Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways
Author: Jason Reynolds
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481438298

"A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school"--

Seeing Like a State

Seeing Like a State
Author: James C. Scott
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300252986

“One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades.”—John Gray, New York Times Book Review Hailed as “a magisterial critique of top-down social planning” by the New York Times, this essential work analyzes disasters from Russia to Tanzania to uncover why states so often fail—sometimes catastrophically—in grand efforts to engineer their society or their environment, and uncovers the conditions common to all such planning disasters. “Beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit.”—New Yorker “A tour de force.”— Charles Tilly, Columbia University

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0735219109

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE—The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 18 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature.” For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens. Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

The Mariner's Grandson

The Mariner's Grandson
Author: Milan Gupta
Publisher: Rexington Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1777230217

"Mr. Craig, is there anyone you'd like me to call?" The doctor's words were sincere but it was clear. He was telling me to prepare to die. The next four days will change Duncan’s life. Duncan Craig is divorced, lonely, and just turned fifty. He hasn’t been on a date in years and is stuck in a rut. Just as two new women enter his life, he learns he has pancreatic cancer. Meanwhile, his father Jack, suffering from advanced dementia, is visited at his nursing home by a threatening stranger. As Jack’s fragmented memories slowly resurface, Duncan races to piece together Jack's untold past to identify the intruder. At each turn, he unearths a new clue that only deepens the mystery. As he grapples with his cancer diagnosis, two love interests, his ailing father, and an unwelcome visitor, Duncan is taken on an unexpected journey of mystery, romance, and self-discovery. REVIEWS "A heartfelt story in which the love of family makes one man's pain easier to bear." - Kirkus Reviews "...one of the best features of this tale lies in its cultivation of hope...thought-provoking, moving story, highly recommended..." - Midwest Book Review "...I found myself unable to put the book down." - OnlineBookClub.org

Girl's Guide to Witchcraft (15th Anniversary Edition)

Girl's Guide to Witchcraft (15th Anniversary Edition)
Author: Mindy Klasky
Publisher: Peabridge Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2020-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1950184110

“[A]n irresistible tale of power and love, friendship and acceptance… Charming and insightful.” — Romantic Times Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend, a man who doesn’t know she exists. Her doting grandmother insists she meet her long-absent mother. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in absurd costumes and serving up lattes in a last-ditch effort to keep her employer solvent. In lieu of a well-deserved raise, Jane is allowed to live in an ancient cottage on the library grounds. She soon discovers a hidden chamber filled with magical books that awaken her inner witch. Her first spell releases a smart-mouthed feline familiar. Her second makes her irresistible to men. Those witchy workings draw a compelling astral enforcer, David Montrose. Will magic—and David—solve Jane’s problems? Or only bring her more disasters? If you like romantic comedy, romcom, chicklit, or humorous and funny stories about libraries, librarians, witches, witchcraft, magic, fantasy, supernatural or paranormal events—like The Ex Hex, Payback’s a Witch, or Practical Magic—you will love this book! Magical Washington includes The Washington Witches Series, the Washington Vampires Series, the Washington Warders, and the Washington Medical: Vampire Ward Series: Girl's Guide to Witchcraft Sorcery and the Single Girl Magic and the Modern Girl Single Witch's Survival Guide Joy of Witchcraft Capital Magic "Dreaming of a Witch Christmas" "Nice Witches Don't Swear" Fright Court Law and Murder High Stakes Trial “Stake Me Out to the Ball Game” The Library, the Witch, and the Warder The Witch Doctor Is In Fae's Anatomy The Lady Doctor is a Vamp 110122mfm

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Author: Deb Caletti
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2011-08-23
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 143911546X

A summer romance headed for heartbreak turns into a mother-daughter road trip in the name of true love in this story of love, loss, and redemption from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. It is summer in the northwest town of Nine Mile Falls, and Ruby McQueen—ordinarily dubbed The Quiet Girl—finds herself hanging out with gorgeous, rich, thrill-seeking Travis Becker. With Travis, Ruby can be someone she’s never been before: Fearless. Powerful. But Ruby is in over her head, risking more and more when she’s with him. In an effort to keep Ruby occupied and mend her own broken heart, her mother, Ann, drags Ruby to the weekly book club she runs for seniors. At first, Ruby can’t imagine a more boring way to spend an afternoon, but she is soon charmed by the women she’s spending time with. And when the group discovers one of their own members is the subject of the tragic love story they are reading, Ann and Ruby ditch their respective obsessions to spearhead a reunion between the long-ago lovers. They’re in search of a happy ending…but for who? This lyrical, multigenerational story of love, loss, and redemption speaks to everyone who has ever been in love—and lived to tell the tale.

In Our Hands

In Our Hands
Author: Charles Murray
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2016-06-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442260726

Imagine that the United States were to scrap all its income transfer programs—including Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare—and give every American age twenty-one and older $10,000 a year for life.This is the Plan, a radical new approach to social policy that defies any partisan label. First laid out by Charles Murray a decade ago, the updated edition reflects economic developments since that time. Murray, who previous books include Losing Ground and The Bell Curve, demonstrates that the Plan is financially feasible and the uses detailed analysis to argue that many goals of the welfare state—elimination of poverty, comfortable retirement for everyone, universal access to healthcare—would be better served under the Plan than under the current system. Murray’s goal, shared by Left and Right, is a society in which everyone, including the unluckiest among us, has the opportunity and means to construct a satisfying life. In Our Hands offers a rich and startling new way to think about how that goal might be achieved.

Art Teacherin' 101

Art Teacherin' 101
Author: Cassie Stephens
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9781637602225

Art Teacherin' 101 is a book for all elementary art teachers, new and seasoned, to learn all things art teacherin' from classroom management, to taming the kindergarten beast, landing that dream job, taking on a student-teacher, setting up an art room and beyond. It's author, Cassie Stephens, has been an elementary art teacher for over 22 years and shares all that she's learned as an art educator. Art teachers, home school parents and classroom teachers alike will find tried and true ways to make art and creating a magical experience for the young artists in their life.

Manbirds

Manbirds
Author: Maralys Wills
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1981
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: