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Secrets Typed in Blood
In the newest entry into the Nero Award-winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series ("my new favorite sleuthing duo"— Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review), Lillian and Will are hot on the trail of a serial killer whose murders are stranger than fiction. From the author of Fortune Favors the Dead and Murder Under Her Skin.
New York City, 1947: For years, Holly Quick has made a good living off of murder, filling up the pages of pulp detective magazines with gruesome tales of revenge. Now someone is bringing her stories to life and leaving a trail of blood-soaked bodies behind. With the threat of another murder looming, and reluctant to go to the police, Holly turns to the best crime-solving duo in or out of the pulps, Willowjean “Will” Parker and her boss, famed detective Lillian Pentecost.
The pair are handed the seemingly-impossible task of investigating three murders at once without tipping off the cops or the press that the crimes are connected. A tall order made even more difficult by the fact that Will is already signed up to spend her daylight hours undercover as a guileless secretary in the hopes of digging up a lead on an old adversary, Dr. Olivia Waterhouse.
But even if Will is stuck in pencil skirts and sensible shoes, she’s not about to let her boss have all the fun. Soon she’s diving into an underground world of people obsessed with murder and the men and women who commit them. Can the killer be found in the Black Museum Club, run by a philanthropist whose collection of grim murder memorabilia may not be enough to satisfy his lust for the homicidal? Or is it Holly Quick’s pair of editors, who read about murder all day, but clearly aren’t telling the full story?
With victims seemingly chosen at random and a murderer who thrives on spectacle, the case has the great Lillian Pentecost questioning her methods. But whatever she does, she’d better do it fast. Holly Quick has a secret, too and it’s about to bring death right to Pentecost and Parker’s doorstep. -
The Sisters of Sea View
Some guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .
When their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions. Determined to stay together, Sarah convinces them to open their seaside home to guests to make ends meet and provide for their ailing mother. Instead of the elderly invalids they expect to receive, however, they find themselves hosting eligible gentlemen. Sarah is soon torn between a growing attraction to a mysterious Scottish widower and duty to her family.
Viola Summers wears a veil to cover her scar. When forced to choose between helping in her family's new guest house and earning money to hire a maid to do her share, she chooses the latter. She reluctantly agrees to read to some of Sidmouth's many invalids, preferring the company of a few elders with failing eyesight to the fashionable guests staying in their home. But when her first client turns out to be a wounded officer in his thirties, Viola soon wishes she had chosen differently. Her new situation exposes her scars--both visible and those hidden deep within--and her cloistered heart will never be the same.
Join the Summers sisters on the Devonshire coast, where they discover the power of friendship, loyalty, love, and new beginnings. -
The Descendants
Chursinoff's remarkable debut is a distinctively structured, sublimely written and moving tale of love, loss, intergenerational trauma and ultimately redemption, set in one of Canada's most enigmatic and misunderstood ethno-religious communities.
Seven years after a brutal encounter with the Hells Angels, two ex-lovers, Jonah Seeger and Ruby Samarodin, return to their Doukhobor religious community in the mountains of British Columbia to heal and start new lives. Jonah is a twenty-five-year-old from a disgraced family, and now injured and battling PTSD from his time as a Marine. Ruby, practically Doukhobor royalty, is a rock star with a substance use disorder.
Jonah finds his mother, Sharon, still struggling with an eating disorder stemming from her terrorist upbringing in the Doukhobor splinter sect known as the Sons of Freedom. Ruby returns to Sasha, the young son she abandoned, and to her overbearing mother, Virginia, a pious pillar of the community raised to loathe the Sons of Freedom.
After a heartfelt reunion between Jonah, Ruby, and Sasha, they learn that a murderous Hells Angel, Clinton Pritchard, is still obsessed with revenge for the damage Jonah caused years earlier. But when Ruby confronts Clinton about their terrible past, Clinton's brother Swanny Pritchard must choose whether to side with his brother or turn against him. Jonah and Ruby unwittingly draw their family into a final confrontation with the Hells Angels that will test longheld, pacifist Doukhobor beliefs.
