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1) Foster
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Language
English
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Best Books of 2022 - Adult
FPPL 2023 - Elizabeth Wetmore's Recs
OBD Patron Picks Summer Reading 2023 - Adult
Words that Sing: Lyrical Novels
FPPL 2023 - Elizabeth Wetmore's Recs
OBD Patron Picks Summer Reading 2023 - Adult
Words that Sing: Lyrical Novels
Description
"An international bestseller and one of The Times's "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love, now released as a stand-alone book for the first time ever in the US. It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas'...
2) I hope
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English
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"This beautifully illustrated picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives."--
3) Sun & son
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Language
English
Description
"While a father nurtures a son, the sun nurtures our planet. Told in a simple sequence of verbs, this colorful picture book invites comparisons between the human world and the natural world, shown against the subtext of a father-son birthday camping trip"--
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Language
English
Description
"Babies, whether in snowy dens, warm lagoons, cozy nests, or living rooms, are nurtured and nuzzled. These ... images of families will capture the imagination of even the youngest readers"--Page 4 of cover.
"Los bebés, ya sea en cuevas de nieve, lagunas cálidas, nidos acogedores o salas de estar, son criados y acariciados. Estas bellas imágenes de familias capturarán la imaginación de los más jóvenes lectores."--Page 4 of cover.
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Français
Description
"This beautifully illustrated picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives."--
Cet album aux illustrations magnifiques, écrit par l'autrice autochtone primée Monique Gray Smith, fait un survol des espoirs que les adultes nourrissent pour les enfants de leur vie.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An international bestseller and one of The Times's "Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century," Claire Keegan's piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love, now released as a stand-alone book for the first time ever in the US. It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas'...
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