Author: Oseman, Alice, author. Oseman, Alice. Hands against our hearts.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y OSEMAN
Format: Books
Summary: Georgia has parents who are still in love, two sets of grandparents that are still together, and a brother who married his girlfriend, but at eighteen she has never even kissed someone (not even her lesbian best friend, Felipa) or particularly even wanted to; at the prom after-party she is surrounded by couples making out, and she really does not know what is wrong-- but in college she comes to understand herself as asexual/aromantic, and to capture the part of her identity that has always eluded her.
Author: Lee Molinaro, Joanne, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: 641.595
Format: Books
Summary: "Korean dishes, some traditional and some reimagined, from the home cook and storyteller behind @thekoreanvegan on TikTok"-- Korean cooking is synonymous with fish sauce and barbecue, and veganism remains extremely rare in Korean culture. Many of the ingredients are fully plant-based and unbelievably flavorable, and Korean plant-based eating is not a new idea: vegan cuisine prepared by Korean Buddhist monks has been around for more than a thousand years. Lee Molinaro shares recipes (and narrative snapshots) of the food that shaped her family history-- only with a plant-based take. -- adapted from inside front cover and the chapter, The Korean vegan.
Author: Walters, Daniel N., author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: B WALTERS
Format: Books
Summary: The trauma of being abandoned by their mother sets the stage for three children who met their father for the first time when they traveled to Atlantic City, New Jersey from Baltimore, Maryland. Their mother walked out of their lives after the train ride from Baltimore, and A Dickens of A Life recounts the journey of the three children who were left behind. Riding on a train from Baltimore to Atlantic City, New Jersey, a young boy holds an orange cellophane peanut butter cracker wrapper to the light, foreshadowing a change in his future and that of his companions, an older sister and a younger brother. What lies ahead is a challenging journey for the three children whose mother, traveling with them, abandons them at the end of the train ride. A non-fiction biographical memoir, A Dickens of A Life, is a true story highlighting the impact of abandonment and the influence of education and the foster care system. It is an amazing story of survival and personal accomplishment involving the children being separated, at times, as they faced the uncertainty of tomorrow, never knowing whether it would be another moving day into a different home. Told through the eyes of the author and celebrated educator, Dr. Daniel Walters, the memoir depicts bright and dark moments and his coming of age, rising to become an accomplished educator. The memoir is told, in part, through a collection of personal writings of the author deftly woven into an inspiring narrative as the author and his siblings wrestle with the question of how a mother could abandon her children.
Author: Robb, J. D., 1950- Ericksen, Susan
Published: 2010
Call Number: CD F ROBB
Format: Audio disc
Summary: When detective Eve Dallas receives a cryptic message from a woman bleeding to death in the street, she begins to notice that her latest case has come with a number of interesting side effects: visions of the deceased, familiarity with rooms she's never seen before, and fluency in Russian. Desperate to be free of her new gifts, Eve pursues the facts until she discovers a link between Beata's disappearance and the disappearance of eight other young women.
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In his memoir, Edafe Okporo calls for a more “humane” treatment of asylum-seekers in the West.
The heroine of Chris Pavone’s new thriller, “Two Nights in Lisbon,” learns that double lives can have hidden costs.
The heroine of Chris Pavone’s new thriller, “Two Nights in Lisbon,” learns that double lives can have hidden costs.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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