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Amy LeBlanc's debut poetry collection, I know something you don't know, resides in the intersection of folklore and femininity. With fairy-tale lucidity and fluid voice, the poems in this collection weave through the seams between story and fact. This debut collection is alluring and noxious like hemlock, foxglove, and blooming wildflowers.
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The first anthology of the beloved comic strip that inspired the critically acclaimed Cartoon Network show.
In 1999, Aaron McGruder launched a cultural phenomenon with his smart and bitingly satirical comic strip, The Boondocks. It centers on the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them). The strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style...
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Expanding on her now-classic Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch (over 120,000 copies sold), Elizabeth Hilts adds more edgy wisdom to the book that has helped thousands of women get in touch with that integral, powerful part of themselves that is going unrecognized. After all, your Inner Bitch is the little black dress of attitudes-perfect for every occasion-and your own personal antidote to the torrent of absurd requests, ridiculous expectations...
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Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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The Boondocks took the syndication world by storm. The notoriety landed Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder in publications ranging from Time magazine to People magazine which named him one of the "25 Most Intriguing People of '99. Centered around the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them), the strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style...
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Delight in each day as an adventure in trusting a faithful God.
Whether facing day-to-day frustrations or long-term struggles with fear, insecurity, or the weight of a painful past, Sheila Walsh takes women by the hand and helps build unbridled trust in The One who gives hope, healing, peace, and redemption. Each 'day' starts with a devotion geared toward real life situations that women often face, and ends with questions for thought and space...
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"As David Brooks observes, "There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen--to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood." And yet we humans don't do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better,...
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Crown
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it--from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies"--
12) To the ice
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"Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure for newly independent readers-an epic story that blurs realism and imagination, illustrated in color throughout. An epic story set in a polar wilderness that blurs realism and imagination-fully illustrated for newly independent readers. Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter's day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away-all the way to the polar ice, with...
13) Fowl Language
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Parenting can be a magical journey full of bliss and wonder . . . if you're on the right meds. For the rest of us, it's another thing altogether. Fowl Language Comics takes an unvarnished look at the tedium and aggravation of parenting, while never forgetting that the reason we put up with those little jerks is that we love them so damn much. By poking fun at the daily struggles parents face, these cartoons help all of us feel less alone in our continual...
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Kodansha
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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"I haven't forgotten. The dream lifestyle in his home with his family doesn't include me... I have my own future to look forward to. But still... I don't know how to put it into words." "I'm sorry that I made you feel that way." Daiki's come home and Hiro's dream is one step closer. Mao is invited to her little sister's birthday party. How does her second trip back home go? Have each of these people who have trouble moving forward with their feelings...
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Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Manu and Mariette have immigrated to the countryside. Manu wants a vegetable garden and Mariette wants a baby. But Manu, who's celebrating with much jubilation the birth of his very first radish, is having a hard time accepting the notion of parenthood. I mean, imagine having to admit to your child that you don't know how to change the contact breakers on your car... So Manu hides himself away inside the packing boxes that seem to have become a permanent...
16) Secret Passages
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IDW
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Ever since my cosmic twin disappeared, nothing makes sense anymore. Friends, work, lifewell, you get the picture. For all of five minutes I thought therapy might be the answer. But then I remembered: Im a cartoonist. Why waste a skilled professionals time when I could just spend 10 years of my life making an autobiographical comic and call it a voyage of self-discovery? So here it is: the opening chapter of my life. Its 1985 in a small Quebec town...
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Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Everybodys noticed that Campbells been acting strangely. What they dont know is that his destiny on the high seas is catching up with him, despite his best intentions. Times are changing, and the golden age of piracy is threatened by a different kind of lawlessness; one driven by power and politics, conducted from high society drawing rooms. How far will Campbell have to go to defend the freedom that pirates stand for?Its laugh out loud funny, hits...
18) Double Barrel #9
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IDW
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a DOUBLE BARREL! That's right, with this issue, Kevin & Zander are joined by another brave adventurer, terrific Tim Sievert (THAT SALTY AIR)!
In HECK, our hero finally hits bottom, and you know who lives at the bottom of THAT place, don't you? This may not work out great for everyone. Meanwhile in CRATER XV, Army Shanks has been reunited with his love, but can't let himself relax, and bureaucrat Ken Arluk may finally get...
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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When Michael G (yes, "G" is his whole last name, and that's why everyone calls him G-Man) has to keep a journal in Mrs. Rosario's class at school, naturally he writes about his ambition to have superpowers and join the superheroes of his city (like Captain Thunderman) in the fight for justice. After all, his friend Billy Demon just got an awesome winged flying suit and superpowers of his own, and now he's the most popular kid in school! Mikey would...
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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The only cartoon to win top awards in both the comic strip and comic panel categories from the National Cartoonists Society, Non Sequitur is also the only one to win in its first year of syndication. Non Sequitur has been entertaining fans for more than a decade, with its Twilight Zone of cartoon moments. Day after day, Non Sequitur hilariously jabs at the feats and foibles of life, skewering everyone from politicians to teenagers. Wiley's irreverent,...