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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
by Kaela RiveraWhen a powerful desert spirit kidnaps her sister, Cece Rios must learn forbidden magic to get her back, in this own voices middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Storm Runner and Aru Shah and the End of Time. <P><P>Living in the remote town of Tierra del Sol is dangerous, especially in the criatura months, when powerful spirits roam the desert and threaten humankind. But Cecelia Rios has always believed there was more to the criaturas, much to her family’s disapproval. <P><P>After all, only brujas—humans who capture and control criaturas—consort with the spirits, and brujeria is a terrible crime. When her older sister, Juana, is kidnapped by El Sombrerón, a powerful dark criatura, Cece is determined to bring Juana back. To get into Devil’s Alley, though, she’ll have to become a bruja herself—while hiding her quest from her parents, her town, and the other brujas. <P>Thankfully, the legendary criatura Coyote has a soft spot for humans and agrees to help her on her journey. <P>With him at her side, Cece sets out to reunite her family—and maybe even change what it means to be a bruja along the way.
Cece Rios and the King of Fears (Cece Rios #2)
by Kaela RiveraIn this thrilling sequel to the “spellbinding” (Booklist starred review) and “mesmerizing” (Publishers Weekly starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, Cece and her sister Juana must journey into the stronghold of Devil’s Alley to challenge the criatura king El Cucuy. Cece Rios thought saving her sister would be the end of her adventures in the world of criaturas. But part of Juana’s soul is still trapped in Devil’s Alley. As Cece tries to find a way to get it back using her new curandera abilities, Juana takes her fate in her own hands and sets off alone, intent on restoring her soul and getting revenge on El Sombrerón.But then they discover that El Cucuy, king of the criaturas, is hunting for Cece, craving her powers for his own dark purposes. Can the Rios sisters—along with Coyote, Little Lion, and their other criatura allies—uncover his secrets and reclaim Juana’s soul? Or will the sinister forces of Devil’s Alley overcome them all?This award-winning series is perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and Amari and the Night Brothers.
Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas (Cece Rios #3)
by Kaela RiveraThis stunning conclusion to the Cece Rios trilogy is perfect for fans of J. C. Cervantes and Kwame Mbalia!Cece Rios and her friends have escaped Devil’s Alley, but the fight to save their world is just beginning.Despite her growing comfort with her curandera abilities, Cece is worried that she won’t be strong enough to stop her most dangerous enemy yet: her tía, Catrina. Desperate for power and revenge, Catrina has seized the throne of Devil’s Alley and set her sights on the living world.Catrina’s first move is a brutal attack on the Sun Sanctuary that leaves Tierra del Sol reeling. And no matter how hard they try, Cece and her friends are always one step behind the bruja queen as she seeks to attain the powers of the gods and take control of the four elements.Cece Rios saved her sister. She rebuilt her familia. But can she take down her vicious tía before Catrina destroys everything Cece has fought so hard to protect?
Cecil the Pet Glacier
by Matthea Harvey Giselle PotterIn a starred review Publishers Weekly raves: "It's an avant-garde, surrealist story with a Hollywood-style tearjerker lurking within--and a surprisingly charming and affecting one at that."Award-winning poet Matthea Harvey and illustrator extraordinaire Giselle Potter team up to create an indescribably unique picture book about wanting to be normal, then coming to appreciate being different. Ruby would love to be like everyone else--not easy when you have a tiara-wearing mother and a father who spends his time trimming outrageous topiary. She'd also like to get a nice normal pet, maybe a dog. Then, on a family vacation to Norway, she finds herself adopted by a small, affectionate glacier. How Cecil, as the ice pet is named, proves himself to Ruby--risking his own meltdown--is a story sure to thrill and delight young readers.From the Hardcover edition.
Cedar Dance
by Monica NawrockiCharles Cedar Dance has little in common with his hippie mother. At the annual school camp, Charles has a chance encounter with the father he has never known and while spying on him at a nearby anti-logging protest camp, Charles finds himself at the centre of a mystery involving a saboteur-turned-kidnapper.When Charles decides he wants to get to know his dad, he learns the truth about his parents and must re-evaluate his view of his family.
