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It is a story known around the world. Born of an Arabic tale and interpreted hundreds of times in a dozen languages, its influence is felt in story, song, popular culture, even language. The tragic tale of love unfulfilled - Majnun and Layla.
Qais and Layla were madly in love. So in love, it has been said, that the young man could not contain his passion for his beloved, such that he was given the nickname "Majnun" - The Madman. But their love could...
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Debut creator Austin Paramore and artist Sarah Bollinger strike a chord in this humorous and heartfelt story about love, loss, legacy, and the music that ties them all together.
What does the perfect song sound like? Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn't give this type of question the time of day. As a straight-B student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes...
423) Pease Porridge Hot
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A young girl says this classic rhyme as she serves her dolls pease porridge at a tea party. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Some poems and songs are time-tested favorites with very young kids. The simple rhymes and catchy melodies help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun! These cheery editions feature bright, whimsical, original...
424) Reap the Whirlwind
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A City Waits its Turn to Burn; A Lancaster Gunner awaits his turn to die.
General 'Bomber' Harris said in his 28 July 1942 radio speech... "...We are going to scourge the Third Reich from end to end... we are bombing Germany city by city and ever more terribly..." And one after another, Germany's cities burned, women and children died in the flames.Meanwhile, Lieutenant Erik Stephanie, German night fighter ace, and Pilot Officer Willie McLaughlin,...
425) Scribbled in Margins
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They were sent into solitude, yet neither of them was ever truly alone.
Wrongfully accused of insulting a man of higher rank, a bright young man is banished to a remote post where he must stand watch over a signal fire. Batu isn't entirely alone, though. There's an orange-robed monk who checks in on him from time to time, and he's somehow befriended a golden eagle. But strange things begin to happen when the guard changes in the next tower over.
Qara...
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Random House Children's Books
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2023
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.
“Brims with pure magic. Zhao has woven together a story of self-discovery, slow-burning romance, and heart-pounding revelations.” —Rebecca Ross, #1 New...
“Brims with pure magic. Zhao has woven together a story of self-discovery, slow-burning romance, and heart-pounding revelations.” —Rebecca Ross, #1 New...
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Lan's last remnant of her mother--and the fallen Hin dynasty of her ancestors--is a symbol seared onto her wrist, which, if the mysterious boy she encounters is to be trusted, may be the key to freeing her people by mastering the ancient, forgotten art of practitioning.
428) Ítaca
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Hace diecisiete años, el rey Ulises navegó a la guerra con Troya, llevando consigo a todos los hombres en edad de luchar de la isla de Ítaca. Ninguno de ellos ha regresado, y las mujeres de Ítaca son quienes deben dirigir el reino.
Penélope era apenas una mujer adulta cuando se casó con Ulises. Mientras él estuviera vivo, estaría a salvo. Pero ahora, años después, aumentan las especulaciones de que su marido está muerto y los pretendientes...
429) To Market, to Market
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Find out what happens when a boy heads to market to buy a pig, a hog, and a plum bun. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Some poems and songs are time-tested favorites with very young kids. The simple rhymes and catchy melodies help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun! These cheery editions feature bright, whimsical, original art...
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For burgeoning stargazers, this is the perfect catchy tune, telling of a star that twinkles like a diamond. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Some poems and songs are time-tested favorites with very young kids. The simple rhymes and catchy melodies help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun! These cheery editions feature bright, whimsical,...
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An epic, romantic, fairytale… About THE UNFINISHED SONG Series LONG AGO, to win a war, humans Cursed the Aelfae, fairest and wisest of the faeries…. But all magic has a price. The same Curse that destroyed the Aelfae now threatens all of Faearth. One young woman and the warrior she loves must fight the Curse to prove which is stronger…love or death.
DINDI must honor her pledge to save the Aelfae from extinction or die with the fae she has sworn...
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By swishing their hands like wipers and beeping like a horn, readers take a journey on a school bus with this rhyme that keeps them moving. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Some poems and songs are time-tested favorites with very young kids. The simple rhymes and catchy melodies help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun! These...
433) Yankee Doodle
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Follow silly Yankee Doodle as he travels to town and sticks a feather in his cap. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Some poems and songs are time-tested favorites with very young kids. The simple rhymes and catchy melodies help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun! These cheery editions feature bright, whimsical, original art by...
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Perilous quests give rise to heroes. And broken songs call for Chosen Ones to be mended.
Roderick and Keeva, once friends, now orphaned by a dragon's wrath that fractured the harmony between the great clans, spend their days locked in battle... until they are reunited, realizing that they're both dating the same guy: Mateo, whose overdue transformation into a dragon is complicated by feelings of self doubt after the disastrous attempt to broker peace.
Choosing...
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This is the story of Pancho and Lefty, whose lives were memorialized and immortalized in the song "Pancho and Lefty" by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. The story is from a written record left for posterity by Jesus "Lefty" Boehm. It is a story of friendship, adventure, murder, and betrayal. While many of the characters and events in this story are based on real people and true events, this is a work of fiction and an indispensable read for understanding...
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Delacorte Press
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2024.
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First edition.
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348 pages ; 22 cm.
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Determined to finish her mother's mission, Lan seeks to destroy the legendary four Demon Gods, while Zen, who made a perilous pact with one of these demons, seeks to use their power to save his kingdom and the girl he loves.
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Yo ho, ho, a pirate's life for me…
Leon has lived his whole life on the sea: first as a fisherman's son, then as a stolen token, and now, as a pirate in his own right. A man with the heart and parts of a machine, there is little in the world that sways him, especially not the batting eye of a stranger at port. And yet, he is drawn to this man, this beauty who follows him aboard and sings with the voice of a siren.
While there are more important...
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Swan Songs volume 1
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W. MAXWELL PRINCE (ICE CREAM MAN) continues to push the comics envelope with SWAN SONGS-a moving, multi-artist anthology that explores the way things END…and also how they never really do.
The End of the World. The End of a Marriage. The End of Eden. The End of a Sentence. The End of Anhedonia. …even The End of the Sidewalk!
And along for the terminal ride are some of the industry's best, brightest artists! Martin Simmonds (DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH),...
439) Time After Time
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Time after time, he rejects other women because they're not "her."Byron "Grievance" Grievson had a reputation for being the life of the party. But when an assessment flight brings out the worst in him, he hurts the one person he hungers for. Thinking he can make amends by asking for her forgiveness, he's ghosted as she vanishes into the night.Rosie "Duckie" Mallard wanted to believe she'd moved on in life, caring for her ill father and starting her...
440) Whispers of the Wind
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The wind is always blowing telling us wise words we don't have the ability to listen to. Here are collection of poems. 50 general poems that aren't of a specific nichePoems about love, the joy and sorrow it brings, poems about greatnes and how it calls people
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