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Until Further Notice
Until Further Notice is a real-time personal account of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic through the prism of one woman's consciousness. An internal seismograph of living through a global emergency, Amy Kaler's book documents a series of jolts to her thoughts, perceptions, emotions, and habits. Kaler ultimately finds solace in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River valley, where she bides her time while other public spaces are closed. As a sociologist, Kaler's introspection underlines the universal experience of dissonance brought on by COVID-19 and invites readers to ponder its ambiguities: How does thinking change under prolonged stress? What does time mean in the middle of an unprecedented disaster? How does COVID-19 push our emotions and imaginings off-centre, like a tree bent away from the angle it naturally seeks? Also present is the story of how Kaler rediscovers her place in the world. After twenty years of living in Edmonton, she finally comes to experience her neighbourhood and a world of trees and snow and water that had been close-at-a-distance for years, until the waves of pandemic life let her put down roots. Reflexive and relatable, Until Further Notice captures fine-grained, everyday experiences from an extraordinary year.
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Mon encyclopédie des dinosaures
"Pourquoi certains dinosaures avaient-ils des plumes?? A quelle vitesse les dinosaures se déplaçaient-ils?? Le tyrannosaure était-il un grand chasseur?? Ces questions et bien d'autres encore trouvent des réponses dans ce guide de référence génial, parfait pour les petits curieux. Ce livre est divisé en quatre sections: L'ère des dinosaures Dinosaures carnivores Dinosaures herbivores Reptiles volants et marins Ce guide complet sur la vie préhistorique décrit des prédateurs terrifiants tels que le tyrannosaure, des herbivores pacifiques comme l'Argentinosaurus et les gigantesques reptiles qui régnaient sur les mers et les cieux. Il combine illustrations photoréalistes, connaissances scientifiques et faits fascinants. Un livre de référence sensationnel pour les enfants."--Archambault.
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Un monstre appelé Memphré
"As-tu déjà entendu parler de Memphré ? C'est un monstre qui habite, semble-t-il, dans le lac Memphrémagog. Tu ne crois pas aux monstres ? Celui-ci a pourtant été vu par plusieurs personnes, jusqu'à tout récemment encore... Invention ou réalité? Découvre l'histoire de Memphré pour en apprendre plus."--leslibraires.ca.
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Stacey's Remarkable Books
This NAACP Image Award winner is the companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Stacey's Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams and artist Kitt Thomas.
Stacey's favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books.
On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading in English, so they begin sharing books and stories to practice. Soon, more students start to join them.
Books take the group on magical adventures and reveal other worlds and cultures--but best of all, they bring them together as friends.
This is another inspiring tale, based on a true story from Stacey Abrams's childhood, about the life-changing power of books.
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Polar
How do animals live in the harshest environments on Earth? Despite the bitter cold, ferocious winds and six months of darkness, the polar regions are home to many animals. These creatures can survive because of their unique adaptations, explored here through compelling fact-based stories and evocative illustrations. Readers learn about the arctic fox’s furry toe pads that protect her when walking on ice, emperor penguins that huddle in groups around their chicks to keep everyone warm, and narwhals that use echolocation to find a crack in the surface ice to breathe. It’s a fascinating journey through a year in the polar regions, where animals don’t just survive - they thrive!
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Passion torréfiée
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Les femmes du bout du monde
Si tu te demandes ce que nous faisons ainsi, loin des hommes, je vais te dire : nous veillons sur notre petit univers, nous veillons les unes sur les autres. C'est ce que font les femmes du bout du monde.À la pointe sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande, dans la région isolée des Catlins, au coeur d'une nature sauvage, vivent Autumn et sa fille Milly. Sur ce dernier bastion de terre avant l'océan Austral et le pôle Sud, elles gèrent le camping Mutunga o te ao, « le bout du monde » en maori. Autumn et Milly forment un duo inséparable, jusqu'au jour où débarque Flore, une jeune parisienne en quête de rédemption... Hantées par le passé, mais bercées par les vents et les légendes maories, ces trois femmes apprendront à se connaître, se pardonner et s'aimer. Mélissa Da Costa nous offre un voyage inoubliable à travers des paysages d'une stupéfiante beauté, aux côtés de personnages inspirés et inspirants. Un nouveau roman magistral et une ode à la liberté. [4e de couv.]