Celebrando a las abuelas: Las abuelas hablan acerca de sus vidas
by Ann RichardsonConvertirte en abuela es tanto emocionante como desafiante. En Celebrando a las Abuelas, 27 mujeres describen, en sus propias palabras, cómo ellas han respondido a los muchos placeres y demandas de su papel. Ellas también analizan cómo ha cambiado la imagen de sí mismas y la estructura de sus vidas. ¿Cómo te sentiste al cargar a tu primer nieto? ¿El tiempo con tus nietos se pasa volando? ¿Hay una nueva intensidad o una nueva complejidad en tus relaciones familiares? Estas historias te hablarán. Frecuentemente recomendado como un regalo original para una abuela nueva. “Confirma de una manera directa lo encantadora que la relación entre abuela y nieto es….. Muy interesante y conmovedora” Jane Fearnley Whittingstall, autora de La guía de la buena abuelita “Un fascinante análisis sobre qué se siente ser una abuela el día de hoy, desde el gozo y la plenitud a las decepciones y ansiedades” Virginia Ironside, consultora sentimental y novelista
Celebrate the Season: Home for the Holidays (Celebrate the Season #4)
by Taylor GarlandCelebrate home, sweet home in this cheerful middle grade book series that captures the magic of the holidays.Christmas is coming, but this year feels different for Alyssa Sing. Not only is she in Florida instead of the snowy Northeast, but Alyssa misses having good friends like she did in her knitting club at her old school. Things seem to look up at the Palm Meadows Holiday Festival when Alyssa meets Rachel, Elle, and Becca, who all show an interest in Alyssa's homemade scarves. But trouble arises when Alyssa finds out her new friends used to be friends with each other...but aren't anymore. While Alyssa is glad to have Dasher, a mysterious cat that appears in her backyard, to confide in as she navigates her new school, she can't help but wonder: Will Florida ever feel like home?
Celebrate the Season: Let It Snow! (Celebrate the Season #3)
by Taylor GarlandCelebrate the gift of family in this cheerful middle grade book series that captures the magic of the holidays.When Chloe's dad announces that they'll be spending the weekend leading up to Christmas in a snowy lodge with his new girlfriend and her daughter, Sandy, Chloe could not be more excited! She's determined to be best friends with her could-be sister, even though her dad keeps warning her that Sandy might not be happy about their trip. As Chloe's dog and Sandy's cat begin to fight, it's clear that this won't be the happiest holiday for anyone. And with an incoming blizzard threatening to snow them in, the girls, their parents, and their pets will need to find a way to get along in time to save Christmas!
Celebrating Every Day: 100 Easy Recipes to Make Any Day Feel Special
by Melissa JohnsonTurn every day into a special celebration with 100 easy, super-fun, memorable recipes for meals, treats, and sweets, from Melissa Johnson, of the massively popular blog Best Friends for Frosting.Celebrating shouldn’t be limited to just holidays and birthdays—you can make any day special for your loved ones, even a regular old school day, especially with Melissa Johnson, the creator behind Best Friends for Frosting, by your side. Instead of spending hours in the kitchen, Melissa loves to sit down and enjoy a meal with her family and loved ones—so her recipes are super achievable and affordable, making them easy on tired parents, inviting to picky kids, and all around a joy to put on the table.Perfect for tradition keepers and memory makers, Celebrating Every Day shares tried-and-true classics and festive holiday treats with 100 affordable and no-fuss recipes that serve as instant mood-boosters, with chapters covering:Easy BreakfastFamily-Friendly DinnersAppetizers for CelebrationsWalking TreatsTime-Saving Dessert ShortcutsFruity TreatsCelebrate with ChocolateHoliday Cheer All YearMake Melissa’s Viral Million Dollar Spaghetti with just 5 ingredients, or have breakfast on the table easy, with her Muffin Tin Pancakes. You’ll find icons bookmarking recipes perfect for actual holidays, too, like 3-Ingredient Crescent Mummy Dogs for Halloween or Frosty Snowman Donut Skewers for winter holidays. This bright and cheerful cookbook is for more than just getting dinner on the table for a hungry family—it’s for creating lasting memories, bringing loved ones together, starting family traditions, and making the ordinary extraordinary.
