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Growing up in working class Boston in an Italian American family, Anna''s childhood was sparse but comfortable. Anna and her sisters are devoted to their mother, and when their father gets a new job outside the city, the family is tossed into a middle-class suburban existence. Anna''s mother is suddenly adrift, and the darkness lurking inside her expands. Her daughters, trapped with her in the new house, must do everything they can to keep her from unravelling. A story about sisterhood, the complications of class, and the chains of inheritance between mothers and daughters.

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Married couple Ivan and Prue, both experts in language and communication, teach at the same New England liberal arts college. But their similarities end there. A tightly wound philosophy professor, Ivan reveres logic and order above all. Prue is quite the opposite: a pioneer in the emerging field of biolinguistics, she is bold and vibrant, full of life and feeling. Thus far, they have managed to weather their differences. But lately, an odd distance has settled in between them. When Prue''s unstable father barrels into town, his arrival unleashes a series of crises that force the couple to confront their problems.

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This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family . . . and that's LOVE.Love is baking a special cake. Love is lending a helping hand. Love is reading one more book. In this exuberant board book, many different families are shown in happy activity, from an early-morning wake-up to a kiss before bed. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple preschool read-aloud demonstrates that what's most important in each family's life is the love the family members share.

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The eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America''s greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cover may vary)As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it—peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for nonviolent protests and marches, and he always spoke up about loving other human beings and doing what’s right. He spoke about the dream of a kinder future, and bravely led the way toward racial equality in America.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are:    • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history    • <

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Unearth the secrets of the mysterious giant stone statues on this tiny remote Pacific island.Easter Island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, has intrigued visitors since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s. How did people first come to live there? How did they build the enormous statues and why? How were they placed around the island without carts or even wheels? Scientists have learned many of the answers, although some things still remain a mystery. Megan Stine reveals it all in a gripping narrative.This book, part of the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back.

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