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Voicing Identity
Written by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, Voicing Identity examines the issue of cultural appropriation in the contexts of researching, writing, and teaching about Indigenous peoples. This book grapples with the questions of who is qualified to engage in these activities and how this can be done appropriately and respectfully.
The authors address these questions from their individual perspectives and experiences, often revealing their personal struggles and their ongoing attempts to resolve them. There is diversity in perspectives and approaches, but also a common goal: to conduct research and teach in respectful ways that enhance understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures, and rights, and promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Bringing together contributors with diverse backgrounds and unique experiences, Voicing Identity will be of interest to students and scholars studying Indigenous issues as well as anyone seeking to engage in the work of making Canada a model for just relations between the original peoples and newcomers.
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The Virgins of Venice
In sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for her
Venice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid this turmoil, noblewoman Justina Soranzo, just sixteen, hopes to make a rare love marriage with her sweetheart, Luca Cicogna. Her hopes are dashed when her father decides her younger sister, Rosa, will marry in a strategic alliance and Justina will be sent to the San Zaccaria convent, in the tradition of aristocratic daughters. Lord Soranzo is not acting only to protect his family. It's well known that he is in debt to both his trading partners and the most infamous courtesan in the city, La Diamante, and the pressure is closing in.
After arriving at the convent, Justina takes solace in her aunt Livia, one of the nuns, and in the growing knowledge that all is not strictly devout at San Zaccaria. Justina is shocked to discover how the women of the convent find their own freedom in what seems to her like a prison. But secrets and scandals breach the convent walls, and Justina learns there may be even worse fates for her than the veil, if La Diamante makes good on her threats.
Desperate to protect herself and the ones she loves, Justina turns to Luca for help. She finds she must trust her own heart to make the impossible decisions that may save or ruin them all.
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Someday, Maybe
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK * A LIBRARYREADS PICK
"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut..."--BuzzFeed
Here are three things you should know about my husband:- He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.
- He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. Which is significant because...
- On New Year's Eve, he died.
And here is one thing you should know about me:- I found him.
Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.
Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman's emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband.
"Incisive and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black
"A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss. Nwabineli is magic with words."--Bolu Babalola, internationally bestselling author of Honey and Spice
- He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.
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Terra Nova
A haunting story of love, art, and betrayal, set against the heart-pounding backdrop of Antarctic exploration—from the Boston Globe-bestselling author of The Clover House.
The year is 1910, and two Antarctic explorers, Watts and Heywoud, are racing to the South Pole. Back in London, Viola, a photo-journalist, harbors love for them both. In Terra Nova, Henriette Lazaridis seamlessly ushers the reader back and forth between the austere, forbidding, yet intoxicating polar landscape of Antarctica to the bustle of early twentieth century London.
Though anxious for both men, Viola has little time to pine. She is photographing hunger strikers in the suffrage movement, capturing the female nude in challenging and politically powerful ways. As she comes into her own as an artist, she's eager for recognition and to fulfill her ambitions. And then the men return, eager to share news of their triumph.
But in her darkroom, Viola discovers a lie. Watts and Heywoud have doctored their photos of the Pole to fake their success. Viola must now decide whether to betray her husband and her lover, or keep their secret and use their fame to help her pursue her artistic ambitions.
Rich and moving, Terra Nova is a novel that challenges us to consider how love and lies, adventure and art, can intersect.
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So When Are You Having Kids
As we expand our understanding of what “family” means, we need to change the way we think about having kids.
How much does it cost to have kids? How long can I wait? What if I have fertility issues? And, wait a minute... do I even want kids? If you’re unsure whether you want kids or struggling to decide, this book is for you.