Celebrating Families
by Rosmarie HausherrMeet fourteen lively children who invite you into their lives and introduce you to their own unique and diverse families. Whether they come from one- or two-parent families, stepfamilies, extended families, homeless families, or any other kind of family - all of these children have reason to celebrate the people who love and care for them each day.
Celebrating Girls: Nurturing and Empowering Our Daughters
by Virginia Beane RutterA mother&’s guide to supporting a girls&’ self-worth as she grows: &“Inspired.&”—Isabel Allende In this book, Jungian psychologist Virginia Beane Rutter offers a wide variety of everyday things women can do to strengthen a girl&’s sense of self and ensure confidence and healthy self-esteem throughout her lifetime. Whether rooted in traditions of many cultures, new and creative, or connected to the daily tasks of everyday life, they offer practical ways to support daughters, and celebrate the passage from infancy to adolescence. &“Adeptly suggests ways mothers can use traditionally feminine pastimes—shopping, storytelling, even brushing or braiding a child&’s hair—to instill in a daughter a strong sense of self.&”—Pubishers Weekly
Celebrating Special Times with Special People
by Gloria Gaither Shirley DobsonMake a Memory. . . And Make Your Family Strong Modern families face increasing demands-from seemingly endless activities for kids to heavy requirements for working parents. More than ever, families need resources to strengthen their bonds with each other by creating and celebrating special memories. This book will draw families together while encouraging creativity, tradition, and appreciation of each other and God. Complete with heartwarming vignettes from well-known Christian personalities, this charming book includes a wealth of creative memorybuilding activities to share with the special people in your life, each matched with relevant Scripture. It's packed with potential for year-round fun! Treasure the Ones You Love [Subhead]: Cherish the Memories You Make People are the spice of life! From kids to grandparents, friends to neighbors-they all make life more fun and meaningful. Celebrating Special Times with Special Peoplewill help you bring your loved ones together in creative new ways throughout the year. You'll find a host of delightful ideas to honor the graduate, spoil grandma and grandpa, welcome a new child, and bless the sick. Excuses for lavishing a little love on one another abound, and it's easy with a little help from the pros! Gloria Gaither and Shirley Dobson supply brilliant ideas; you transform them into memories you'll cherish for all time. Story Behind the Book "Through this book we hope to revitalize activities that give meaning to loving relationships. This book is designed to provide encouragement and resources to strengthen the bonds within families and special friends and give inspiration to make lasting memories a top priority. Families and friends today need resources to strengthen their relationships with each other by creating and celebrating special memories. " From the Hardcover edition.
Celebrations at the Chateau: Relax and unwind with the perfect holiday romance
by Jo Thomas'So good I could almost taste it. Magnifique!' Milly Johnson'Fun, food, love and France, what more can anyone want?' Katie FfordeAn enchanting French chateau and a handsome town mayor - the perfect recipe for romance...When their grandfather dies, Fliss and her sisters are astonished to inherit a French chateau! Travelling to Normandy to visit the beautiful if faded house, they excitedly make plans over delicious crepes and local cider in the town nearby.They soon discover the chateau needs major work and a huge tax bill is due . . . Unable to sell but strapped for cash, Fliss determines to spruce up the elegant old rooms and open a B&B.But Jacques, the handsome town mayor, is opposed to her plan. When it becomes clear that the only way to save the magnificent castle is to work together, Jacques and Fliss discover that they have more in common than they think...A romantic and uplifting read about turning your dreams into a reality from the author of Escape to the French Farmhouse.-------------------------------Readers are falling in love with Celebrations at the Chateau:The perfect story for curling up under a blanket, with a mug of hot chocolateA romantic and magical read . . . I couldn't put it downA wonderful hug of a book. Feel-good fiction at its very best!If you love Jo's books, her newest summer novel, Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe, is available now!
