Dear Miesha


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From the time Miesha was born she was faced with numerous obstacles. With her strong will, determination, love, family and support, she grew up to achieve many goals, all while writing in her diary. The last pages of her diary were far from what anyone ever imagined. In this life we all go through different challenges, both good and bad, but for Miesha they were a lot different than the norm. While in your mother’s womb, no one knows how your life will go; not your mother, your father, or even the person who delivered you; only the creator knew her future.




Math and Literature


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Annotation This series helps teachers use the imaginative ideas in children s books for math lessons. Organized into four grade-level collections to respond to teachers specific classroom needs, this series includes favorite lessons based on a wide variety of children s books. Teachers will appreciate these books for the enjoyment and excitement they bring to math instruction. With introductions by Marilyn Burns, these books include vignettes of lessons and samples of student work. These lessons, based on popular children s books, address major mathematical topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, geometry, algebraic thinking, number sense, and place value.




Mina's Joint


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Once again she's back! Keisha Ervin, that is, with her spellbinding tale of love, family, money, and scandal. In this sizzling new story, Keisha introduces you to Mina Matthews. She is not your typical around-the-way girl; her dreams of making a life for herself outside the hood are now a reality. At the age of 25, she has her own full service salon, Mina's Joint, drives a CLK55, and is engaged to Andrew, the son of the mayor of St. Louis. To most, she has it all, but everything that glitters ain't gold. Mina's life is turned upside down when the man of her dreams and childhood sweetheart, Victor Gonzalez, re-enters her life. Suddenly everything that she thought was true turns out to be a lie. Will her loyalty to Andrew overshadow her love for Victor, or will the pasts of these two men bring her life to an end?




The Brothers Karamazov


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Winner of the Pen/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize The award-winning translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novel of psychological realism. The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons—the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture. This award-winning translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky remains true to the verbal inventiveness of Dostoevsky’s prose, preserving the multiple voices, the humor, and the surprising modernity of the original. It is an achievement worthy of Dostoevsky’s last and greatest novel.




Ten Nasty Little Toads


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A full-colour gift book of ten darkly-comic and hilarious cautionary tales by Astrosaurs author Steve Cole, illustrated by Tim Archbold. In these delightfully humorous tales of a decidedly blackish hue, ten follysome toads can never change their beastly habits despite the efforts of goodly witch Madame Rana who reminds them 'It's never too late to change.' The Toad With Square Eyes develops mutant thumbs and fingers and finds himself on the other side of the screen; Cherry Oddfellow, the Dirty Little Toad, is part-girl, part-mudslide; and Jeremiah Bratson, the Spoiled Little Toad, finds himself face-to-face with a perfect robot replica. Featuring toady facts, quizzes and games, this collection of tales is a warning to certain children that there must come an hour when they pay the price...




The Good Doctor of Warsaw


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Set in the ghettos of wartime Warsaw, this is a sweeping, poignant, and heartbreaking novel inspired by the true story of one doctor who was determined to protect two hundred Jewish orphans from extermination. Deeply in love and about to marry, students Misha and Sophia flee a Warsaw under Nazi occupation for a chance at freedom. Forced to return to the Warsaw ghetto, they help Misha's mentor, Dr Janusz Korczak, care for the two hundred children in his orphanage. As Korczak struggles to uphold the rights of even the smallest child in the face of unimaginable conditions, he becomes a beacon of hope for the thousands who live behind the walls. As the noose tightens around the ghetto, Misha and Sophia are torn from one another, forcing them to face their worst fears alone. They can only hope to find each other again one day . . . Meanwhile, refusing to leave the children unprotected, Korczak must confront a terrible darkness.




The River Midnight


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The author turns her own family history into the story of five women, Polish Jews living in a ghetto outside Warsaw before the cataclysm of World War II.