So When Are You Having Kids? is not your parents’ parenting book, nor is it a how-to for getting pregnant. It’s a nonjudgmental, inclusive guidebook for women, men, gender-nonconforming people, same-sex couples, and prospective single parents who want to make an informed decision regarding if and how they bring children into the world. Combining research with over 100 compelling real-life stories, the resources in this book are as diverse as the generations they’re meant to serve.
With deep insight and empathy, Davidson explores:
• Ways to cope with familial and societal pressure to have children
• What makes a good parent, and the skills you need to be one
• The facts about infertility, adoption, fostering, and alternative methods of becoming a parent
• The real financial costs of having and raising kids
• How to move past fears related to pregnancy and childbirth
• The ethics and consequences of having kids in the face of climate change
• And, what it means to choose a child-free life for those who are unsure whether they want kids
So When Are You Having Kids? is a much-needed resource for family planning in the modern world, packed with the knowledge and tools you need to make one of the most important decisions—if not the most important decision—of your life.
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Layla
"When Leeds meets Layla, he's convinced he'll spend the rest of his life with her - until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla's behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that's just one of many inexplicable occurrences. Feeling distant from Layla, Leeds soon finds solace in Willow - another guest of the B&B with whom he forms a connection through their shared concerns. As his curiosity for Willow grows, his decision to help her find answers puts him in direct conflict with Layla's well-being. Leeds soon realizes he has to make a choice because he can't help both of them. But if he makes the wrong choice, it could be detrimental for all of them"--
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Daisy Darker
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The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns...with a family reunion that leads to murder.
After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker's entire family is assembling for Nana's 80th birthday party in Nana's crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.
The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. Then at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows...
Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide comes in and all is revealed.
With a wicked wink to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Daisy Darker's unforgettable twists will leave readers reeling.
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Droit vers le soleil
"«Dans mon ventre, un feu. Il me traverse comme un courant chaud sous la glace de l'Arctique. Des rêves érotiques récurrents. Une idée fixe : jouir sans fermer les yeux, rencontrer des mains inconnues. Libérer ce qui s'est endormi. Un soir de novembre où il tombe une neige fondante sur notre campagne, j'aborde la question franchement. -- On pourrait peut-être essayer le couple ouvert. Raph me jette un regard rieur et remplit mon verre de vin. Les bûches crépitent dans le foyer. Il fait bon à l'intérieur. Les lumières tamisées, le bois qui recouvre la maison du plancher au plafond. La nuit ne nous atteint pas. Je poursuis tout en surveillant le poulet aux artichauts en train de mijoter à feu doux. -- C'est juste que ce n'est pas possible que tu sois le seul homme avec qui je fasse l'amour pour le restant de mes jours. J'ouvre la porte du frigo et en sors le persil. -- Même si c'est toi que j'aime. Ce roman raconte une année dans la vie d'une femme qui refuse de renoncer à quelque part de bonheur que ce soit. Au nom de quoi, de qui le ferait-elle ? Elle s'élance donc droit vers le soleil. Oui, comme Icare, se dit-elle, quitte à se brûler les ailes»"--Publisher's website.
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A propos de ma fille
À Séoul de nos jours, une trentenaire en difficulté demande à sa mère de l'accueillir chez elle quelque temps. Cette dernière accepte à contrecoeur : sa fille ne souhaite pas s'installer seule, mais avec sa partenaire. Aussitôt, dans ce huis clos, un climat de malaise naît entre les trois femmes. La mère souffre devant la nature incompréhensible à ses yeux de ce couple. Face à un mode de vie qu'elle désapprouve tant il nie la tradition coréenne du mariage et de la famille, elle oscille entre honte et colère. Alors que les idéaux de la fille se heurtent au sens des convenances de la mère, une réconciliation est-elle seulement possible ? Un premier roman où l'intime et la délicatesse se côtoient pour aborder ce qui est encore considéré comme un grand tabou en Corée. À propos de ma fille est aussi une invitation touchante à découvrir des femmes coréennes tiraillées entre tradition et émancipation.