Celebrity Families
by Sheila StewartSometimes celebrity families seem to have it all. Whether they're actors, famous athletes, major politicians, or royalty, these families usually have money and a glamorous lifestyle. At least that's the perception. In reality, celebrity families have a lot of the same issues other families have, along with a few others. Celebrity families have to deal with constantly living in the public eye, having their every move studied and judged. The non-famous family members have to live in the shadow of their famous parents, children, or siblings, which can often mean being compared to them or having people pretend to be friends just to get close to those family members. The stories in this book tell about a few of these celebrity families and how fame has affected their lives and the lives of their family members.
Celeste Ascending: A Novel
by Kaylie JonesIn this splendid novel, Celeste finds herself engaged to Alex, a wealthy man whose standards are as exacting as her own -- or so she thought. As she begins to question their relationship and herself, Celeste is haunted by painful memories: of her past in well-heeled, blue-blooded Connecticut; of the friends and family who seem to have disappeared from her life; and of Nathan, for whom Celeste still carries a lingering passion. At last coming to terms with the lies and illusions that have propelled her forward for years, Celeste must take responsibility for the choices she has made. She decides to be true to herself -- and so challenges her fiancé, her family, and the very society in which she's steeped.
Celestial Bodies
by Marilyn Booth Jokha AlharthiIn the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. <p><p> These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool beautifully against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present. Through the sisters, we glimpse a society in all its degrees, from the very poorest of the local slave families to those making money through the advent of new wealth. <p> The first novel originally written in Arabic to ever win the Man Booker International Prize, and the first book by a female Omani author to be translated into English, Celestial Bodies marks the arrival in the United States of a major international writer.
Celestial Navigation
by Anne Tyler"Tyler is steadily raising a body of fiction of major dimensions."THE NEW YORK TIMESThirty-eight-year-old Jeremy Pauling has never left home. He lives on the top floor of a Baltimore row house where he creates collages of little people snipped from wrapping paper. His elderly mother putters in the rooms below, until her death. And it is then that Jeremy is forced to take in Mary Tell and her child as boarders. Mary is unaware of how much courage it takes Jaremy to look her in the eye. For Jeremy, like one of his paper creations, is fragile and easily torn--especially when he's falling in love....From the Paperback edition.
Celia And The Fairies
by Karen McQuestionWhen Celia Lovejoy's grandmother moves in with her family, she tells her granddaughter magical stories of fairies living in the woods behind the Lovejoy home. Ten-year-old Celia believes they are just that- stories-until the day she receives an unexpected visit from Mira, a real, live fairy. Mira needs a favor in a matter of the utmost importance. It seems that Celia's house and the adjoining woods are in danger of being demolished to make way for a new highway. The person behind this horrible plan? Vicky McClutchy, a spiteful woman who holds a childhood grudge against Celia's dad. Fairy magic can counteract this evil, but it will only work with Celia's help. Aided by neighborhood friend Paul, Celia begins a danger-filled quest that takes her out in the woods at night to face her greatest fears. This magical tale of a plucky girl combines an entertaining story with an underlying message about the power of ordinary kindness.
Celia's House
by D. E. StevensonThere's no place like homeCelia Dunne may be an old spinster, but she's no fool. She knows that changing her will to leave the grand family estate, Dunnian, to her grand-nephew will ruffle feathers within the family. But Celia also knows that Dunnian has stood solemn and empty for far too long, and she intends for that to change after she's gone. Humphrey's children will turn the creaky old house back into a family home-just the way it was meant to be.As Humphrey's young family grows and expands within the walls of Dunnian, the house seems to welcome them with warmth and a wonderful feeling of belonging. Following the Dunnes through youthful antics, merry parties, heartbreaks, love, and marriages, Celia's House is an enchanting family novel that begs to be read and savored over and over again.Celia's House is another heartwarming tale from D.E. Stevenson, beloved author of Miss Buncle's BookReaders love D.E. Stevenson: "Finding a re-issued D.E. Stevenson novel is like finding a Tiffany lamp at Woolworth's."
