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"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
books (394 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
"Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist--even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honor of her friend's memory. All she wants...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
Anne Lamott recounts her personal experiences to reveal her writing techniques and how she overcomes obstacles that interfere with the writing flow. She offers concrete suggestions about character, plot, setting, and other topics of interest to writers. She also offers advice about how to navigate through the dark underbelly feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and jealousy that are inevitable parts of any writer's experience.
Author
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
12 books (xi, 353 pages ; 21 cm.), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can't pay the bills. And it can be great: you've had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar--the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild--is the person thousands turn to for advice. [This book] brings the best of Dear Sugar together in...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose. Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now...
Author
Series
Magical mix-ups volume v 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
16 books (102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Willows move into a new house, Celia, the youngest of four children, traps an enchanted hamster, who reluctantly agrees to grant the children one wish in exchange for his freedom.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 book club in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and its warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself. Its principles and insights have made it a cherished resource for several generations of writers and students. The text warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Anchor Books edition.
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Physical Desc
12 books (393, 12 pages ; 18 cm), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. With vivid characters, language, and suspense, Circe is an epic of family...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"The Butler family has had their share of trials, as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest, but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned with and her younger sisters have alternately appreciated and chafed at her strong will. They are as stunned as the rest of the small community when she and her husband Proctor are arrested, and in...
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
1 book club set, in a cloth bag (177 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.); 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
880L
Physical Desc
10 regular print books, 1 large print book, 1 audiobook on CD, folder ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
Arriving in Tangier with her new husband only to encounter the estranged best friend she has not seen in more than a year, Alice allows her friend to introduce her to the rhythms and culture of Morocco, only to be quickly stifled by the woman's controlling nature.--
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days, decades years earlier. Suddenly, Astrid realizes she was not quite the parent she thought she'd been to her three, now-grown children. But to what consequence? Astrid's youngest son is drifting and unfocused, making parenting mistakes of his own. Her daughter is intentionally pregnant yet struggling to give...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in container
Language
English
Description
"Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook's...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Berkley trade edition.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty younger cousin, Hafsa, is close to rejecting her one hundredth marriage proposal. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an arranged marriage. Then she meets Khalid who is just as smart and handsome as he is...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
12 books (310 pages ; 24 cm), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar....
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
HL 590L
Physical Desc
1 kit ; in container
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in container
Language
English
Description
"Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to give him knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial distrust of him grows reluctantly into a deep and abiding love. Their union produces three unusual children, each with a secret...