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What it was like to be young in 1990s Seattle.

"THE GRAND PROMISE takes us back to the 1930s New Deal public works program. An Eastern Washington town is uprooted and a family grapples with personal and financial dilemmas. A father resists inevitable change, and enters into a fierce conflict with his son. The historic construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, a massive project destined to bring prosperity to the Pacific Northwest, will also destroy the family's home and their town, but it will change...

"A young boy befriends an extraordinary Mount Rainier wildflower, beginning a journey that changes his life and the lives of those around him. Lily Lives on Mount Rainier is a story of love, tragedy, and rebirth, taking the reader on an adventure of self-discovery and the human condition in the alluring and unpredictable temperament of Pacific Northwest wilderness." --back cover

Leaving behind her pain, Maddy Douglas, a mail-order-bride, marries Abel Blanchard, and thus begins her headstrong obsession to found a dynasty in 19th century Seattle.

"Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens--who were forced into 'protective custody' shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah, illuminates this experience with poignant illustrations and witty, candid text. Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format artist...