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"An urgent read that illuminates real possibility for change." --John Carreyrou, New York Times bestselling author of Bad BloodFor the first time, a story about the specialized teams of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts who are successfully stopping mass shootings--a hopeful, myth-busting narrative built on new details of infamo...
Clara Jeffery
2022-04-13T22:12:34.000ZNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER One of the funniest books of the year. . . . A delicious, ambitious Hollywood satire. --The Washington PostFrom the infinitely inventive author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the rol...
Clara Jeffery
2022-03-29T23:35:04.000ZMargaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Ma...
Clara Jeffery
2020-08-01T16:52:25.000ZAlso recommended by
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Taran Wanderer
The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 4 (The Chronicles of Prydain (4))
Taran is an Assistant Pig-Keeper no longer; he has become a hero. Now he dreams of winning the hand of the Princess Eilonwy. Eager to find his origins, Taran sets off with the faithful Gurgi on a quest across the marvelous land of Prydain. Their journey takes them to the three witches in the Marshes of Morva, through the many realms of Prydain, and...
Clara Jeffery
2020-07-07T05:24:15.000ZAlso recommended by
Sarah J. MaasTaran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was an oracular pig. But the day that Hen Wen vanished, Taran was led into an enchanting and perilous world. With his band of followers, he confronted the Horned King and his terrible Cauldron-Born. These were the forces of evil, and only Hen Wen knew the ...
Clara Jeffery
2020-07-07T05:24:15.000Z
The Castle of Llyr
The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 3 (The Chronicles of Prydain (3))
Princess Eilonwy hates to leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her beloved home, Caer Dallben. Why does she have to go to the Isle of Mona to train as a proper lady when she's already a princess? But Eilonwy soon faces much more than the ordeal of becoming a dignified young maiden, for she possesses magical powers sought by the evil en...
Clara Jeffery
2020-07-07T05:24:15.000ZAlso recommended by
Sarah J. MaasTaran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends are led into a mortal struggle with Arawn and his deathless warriors. Taran must wrest the black cauldron from them, for it is the cauldron that gives them their evil strength. But can he withstand the three enchantresses, who are determined to turn him and his companions into toads? Taran has not fo...
Clara Jeffery
2020-07-07T05:24:15.000ZAlso recommended by
Sarah J. Maas
The High King
The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 5 (The Chronicles of Prydain (5))
When the sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Prince Gwydion raise an army to march against Arawn's terrible cohorts. After a winter expedition filled with danger, Taran's army arrives at Mount Dragon, Arawn's stronghold. There, in a thrilling...
Clara Jeffery
2020-07-07T05:24:15.000ZAlso recommended by
Sarah J. MaasGed, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to resto...
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DanUpon its first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's w...
Clara Jeffery
2020-03-11T21:11:50.000ZAlso recommended by
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