Susan Cahill

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Maryland

An Anthology of Autobiographical Narratives by Twentieth-Century Women Writers

Gathers selections from the autobiographical writings of modern American women authors

Writing Women's Lives

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Charlotte Brontë

Susan Ostrov Weisser

Oscar. Wilde

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Immediately recognized as a masterpiece when it was first published in 1847,Charlotte Brontë’sJane Eyreis an extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one of the most independent and strong-willed female protagonists in all of literature. Poor and plain, Jane Eyre begins life as a lonely orphan in the household of her hateful aunt. Despite the oppression she endures at home, and the later torture of boarding school, Jane manages to emerge with her spirit and integrity unbroken. She becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she finds herself falling in love with her employer—the dark, impassioned Mr. Rochester. But an explosive secret tears apart their relationship, forcing Jane to face poverty and isolation once again. One of the world’s most beloved novels,Jane Eyreis a startlingly modern blend of passion, romance, mystery, and suspense.

Jane Eyre

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Sophie Lambda

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

How I Survived a Toxic Relationship

Sophie had always been cynical about love--until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's violently angry and bewilderingly inconsistent. Yet somehow he always manages to explain away his behavior and to convince Sophie that it's all in her head. Sophie comes to realize that she's become trapped in a cycle of abuse with someone with narcissistic personality disorder. Once she gets out of the relationship, Sophie turns her pen to documenting the experience and offers bracing, hilarious, and empathetic advice to any readers who may be in similar straits.

So Much for Love

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Alison Bechdel

A Family Tragicomic

A memoir done in the form of a graphic novel by a cult favorite comic artist offers a darkly funny family portrait that details her relationship with her father--a funeral home director, high school English teacher, and closeted homosexual.

Fun Home

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Julian Barnes

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Follows a middle-aged man as he reflects on a past he thought was behind him, until he is presented with a legacy that forces him to reconsider different decisions, and to revise his place in the world.

The Sense of an Ending

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George Selden

The Cricket in Times Square

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Clare Vanderpool

(Newbery Medal Winner)

Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.

Moon over Manifest

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Elizabeth George Speare

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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Virginia Sorensen

1957 Newbery Medal Winner



Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hill.

Miracles on Maple Hill

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Shannon Hale

While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.

Princess Academy

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Will bundle with another book if interest.

Blue Willow

Vanyda

A delightful slice of life view into the lives of the occupants of a regular three-story apartment block. Claire and Louis are the 20-somethings on the top floor. Below them live Fabienne and Jacky with the monstrous, but lovable, Gypsy. Finally there is Beatrice, the single, pregnant mother of Remi. Their interactions unfold before the reader in episodic form; from the opening chapter of Claire's period pains, through the usual Sunday for everyone to the birth of Beatrice's daughter, Charline. Vanyda, a young French / Laotian art student, brilliantly adapts the design and story codes from manga and cooks them up in a French sauce to serve up her own particular brand of i]Nouvelle Manga /i].

The Building Opposite

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Jiro Taniguchi

Who hasn't dreamt of going back to childhood? But who has actually made the journey? Hiroshi Nakahara is a forty-something salaryman returning to Tokyo from an intense business trip. He is tired and somewhat hungover as he boards his train at Kyoto's enormous station. He awakens to discover he is traveling back to the town of his upbringing, not Tokyo. Memories of his mother surface and he realizes he has the same age as her when she died. Arriving in Kurayoshi he is drawn through his distant neighborhood to the cemetery and his mother's grave. Here, under a late afternoon moon, he is transported back into his 14 year-old body and life whilst retaining all the character and experience of the adult. Will he change his past or be forever condemned to relive each painful moment? That fateful day his father disappeared without explanation, the death of his mother ... would he ever see his wife and daughters again? Master manga-ka Taniguchi at his most powerful with the art individually reversed to western style by craftsman Fr'd'ric Boilet. Volume 2 due in September.

A Distant Neighborhood Vol. 1

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Erin Entrada Kelly

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Winner of the Newbery Medal “A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—Booklist In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball. They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms. The acclaimed and award-winning author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia. “Readers across the board will flock to this book that has something for nearly everyone—humor, bullying, self-acceptance, cross-generational relationships, and a smartly fateful ending.”—School Library Journal

Hello, Universe

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Osamu Tezuka

Previously published in three installments, the entire run of comic master Osamu Tezuka's enduring classic is herewith available in one volume at a new affordable price. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also inspired the cult video game Blood Will Tell have never been as accessible. A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics - lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan. Like an unforgettable road movie, Dororo reaches deeper than its swashbuckling surface and offers a thoughtful allegory of becoming what one is, for nobody is born whole.

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Susan Cahill

Writing Women's Lives

Charlotte Brontë; Susan Ostrov Weisser; Oscar. Wilde

Jane Eyre

Sophie Lambda

So Much for Love

Alison Bechdel

Fun Home

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

George Selden

The Cricket in Times Square

Clare Vanderpool

Moon over Manifest

Elizabeth George Speare

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Virginia Sorensen

Miracles on Maple Hill

Shannon Hale

Princess Academy

Doris Gates

Blue Willow

Vanyda; Vanyda

The Building Opposite

Jiro Taniguchi

A Distant Neighborhood Vol. 1

Erin Entrada Kelly

Hello, Universe

Osamu Tezuka

Dororo

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Susan Cahill

Writing Women's Lives

Charlotte Brontë; Susan Ostrov Weisser; Oscar. Wilde

Jane Eyre

Sophie Lambda

So Much for Love

Alison Bechdel

Fun Home

Julian Barnes

The Sense of an Ending

George Selden

The Cricket in Times Square

Clare Vanderpool

Moon over Manifest

Elizabeth George Speare

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Virginia Sorensen

Miracles on Maple Hill

Shannon Hale

Princess Academy

Doris Gates

Blue Willow

Vanyda; Vanyda

The Building Opposite

Jiro Taniguchi

A Distant Neighborhood Vol. 1

Erin Entrada Kelly

Hello, Universe

Osamu Tezuka

Dororo

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