Quill & Quire


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Dune (Movie Tie-In)


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• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE COMING NOVEMBER 3rd, 2023 Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert • Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.




School Library Journal


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Sidra


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Best friends Stella Hudson and Violet Appleby first met when they were children at summer camp and discovered a strange phenomenon- both of them were able to see a bright white and purple star in the sky just below the Milky Way that was visible to nobody else. The years have passed and while the friendship between the now-teenage Stella and Violet has grown, so has the mystery of their star. On a stormy autumn night an unexpected visitor turns up on Stella's doorstep shaking rain off of his polka dotted umbrella and shocking the girls to their core. He is Faris, an elderly Centaur from a world called Sidra.




The Orphan Boy


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Though delighted that an orphan boy has come into his life, an old man becomes insatiably curious about the boy's mysterious powers.




Our Public Lands


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The King and the Tortoise


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The king challenges the animals in his kingdom to prove their wisdom by making him a robe of smoke, but only the tortoise is able to satisfy him.




Afoot and Afield: Los Angeles County


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Jerry Schad is your knowledgeable and reliable guide for the 192 trips in this book--ranging from gentle family walks in Griffith Park to strenuous treks over the spine of the San Gabriel Mountains. Whether you see solace from the crowds, a cardiovascular workout, or a new perspective of the natural world around you, this book provides all you need to know.The second edition of this popular book covers all of the county's open spaces. A total of 192 hikes-including 17 new ones-are described in detail with trips organized into specific areas. Illustrated; detailed maps.




The Publishers Weekly


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