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A Greyhound of a Girl A Greyhound of a Girl
by Roddy Doyle
Hardcover: 1 May 2012
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Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out. Perfect for thoughtful middle-graders and young teen girls.
After the Snow After the Snow
by SD Crockett
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 3 Sep 2013
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After the extremely hard winter of 2009, S. D. Crockett asked herself, "What if winter never ended?" and from that thought, her debut novel, After the Snow, was born.
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
by Xue Xinran
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 6 Mar 2012
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother is powered by love and by heartbreak and will stay with readers long after they have turned the final page.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post The Miseducation of Cameron Post
by Emily M. Danforth
Hardcover: Feb 2012
Paperback: 28 May 2013
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules.
Ever By My Side Ever By My Side: A Memoir in Eight Acts Pets
by Dr. Nick Trout
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 7 Feb 2012
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Tender, wry, and ruminative, Ever By My Side is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer.
In Darkness In Darkness
by Nick Lake
Hardcover: 17 Jan 2012
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Raw, harrowing, and peopled with vibrant characters, In Darkness is an extraordinary book about the cruelties of man and nature, and the valiant, ongoing struggle for a country's very survival.
Little Princes Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 27 Dec 2011
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Little Princes is the epic story of Conor Grennan's battle to save the lost children of Nepal and how he found himself in the process. Part Three Cups of Tea, part Into Thin Air, Grennan's remarkable memoir is at once gripping and inspirational, and it carries us deep into an exotic world that most readers know little about.
Out of Shadows Out of Shadows
by Jason Wallace
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 19 Dec 2011
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A compelling, thought-provoking novel about race, bullying and the need to belong, set in Africa.
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