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The Book Spy
An American librarian. A Portuguese bookseller. A WWII mission to change the tide of the war.
Inspired by true stories of the heroic librarian spies of WWII and spanning from the New York Public Library to Portugal’s city of espionage, this thrilling tale from the internationally bestselling author of The Long Flight Home is perfect for fans intrigue-packed historical fiction by authors such as Kate Quinn, Marie Benedict, and Pam Jenoff.
1942: With the war’s outcome hanging in the balance, President Roosevelt sends an unlikely new taskforce on a unique mission. They are librarians and microfilm specialists trained in espionage, working with a special branch of the Office of Strategic Services and deployed to neutral cities throughout Europe. By acquiring and scouring Axis newspapers, books, technical manuals, and periodicals, the librarians can gather information about troop location, weaponry, and military plans.
Maria Alves, a microfilm expert working at the New York Public Library, is dispatched to Lisbon, where she meticulously photographs publications and sends the film to London to be analyzed. Working in tandem with Tiago Soares, a Portuguese bookstore owner on a precarious mission of his own—providing Jewish refugees with forged passports and visas—Maria acquires vital information, including a directory of arms factories in Germany.
But as she and Tiago grow closer, any future together is jeopardized when Maria’s superiors ask her to pose as a double agent, feeding misinformation to Lars Steiger, a wealthy Swiss banker and Nazi sympathizer who launders Hitler’s gold. Gaining Lars’ trust will bring Maria into the very heart of the Fuhrer’s inner circle. And it will provide her with a chance to help steer the course of war, if she is willing to take risks as great as the possible rewards . . . -
On the Ravine
From the bestselling, Giller Prize-winning author of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures comes an exquisitely crafted novel, piercing in its urgency and breathtaking in its intimacy, about the devastating experience of addiction.
In his downtown Toronto condo, Dr. Chen awakens to the sound of streetcars below, but it is not the early morning traffic that keeps him from sleep. News banners run across his phone: Fentanyl Crisis; Toxic Drug Supply; Record Number of Deaths. From behind the headlines, on the same screen, glow the faces of his patients, the faces of the what-ifs: What if he had done more, or less? Or something different? Would they still be alive?
Claire is a violinist; she feels at one with her music, taking flight in its melody, free in its movement. But now she rises and falls with the opioids in her system, becoming increasingly reckless. After two overdoses in twenty-four hours, she sits in the blue light of her computer, searching a notice board for recommendations: my doctor saved my life; my doctor is just another dealer. And then another message catches her attention, about Chen’s clinic: be a guinea pig—why not get paid to take it?
When Claire’s life intersects with Chen’s, the doctor is drawn ever more deeply into the complexities of the doctor-patient relationship, the implication and meaning of his intention to treat. Chen must confront just how far he would go to save a life.
Combining the depth of his experience as a physician with the brilliance of his literary talent, Vincent Lam creates a world electric in its precision, radiant in its detail. On the Ravine is a gripping novel of profound emotional force, a soaring achievement from a singular voice in Canadian fiction. -
Être Fort, C'est...
See below for English description.
« Comment puis-je devenir forte? », se demande une petite fille. Son papa lui dit qu'être forte, c'est être présente. Sa maman affirme qu'être forte, c'est prendre la parole. Et sa mamie soutient que c'est ne pas abandonner. La petite fille, elle, croyait qu'être forte, c'était de monter tout en haut du mur d'escalade de l'école... Serait-elle plus forte qu'elle ne le croit?
Cet album illustré inspirant des créateurs classés au palmarès du New York Times de La gentillesse, c'est... nous fait voir quelle est la véritable force. Un petit indice: elle vient du coeur!
"How can I be strong?" a little girl asks herself. Her dad says being strong means showing up, her mom says being strong means speaking up, and her grandma says it means not giving up. The little girl thought that being strong meant being able to climb to the top of her school's rock wall... Could it be that she's stronger than she thinks?
