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Set in the present day in the rural community of Feathertown, Tennessee, this novel tells the story of Dellarobia Turnbow, a petite, razor-sharp 29-year-old who nurtured worldly ambitions before becoming pregnant and marrying at seventeen. Now, after more than a decade of tending to small children on a failing farm, oppressed by poverty, isolation and her husband's antagonistic family, she has mitigated her boredom by surrendering to an obsessive...
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English
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In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book....
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Sterling Publishing Company
Pub. Date
©2005.
Physical Desc
285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"A brand-new entry in the best-selling Weird U.S. series, Weird New England proves without a doubt that the Pilgrims landed in one very strange spot. So travel down our region's highways and byways with your tour guide par excellence, and learn all the stuff about New England that our schoolmarms never taught us. We promise: it's a journey you'll never forget" -- From inside book flap.
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
271 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others. Guinness World Records 2014 is crammed with new and updated records, and never-before-seen photography.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
137 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Where can you view the world's oldest ham? Who holds the record for the world's loudest burp? The answers to these and many, many more essential questions can be found in Stink-O-Pedia, just the sort of reference book that Stink Moody, who reads encyclopedias in his spare time, might make up himself.
Publisher
Guinness World Records
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
287 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Language
English
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The 2013 edition of the most famous book of world records includes the person with the most facial piercings, the largest collection of two-headed animals, the most expensive wedding cake slice, and the youngest author of a bestselling book series.
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Publisher
Western Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1991
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45 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text introduce some man-made wonders of the world including the Great Wall, castles, Stonehenge, Easter Island, statues, the pyramids, bridges, Versailles, and the Sydney Opera house.
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