Author: Jazz Taylor
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338684698
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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A heartwarming story of secret pets and secret crushes... and learning to take center stage! Avery Williams can sing, but that doesn't mean she can sing in front of people. She likes to stay backstage at her new school, which is where, to her surprise, she finds a cat tucked away into a nook. Avery names the stray Phantom and visits any time she's feeling stressed (which is a lot these days). As she sings to Phantom one day, her crush, a girl named Nic, overhears her and ropes Avery into auditioning for the school's musical. Despite her nerves, Avery lands the lead role! She knows she should be excited, but mostly Avery is terrified. Can Phantom help her through her stage fright? And what will happen if anyone finds out about her secret pet?
Author: Gerald Thomas
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9781550810554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Newfoundland is well known for the strong traditions and folklore of its English-speaking inhabitants. Until recently, however, few outside this province realized that there is also a small but vigorous Francophone population, situated mainly on the west coast of the island in and around the Port au Port Peninsula. The culture and folklore, and particularly their storytelling traditions, are the focus of the work by noted folklorist and memorial university professor Gerald Thomas. Thomas has conducted extensive and exhaustive research on the Port au Port Peninsula for more than twenty years, focusing on, though not limited to, the music and story telling in Franco Newfoundland communities, through the study of the repertoire, context and lives on three people: Mrs. Blanche Ozone, Mrs. Angela Kerfont, and Emile Benoit.
Author: Timothy Hallinan
Publisher:
ISBN: 1641291230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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The conclusion to Timothy Hallinan's Edgar Award-nominated Poke Rafferty series set in Thailand--a ticking-clock thriller about the most dangerous facets of Bangkok's seedy underbelly. Poke Rafferty's hand-made intercultural family is disrupted in unexpectedly complicated ways by the birth of his son, littering their small Bangkok apartment with emotional land mines. At the same time, the most cantankerous member of the small gang of Old Bangkok Hands who hang out at The Expat Bar suddenly goes missing under suspicious circumstances. Engaged in the search for the missing American and the challenges of life with a newborn, Rafferty misses the fact that he's being followed by someone who puts his whole life in Thailand at risk.
Author: Cahier Drole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Meow (Me. O'Wmeow): Meow meow meow meow! Meow meow meow meow meow meowmeow meow meow meow meow meow. Meow meow! Meow meow meow meowmeow meow, meow meow, meow, meow Meow meow Meowmeow meow meow. Translation by C. Drole: "MEOW" is an exciting book written by a cat (Me. O'Wmeow) for cats. Note that humans may think that it contains repetitive text consisting of only one word "meow" (with one or two exceptions)! One has to be a cat to appreciate this addictive blend of humor and flinty realism!(Please use the "Look inside" feature to see what this book is all about.) This is a perfect gift for a cat or a cat lover. It is also a great book to share and discuss in class!
Author: Jonathan Kaplan
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802196594
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 455
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In this “vividly compelling” New York Times Notable Book, a surgeon recounts his experiences in war zones (The Washington Post). From treating the casualties of apartheid in Cape Town to operating on Kurdish guerrillas in Northern Iraq at the end of the Gulf War, Jonathan Kaplan has saved (and lost) lives in the remotest corners of the world in the most extreme conditions. He has been a hospital surgeon, a ship’s physician, an air-ambulance doctor, and a trauma surgeon. He has worked in locations as diverse as England, Burma, Eritrea, the Amazon, Mozambique, and the United States. In his “eloquent . . . beautifully written” memoir of unforgettable adventure and tragedy, Dr. Kaplan explores the great challenge of his career—to maintain his humanity in the face of incredible pain and suffering (The New York Times Book Review). “Packed with moments of searing intensity,” The Dressing Station is an “extraordinary” look into the nature of human violence, the shattering contradictions of war, and the complicated role of medicine in the modern world (The Washington Post). “In this refreshingly unsentimental memoir, [Kaplan] offers a vivid look at what it’s like to practice medicine in places where there are always too many casualties and not enough resources. His descriptions of surgery are unflinching . . . Kaplan gives us a remarkable self-portrait of the war junkie.” —The New Yorker
Author: Katharine Duncan Morse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's plays
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 9788177641660
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Author: Timothy Hallinan
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 161695115X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
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In Bangkok, Thailand, an American travel journalist and his Thai family find themselves inadvertently entangled in a web of dirty cops and far-reaching corruption when their daughter’s ill-gotten cell phone displays photographs of some very crooked cops, all of them thoroughly dead. Poke Rafferty is happier than he's ever been. He's financially solvent, his family is about to grow larger, and his adopted Thai daughter, Miaow, seems to have settled in at junior high school. All that is endangered when Miaow and her boyfriend, Andrew, buy a stolen iPhone from a shady vendor and discover photographs of two dead police officers on it—disgraced officers, violently murdered to avenge the long-dead. Surrounding the murder investigation is a conspiracy that reaches the highest reaches of Bangkok law enforcement, and perhaps beyond. It soon becomes apparent that Miaow's discovery threatens the entire family—and if that's not enough, in order to survive, they may ultimately have to depend on someone who, in the past, has already betrayed them.
Author: Anouska Jones
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 1921966572
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 83
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Cats have a way of walking into our lives and making themselves right at home. No cat lover can imagine life without a feline presence -- even if it is only as fleeting as the occasional conversation with a neighbourhood stray. Meow: A book of happiness for cat lovers is a compendium of delightful quotes that capture the essence of this fascination. Some are by famous people (Mark Twain, Jean Cocteau, Ernest Hemingway), others not; some are philosophical, others lighthearted -- all are memorable. Accompanied by beautiful photography, and presented in a high-quality gift format, this is a collection of quotes to treasure.
Author: Constance Lombardo
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062689887
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Everybody Says Meow! Or do they? Fans of Sandra Boynton and of Jules Feiffer's classic Bark, George will meow, bark, and ribbit when they hear this hilarious picture book about a waggish group of adorable animals that just cannot follow one simple instruction. "Welcome to that magical time when everybody says, 'Meow!' Ready?" Well, not quite. There's also a "Woof." And a "Ribbit." A few words and a minimal background can make for plenty of mischief--especially when your characters are adorable, delightfully silly, and probably NOT LISTENING! Fun, cumulative, and playful, Everybody Says Meow is perfect for preschoolers and toddlers just learning how to read.
