Author: Dina McQueen
Publisher: First Books
ISBN: 1592995136
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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One woman's journey into motherhood via international adoption. Dina's process begins with major surgery that leaves her unable to bear children. After recovery begins and burgeoning health finds her ready to discover what's next, she and her husband decide to become parents. The journay that began in illness pushes Dina into places she never thought she would go, both within herself as a woman, and outside the world to Africa. Is a must read for all people considering parenthood. Important sections present controversial topics around infertility, overpopulation, and the state of international adoption. In the end, Dina openly expresses a clear and focused voice that choosing adoption to grow a family need not be a last resort. -- taken from back cover.
Author: Thom Pico
Publisher: Random House Graphic
ISBN: 0593118898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Aster is charming, resourceful, and fun." - Dana Simpson, author of Phoebe and Her Unicorn Magic turned Aster's life upside-down -- and it's not over! Get ready for more family, more fun, and even more magic in this graphic novel adventure. Moving to the middle of nowhere has been less of a disaster than Aster expected. Her mom's science experiments are actually pretty cool; her dad's cooking has gotten much better; her new dog is possibly the best canine companion anyone could ask for. And she's gotten to save the day -- and her family -- and the whole valley she lives in -- from various magical calamities in what even she has to admit were extremely fun adventures. So now she can have a break, right? Guess what? Oh no; things get even more interesting.
Author: Tilly Wallace
Publisher: Tilly Wallace
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
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Every heart holds a secret, but some are harder to reveal than others… England, 1812. Aster Simmons lives a quiet and orderly existence working as a secretary and indulging in her love for puzzles—until her routine is disrupted by the arrival of an impertinent Scotsman who lounges around her office like an overgrown dog. The heated glances he casts her way make her think very non-routine thoughts. Hamish Logan, captain in the Highland Wolves, has been given a mission to protect the man working on a coded list of traitors. If the Wolves are ever to have the same rights as ordinary men, he has to prove to those in power that a wolf can be civilised. The only problem is the fascinating secretary, who makes his wolf rise to the surface and makes him want to do very uncivilised things. When the traitors strike, Aster flees with a wolf in pursuit. But can she determine who is behind the plot against England before she forfeits her heart and her life? A Regency paranormal romance with shifters, magic and manners. A mashup of Jane Austen and Buffy the vampire Slayer that is perfect for fans of Mary Robinette Kowal, CJ Archer, Bec McMasters and Charlie N. Holmberg. Keywords: free, Regency, Regency era, Regency mystery, regency romance, gaslamp, historical fantasy, paranormal romance, shifters, werewolves, gothic, historical fantasy, historical mystery, romantic fantasy, fantasy mystery, mystery, action and adventure, alternate history
Author: William Joyce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442449918
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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Forget the bunny trail.…In this addition to the groundbreaking series from the legendary William Joyce, Guardian E. Astor Bunnymund is on the warpath. Pitch, the Nightmare King, and his Fearlings had been soundly driven back by Nicholas St. North and company in the first Guardians’ adventure. But now Pitch has disappeared completely—and out of sight does NOT make for out of mind. It seems certain that he’s plotting a particularly nefarious revenge, and the Guardians suspect he might have gone underground. But how can they find him there? Enter E. Aster Bunnymund, the only emissary of the fabled brotherhood of the Pookas—the league of philosophical warrior rabbits of imposing intellect and size. Highly skilled in martial arts (many of which he invented himself), Bunnymund is brilliant, logical, and a tunnel-digger extraordinaire. If the Guardians need paths near the Earth’s core, he’s their Pooka. He’s also armed with magnificent weapons of an oval-sort, and might just be able to help in the quest for the second piece of the Moonclipper. This second book in The Guardians series is about much more than fixing a few rotten eggs—it brings the Guardians one step closer to defeating Pitch!
Author: Thom Pico
Publisher: Random House Graphic
ISBN: 0593118863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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A fun, action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl, her dog, and magic gone wrong! Quiet . . . birds . . . nature. . . . That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere. It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and . . . . . . magic? In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language . . . and the trouble she gets into is just starting. Maybe the middle of nowhere will be more interesting than Aster thought. "Crisp, vibrant artwork." -The AV Club
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plant diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Author: United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Author: Kate Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648492573
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Eleven-year-old Aster attends a school for gifted kids, but she doesn't think she's special at all. If she was, her mother wouldn't have left. Each day Aster must do a good, right thing-a challenge she sets herself, to make someone else's life better. Nobody can know about her things, because then they won't count. And if she doesn't do them, she's sure everything will go wrong.Then she meets Xavier. He has his own kind of special missions to make life better. When they do these missions together, Aster feels free, but if she stops doing her good, right things will everything fall apart?
Author: Douglass H. Morse
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674024809
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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The crab spider is an ideal species on which to test basic questions of lifetime fitness, but ecologists had previously lacked experimental data needed to comprehensively test individuals making foraging decisions. This book recounts Morse's influential experimental discoveries, moving from individuals to communities to ecosystems.