This inspiring picture book from New York Times bestselling creators of La gentillesse, c'est... explores what strength really entails. Hint: it comes from within!
Original title: Be Strong
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Pouah ! C'est Toi ?.
"Une odeur nauséabonde se répand dans la forêt. Qui peut bien sentir aussi mauvais ? Lenny, le maki catta, est bien décidé à découvrir le coupable..."--leslibraires.ca.
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Sandy Toes: a Summer Adventure (a Let's Play Outside! Book)
A celebration of Black joy and the simple pleasures of a day at the beach from acclaimed poet Shauntay Grant
Follow along as a young boy spends the day at the beach with his family in this spare and poetic picture book from award-winning poet and picture book author Shauntay Grant. With a simple story--and simply stunning illustrations from Candice Bradley--this book is an ode to celebrating summer's wonders big and small.
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2024 (Canadian Edition)
Our New York Times best-selling Almanac is packed with incredible photos, tons of fun facts, National Geographic exclusives, games, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, and more.
This new edition features:- EXCLUSIVE National Geographic Explorer interviews and features
- EXCLUSIVE Interactive Almanac Challenge 2024, plus the results of the Almanac Challenge 2023
- BONUS SECTION of sidesplitting jokes and riddles
- NEW fun-tastic things to see and do in 2024
- NEW cutest animal superlatives and animal rescue stories
- NEW science and dinosaur discoveries
- NEW fun games, quizzes, and activities
- NEW weird and wacky places around the world
- NEW experiments to do, places to explore, and ways to change the world
- UPDATED reference material, including fast facts and maps of every country
Whether you're looking for homework help, want to learn more about another country, or just need a cute animal fix, the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2024 has you covered! -
Parker Grows a Garden
The New York Times bestselling team behind Parker Looks Up returns with this Level 1 Ready-to-Read about the joy of growing a garden.
Parker is growing her own backyard garden! She plants tulips with Nana and herbs and vegetables with Mom Mom. After patiently waiting all winter long, Parker sees her garden bloom! This story celebrates Parker’s relationships with her two grandmothers and the joy of nurturing plants in the garden, and the backmatter features Parker’s love of taking nature walks in her neighborhood. -
A Peculiar Case
In every P.I.'s career, there's a case that makes or breaks you.
For Elizabeth Grant, this Peculiar Case was it!Set in Cornwall, Ontario, in the 1930s, recently widowed Elizabeth Grant opens a private investigation office fronted by a fictitious male P.I.
Amongst mundane cases comes a rare book theft investigation with links to the Fenian Brotherhood and a mysterious agent who will use smoke and mirrors to gain the prize for herself.Elizabeth Grant will uncover the links with the help of friends, past government colleagues, and even foes. She will stop at nothing to solve this case and to prove she is up to the task, even risking her own life.
Book Review - The Seeker, Cornwall, Ontario
What do a 1548 Prayer Book reputed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots and a shoot-out on Water Street with Fenians have to do with Cornwall? A lot once Francois Lefebvre Private Investigator (aka Elizabeth Grant) becomes involved in the case.
Set in Cornwall during the 1930s, local historian and author Ginette Guy Mayer, observed that "women have been understated in our historical narrative." Neatly undermining this oversight, Mayer makes both the heroine, Elizabeth Grant and the protagonist Josephine Smith the central characters in this mystery.
Loosely based on an actual case tried in Morrisburg, Mayer makes this unsolved case the centre of this mystery. A winding tale that takes the reader from Cornwall to Ottawa, Philadelphia and London, with a final stop at Fullerton's Tea Room, where Elizabeth and her friend Mary are found discussing the case and the creation of an art association. (could this be Mary Mack, the subject of the author's first book?)
The book is an engaging read for anyone who likes mystery and local history.
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The Dangerous One
"Hang on for this completely unexpected hard-hitting ride!"--Fresh Fiction on No Holding Back
Being alone is what he wanted... All he needed was her.
