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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A revealing and unique portrait of Victorian life as told through the discovery of one woman's textile scrapbook. In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments - some her own, others donated by family and friends -- she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands...
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Series
Diary of a pug ; 9
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When Bella wins a poster-making contest at the animal shelter, she gets to be queen of the 'Adopt-an-Animal' parade. That can only mean one thing . . . Bub the pug is her prince! But Bub has no idea what a prince does. Can he figure it out in time to help Bella be the best queen she can be?"--
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid ; 18
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When the town threatens to close their crumbling middle school and Greg realizes he'd have to go to a different school than his best friend, he rallies his classmates to save their school before it's shuttered for good."--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tess has a bad habit. She can't stop snooping through her guests' belongings . . . When Tess is forced to rent out her late sister's old room to pay the bills, the urge to rummage through her guests' belongings overtakes her every thought. Teasing herself with forbidden glimpses into the lives of strangers is a momentary thrill, but it's the closest she's felt to anyone since the mysterious death of her sister, Rosie. After her newest lodger, Arran,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"It’s 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different. Shy and awkward, she has trouble fitting in at her new school, she’s still reeling from her parents’ divorce, and her grandmother Katherine’s Alzheimer’s is getting worse. So when Gracie finds a blank journal in Katherine’s vanity drawer, she begins writing stories about herself--a more popular version of herself, that is. But then the hot guy in her...
7) L'Assommoir
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Series
Publisher
SonoBooK
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Français
Description
L'Assommoir est un roman d'Émile Zola publié en feuilleton dès 1876 dans Le Bien public, puis dans La République des Lettres, avant sa sortie en livre en 1877 chez l'éditeur Georges Charpentier. C'est le septième volume de la série Les Rougon-Macquart. L'ouvrage est totalement consacré au monde ouvrier et, selon Zola, c'est « le premier roman sur le peuple, qui ne mente pas et qui ait l'odeur du peuple ». L'écrivain y restitue la langue...
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Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Français
Description
Le Lys dans la vallée est un des romans des Études de mœurs d’Honoré de Balzac paru en volume en 1836, s’insérant, dans l'édition Furne de 1844, dans le deuxième livre Scènes de la vie de campagne de sa grande fresque intitulée La Comédie humaine. Évoquant principalement le château de Saché et ses alentours, en Indre-et-Loire, dont Balzac s’inspire fortement, ce roman, écrit en partie à Issoudun et à Vienne (Autriche), a été...
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Publisher
New York Review Books
Language
English
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"An illuminating selection of writings on a wide variety of topics-everything from technique, music theory, and daily routine to spirituality and systemic racism-from the personal journals of Sonny Rollins, master of the tenor saxophone and "jazz's greatest living improviser" (The New York Times). Sonny Rollins is one of the towering masters of American music, a virtuoso of the saxophone and an unequaled improviser whose live performances are legendary...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"In 2016, author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds flocking to the feeders in her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater--an opportunity to savor quiet moments during...
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Language
English
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"When a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall for the holidays, Ashley Smith, an American art student in London, discovers this seemingly charming English village's grim history when a local girl is brutally murdered and Emma's brother is linked to the crime."--
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid ; 14
Publisher
Molino/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort"--
Author
Publisher
Philaubooks
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Français
Description
Construit avec minutie, ce roman multiplie les personnages, points de vue narratifs et intrigues secondaires diverses autour d'une histoire centrale. Par la liberté de l'écriture et la multiplicité des angles de vue, Gide se détache de la tradition littéraire du roman linéaire. À travers le personnage d'Édouard il montre les limites de la prétention du roman à reproduire le monde réel et ouvre ainsi la voie à la recherche plus large d'une...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Alba Donati was used to her hectic life working as a book publicist in Italy, a life that made her happy and allowed her to meet prominent international authors, but she was ready to make a change. One day she decided to return to Lucignana, the small village in the Tuscan hills where she was born. There she opened a tiny but enchanting bookshop in a lovely little cottage on a hill, surrounded by gardens filled with roses and peonies. With fewer than...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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Description
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
18) The glitter bug
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bo Tinseltail and friends meet a kitsune who helps them find a cure after they all catch the Glitter Bug"--
19) No brainer
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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When the town threatens to close their crumbling middle school and Greg realizes he'd have to go to a different school than his best friend, he rallies his classmates to save their school before it's shuttered for good.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
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