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Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher. Someone older who understood you when you were young and searching, who helped you see the world as a more profound place, and gave you... -
The Sea - John Banville
Amazon.com ReviewIncandescent prose. Beautifully textured characterisation. Transparent narratives. The adjectives to describe the writing of John Banville are all affirmative, and... -
Small Fry - Lisa Brennan——Jobs
A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents—artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs̵... -
Love, Money, and Parenting - Doepke, Matthias,Zilibotti, Fabrizio
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Freakonomics_ A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner
SUMMARY: Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like ty... -
Windblowne - Stephen Messer
From School Library JournalGrade 6–8—Oliver lives in the oak trees in Windblowne, a place of two moons, with his preoccupied, distant parents. The 455th annual midsummer kite-flyin... -
While I'm Falling - Laura Moriarty
SUMMARY: Ever since her parents announced that they're getting divorced, Veronica has been falling. Hard. A junior in college, she's fallen in love. She's fallen behind in her diff... -
We the Animals - Justin Torres
An exquisite, blistering debut novel Three brothers tear their way through childhood— smashing tomatoes all over each other, building kites from trash, hiding out when their parent... -
Try Fear - James Scott Bell
SUMMARY: For Ty Buchanan, defending a suspected drunk driver named Carl Richess seems routine enough. But when his client ends up dead, an apparent suicide, there's nothing routine... -
Tiger - Jeff Stone
"<i>Tiger</i> clips along at a lightning pace!"--Eoin Colfer<br><br>Twelve-year-old Fu and his temple brothers Malao, Seh, Hok, and Long don't know who their parents were. Raised f...