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... Linh Mai work across the street from each other at their parents' competing Vietnamese restaurants. Like Romeo ... rumors, sometimes harmless, sometimes not, and avoidance at all costs. The "phở* wars" and "bánh xèo** battles" ... feud and follow family wishes or do they make their own way in the world, even if it upsets the balance? What Bảo ...
... But I haven't been an audio-type person (not audio books anyway). So the podcast world was passing me by. Until ... of ‘casts that I regularly listen to, some (though not all) of my current favorites include: The Podcast (from Book ... Amy, a current co-worker, suggested Bookworm described on their site as "a must for the serious reader...showcases ...
But stay away, Gidget is spoken for! Who knows all of the lyrics to ... and spent a considerable amount of time unattended or with their maternal grandmother. They moved around from house to ...
... characters who aren't super flashy, but persist in their quests because it's the right thing to do. Nettle & ... and thus not much use to her mother, the queen, or their small kingdom. So she spends her days, not unhappily, in a ... into a fairy-market and a neighboring country. Along the way she'll meet up with a bone dog, a demon-possessed ...
... by Carole Lindstrom, ill by Michaela Goade If there were a way to experience the original paintings of these ... travel to see them. Goade has used watercolors and a pallet of ocean blues and greens to illustrate this book ... day. Rohman’s realistic illustrations are remarkable for their detail, beauty and for bringing us a bees-eye view of ...
... bookish people! Authors, illustrators, editors, and especially librarians. Bookish people: Good Books for Bad ... books like that. Not yet. Many are published, but their pictures look still, full of pretty poses and ... speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before. For a picture book biography ...
... why Francine doesn’t want things to be as they always have been. Francine’s acting different now. She wants to be called Fran, starts joining other groups, she cares about ... Varian Johnson, illustrated by Shannon Wright Siblings at their best and worst ...
... begin to develop the ability to shoot electricity out of their hands. I know, I don't need to write anything else - ... happens when girls discover that they are becoming physically more powerful than men. The electricity they can ... and her influence can be seen in Alderman's book in the way the world Alderman has created is fully developed and ...
... archeology grad student after she threatened to expose their affair. After she failed to show for her general ... apartment with red ochre and necklaces arranged ritualistically over her bloodied, naked body. Harvard smothered the ... investigative reporting. Becky Cooper Remembering the way she was ...
... a fortune teller known for telling people the date of their death. The book follows each child as they live their ... teller and having that information shaped their lives in a way that they couldn't necessarily control. It's easier for ... their mother in New York City and I think that's why they all moved away - so that no one would question their ...