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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin,Grace Lin,Janet Song Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a fantasy-adventure children's novel inspired by Chinese folklore. It was written and illustrated by Grace Lin and published in 2009. The novel received a 2010 Ne… OL1913873W
Bastards Bastards Mary Anna King "'A stirring, vividly told story of a young woman's quest to find the family she lost...an impressive debut'-Peter Balakian; Born into poverty in southern New Jersey and raised in a commune of single… OL20001709W
River, my friend River, my friend William Bell "Gang-gang, the son of a fisher, tries to find enough silver coins so that his family will never want for anything again. It is not until his search nearly ends in tragedy that Gang-gang learns the n… OL20427667W
Fallen angels Fallen angels Tara Hyland Franny Healey grew up in post-war rural Ireland. Addicted to the glamorous films of the day, she determined to do whatever it took to one day be a film star herself; immortal, adored. When she fell p… OL20920641W
Le commencement de la fin (du monde) Le commencement de la fin (du monde) Jean-Marie Firdion Un roman sur la vie des adolescents de quartiers pauvres, des jeunes souvent mèlé#x81;s malgré#x81; eux à de petites magouilles et qui ne savent pas trop comment s'en sortir. [SDM]. Marco, 14 ans, n… OL24425926W
Moon Blossom and the Golden Penny Moon Blossom and the Golden Penny Louis Slobodkin When a little Chinese girl earns a golden penny by carrying a package for a mysterious old woman in Hong Kong, she little realizes what good fortune it will bring. OL3913529W
For dear life and selected short stories For dear life and selected short stories Belinda Dobson Jelliffe "Presented here with two previously unpublished short stories, For Dear Life, edited by Virginia Pruitt and Howard Faulkner, will appeal to those interested in women's studies, social history, and Am… OL5951723W
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is witness to his transformation as Scrooge is shown the error of his ways by the ghost… OL8193497W