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From one of America's major writers of the 20th century: five short stories celebrating the land and its pioneers, including the title story and "A Wagner Matinee," both revised by Cather for publication in 1920; "Lou, the Prophet" (1892), "Eric Hermannson's Soul" (1900), and "The Enchanted Bluff" (1909).
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English
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A story of sacrificial love, The Gift of the Magi is a classic for the Christmas season and beyond. A husband and wife cannot afford to give each other presents unless they give up their own greatest treasures. With touching twists, O. Henry unfolds a story of profound implications.
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English
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On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien...
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Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (448 pages)
Language
English
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Journey along with American settlers who learn that despite where the trail takes them or how primitive their lodgings may be Christmas is all about the heart. Determined to honor Christ's birth, these pioneers find a way to make Christmas happen in places like a cave, a tipi, and a dugout. Modern readers will enjoy a peek into life before commercialism took over the sacred day, distracting us from the true blessings of faith, hope, and love. Enjoy...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller Candyfreak, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories includes a wealthy family certain they have been abducted by space aliens, a sexy magazine editor who falls for a worldclass cad, and a beleaguered dentist who refuses to read his best...
8) Little women
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
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1210L
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English
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In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy are responsible for keeping a home while their father is off to war. At the same time, they must come to terms with their individual personalities?and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It can all be quite a challenge. But the March sisters, however different, are nurtured by their wise and beloved Marmee, bound by their love for...
12) American spirits
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Three interlocking stories focusing on the residents of a town called Sam Dent, the undercurrent of the Trump movement in America, and a series of local tragedies"--
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
147 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An assortment of short fiction ranges across America, from Alaska to the District of Columbia, as it explores the complexities of modern life in such stories as "Jolene: a Life," "A House on the Plains," "Baby Wilson," and "Walter John Harmon."
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Collects nine short stories written between 1979 and 2011 that chronicle three decades of American life from the perspective of a range of characters, including a pair of nuns in the South Bronx and two astronauts orbiting the Earth.
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Library of America volume 159
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2005
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818 p., [61] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
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296 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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A collection of short works by the noted New Yorker fiction writer includes the National Magazine Award-nominated tale "Or Else," and features characters who struggle to keep themselves intact when their personal lives unravel.
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
306 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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While working for an idealistic college professor, twenty-six-year old Lula, an Albanian trying to make a better life for herself in America, finds her life taking a complicated turn when her Albanian "brothers" return, in a novel set in the aftermath of 9/11.
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