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- Berry Pickers, The A Novel - Indigenous Family's Tragic Loss And Unwavering Love [electronic resource] : by Peters, Amanda.aut; Warbus, Aaliya.nrt; Waunch, Jordan.nrt; cloudLibrary;
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER 2023 BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE WINNER of the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL for EXCELLENCE in FICTION WINNER Best First Novel, Crime Writers of Canada Award WINNER Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction FINALIST Amazon First Novel Award FINALIST for the Atwood-Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize FINALIST Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, Fiction FINALIST Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award FINALIST OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award A four-year-old girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that remains unsolved for nearly fifty years  July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, is seen sitting on her favourite rock at the edge of a field before mysteriously vanishing. Her six-year-old brother, Joe, who was the last person to see Ruthie, is devastated by his sister’s disappearance, and her loss ripples through his life for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as an only child in an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, while her mother is overprotective of Norma, who is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem to be too real to be her imagination. As she grows older, Norma senses there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she pursues her family’s secret for decades. A stunning debut novel, The Berry Pickers is a riveting story about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time. Looking for a great gift for the book club member in your life? Consider The Berry Pickers, a top-rated novel that explores the secrets and tragedies of a Mi'kmaq family who travels to Maine to pick blueberries in the summer of 1962. With its realistic portrayal of family dynamics and Native American culture, this book is sure to spark engaging discussions and reflections. HarperCollins 2024- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Native American & Aboriginal; Family Life;
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- No matter the distance / by Baldwin, Cindy.;
The unexpected appearance of a dolphin in her backyard creek helps a sixth-grader with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story.Ages 8-12.- Subjects: Novels in verse.; Cystic fibrosis; Identity (Psychology); Dolphins; Loss; Families;
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- Dear Edward : a novel / by Napolitano, Ann,author.;
A twelve-year-old boy struggles with the worst kind of fame--as the sole survivor of a notorious plane crash.- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Airplane crash survival; Aircraft accidents; Grief in children; Loss (Psychology); Orphans; Families;
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- The perfect star / by Buyea, Rob.;
Told from different viewpoints, five eighth-graders who have challenges at home and at school also experience a sad loss as a group and welcome a new addition to their extended family.LSC- Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Middle schools; Schools; Loss (Psychology);
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- A hope more powerful than the sea : one refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival / by Fleming, Melissa(Communication director),author.;
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- Fat talk : parenting in the age of diet culture / by Sole-Smith, Virginia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants of health and reinforcing negative stereotypes about the motives and morals of people in larger bodies. And parents today, having themselves grown up in the confusion of modern diet culture, worry equally about the risks of our kids caring too much about being "thin" and about what happens if our kids are fat. Sole-Smith shows how the reverberations of this messaging and social pressures on young bodies continue well into adulthood--and what we can do to fight them. Fat Talk argues for a reclaiming of "fat," which is not synonymous with "unhealthy," "inactive," or "lazy." Talking to researchers and activists, as well as parents and kids across a broad swath of the country, Sole-Smith lays bare how America's focus on solving the "childhood obesity epidemic" has perpetuated a second crisis of disordered eating and body hatred for kids of all sizes. She exposes our society's internalized fatphobia and elucidates how and why we need to stop "preventing obesity" and start supporting kids in the bodies they have. Continuing conversations started by works like Girls & Sex, Under Pressure, and Essential Labor, Fat Talk is a stirring, deeply researched, and groundbreaking book that will help parents learn to reckon with their own body biases, identify diet culture messaging, and ultimately empower their kids to navigate this challenging landscape. Sole-Smith offers an alternative framework for parenting around food and bodies, and a way for us all to work toward a more weight-inclusive world--because it's not our kids, or their bodies, who need fixing"--- Subjects: Body image in children.; Obesity in children.; Parent and child.; Weight loss;
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- The Poppy Fields : a novel / by Erlick, Nikki,author.;
"Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there's hope for even the most battered hearts to heal. Here, in a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain ... and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed. But only if they're willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects. On a journey to this mystical destination are four very different strangers and one little dog: Ava, a book illustrator; Ray, a fireman; Sasha, an occupational therapist; Sky, a free spirit; and a friendly pup named PJ. As they attempt to make their way from the Midwest all the way to the Poppy Fields -- where they hope to find Ellis, its brilliant, enigmatic founder -- each of their past secrets and mysterious motivations threaten to derail their voyage"--- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Fate and fatalism; Healing; Loss (Psychology); Sleep; Strangers;
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- The Poppy Fields [text (large print)] : a novel / by Erlick, Nikki,author.;
"Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there's hope for even the most battered hearts to heal. Here, in a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain ... and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed. But only if they're willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects. On a journey to this mystical destination are four very different strangers and one little dog: Ava, a book illustrator; Ray, a fireman; Sasha, an occupational therapist; Sky, a free spirit; and a friendly pup named PJ. As they attempt to make their way from the Midwest all the way to the Poppy Fields -- where they hope to find Ellis, its brilliant, enigmatic founder -- each of their past secrets and mysterious motivations threaten to derail their voyage"--- Subjects: Large print books.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Fate and fatalism; Healing; Loss (Psychology); Sleep; Strangers;
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- The Whole30 : the 30-day guide to total health and food freedom / by Hartwig, Melissa.; Bradford, Richard.; Grablewski, Alexandra,photographer.; Hartwig, Dallas.;
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- Subjects: Diet therapy; Food habits; Nutrition; Self-care, Health; Weight loss;
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- Fix-it and forget-it Instant pot light & healthy cookbook : 7-ingredient recipes for weight lost and heart health / by Comerford, Hope,author.; Matthews, Bonnie,1963-photographer.;
"Here are more than 100 heart healthy, low-calorie, fresh recipes that the whole family will love. All are made in an Instant Pot--your solution for tasty, terrific meals without a lot of time or trouble! Whether your goal is weight loss, more energy, balanced blood sugar, or a stronger immune system, eating right can make a world of difference. Take a step in the right direction with this healthy cookbook. Stock up on a handful of staple ingredients and then you'll only need seven or fewer new ingredients for each recipe, making healthy cooking that much easier."--- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Pressure cooking.; Quick and easy cooking.; Reducing diets; Smart cookers.; Weight loss.;
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