé vivre chez sa grand-mère à la campagne pendant que sa mère est en cure de désintoxication. Pour la première fois de sa vie, il doit voyager en autobus scolaire. Le long trajet dans un véhicule bruyant n'a rien à voir avec les transports en commun de la ville : il y a un genre de code secret pour savoir o on peut s'asseoir, les jeunes crient sans arrêt et quelqu'un essaie même de mettre le feu...
Series
To the manor born volume disc 5
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 650 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As beneficiary of Grantleigh Manor, the snobbish Lady fforbes-Hamilton becomes a happy widower upon the death of her husband. But in the face of her late husband's creditors, bank, and the government, she can no longer afford to maintain the family's hold on the estate. Reluctantly, she sees it auctioned to Richard De Vere (formerly Bedrich Polouvicka), a millionaire bachelor of Czechoslovakian extraction who runs a multinational grocery business....
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The sequel to Michael Morpurgo's bestselling War Horse!
Farm Boy is the heartwarming sequel to War Horse, the beloved novel that has been made into a hit play and a major motion picture.For years, Joey was a war horse, pulling ambulance carts and artillery through the battlefields of World War I. When he finally returned home to Albert and the farm, he was treated like a hero. But his adventures had only just begun.Now, generations later, Albert's...
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Things are never quite what they seem for Mouse and Mole. A cosy evening at home turns into a scary encounter in the dark. Mouse enjoys special moments on a country stroll while Mole is eager to get to the end of it. Pea soup for supper Mole’s favourite has him in a quandary; is this the happiest moment of his life or the saddest? Mouse, as always, takes it all in his stride.
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Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina-that is, until Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes a ruckus. First Stella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a garage roof and decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amos, an old couple who sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a little brown dog that barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle of Mutt Raynard's head,...
11) Blood Moon Rider
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Accelerated Reader Quiz #109073. Level 6.6
"I tried to block the legend of the blood moon-that it signaled the death of someone close to you-from my mind."
Harley Wallace has suffered through an incredible run of bad luck. His father died fighting in the Pacific during World War II, and his stepmother abandoned him. The Marines refused to take him, and now he is kicked off a bus in the middle of Nowhere, Florida, where he celebrates his fourteenth...
12) Sycamore Circle
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Rumors in Ross County volume 2
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There's a lot going on in Joy Howard's life. She's got an ex-husband who's suddenly thinking he doesn't want to be an ex anymore, a ten-year-old daughter in need of a guiding hand, orders for paintings that she doesn't have time to paint, and a roster of men and women she tutors who occasionally need far more than she can give.What she doesn't have is time for a new relationship.Samuel "Bo" Beauman is a lot of things. He's a volunteer firefighter,...
13) A Backhoe's Day
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It is time to build a road! This low-level title shows how backhoes help in road construction, from digging trenches to leveling ground. Narrative text follows a backhoe during a day on the job to inform about the different parts and tasks of a backhoe, while colorful illustrations support the text. Questions encourage students to connect with the text, while fun facts add extra information. Young readers will love digging into this fun title!
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This story of Little Boy Blue and his golden horn features images that work together with the clear, simple text to support early childhood literacy. Beginning readers will be engaged from cover to cover of this beautifully illustrated version of the traditional Mother Goose rhyme. Provide a shared reading experience for parents and children with this Spanish book that builds foundational reading skills.
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This story of Little Boy Blue and his golden horn features images that work together with the clear, simple text to support early childhood literacy. Beginning readers will be engaged from cover to cover of this beautifully illustrated version of the traditional Mother Goose rhyme. Provide a shared reading experience for parents and children with this book that builds foundational reading skills.
18) Country Baby
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In this endearing board book, mom and baby enjoy a day out on the farm, picking carrots, cuddling sheep and finally coming home for a warm bath and snuggly bedtime. Pull on your boots for a day out on the farm.
Mud puddles, speckled eggs and cozy sheep's wool...It's a day in the country for mom and baby.
It starts when we pull on rubber boots. Then we're ready to splash in puddles, pet the cozy sheep's wool and explore the sounds and sights of...
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"When Amos, a brilliant young boy with an unusually-sized head, starts his school year, he learns life lessons and makes a life-changing decision that affects his family and the surrounding community.
Jealousy Vs. Envy: The Struggle is Real follows a kind-hearted young boy's adolescence as he encounters bullies, fame, and a difficult choice,
Since the day he was born, Amos' mom knew Amos was different. Her son was incredibly smart and adept at most...
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The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge is a novel by Laura Lee Hope, originally published in 1921. It is part of the "Outdoor Girls" series and follows the adventures of a group of young girls who enjoy outdoor activities and solving mysteries. In this book, the girls are excited to be spending the summer at Wild Rose Lodge, a beautiful and secluded spot in the woods. However, their idyllic vacation is interrupted when they hear about the "hermit of...
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