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After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"This astonishing, devastating debut novel, riven through with mystery and magic, tells the story of a lonely girl living in a small African town and her struggle to free herself from her mercurial, charming mother. Ayosa is a wandering spirit- joyous, exuberant, filled to the brim with longing. Her only companions in her grandmother's crumbling house are as lonely as Ayosa herself: the ghostly Fatumas, whose eyes are the size of bay windows, who...
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"When Kristen Radtke was in her twenties, she learned that, as her father was growing up, he would crawl onto his roof in rural Wisconsin and send signals out on his ham radio. Those CQ calls were his attempt to reach somebody--anybody--who would respond. In Seek You, Radtke uses this image as her jumping off point into a piercing exploration of loneliness and the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another. She looks at the very real current...
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My gently raised beast volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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When Blondina is revealed to be a long-lost princess, she hopes to say good-bye to the miserable life of an orphan. But all that awaits her in the palace is bullying and ridicule for her common background, and the cold, condescending gaze of her father, the emperor. Her first and only friend is a black cat she meets in the garden. Though Amon has a big attitude for a little ball of fur, he's the perfect buddy she always wanted. And the best part--he...
7) Looking up
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Upset that her neighborhood is being torn down and replaced by fancy condos and coffee shops, Saint, along with her new friend Daniel, hatches a plan to save what is left of her beloved hometown.
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Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"With the help of her friends, Blondina settles into life at the palace, maturing into a beautiful young lady! But the scars of the past are not easily healed...and Amon knows the scared little girl is still hiding deep inside the graceful princess. With his encouragement, she sets out on a trip back to her hometown to confront her past. Except this time she won't be alone-there's a trusty divine leopard by her side! Can she finally move on from her...
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Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Sabrina Benaim has connected deeply with readers and reached millions of viewers through her poetry, breaking down the stigma around mental illness. Now, in seventy-five original poems, she dives into emotional, relatable territory: grief over a relationship's end, loneliness in a world under lockdown, and the anxiety of caring for a loved one from afar in the wake of a serious illness."--Page 4 of cover.
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My gently raised beast volume 4
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Blondina couldn't be prouder of her best-friend-turned-crush. Once the tiny little kitty cat she met as a child, he's grown into the dashing new leader of the divine beasts! The imperial capital is in full festival mode to celebrate its new protector... but for Amon, this is only the beginning. Unbeknownst to Blondina, he meets with the emperor himself to set his big plan in motion..."--From back cover.
12) The outsider
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Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In the world of video game Minecraft, Jeremy lives in the biggest city in the Overworld, surrounded by tall buildings, redstone wonders, and many people, but still he feels lonely and wants a friend.
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My gengly raised beast volume 43
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2022-
Language
English
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"When Blondina is revealed to be a long-lost princess, she hopes to say good-bye to the miserable life of an orphan. But all that awaits her in the palace is bullying and ridicule for her common background, and the cold, condescending gaze of her father, the emperor. Her first and only friend is a black cat she meets in the garden. Though Amon has a big attitude for a little ball of fur, he's the perfect buddy she always wanted. And the best part--he...
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2020.
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Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they're safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. Safe from everything. The trade-off? They're alone. Thus, when they receive a package clearly meant for someone else--a package containing a substance critical for a stranger's survival--Cleo...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Barbara is a cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. Her only means of taking the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. Sheba is a younger, attractive woman, who joins the faculty as an art teacher. Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary. Barbara finds herself reaching out to Sheba. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba's lecturer husband and...