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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
" Straddling the line between psychological thriller and domestic horror, Sierra's auspicious debut immediately plunges readers headlong into its unnamed protagonist's waking nightmare . . . tense, emotionally resonant . . . Well-timed flashbacks add context and poignancy. Fiercely feminist and viscerally terrifying. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the middle...
3) The fire fox
Author
Publisher
Two Hoots
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Freya and her mum have gone to a little cabin to get away for a while. The light has gone out of their lives since Freya's dad passed away. Freya isn't sure about going sledging, but when she meets a magical fox in the snow, she can't help but follow him into the forest--and on to a thrilling adventure"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery. Susan Lieu has long been searching for answers. About her family's past and about her own future. Refugees from the Vietnam War, Susan's family escaped to California in the 1980s after five failed attempts. Upon arrival, Susan's mother was their savvy, charismatic North Star, setting...
6) Market day
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It’s time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1945 Malaya, when her family is in terrible danger due to a choice she made 10 years earlier, Cecily Alcantara, who was lured into a life of espionage for the invading Japanese forces during World War II, finds her actions catching up with her and will do anything to save those she loves"--
8) Saint Omer
Series
Criterion collection ; 1212
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Français
Description
"Bringing a documentarian's sense of open-ended inquiry to her first narrative feature, writer-director Alice Diop constructs a morally and emotionally layered courtroom drama unlike any other. When she travels to Saint-Omer, France, to attend the trial of a young Senegalese woman accused of murdering her infant daughter, novelist Rama finds herself shaken to the core by a case that proves to have profound resonances with her own life. Interweaving...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Life sucks when you're twelve. You're not a little kid, but you're also not an adult, and all the grown-ups in your life talk about your body the minute it starts getting a shape. And what sucks even more than being a Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan who can't speak any ancestral language well? When almost every other girl in school has already gotten her period except for you and your two besties. Manuela 'Mani' Semilla wants two things: To...
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing division
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
With a new spin on the classic song “The Wheels on the Bus,” this fun-filled board book shows how mommies keep their kids entertained as the bus’s wheels go round and round!
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Relationship expert and counselor Dr. Morgan Cutlip equips mothers with five simple steps for combating the chaos of motherhood, defeating feelings of guilt and inadequacy, and deeply loving their kids without neglecting or losing themselves"--
Author
Publisher
Countryman Press, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A noted doctor provides practical and emotional support to new mothers, helping to relieve the anxiety and pressure for perfection in motherhood and paving the way for a better beginning for families and babies.
17) Amma's sari
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When her mother's sari draws stares, a little girl asks her mother to tell her more about her culture and learns to take pride in her differences.
18) Whooo loves you?
Author
Series
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Young readers can lift the flap to discover the unique way that different animals express their love for their babies.
