Matthew Burgess
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
On her eighth birthday Maude buries a red tin box with some special treasures at the foot of a flowering dogwood tree and makes a promise to herself--and many years later she and her granddaughter travel to her childhood home to dig it up and pass it on.
Author
Language
English
Description
Like most lawyers, I have had others attach labels to me over the years, including: (a) the baby faced assassin (b) the lawyer to get when you don't want to deal with a lawyer (c) the 'www' (why the wealthy win) guy. The one that has meant the most to me was coined by a small business operator I helped guarantee she survived and ultimately prospered during a difficult start-up phase. She called me 'The Dream Enabler'. This book shares many of the...
4) Bird boy
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Take flight in this heartwarming story about a boy who learns to be true to himself at school while following his love of nature. Nico was new, and nervous about going to school. Everyone knew what to do and where to go, but Nico felt a little lost. So, he did what he loved to do: Watched the insects Sat in the grass And most importantly ... befriended the birds. Before he knew it, Nico was known as BIRD BOY. But Nico didn't mind. Soon, he made one...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An uplifting and thought-provoking tale about elephant conservation. When they came, the herd scattered in fright, their trumpeting calls shattering the morning. Seree and her mother were cornered. Life in the jungle was good for young Seree and her mother until the day poachers come. Separated from her mother and the life she knows, Seree is taken to work in a circus. Forced to perform every day and spend each night in chains, Seree longs to be...
Author
Series
Masters of Horror volume 4
Language
English
Description
For call center supervisor Larry Pearce (Chris Bauer of TRUE BLOOD), listening is a way of life. His days are spent monitoring hundreds of tech support phone conversations where his ultra-sensitive ears attuned to every nuance of voice and sound. But in the months following his young son's tragic death, Larry's hearing intensifies until it becomes virtually superhuman. Now simple noises around him have amplified into a cacophony of torment. And as...