Long before it was dredged into a shipping channel or romanticized into myth, the untamed Mississippi--the lifeblood of communities that rose and fell along its banks--spawned a motley array of pirates and dignitaries, visionaries and...
Community life
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Author:Sandlin, Lee.Summary: - Author:Gray Smith, MoniqueSummary:
When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on...
- Author:Broaddus, MauriceSummary:
A graffiti artist, Bella "Unfadeable" Fades just wants to stay out of trouble. But she must abandon her low profile to bring her community together when her neighborhood is threatened with defunding.
- Author:McManus, Karen M.Summary:
While true-crime afficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next.
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Author:Turnage, SheilaSummary:Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever...
- Author:Ryan, JenniferSummary:
When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to save the community's beloved library in this novel based on true events from the author of The Chilbury Ladies'...
- Author:Kay, FrancescaSummary:
Mary-Margaret O'Reilly is cleaning the statue of Jesus at Sacred Heart church when she blacks out and wakes with a bloody gash on her head. Rumors that the blood came from the statue's eyes start a religious mania in town and lead Mary-...
- Author:Moyes, JojoSummary:
The only place Suzanna Peacock finds comfort is her shop, which provides a haven for the misfits in town. But she is forced to confront events of the past and her family that have been haunting her for so long. And she discovers that...
- Author:Perrun, JodySummary:
When the Second World War broke out, Winnipeg was Canada’s fourth-largest city, home to strong class and ethnic divisions, and marked by a vibrant tradition of political protest. Citizens demonstrated their support for the war effort...
- Author:McCarthy, CormacSummary:
In a small, remote community in rural Tennessee in the years between the two world wars, John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father enact...
- Author:Narayan, ShobaSummary:
When Shoba Narayan, a writer and cookbook author who had lived for years in Manhattan, moves back to Bangalore with her family, she befriends the milk lady, from whom she buys fresh milk every day. These two women from very different...
- Author:Mullen, ThomasSummary:
Nestled in the quiet woods of the Pacific Northwest, the town of Commonwealth is a haven for the loggers who live ther, until the flu starts striking down entire surrounding villages. When the residents of Commonwealth vote to...
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Author:MacGregor, Kerry, MacGregor, RoySummary:Lucas lives and breathes hockey. He dreams of playing once again for the Riverton Ice Chips. However, this year Lucas has several challenges to overcome. More importantly, the ice-making equipment at the community arena has broken and...
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Author:Turner, ChrisSummary: -
Author:Whitson, Audrey J.Summary:The book surrounds the death of Annie, who is the water diviner in a small Alberta farm town. It is told for the points of view of the townspeople, and even Annie, as they react to her death and reflect on her life. The town is going...
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Author:Spencer, OctaviaSummary:Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure.
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Author:Hanrahan, MauraSummary:On the cusp of the Depression, Sheilagh Driscoll of isolated Rennie’s Bay nearly dies while giving birth prematurely to baby Leah. Sheilagh is attended by a traditional Mi’kmaq midwife, Mrs. Mary, as well as by Leah Clarke, a nurse-...
- Author:Preus, JanetSummary:
Introduces learners to some of the different roles community members play in their neighborhood through fun lyrics and positive illustrations.
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Author:Lorrimer, ClaireSummary:In a typical English country lane, ten households form a peaceful, if mundane little community. It seems like the perfect enviroment for newleyweds Ian and Migs Peters to settle down and raise their son. Surely a small dispute over the...
- Author:Martinez, RachelSummary:
Nous sommes gentils traite des gestes de bonté tout simples du quotidien et encourage les enfants à explorer comment ils se sentent quand ils sont bienveillants ou quand une personne est gentille à leur égard. L'autrice...
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