Hunter Osborn left his family, his friends and his job as a park ranger after uncovering a disturbing crime scene. Haunted by nightmares and harrowing memories, Hunter relocated to an isolated property near Triple Creek, Colorado, where he lives alone and keeps his interactions with people to a minimum.
Still, Hunter can spot trouble from a mile away, and when he encounters Jodi Bentley, he knows she's trouble of the most tempting kind--even more tempting when she moves into the run-down cabin next door. Jodi is tough as nails, sexy as hell--and clearly struggles with her own traumatic past. Hunter tries to keep his distance, but when Jodi's life is threatened, he can't help being drawn out of his own darkness and into hers.
Osborn Brothers
Book 1: The Dangerous One
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The Backup Plan
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming tale of three people who are brought together when they're bequeathed an old Wild West inn that has the potential to pull their lives apart, but instead turns into the gift of a lifetime.
When Alice receives a call about an unexpected windfall, she's stunned to learn the gift is a falling-apart-at-the-seams old Wild West B&B she once considered home--and she's inherited it along with two strangers. Except they weren't always strangers. Once upon a time, they were friends. One is her ex-BFF Lauren. The other is Knox, the only guy to ever break her heart, all while never even knowing she existed.
It turns out their lives are unknowingly entangled because they once separately helped the same woman without expecting anything in return. Years later, Alice, Lauren, and Knox are broken in their own way, with their own history--and secrets-- causing them to start out on the wrong foot with each other. But according to the will, they must renovate and be partners in the inn for one year or else lose their inheritance.
Stuck together, they make a list of rules to keep the peace--rules that end up doing the opposite, but by some miracle they find what they didn't even know they were looking for--acceptance, true friendship, and in a case (or two!), true love.
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Touch Anywhere to Begin
Shortlisted, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)
From acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes Touch Anywhere to Begin, his first book of travel writing since the publication of the critically acclaimed Ireland's Eyein 2002.
In 18 unusual, head-spinning essays, Jarman can drift through Venice amid the revelry of carnival and the arrival of the impending pandemic or visit a private club along Shanghai's Huangpu River to be serenaded by a band of retired People's Liberation Army singers. In "Panthers and Gods Prowl a Palace of Sin," an invitation to the Kala Ghoda Festival in Mumbai forges a connection with a jetlagged pair of Arctic throat singers and a doctor fascinated by Canada. In "Jesus on the Mainline," an extended hospitalization beside the intubated victim of a drunk-driving accident reveals a difficult family drama.
And this, of course, is only the beginning. Masterfully written, Touch Anywhere to Beginpenetrates the impressionistic moments and intimacies of travel to reveal character and place like none other.
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The Tatami Galaxy
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*
An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library-esque novel from one of Japan's most popular authors.
Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After rebelling against the dictatorial jock president of the film club, he and his worst and only friend, the diabolical creep Ozu, are personas non grata on campus. For two years, our protagonist has made all the wrong decisions, and now he's about to make another mistake. He and Ozu are preparing for revenge--a fireworks attack at the film club's welcoming party for new members. Then, a chance encounter with a self-proclaimed god sets the confused and distraught young man on a new course. Destiny will bring him together with Akashi, the blunt but charming sophomore he has a crush on--if he's brave enough to make a move. Yet our protagonist cannot get beyond his profound disillusionment and the moment is lost. But what if there's a universe where he did join the club of his dreams, ditched Ozu for good, and was confident enough to get the girl A realm of possibility opens up for our protagonist as time rewinds, and from the four-and-a-half-mat tatami floor of his dorm room, he is plunged into a series of adventures that will take him to four parallel universes. In each universe, he is given the opportunity to start over as a freshman, in search of a rose-colored campus life.
The inspiration behind the much-loved anime series, Tomihiko Morimi's contemporary classic is a fantastic journey through time and space, where a half-eaten castella cake, a photograph from Rome, and a giant cavity in a wisdom tooth hold the keys to self-discovery. A time-traveling romp that speaks to everyone who has wondered what if, The Tatami Galaxy will win readers' hearts over . . . and over . . . and over again.
