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Culinary Harmony: Favorite Recipes of the World's Finest Classical Musicians
by David RezitsA detailed biography accompanies each musician, allowing readers to get to know the artists, while mastering their tasty recipes.
Con Mi Hermano / With My Brother
by Eileen RoePlaying catch together in the sunny park, putting colorful jigsaw puzzles together, and reading stories before bedtime--two brothers share all this and more. Soon, the younger boy will be going to school on the big yellow bus and playing baseball in the park on Saturdays like his older brother, but for now he dreams of these things and enjoys every moment they can spend together.
The Man of Feeling
by Henry MackenzieHarley is the "Man of Feeling", He is a weak creature, dominated by a futile benevolence, who travels to London and falls into the hands of people who exploit his innocence. Harley helps the down-trodden, loses in love and is unsuccessful. Mackenzie asks the reader to decide whether sentimentality is morally correct or a luxury for the rich? Is morality possible in a complex commercial environment? The reader must decide for himself whether Harley is a saint or a fool.
The Old English Baron
by Clara ReeveClara Reeve (1729-1807), novelist, was the author of several novels, of which only one is remembered -- "The Old English Baron" (1777), written in imitation of, or rivalry with, the "Castle of Otranto" by Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, with which it has often been printed. Her novel has noticeably influenced Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." Her innovative history of prose fiction, "The Progress of Romance" (1785), can be regarded generally as a precursor to modern histories of the novel and specifically as upholding the tradition of female literary history.
Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures
by John GrangerThis literary companion to the Harry Potter series examines the influence of such writers as Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis and Jane Austen on the prose of J.K. Rowling. Granger has previously written about the growing importance of the Potter series in academic circles, and he provides both fans and literary scholars with thematic links to such works as Gulliver's Travels and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author also draws distinctions between the surface meanings in the books and the moral, allegorical and mythological undertones. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Awo: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
by Obafemi AwolowoAwolowo (1909-1987) was the leader of the Action Group party, former Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, and Leader of the Opposition in the Federal Parliament of Nigeria.
The Mask of the King
by Yang Jwing-MingFour traditional Chinese stories for children: The Mask of the King, A Blessing in Disguise, The Poison of Love, and The Thief and the Bell.
Harry Potter y la Orden del Fénix (Harry Potter #5)
by Gemma Rovira Ortega J. K. Rowling<P>Las tediosas vacaciones de verano en casa de sus tíos todavía no han acabado y Harry presiente que algo extraño está sucediendo en Hogwarts. Durante el verano, él y su primo son atacados por dos dementores y Harry se ve obligado a defenderse, por lo que debe enfrentar a la justicia mágica. Cuando por fin puede regresar al colegio sus temores se vuelven realidad. <P>El Ministerio de Magia niega que Voldemort haya regresado y ha iniciado una campaña de desprestigio contra Harry y Dumbledore, para lo cual ha asignado a la horrible profesora Dolores Umbridge la tarea de vigilar todos sus movimientos. Así pues, además de sentirse solo e incomprendido, Harry sospecha que Voldemort puede adivinar sus pensamientos, e intuye que el temible mago trata de apoderarse de un objeto secreto que le permitiría recuperar su poder destructivo.
Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones
by Gene BarrettaClever Aunt Ant has just moved to the zoo. Speaking in homophones, she describes the quirky animal behavior she sees. There's the MOOSE who loved MOUSSE and ATE EIGHT bowls, and the WHALE who was ALLOWED to WAIL ALOUD--and that's just for starters. This playful picture book introduces children to the richness of language through the concept of homophones. A romp through the zoo has never been so eye-opening. A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection.
The Pocket Guide to the Afterlife
by Augusta Moore Elizabeth RipleyThe authors take readers through 40 religions, from Asatru to Zoroastrianism, outlining their views of damnation, apocalypse, reincarnation, and more.
