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During the 1918 influenza outbreak, nine-year-old Rettie seeks ways to make Thanksgiving special for her siblings and ailing mother.

Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.

Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times.

"In a peaceful small town, a young woman disappeared from her home without a trace. But when the truth is discovered, Mary's life could be at stake. It's the holidays and Mary Whitman has the perfect life. A beautiful home built just for her, and a blissful marriage to her adoring husband. But a terrible accident left her with no memories of her past and a lifelong illness. An illness that keeps her confined in her home. She's plagued by nightmares...

Henry and his big dog Mudge attend their first family reunion.

"I made plans. I followed the path. I fell in love. Then the world took her away from me. I swore to never love again, and I've done all I could to keep that vow. But life finds a way and I can't stop this burning attraction with my best friend. Maddie stood by me when my world shattered. She deserves more than a broken man who promised to never love again. Only I swear she feels the same way about me. And I have no idea what to do about it. Now she...

¡Bienvenido a la familia! Es igual que la suya : padre, madre, hermana , hermano, abuelita , gato. Bueno, pero, hay algo un poco diferente en esta familia. Tal vez sea esa ropa que llevan puesta... sólo un poco anitcuada. Y los colores! Tan vibrantes y vivos... Tal vez eso es. Ellos estan tan llenos de vida. Vida-familiar desde un perspectivo del Día de los muertos! "Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother,...

Like most Native children forced by law to attend schools across Canada and the United States, Sellars and other students of St. Joseph's Mission were allowed home only for two months in the summer and for two weeks at Christmas. The rest of the year they lived, worked, and studied at the school. St. Joseph's Mission is the site of the controversial and well-publicized sex-related offenses of Bishop Hubert O'Connor, which took place during Sellars's...

In 2172, when much of the world is unlivable, sisters Onyii and Ify dream of escaping war-torn Nigeria and finding a better future together but are, instead, torn apart. The year is 2172. Climate change and nuclear disasters have rendered much of earth unlivable. Only the lucky ones have escaped to space colonies in the sky. In a war-torn Nigeria, battles are fought using flying, deadly mechs and soldiers are outfitted with bionic limbs and artificial...

As twelve-year-old Lucy prepares for the Olympic Development Program soccer try-outs, she struggles with the complexities of middle school, her relationship with her best friend, and Aunt Karen, who is trying to take over her life while her father is away.