Return to One


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Return To One dances the razor's edge of karmic-adventure and folk-fantasy, of spiritual quest and self odyssey. In a world of warm villages and beautiful dreams, Misha expects that same life to always be hers. But life, and Gaha, have very different plans... Launched on a quest beyond her control, Misha comes face to face with more of herself than she ever dreamed, or wanted. With each path travelled, each moment on their road, she and Lec are brought deeper into the depths of who we all are, and why we're all here. From vibrant villages to enthralling crystal caves, from finding self to knowing All that Is, Return To One is an unexpected meeting with your soul. What Readers Are Saying ..".Return to One is more than a masterful narrative of adventure and suspense. It is a rich source of compelling ideas from an author who dares us to question our beliefs." "It satisfies on EVERY level. It will unglue you. It will stun and shock you. It will rearrange EVERYTHING you've learned and assumed about life, love and human interaction." "Return to One... is a winning blend of amiable characters and damn good storytelling. It is part spiritual odyssey and part rousing adventure. Return to One has it all." --Drew Alden Lee, Virginia, Unites States "Return to One is an enchanting tale of the human rite of passage like no other. It describes the journey of spiritual discovery that every earthbound soul must ultimately undertake during the course of our lives; the journey that leads to the evolution of human consciousness." "Return to One is, for me, a return to Hope." --Andrew K. Rippon, South Africa "I feel like I just came down from a combination of psychedelic substances I have never taken before, but in reality I just finished Return to One... I think." "I have never read anything so beautiful... I really don't know how to thank you... But thank you anyway and know you have moved me to an extent I had yet to experience before. I laughed and cried for most of it." --Jess, North Carolina, Unites States "The amazing thing is that I felt every so often that the story was about myself and my own journey - in fact I think it is about the journey of all of us. And the book is about each one of us and the ONE of us." "After finishing the book I felt a huge YES... a remembering of what I know deep down, but wrapped in a unique and surprising package." --Dagmar Eberhardt, Wiltshire, England "Those on a personal life-journey, no matter on what road, are destined to find this novel a diamond along the path." "Return to One feeds our deepest spiritual cravings and highlights the inward path to self-realization intuitively... this book is long overdue to the world... Spiritual seekers, and those of us who are just curious, will find both inner satisfaction and unanticipated delight in reading this novel." --Alexander De Foe, Australia "This is a tale of epic proportions yet it never deserts the raw processes of human existence. It weaves our everyday reality into a myth of heroic discovery." "But it does not beat about the 'burning bush'. It beats with it." --Edmund Croucher, Hampshire, England "In Return to One... the reader will find an exciting journey... the journey we all must take in this life." "I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a better understanding of the nature of the Universe, a better understanding of the self, or anyone seeking to understand..." --Andrea Hendryx, Texas, United States




Nothing for You Here, Young Man


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In the latest installment in her award-winning series, Marie-Claire Blais reintroduces us to Petites Cendres, familiar from other books in the cycle, and lets us into the lives of two other unforgettable characters. She shows us, once again, how creativity and hope and suffering and exclusion intersect. There is the writer who is stranded in an airport of the South Island, he is held captive because of a delayed flight. And a teenage musician, a former child prodigy living on the streets with his dog, wonders where he will get his next meal. Then there is Petites Cendres, who no longer dances or sings and refuses to get out of bed to attend the coronation of the new Queen of Night. By superimposing these three worlds, Blais continues her ambitious, compelling exploration of life in contemporary North America




Storm and Fury


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"Jennifer L. Armentrout's intoxicating new fantasy is her best yet!" — New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter Meet Trinity Marrow, a girl with an explosive secret whose hiding place has just been discovered… Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her gift is the reason she’s been in hiding for years in a compound guarded by Wardens—shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons. If the demons discover the truth about Trinity, they’ll devour her to enhance their powers. When Wardens from another clan arrive with reports that something is killing both demons and Wardens, Trinity’s world implodes. Not the least because one of the outsiders is the most annoying and fascinating person she’s ever met. Zayne has secrets of his own—but working together becomes imperative once demons breach the compound and Trinity’s secret comes to light. To save her family and maybe the world, she’ll have to trust Zayne. But all bets are off as a supernatural war is unleashed… The story continues in the rest of The Harbinger Series, now available with enhanced decorating: Book 1: Storm and Fury Book 2: Rage and Ruin Book 3: Grace and Glory