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Language
English
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Description
Milo, a young boy with little interest in anything, takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth to the Lands Beyond where he meets an enchanting cast of characters that teaches him the importance of words, numbers, ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm for life. Includes an introduction by Maurice Sendak and "Celebrations of The Phantom Tollbooth" by various authors
4) Phooey!
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[34] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy who claims there is nothing to do spends his day being anything but bored.
Author
Language
English
Description
International Justice Mission president Haugen has found that "the pathway out of a nearly comatose state of boredom, ineffectiveness and triviality lies in the struggle for justice." This book describes how to break out of a ho-hum Christian life and see God's powerful and mysterious ways at work.
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids, an imprint of Running Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Princess Antonia cannot be cured of her boredom, so despite pretty dresses and the coolest toys, she decides to run away--and with friends like Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White, a big adventure ensues.
9) Monkey Walk
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the zoo with her family, a girl mopes around until she is asked to help rescue the zoo's penguins from boredom"--
10) Bored
Author
Language
English
Description
"Early readers will learn to recognize and comprehend the feeling of boredom through relatable situations and examples. Utilizing full-page, engaging photographs alongside simple text and relevant sight words, this book is a helpful guide that aids young readers in navigating their emotions while also providing an opportunity to practice their reading skills"--
11) Such a good boy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Buzz is a very good boy, who lives in a fancy house, eats well, and has equally well-behaved (boring) friends--but sometimes he would really like to break free, run fast, dig holes, and play with the other dogs.
13) The Odyssey
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ingrid works on a gargantuan cruise ship where she spends her days reorganizing the gift shop shelves and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the aisles. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship, wasting the hours aimlessly following tourists around, drinking the local alcohol, and buying clothes she never intends to wear. It's not a bad life. At least it distracts her from thinking about the other life--the other person--she left behind...
14) Worry: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change--a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold--anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed--has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she'd marry when her younger...
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Description
Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until things get out of hand and the kids wreak havoc in the home their mother has neatly prepared for an upcoming party. So The Cat must go, go, go, before their parents get back.
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