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1) The audacity
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"In 72 hours, a blockbuster exposé will reveal Victoria Stevens' multibillion-dollar startup as a massive fraud. And Victoria has gone missing. Has she faked her death, leaving her husband Guy Sarvananthan to face the fallout--and potential jail time? Should Guy flee to his native Sri Lanka, an outcast and a failure? Or embrace denial? Why not: He takes the corporate jet to a private Caribbean island, where the 0.0001% have gathered to decide which...
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Mémoire d'encrier
Pub. Date
2023
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Français
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Un jeune homme peint des clous au salon de coiffure du quartier. Une femme plume des poules dans une usine de transformation alimentaire. Un père emballe des meubles destinés à des maisons qu'il n'aura jamais les moyens d'habiter. Une femme au foyer apprend l'anglais en écoutant des téléromans.
Souvankham Thammavongsa donne voix à des personnages qui luttent pour gagner leur vie, fait résonner leurs espoirs, leurs déceptions, leurs...
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Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
20240305
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English
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"This picture book biography about Asian American basketball hero Wataru Misaka will inspire young readers to challenge barriers and dream big. As the child of Japanese immigrants, Wataru "Wat" Misaka often felt like he didn't fully belong in either Japanese or American culture. He was sometimes excluded, treated differently, and bullied, even though he was born in the United States. As he grew up, however, Wat discovered he had a very special talent...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In this brash and unputdownable collection, we meet a sex bot trying to outlast her return policy, a skeptical lesbian grappling with her wife's mysterious pregnancy, and a post-Earth colonist struggling to maintain her faith in humanity as she travels to "Planet B." Whether they exist in the grounded realism of a college dance studio or the speculative world of Deep Space, these women push against social norms and family expectations to reclaim...
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Capstone
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Katie and Pedro and their moms are headed out for an afternoon of canoeing. But Katie and her mom get separated from the other canoe, and before long Pedro and his mom are worried. Where could they have gone to? The search is on for Katie Woo and her fishy canoe!
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Marya Khan ; 4
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English
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"Excited for spring break, third-graders Marya, Hanna, and Alexa plan their visit to Skye Adventure Park, determined to experience all the park has to offer, but when Marya becomes determined to beat Alexa on the park's obstacle course she loses sight of everything else the park has to offer"--Provided by publisher.
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HarperCollinsEspañol
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
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Carmen Rita Wong siempre ha anhelado un sentido de pertenencia: primero cuando era una niña pequeña en una habitación cálida llena de mujeres latinas negras y morenas, como su madre, Lupe, animándola bailando durante su infancia en Harlem. Y en Chinatown, donde su padre inmigrante, "Papi" Wong, un estafador, la exhibiría a ella y a su hermano mayor en opulentos restaurantes decorados en rojo y dorado. Luego vinieron los patios de recreo casi...
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Third State Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In the first volume of a three-book series, middle school protagonists Padmini, Sammy, Joe, and Tiana and their guide, Kenji, embark on an amazing journey through time to witness key events in AANHPI history. They witness the arrival of the "Manilamen" to the United States in the eighteenth century and fly through significant moments in the next 150 years"--
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