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- My friends [sound recording] : a novel / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-author.; Ireland, Marin,narrator.; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.; translation of:Backman, Fredrik,1981-Mina Vänner.English.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Marin Ireland."#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, who "captures the messy essence of being human" (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most people don't even notice them-three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. There's Joar, who never backs down from a fight; quiet and bookish Ted who is mourning his father; Ali, the daughter of a man who never stays in one place for long; and finally, there's the artist, a boy who hoards sleeping pills and shuns attention, but who possesses an extraordinary gift that might be his ticket to a better life. These four lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be put into eighteen-year-old Louisa's care. As she struggles to decide what to do with this bequest, she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn the story of how the painting came to be. The closer she gets to the painting's birthplace, the more she feels compelled to unleash her own artistic spirit, but happy endings don't always take the form we expect in this fresh testament to the transformative power of friendship and art"--
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Psychological fiction.; Artists; Friendship; Painting; Teenagers;
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- Black friend : essays / by Fumudoh, Ziwe,author.;
Ziwe Fumudoh made a name for herself staring interviewees in the eye and asking: "How many Black friends do you have?" She's an expert at making people squirm, coming right out and asking the tough questions about race and racism that our culture has made white people experts at dancing around. In 'The Book of Ziwe', she turns this incisive perspective on the culture at large. It is a deeply hilarious takedown -- and send-up -- of our culture's (mis)understanding of race.
- Subjects: Biographies.; Essays.; Personal narratives.; Fumudoh, Ziwe.; African Americans; Comedians; Racism.;
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- Be friends : Peanuts wisdom to carry you through / by Schulz, Charles M.(Charles Monroe),1922-2000.; Scott, Vicki.;
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- Subjects: Friendship; American wit and humor, Pictorial.;
- © c2013., Running Press,
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- Imaginary friend [sound recording] / by Chbosky, Stephen,author.; Lakin, Christine,1979-narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Christine Lakin.Christopher is seven years old and is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend... 'Imaginary Friend' is the epic work of literary horror from the author of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'. A Dewey Diva Pick.
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Audiobooks.; Single mothers; Good and evil;
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- Halloween friends / by Smith, Nikki Shannon,1971-; Hodge, DeAndra.;
"It's Halloween, and little friends are all dressed up! Follow along as they go from house to house, having fun and saying "Trick-or-treat!""--
- Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Board books.; African Americans; Friendship; Halloween;
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- Gingerbread friends / by Brett, Jan,1949-;
Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale.LSC
- Subjects: Gingerbread; Loneliness; Bakeries;
- © c2008., G.P. Putnam's Sons,
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- Gingerbread friends / by Brett, Jan,1949-;
Lonely Gingerbread Baby, having set out to find a friend, enters a bakery where he tries to talk to different cookies and other figures, but winds up leading a crowd back to his house on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale.LSC
- Subjects: Gingerbread; Loneliness; Bakeries; Toy and movable books;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Fast friends / by O'Connor, Heather,1960-; Dávila, Claudia.;
Fast Friends is a touchingly real story that looks at kids with different challenges and strengths, something all kids experience at home and in their classrooms and other activities. Here, Tyson is not listened to because of his often disruptive behaviour (not identified but could be on the spectrum, ADHD, spirited). Suze, the new girl in class, is nonverbal with special needs. Learning to interpret Suze<U+2019>s nonverbal cues improves Tyson<U+2019>s ability to understand and communicate with his teacher and classmates. He ultimately finds his own voice by helping Suze find hers.LSC
- Subjects: Friendship; Interpersonal communication; Nonverbal communication;
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- Among friends / by Ebbott, Hal,author.;
"It's an autumn weekend at a comfortable New York country house where two deeply intertwined families have gathered to mark the host's fifty-second birthday. Together, the group forms an enviable portrait of middle age. The wives and husbands have been friends for over thirty years, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and the dinners, games, and rituals forming their days all reflect the rich bonds between them. This weekend, however, something is different. An unforeseen curdling of envy and resentment will erupt in an unspeakable act, the aftermath of which exposes treacherous fault lines upon which they have long dwelt. Written with hypnotic elegance and molten precision, and announcing the arrival of a major literary talent, Hal Ebbott's Among Friends examines betrayal within the sanctuary of a defining relationship, as well as themes of class, marriage, friendship, power, and the things we tell ourselves to preserve our finely made worlds."--
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Families; Friendship; Interpersonal conflict; Secrecy; Upper class;
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- Best friends / by Hale, Shannon,author.; Pham, LeUyen,illustrator.; Playaway Products, LLC,issuing body.;
Narrated by Various.Grades 3 - 7.Follow your heart. Find your people. Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon's got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she's allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?
- Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Coming-of-age comics.; Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Preteen girls; Best friends; Female friendship; Popularity; Middle schools; Middle school students; Social acceptance in children; Schools; Friendship;
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