Award Winning Books

This powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family. An African American boy and his family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food. The man...

Originally published under the title Heute Ist Der Letzte Tag Vom Rest Deines Lebens by Avant-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.Author: Ulli LustPublisher: Fantagraphics BooksPublished: 06/15/2013Pages: 464Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.70w x 1.40dISBN: 9781606995570Audience: Young AdultAward: L.A. Times Book Prize - WinnerReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly...

A selection of the best known poems by the Nobel nominated, Herder Prize-winning poet.Author: Nichita StanescuPublisher: Archipelago BooksPublished: 07/13/2012Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 6.90h x 5.50w x 0.90dISBN: 9781935744153Award: Best Translated Book Award - WinnerAbout the AuthorNichita Stanescu (1933-1983) was the most beloved and...

The first specifically academic companion to contemporary scholarship on the work of Agatha Christie, this book includes chapters by an international group of scholars writing on topics and fields of study as various as ecocriticism and the anthropocene, popular modernism, middlebrow fiction, queer theory,...

This lyrical, dreamlike debut novel explores a young woman's life through the lens of her last days--as told in part by the malevolent voice of her disease.Lia, her husband Harry, and their beloved daughter, Iris, are a precisely balanced family of three. With Iris...

Twelve-year-old Matt Sprouts is in big trouble. He didn't mean to hurt his neighbor Jenna with that awesome ninja move, it just happened! Blame it on morning cartoons or Jenna's lack of coordination. Anyways, getting grounded is the worst thing that could happen, right?Wrong.After...

"If a dragonfly lands on you, it means change is coming.You better watch your dreams, Nini." Living in China when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Nini and her family don't realize that their world is about to collapse. Nini and her best friend Chiyoko...

Ethan Cooper, a high-powered corporate attorney in New York City, seemingly has it all. Drawn to the city after law school, he escaped life in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, and his family's notoriety. Years later, the strained relationship with them reaches new...

2021 Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner - Health, Healing, and Wellness "Excellent supplementary resource for anyone suffering from chronic pain." --Midwest Book Review At last! Here's a safe, reliable, drug-free guide to relieve millions of pain sufferers worldwide. If you're struggling with chronic or...

There's nothing fabulous about 50 for L.A. film critic Jeremy Lerner, who loses his marriage, his job, and the use of his right arm just days after the birthday party he begged his now ex-wife not to throw him. But fate is a sly...

Named Peacemaker of the Year in the 2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book AwardsIn the first anthology of its kind, Robert Olen Butler and Phong Nguyen assemble an astounding collection of stories that cause readers to contemplate war, peace, and social justice in a new...

"Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means some changes, like selling their second car and moving into a new (old) house. But Ryan is a girl...

In this must-have book for all fans of Oz big and small, artist and visionary Gabriel Gale brings to vivid life all the creatures from L. Frank Baum's beloved series, from the iconic characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to many others that...

HONORED AS A NOTABLE 100 BOOK IN THE 2021 SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK COMPETITION FINALIST FOR THE 2021 FOREWORD INDIES AWARDS Penned by a writer who had to teach himself the rules of English grammar, A Few Words About Words offers an easy...

R is for Rainbow is a thoughtful journey through the alphabet featuring whimsical paintings from artist Kim Ferreira's Joie de Vivre series. From C is for cupcakes and carefully planned getaways and J is for the journey and just taking it one step at...

Seven years, seven continents, and thirty countries, from the African savannah to the barrios of Los Angeles, from New Zealand to Egypt, and Brazil to Burkina Faso, Chris Rainier documented the traditions of tattooing, scarification, piercing, and other forms of body altering art, the...

"This remarkable account of the 1961 race into space is a thrilling piece of storytelling....It is high definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched." (The Times, London, Front Page Lead Review) "Beyond has the exhilaration of a fine thriller, but it is vividly embedded...

Digger is the story of a shrewd, sensible wombat engineer who finds herself stranded in a fantasy world that is far from sensible. Thrust into the middle of a puzzling and often perilous situation involving gods, demons, destiny and redemption, she finds her way...

Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus is a tremendous new contemporary mystery series and huge international bestseller--with more than 3.5 million copies in print On a rainy November day police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic...

Author: James HowePublisher: Candlewick Press (MA)Published: 08/10/2010Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.60h x 9.80w x 0.40dISBN: 9780763644376Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 138801 / BrontorinaAward: Beehive Awards - NomineeReview Citation(s): Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 31Booklist 05/15/2010...