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421) Dear Mr. You
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted....
422) Dear stray
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A little girl adopts the prickliest stray kitten at the shelter because sometimes she feels prickly, too"--
424) Whisper to me
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Told through letter-writing flashbacks, Cassie is a New Jersey shore teen who over the course of one summer experiences the exhilarating highs of new love, the frightening free-falls of personal demons and family tragedy, and the bumps along the way to forgiveness, acceptance, and self-discovery.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Life as Augusta Rockwell knows it changes once she unearths a box of old letters written by her estranged husband, Nick Flemming, the love of her life and the father her children have never known. She's told her daughters that their absent father was actually a spy, which is why he couldn't be part of their lives. But the letters reveal that Nick has secretly been keeping tabs on his family all these years from afar -- a discovery that while shocking,...
426) Dear Earth
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this uplifting story, a young girl named Tessa writes a love letter to the Earth in celebration of its many wonders. She has the opportunity to blow bubbles with majestic whales, soar with the birds, and join in the noisy excitement of the rain forest. Tessa believes that if we all work together to spread the message that Earth is special and worth saving, we will be able to keep our planet beautiful for many years to come. Includes extra facts...
427) If for any reason
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Emily Ackerman has traveled the world, her constant compass and companion a book of letters her mother left for her when she died. With no father in the picture, her mom's advice has been her only true north. But when professional failure leads Emily back to Nantucket to renovate and sell the family cottage she inherited, she wonders if her mom left advice to cover this . . . especially when her grandmother arrives to "supervise." And especially when...
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 5
Publisher
Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When film producer Moe Block Busters offers to make their book into a movie, Iggy, Olive, and Seymour head to Hollywood where Olive, furious at being written out of the script, enlists the help of a famed femme fatale to scare the despicable director half to death.
430) Lucy and Linh
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school.
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 6
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company--and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!"--
433) Love, Penelope
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Penny writes a series of letters to her future sibling, including facts about their Oakland, California, home, questions about whether their moms will ever marry, and especially that he or she is loved.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A family history of surpassing beauty and power: Ian Buruma's account of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars. During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany, Winifred and Bernard Schlesinger, Ian Buruma's grandparents, and the film director John Schlesinger's parents, were, like so many others, thoroughly sundered from each other. Their only recourse was to write letters back and forth....
436) Dear Princess
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ever wonder what you'd find inside a princess's mailbox? How about a letter from her evil stepmother? A review from a food critic who loved her restaurant? A message in a bottle from down under the sea? Join the Disney Princesses in this fun, enchanting book featuring mail written to and from Rapunzel, Tiana, Merida, Belle, and more! Each princess's story includes a royal letter to fold open and enjoy!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"1952: Ella Fitzgerald is a renowned jazz singer whose only roadblock to longevity is society's attitude toward women and race. Marilyn Monroe's star is rising despite ongoing battles with movie studio bigwigs and boyfriends. When she needs help with her singing, she wants only the best-and the best is the brilliant Ella Fitzgerald. But Ella isn't a singing teacher and declines-then the two women meet, and to everyone's surprise but their own, they...
438) The pet parade
Author
Series
Dear Beast volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters, Simon, a grumpy and jealous cat, and good-natured Baxter, his boy's dog, discuss the upcoming parade in which Baxter will participate for the first time.
439) Amish love letters
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A heartfelt note, a loving message, a letter filled with secret hopes-this trio of sweet Amish romances will show that on Valentine's Day, the right words can spark a lifetime of joy."--
A Love Letter Courtship: "After six months of courtship, Jenni Miller has refused Matthew Lapp's proposal. Though he visits regularly, they never seem to talk deeply, and Jenni longs for real connection and romance. So she offers a solution. For one month, they'll...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Birdie Robinson thought she'd gotten everything she wanted out of life: fame, adoration and an A-list career as Hollywood's most beloved ingenue. But after an on-set feud goes viral, she's forced to go into hiding in the one place where no one would think to find her: her childhood home. Wallowing in her bedroom, she stumbles upon an anonymous love letter from a former boyfriend and decides that a very public reunion with her nameless suitor could...