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Amity / by Harris, Nathan,author.;
"New Orleans, 1866. The Civil War might be over, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they've been promised. Two years ago, the siblings were separated when their old master, Mr. Harper, took June away to Mexico, where he hoped to escape the new reality of the postbellum South. Coleman stayed behind in Louisiana to serve the Harper family, clinging to the hope that one day June would return. When an unexpected letter from Mr. Harper arrives, summoning Coleman to Mexico, Coleman thinks that finally his prayers have been answered. What Coleman cannot know is the tangled truth of June's tribulations under Mr. Harper out on the frontier. And when disaster strikes Coleman's journey, he is forced on the run with Mr. Harper's daughter, Florence. Together, they venture into the Mexican desert to find June, all the while evading two crooked brothers who'll stop at nothing to capture Coleman and Florence and collect the money they're owed. As Coleman and June separately navigate a perilous, parched landscape, the siblings learn quickly that freedom isn't always given -- sometimes, it must be taken by force"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Enslaved persons; Siblings;
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Great society : a new history / by Shlaes, Amity,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index." In the 1960s, Americans sought the same goals many seek now: an end to poverty, higher standards of living for the middle class, a better environment and more access to health care and education. Then, too, we debated socialism and capitalism, public sector reform versus private sector advancement. Time and again, whether under John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, or Richard Nixon, the country chose the public sector. Yet the targets of our idealism proved elusive. What's more, Johnson's and Nixon's programs shackled millions of families in permanent government dependence. Ironically, Shlaes argues, the costs of entitlement commitments made a half century ago preclude the very reforms that Americans will need in coming decades."--
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.; Nineteen sixties.; Public housing;
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Heartwood : a novel / by Gaige, Amity,1972-author.;
"In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Game wardens; Hikers; Missing persons; Missing persons; Mothers and daughters; Women hikers; Women;
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Sea wife / by Gaige, Amity,1972-author.;
Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids--Sybil, age seven, and George, age two--Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression, and the children quickly embrace the joys of being feral children at sea. Despite the stresses of being novice sailors, the family learns to crew the boat together on the ever-changing sea. The vast horizons and isolated islands offer Juliet and Michael reprieve - until they are tested by the unforeseen. Sea Wife is told in gripping dual perspectives: Juliet's first person narration, after the journey, as she struggles to come to terms with the life-changing events that unfolded at sea, and Michael's captain's log, which provides a riveting, slow-motion account of these same inexorable events, a dialogue that reveals the fault lines created by personal history and political divisions. Sea Wife is a transporting novel about marriage, family and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil. It is unforgettable in its power and astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism, disillusionment, and survival.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sea fiction.; Ocean travel; Families; Sailing;
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Une amitié solide / by Burnell, Heather Ayris.; Quintanilla, Hazel,1982-; Dugal, Isabelle.;
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Subjects: Récits humoristiques.; Roman fantastique.; Humorous fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Licornes; Yéti; Amitié; Unicorns; Yeti; Friendship;
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Une amitié à toute épreuve / by Ruiz, Alain,1969-;
Subjects: Garçons; Boys; Écoles; Schools; Amitié; Friendship; French language materials.;
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Pierre & Paul, avalanche! : a story told in two languages = une histoire racontée en deux langues / by Adderson, Caroline,1963-; Carter, Alice.;
Pierre speaks French and Paul speaks English, but that doesn't stop the two friends from using their imaginations to explore the world around them, including climbing a mountain and making a sandwich when they get hungry.LSC
Subjects: Friendship; Imagination; Sandwiches; French language materials; Amitié; Imagination; Sandwichs;
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Omar on board / by Kovalski, Maryann.;
Omar isn't nearly as good as his friends at swimming or jumping off the high-diving board, but when it comes to helping a friend, Omar forgets all about his fears.
Subjects: Picture books.; Picture books for children.; Easy books.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Swimming; Frustration; Friendship; Picture books for children.; Natation; Frustration; Amitié; Livres d'images pour enfants.; Friendship.; Frustration.; Picture books for children.; Swimming.;
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Elsewhere / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.;
Since his wife left them, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his eleven-year-old daughter, Amity, but when a local eccentric entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange device that allows people to jump between parallel planes, he and his daughter must outwit a man determined to obtain the device and use its grand potential for profound evil or the place that they call home may never be safe again.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Fathers and daughters; Space and time; Fourth dimension; Time travel;
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Elsewhere [sound recording] / by Koontz, Dean R.(Dean Ray),1945-author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Parks, Imani,narrator.; Brilliance Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini and Imani Parks.Since his wife left them, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his eleven-year-old daughter, Amity, but when a local eccentric entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange device that allows people to jump between parallel planes, he and his daughter must outwit a man determined to obtain the device and use its grand potential for profound evil or the place that they call home may never be safe again.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Fathers and daughters; Fourth dimension; Space and time; Time travel;
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