The Passport
by Herta Müller Martin ChalmersFrom the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 2009. Just as the father in the house in which we live is our father, so Comrade Nicolae Ceausecu is the father of our country. And just as the mother in the house in which we live is our mother, so Comrade Elena Ceausecu is the mother of our country. Comrade Nicolae Ceausecu is the father of our children. All the children love comrade Nicolae and comrade Elena, because they are their parents.' THE PASSPORT is a beautiful, haunting novel whose subject is a German village in Romania caught between the stifling hopelessness of Ceausecu's dictatorship and the glittering temptations of the West. Stories from the past are woven together with the problems Windisch, the village miller, faces after he applies for permission to migrate to West Germany. Herta Muller describes with poetic attention to the dreams and superstitions, conflicts and oppression of a forgotten region, the Banat, in the Danube Plain. In sparse, poetic language, Herta Muller captures the forlorn plight of a trapped people.
The Missing Maple Syrup Sap Mystery
by Gail GibbonsMr. and Mrs. Maplewood try to find out who is stealing the maple sap syrup they are gathering to make maple syrup.
Tamar and the Tiger
by Susan JeschkeTamar and her father go to Tasmania to save the nearly extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
Prince Siddhartha: The Story of Buddha
by Jonathan LandawThe story of Prince Siddhartha and how he became Buddha is told here in the lyrical prose that makes for absorbing reading for people of all ages.
Robin Hood and His Miserable Men
by Dick King-SmithTopsy turvy fairy tales, including Snow White; I Love Little Pussy; The Frog King; Rock-a-Bye Baby; Ring-a-Ring o' Roses; Robin Hood and His Miserable Men; Mary, Mary; and The Sleeping Beauty.
Kalani and the Night Marchers
by Elaine MastersTwo 18th century boys living in Hawaii stumble through a portal in time.
Escape Down the Raging Rapids (D. J. Dillon Adventure #10)
by Lee RoddyAlone and afraid, D.J. Dillon and his buddy Alfred Milford must find a doctor fast. D.J.'s been bitten by a flea, and it's possible that D.J. now has the deadly bubonic plague.
Revenge of the Dragon Lady (Dragon Slayers' Academy #2)
by Kate McmullanGoofy teachers... strange roommates... rotten school food... castles and dragons! Young readers will find it all -- along with lots of 12th-century surprises -- in this hilarious new first-chapter series guaranteed to take the 20th and 21st centuries by storm! Things are getting back to normal at D.S.A. when a dragon's mother comes seeking revenge on the slayer who killed her son. Is a wizard's spell enough to save Wiglaf from a fate worse than fried eel on toast?
The Man from the Other Side
by Hillel Halkin Uri OrlevA Pole, 14-year-old Marek helps his stepfather smuggle goods into the Jewish ghetto, enduring trips through the foul sewers not from altruism but in order to reap lucrative profits. When Marek decides to help another Jew, his actions lead him into the ghetto during the peak of the uprising. "The author's refusal to exaggerate gives the story unimpeachable impact".--Publishers Weekly.
I Had Seen Castles
by Cynthia RylantJohn Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and he wants to fight for his country. Then he falls in love with Ginny Burton, who is against all war, and his beliefs are suddenly and unexpectedly questioned. But rather than be judged a traitor or a coward, he enlists. Rylant's story is heartbreaking in its honesty; her controlled, elegant prose lends poignancy to the story's emotional depth. A love story, a coming-of-age tale, a book with a passionate anti-war message, I Had Seen Castles is not to be missed.--Publishers Weekly
The Black Circle (The 39 Clues #5)
by Patrick CarmanThe hunt for the 39 Clues leads Amy and Dan to their most treacherous destination yet-- a frozen land of Cahill secrets and betrayals. With danger chasing close behind, the siblings must track down one of history's greatest lost treasures. Governments were toppled and rulers were killed during the last attempt to find it. Do Amy and Dan even stand a chance?
The Secret of Pirate Key
by Kathleen Culligan TechlerAdria Miller is spending a couple of weeks on Pirate Key before moving to St. Petersburg, Florida from her home in Minnesota. She and her cousin Toby look for buried treasure.