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"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist...
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A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature's most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables.
"Dear old world," she murmured, "you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you." —L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908
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A fascinating history of the U.S. Post Office for kids, from acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne
"In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come." -Alexis de Toqueville, 1835
Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the United States since before the Constitution was even signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with...
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A revelatory meditation on class and consumer culture, from 2022 Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux
"A dryly charming look at the way the French live now, through the sharp eyes of its most acclaimed chronicler."-Kirkus Reviews
For half a century, the French writer Annie Ernaux has transgressed the boundaries of what stories are considered worth telling, what subjects worth exploring. In this probing meditation, Ernaux turns her attention to the phenomenon...
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Lampie is expected to keep the lighthouse her father tends supplied with matches. But one careless mistake on the night of a massive storm leads to disaster for a ship . . . and also for Lampie. With a touch of THE SECRET GARDEN and a dash of THE LITTLE MERMAID, yet entirely original, this text has the makings of a modern classic. In what feels like a perfect match of performer and story, Audie Award winner Tavia Gilbert brings the book to life with...
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This dazzling and breathtaking account of Annie Ernaux's passionate love affair with a man thirty years her junior won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. This is Annie Ernaux's account of her passionate love affair with A., a man some thirty years younger, when she was in her fifties. The relationship pulls her back to memories of her own youth and, at the same time, leaves her feeling ageless, outside of time-together with a sense that she is living...
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A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance.
The First Book of Season Two of the Hope Walker Mysteries!
While Hope Walker is recovering from the events of Christmas Eve... a funny thing happens. A strange photograph appears. And a curious investigative reporter like Hope Walker smells a story. This time, the story leads her and her best friend Katie to Nebraska.
Appleton Falls, Nebraska.
Will...
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Calvin is a cow. He's a very good cow. But he's not perfect.
You see, sometimes Calvin is impatient. And he needs to learn that waiting is important.
Can you relate?
Do you know a young child that needs to work on becoming more patient?
"How To Help An Impatient Cow" is a fun audio picture book for young children that helps them learn how to become a little more patient. Perfect for children ages 3-8, this amazing audio book brought to life by award...
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Wanda Wegman invented the pumpkin-chomping dragon at the pumpkin patch. Then three years ago, she mysteriously vanished. And, on a Saturday morning among the pumpkins, she finally returned.
After a 12-year absence from Hopeless, Idaho, investigative reporter Hope Walker continues to find dead bodies. And, this time? Hope has her work cut out for her.
The trail has run cold, and this investigation seems particularly hopeless. Plus, Hope is a little...
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This is the astonishing true story of three teenage Dutch girls, Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, that has inspired many throughout the world. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in World War II, these girls took up arms against the enemy by seducing high-ranking Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them. They provided Jewish children with safe houses and gathered vital intelligence for the resistance....
11) Give Love
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What Really Makes Us Happy?
Is it Honor? Is it Power?
Or could it be Pleasure or possibly Wealth?
Or maybe, just maybe, the real answer is something else.
Give Love is a simple book where a wise old grandpa answers this question for his favorite little girl.
Beautifully performed by multi award-winning narrator Tavia Gilbert, Give Love is a beautiful tale about what really matters in life.
Listen to Give Love today!