Celine: A novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Peter HellerNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The River and The Dog Stars comes another "gorgeously wrought story—equal parts character study and mystery—a young woman asks Celine, a badass Brooklyn private eye, to investigate the death of her father, a nature photographer" (Entertainment Weekly).Celine is not your typical private eye. With prep school pedigree and a pair of opera glasses for stakeouts, her methods are unconventional but extremely successful. Working out of her jewel box of an apartment nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine has made a career out of tracking down missing persons nobody else can find. But when a young woman named Gabriela employs her expertise, what was meant to be Celine's last case becomes a scavenger hunt through her own memories, the secrets there and the surprising redemptions. Gabriela's father was a National Geographic photographer who went missing in Wyoming twenty years ago and while he was assumed to have been mauled by a grizzly his body was never found. Celine and her partner set out to Yellowstone National Park to follow a trail gone cold but soon realize that somebody desperately wants to keep this case closed. Combining ingenious plotting with crystalline prose and sweeping natural panoramas, Peter Heller gives us his finest work to date. Look for Peter Heller's new novel, The Last Ranger, coming soon!
Cemetery Lodge
by Paula HillmanA shocking discovery in a small graveyard may unearth a family&’s darkest secrets, in this suspenseful novel by the author of Chapel Field . . . After archaeologist Cherie Hope makes a gruesome discovery on the grounds of a local cemetery, she&’s desperate to know more—and wonders why caretaker Ash Black is being so guarded. Delving deeper, and liaising with the police, Cherie is drawn into a story that spans back fifty years. Entangled in a web of deceit, she soon uncovers a missing person, a mysterious heirloom, and hidden cemetery logbooks. The graveyard has been in Ash&’s family for generations, but with his elderly father&’s dementia, unlocking the truth of what really happened all those years ago will be a challenge. Is Ash just being protective, or is he worried about what his father is hiding? The caretaker may be hell-bent on keeping Cherie at a distance, but she&’s determined to find the truth—at any cost . . .
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella
by Robert D. San SouciYou may think you know this story I am going to tell you, but you have not heard it for true. I was there. So I will tell you the truth of it. Here. Now.
Census: A Novel
by Jesse BallAfter a devastating revelation, a father and son journey across a tapestry of towns in award–winning author Jesse Ball’s thought-provoking novel Census.When a widower learns he doesn’t have long left to live, he wonders who will care for his adult son whom he fiercely loves—a son with Down syndrome. With no recourse in mind and a desire to see the country, the man becomes a census taker for a mysterious governmental bureau and takes his son on the trip. Traveling into the country, through towns named only by ascending letters of the alphabet, father and son encounter a wide range of human experience. While some townspeople welcome them into their homes, others who bear the physical brand of past censuses on their ribs are wary of their presence. Pressing toward the edges of civilization, the landscape grows wilder, and the towns grow farther apart and more blighted by industrial decay. As they approach “Z,” the man confronts a series of questions: What is the purpose of the census? Is he complicit in its mission? And just how will he learn to say good-bye to his son? Mysterious and evocative, Census is a novel about free will, grief, the power of memory, and the ferocity of parental love. “A vital testament to selfless love; a psalm to commonplace miracles; and a mysterious evolving metaphor. So kind, it aches.” —David Mitchell“[Jesse Ball] has combined Kafka’s paranoia with Whitman’s earnest American grain to found a fictional kingdom of genial doom and melancholia.” —New York Times“Truly otherworldly writing in the best ways that Borges and Calvino have shown to be possible.” —Forbes
Centenary at Jalna
by Mazo De La RocheFirst published in 1958, Centenary at Jalna brings us to 1953 when the Whiteoaks gather to mark the 100th anniversary of their estate. It has now been a century since Captain Philip and Adeline Whiteoak arrived in Canada and built their legacy. While this should be a time of festivity for the clan, tension and discontent surround the forthcoming marriage of a new generations Adeline and Philip, grandchildren of the originals. To make matters worse, young Dennis risks tragedy and Wakefield finds himself in a doomed relationship. As the celebrations loom closer, the question remains: Will the Whiteoaks be able to overcome their difficulties one last time? This is book 16 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles.