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A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century. In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same...

Unimaginable brutalities unfold within these brief pages, as a young man recounts the story of his world, obliterated. Twenty-two-year-old Wasim Said watched as his life was cast into constant danger when the Israeli occupation began its relentless and genocidal attacks on Gaza after October...

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel invites readers to witness one of the world's greatest thinkers in his own classroom in this instructive and deeply moving read, a...

For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying. Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is...

Grief is quiet. Until it isn't.After the death of his wife, Evan Daniels retreats into isolation - a man trying to outrun memory in a house filled with it. But as the silence stretches on, something begins to shift. A voice. A presence. Something...

Author: Ellie AlexanderPublisher: Minotaur BooksPublished: 08/24/2021Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72dISBN: 9781250341426About the AuthorAlexander, Ellie: - ELLIE ALEXANDER is a Pacific Northwest native who spends ample time testing pastry recipes in her home kitchen or at one of the many...

A memoir of hard-fought lessons and the price for justice. When the local government in Ferguson, Missouri, and federal authorities failed in their duty to serve justice in 2014, college sophomore Jonathan Pulphus committed to being in the streets and battling for justice in...

Fifty brave storytellers. Sixty-eight inspiring letters. Ten heartfelt lessons. "With Love: What We Wish We Knew About Being Queer and Filipino in America" explores the intimate journey of queer Filipina/x/o individuals in America. Dr. Dustin E. Domingo delves into 68 letters by 50 queer...

Through lyrical prose and vivid imagery, Within the Wave takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through the ocean's ever-changing waves. Drifting jellyfish, gentle sea turtles and adventurous seaweed tell a story of mystery and wonder through each passing moment within the wave. A story...

A Cuban-Jewish girl and her abuelita transform a beloved dress into treasured symbols of community and tradition. A heartwarming tale of resilience, creativity, and celebration--stitched together with love, faith, and a little lo que sea. Romi lives with her abuelita in the small Jewish...

Are you a dog person? Or maybe a cat person? Or maybe both Based on author Hidekichi Matsumoto's real life experience, she shows us what it's like to live with both a dog and a cat! "With a Dog and a Cat, Every Day...

Meet Hazel: Talented Spellcaster and Walking Disaster.Spells fizzle, side gigs go sideways, and magical villains wreak havoc! For Hazel, it's just another day as a witch-for-hire. Luckily, her friends, her crush, and her familiar Noot are there to pick up the pieces (or make...

A tween witch-in-training navigates the highs and lows of growing up in this bestselling graphic novel series that's "charming beyond belief" (Entertainment Weekly)! This time, Effie and her fellow witch-in-training Garance must find and rescue a missing mermaid.School is back in session, which means...

Your Plain & Simple Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Tools of Modern Wicca "In Witchcraft, Leanna Greenaway has crafted a contemporary approach to Wicca and witchcraft. Magical practice hones our senses, our ability to see and to hear with enhanced clarity and perception to...

A comprehensive perspective of the witchcraft practices of the various Filipino ethnic groups such as the Ilocanos, Pangasinenses, Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Visayans, Maranaws, Tausogs and Ifugaos, not to mention others. The magic of such intriguing terms as anting-anting, aswang, kulam, gamod, barang, gahoy, pantak, dawak...

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all. Indeed, from childhood most of us develop some mental image of a witch--usually an old woman, mysterious and malignant. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween superstitions to...

The new, magical dungeon-adventure fantasy series from the author of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Seeking to fulfill a promise to a childhood friend, Will Serfort enters Regarden Magical Academy with the goal of making it to...

In this transportive debut, a woman spending a summer in Italy finds her world completely upended-but it may be the kick she's needed to figure out who she truly wants to be, perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Tessa Bailey. Ava Graham's ducks...

The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetryWhen Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and...

"It's all in the eyes: those magnificent piercing optics are what make all owls look like they are deep in concentrated scrutiny and steeped in long-lost knowledge." --Matt Swell With their big round eyes and intense gaze, owls have long captured our hearts and...