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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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"This is a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay."—Washington Post Book World
"Bracingly honest."—New York Times Book Review
The author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven, Thrity Umrigar is as adept and compelling in The Space Between Us—vividly capturing the social struggles of modern India...
"Bracingly honest."—New York Times Book Review
The author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven, Thrity Umrigar is as adept and compelling in The Space Between Us—vividly capturing the social struggles of modern India...
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Christian Rivers has been single for a year and a half. Emotionally disconnected, he focuses on writing his next best seller. Unfortunately, his neighbor's teenage son, Bret Hicks, causes trouble next door with his bad friends hanging out, smoking marijuana, drinking, and abusing Christian's dog, Darth Vader. Incensed, Christian phones Milestone County's Sheriff Philip Erickson to lay an animal cruelty charge. When Sheriff Erickson arrives, the two...
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Pages between us volume 1
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English
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Told in letters, posters, blog posts, homework assignments, and more, The Pages Between Us is a totally fun, totally earnest snapshot of middle grade friendship-and what it truly means to be there for someone during the ups, downs, and everything in between. Piper and Olivia have been best friends since… well, forever. But they're distressed to find that their new middle school schedules aren't giving them enough together-time. Luckily, an idea...
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Sequel to Winter's Light. Christian Rivers receives the phone call he has been dreading for six months. His father has died. Flying home to Arizona with his husband Phillip, Christian arrives in Glendale to a family in chaos. Christian's mother Lori struggles to go on without her husband. She collects lots of things to occupy her mind and pass the time. Her sleeping habits have changed, too, and she's no longer able to stay in the same house without...
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Pages between us volume 2
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English
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BFFs Olivia and Piper star in this fun snapshot of middle grade friendship told in a sweet journal-style book packed with engaging art. This is a follow-up to The Pages Between Us, by beloved middle grade authors Lindsey Leavitt and Robin Mellom.
It's time for the Battle of the Books!
When no one from their school signs up for the annual competition, BFFs Piper (The Drama Lover) and Olivia (The Bookworm) decide to put their talents to good use...
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When author Christian Rivers meets Milestone County's Sheriff Philip Erickson, a spark of attraction flickers between them. The three stories in this collection fan the flames of that attraction, and the love Christian and Philip share blazes within these pages. Contains the stories: • A Light in the Dark: Author Christian Rivers has ended a five-year relationship with his boyfriend, Russ, but is suddenly propelled back into "the scene" when he...
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Everybody has secrets!
It's been two-months, since Toby Miller lost his wife and best friend in a car accident. He's doing the best he can to learn to live again without her. He learns of his gift, a gift he's not sure he wants.
His new friend is keeping something from him. The truth? A lie? A secret? If he learns the truth, will he regret ever asking questions?
When the entities in the house become more sinister, they have to prepare. But for what?...
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As machines become capable of doing most of the work people have performed for centuries, we are headed for a massive social reorganization.
Nanotech is at the point where it's possible to unleash invisible robots and new materials into the world that permanently alter life on Earth. With genetic engineering, we have taken evolution into our own hands, creating new species of plants and animals that never existed before. We're developing AIs that...
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2018
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English
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"A powerful, urgent novel that wields issues of gender and class like a blade. . . . This intergenerational novel asks hard questions about who we are, who we can become, and what awaits on the other side of our becoming. Thrity Umrigar is known as a bold and generous writer, and The Secrets Between Us only further establishes her reputation." — Wiley Cash, author of The Last Ballad
Bhima, the unforgettable main
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"If you want a boyfriend that bad, I'll go out with you." Growing up next-door neighbors, Reita Kikuchi and Makoto Sakurai's parents are friends, and the two of them have known each other forever. But one day Makoto is suddenly thrown into a relationship with that narcissistic and self-absorbed playboy, Reita-her old childhood friend! Follow Makoto's adventures as she navigates the ups and downs of dating the egotistical boy-next-door in the first...
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"Why did you have to say that...?" As chance would have it, Makoto Sakurai finds herself pretending to date her childhood friend Reita Kikuchi. While he exasperates her with his narcissism and stupidity, she begins to take more notice of his clumsy attempts at kindness - but can't bring herself to admit to her feelings. Follow Makoto's adventure as she navigates the ups and downs of dating her egotistical childhood friend in the second installment...
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When her childhood friend Reita Kikuchi confesses his feelings for Makoto Sakurai, she panics, worrying about how it might affect their friendship. After she lies and says that she's interested in someone else, Reita's friend Yusuke Abiko comes up with an interesting solution... Follow Makoto's adventure as she navigates the ups and downs of dating her egotistical childhood friend in the second installment of this romantic comedy!
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Time to dance!
Toby and Alex are trapped in a place they thought would help them. Alex has been threatened by an entity strong enough to silence the chaotic apparitions that have haunted his house.
What did they mean? Was it more of a warning than a threat? The only guidance they have now is an absurd directive, and this is no time for riddles to solve. They must figure what it means. And they must do it fast.
An unexpected source offers to help,...
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