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[2022]
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English
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"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother...
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"The pathos of Beautiful Ruins meets the hilarity of Crazy Rich Asians in this comedic and tender novel. Their meeting in a parking lot outside a high school football game was both completely forgettable and utterly life-changing. Because no matter how you look at it, it is piss-poor luck to meet the love of your life before your life has even started. Fierce and ambitious, Alison is determined to shed her midwestern roots and emerge an actress. Kyle,...
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Zonderkidz
Language
English
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"From New York times bestselling author Ainsley Earhardt comes the board book edition of I'm So Glad You Were Born, a sweet yet fun, rhyming love letter from parent to child celebrating the child's life and all the potential and purpose it holds"--
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Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1963 sixteen-year-old JJ Green, a songwriter interning at New York City's famous Brill Building, finds herself a writing partner in Luke Silver, a boy who seems to connect instantly with her music, and they start cutting their first demo with Dulcie Brown, a legend who's fallen on hard times, with a secret past.
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Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"When a florist puts two plants in the same rosy-colored pot, he tells the bigger, stronger plant to look after the smaller, weaker one. An artist buys the plants and takes them home, where they become part of the family, celebrating happy occasions and feeling sorrowful during hard times. But as time passes and the plants grow, the pot becomes too small, and the two must be separated. While this makes the larger plant sad, it still rejoices in the...
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"Simple text and repetition of the letter blend 'gl' help readers learn how to use this sound. Additional features to aid comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher's website.
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of five children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970s in a middle class suburb of Toronto. He loves watching Cher and Carol Burnett on TV, making clothes for his best friend's Barbie dolls, and helping his mum with her hair salon which she runs out of the basement of the house. In short: he is really, really gay. Which is a huge problem, because his family is part of the Christian Reformed Church, a...
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Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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The author, a well-known funnyman is back with his first humor book since the bestselling Cosbyology. In this new collection of observations, he brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition. In the tradition of Fat Albert, he introduces a host of new characters, including Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother Harold. Not since Mushmouth, Dumb Donald, Bucky and the Cosby Kids has there been such a memorable cast of misfits....
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Publisher
Tendencias
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Jennette tenía seis años cuando fue a su primera audición. El sueño de su madre era que su única hija fuera una estrella, y Jennette estaba dispuesta a todo para hacerla feliz. Aceptó su plan de ±restricción de calorías¿, que consistía en comer poco y pesarse cinco veces al día. Soportó sus maquillajes y reproches: ±Tus pestañas son invisibles, ¿vale? ¿Crees que Dakota Fanning no se tiñe las suyas?¿. Su madre la bañó hasta los...
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Publisher
Ramsey Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Join a charming cast of animals from diverse habitats as they embark on an unforgettable journey of learning and growth. Through this heartwarming tale, children and parents alike will learn the invaluable lesson that true happiness doesn't come from having more stuff. It comes from appreciating what we already have. This enchanting story isn't just a book; it's a simple tool that helps parents spark meaningful conversations with their children about...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
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Thomas is a troubled teenager who was given up for adoption as a toddler and is now obsessed with finding his birth mother. After searching for years, Thomas finally finds his mother single, with a young child, and living in a nearby suburb. Thomas starts a relationship with her which is part courtship and part obsessive and eventually drives him to an act of madness.
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Publisher
[independently published]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An adoption story about family, belonging, and friendship. Andrew and Bobby are best friends. Shortly after getting married, Andrew and his wife, Alison, learn they aren't able to have children naturally. They are able to adopt a baby boy named Bobby. As Bobby grows up, he turns out to be exactly like his Dad, Andrew - they become best friends. Every night, Andrew tells his son, "I love you, Bobby. I'm glad you're in our family."
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Publisher
Prószyński i S-ka
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Polish
Description
Światowa sensacja i popkulturowy fenomen - debiut Jennette McCurdy ("ICarly", "Sam i Cat"). To książka, o której mówią całe Stany Zjednoczone. Poruszające wspomnienia jednej z najsłynniejszych dziecięcych aktorek amerykańskich i pełen emocji zapis zmagań dziecka, które wbrew własnej woli zostało wrzucone w środek piekielnej machiny amerykańskiego show-biznesu. "Cieszę się, że moja mama umarła" to przejmująca opowieść o wychodzeniu...
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