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Joanne Schwartz
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In this new book from Joanne Schwartz, a young boy enjoys a summer day while his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.
A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch, and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. With curriculum connections to communities and the history of mining, this beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a maritime mining town will enthrall children and move adult listeners.
Author bio: Joanne Schwartz was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Her first picture book, Our Corner Grocery Store, illustrated by Laura Beingessner, was nominated for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Her other books include City Alphabet and City Numbers, with photos by Matt Beam, and two Inuit folktales with Cape Dorset elder Qaunaq Mikkigak - The Legend of the Fog, illustrated by Danny Christopher, and Grandmother Ptarmigan, illustrated by Qin Leng. Her most recent book is Pinny in Summer, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant. Joanne has been a children's librarian for more than 25 years. She lives in Toronto.
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Sydney Henderson is a truly great man. As a young man, Sydney, believing he has accidentally killed a friend, makes a pact with God, promising never to harm another if the boy's life is spared. In the years that follow, the almost pathologically gentle Sydney holds true to his promise - at terrible cost to himself and his family. Stunningly beautiful and haunting, scenes from this magisterial novel will remain etched in the mind forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epic story
- De jhar14 en 06-04-22
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The Wapshot Chronicle
- De: John Cheever
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful 1950s Great Expectations-like Novel
- De Darwin8u en 05-31-13
De: John Cheever
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The Other Madisons
- The Lost History of a President's Black Family
- De: Bettye Kearse
- Narrado por: Karen Chilton
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
In The Other Madisons, Bettye Kearse - a descendant of a slave named Coreen and, according to oral tradition, President James Madison - finally shares her family story, exploring legacy, race, and the powerful consequences of telling the whole truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- De D C en 08-24-20
De: Bettye Kearse
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Summer
- De: Ali Smith
- Narrado por: Juliette Burton
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 65
Here is the exciting culmination of Ali Smith's celebrated Seasonal Quartet, a series of stand-alone novels, separate but interconnected (as the seasons are), wide-ranging in timescale and light-footed through histories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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terrific book, beautifully read.
- De Sasha en 02-07-21
De: Ali Smith
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Angel's Rest
- De: Charles Davis
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
- Duración: 7 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
Growing up in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, 11-year-old Charlie York lives at the foot of an endless peak called Angel's Rest, a place his momma told him angels rested before coming down to help folks. In 1967 his town was a poor boy's paradise...until a shotgun blast killed Charlie's father and put his mother on trial for murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Listen
- De Nathan en 01-20-07
De: Charles Davis
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As I Knew Him
- My Dad, Rod Serling
- De: Anne Serling
- Narrado por: Anne Serling
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
To Anne Serling, the imposing figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week, intoning cautionary observations about fate, chance, and humanity, was not the father she knew. Her fun-loving dad would play on the floor with the dogs, had nicknames for everyone in the family, and was apt to put a lampshade on his head and break out in song. He was her best friend, her playmate, and her confidant. After his unexpected death at 50, Anne, just 20, was left stunned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Beautiful Tribute to a Wonderful Man
- De Becky en 04-12-20
De: Anne Serling
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Surfside Sisters
- A Novel
- De: Nancy Thayer
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 743
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 680
A Nantucket woman returns home to find that reunions aren’t always simple, in this heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author. Keely Green always dreamed of leaving the beautiful shores of Nantucket to become a writer. Now she’s a bestselling novelist living in New York City, attending glamorous cocktail parties, mingling with the literary elite, and dating a charming pediatric surgeon. But a moment of clarity strikes when Keely’s boyfriend suddenly wants to settle down and her editor rejects her latest novel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too fluffy!
- De LoRe Bolling en 07-10-19
De: Nancy Thayer
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Lena, the Sea, and Me
- De: Maria Parr, Guy Puzey - translator
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 4 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Trille and Lena may be getting older, but they still find everyday adventure - and trouble - in their coastal village, including sinking every raft they build, getting little sisters stuck up flag poles, and attending those dreaded music lessons. But that’s not all. The arrival of a less-than-encouraging new soccer coach is putting twelve-year-old Lena's goalkeeping career in doubt. And Trille is wondering how to impress the girl who has just joined his class.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story!
- De Caroline Floyd en 02-19-23
De: Maria Parr, y otros
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Took
- A Ghost Story
- De: Mary Downing Hahn
- Narrado por: Nick Mondelli
- Duración: 5 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 96
After Daniel's young sister disappears in the woods, he starts to believe the myth about a witch and her terrifying hog who take little girls and keep them for 50 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good read
- De Janelle Scarberry en 05-10-22
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Grief Cottage
- De: Gail Godwin
- Narrado por: Jacob York
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 108
The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from best-selling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin. After his mother's death, 11-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there 30 years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Character story or ghost story ?
- De RueRue en 12-18-17
De: Gail Godwin