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A novel based on a true story
by Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango
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by Nick Lake
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by Joy Harjo
Published Jul 2013
Read ReviewsIn this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, details her journey to becoming a poet.
by Beth Kephart
Published Jul 2013
Read ReviewsLyrically told in a way that makes the heat, the colors, and the smells of Spain feel alive, Small Damages is a feast for the heart and the soul, and a coming-of-age novel not easily forgotten.
by Deborah Ellis
Published Sep 2011
Read ReviewsNo Safe Place is a novel of high adventure and heart-stopping suspense by a writer at the height of her powers.
by Patricia McCormick
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsAlthough Lakshmi's family is desperately poor her life still contains simple pleasures; but, when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all the familys crops, Lakshmis stepfather sends her away to take a job to support her family. When she arrives at Happiness House, full of hope, she learns the unthinkable truth: she has...
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