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1) Hippie
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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If you want to learn about yourself, start by exploring the world around you.Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who wants to become a writer and sets off on a journey in search of a deeper meaning for his life: first on the famous "Death Train" to Bolivia, then on to Peru, later hitchhiking through Chile and Argentina.Paulo's travels take him farther to the famous Dam Square in...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Given one last chance at redemption, Father Time, the inventor of the world's first clock, must teach two earthly people the true meaning of time--a journey that leads him to a teenage girl who is about to give up on life and a wealthy businessman who wants to live forever.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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-- —f A knight, fearing he may not return from battle, writes a letter to his children in an attempt to leave a record of all he knows. In a series of ruminations on solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience, he draws on the ancient teachings of Eastern and Western philosophy, and on the great spiritual and political writings of our time. His intent: to give his children a compass for a journey they will have...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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A meditative novel of a young boy on the cusp of adulthood follows a single year in the life of thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor as he grows up in what is for him the sleepiest village in Worcestershire, England, in 1982.
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
-- Journey to the West Much more than a picaresque adventure novel, Monkey is a profound allegory of the struggle that must occur before spiritual transformation is possible. David Kherdian's masterful telling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.
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Series
Five people you meet in Heaven volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"In this enchanting sequel to the No. 1 best seller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Annie - the little girl Eddie saved on Ruby Pier--and the five people she meets in heaven, where she is reunited with Eddie in a surprising and unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect"--
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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-- New York Times Book Review It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into...
Author
Series
Five people you meet in Heaven volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In this enchanting sequel to the #1 bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven,The Next Person You Meet in Heaven reminds us that not only does every life matter, but that every ending is also a beginning—we only need to open our eyes to see it.
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Publisher
Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"A Door Behind a DoorIn Yelena Moskovich's spellbinding new novel, A Door Behind A Door, we meet Olga, who immigrates as part of the Soviet diaspora of ’91 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There she grows up and meets a girl and falls in love, beginning to believe that she can settle down. But a phone call from a bad man from her past brings to life a haunted childhood in an apartment building in the Soviet Union: an unexplained murder in her block, a supernatural...
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Series
Vita Nostra novels volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The eagerly anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed Vita Nostra reverberate—becoming a part of the Great Speech and being one of the special few who dictate reality. If she fails, she faces a fate far worse than death: the choice is hers. Years have passed around the Institute—and the numerous realities that have spread from Sasha’s first failure—but it is only her fourth year of learning what role she will play in shaping the world. Her...
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Series
Mollisan Town quartet volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
“Audacious . . . (a) giddy thrill.” — -- ), “When you’re tired of run-of-the-mill fiction, it’s time to read Amberville… a mystery that’s completely original.”
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Language
English
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"From her place in the store that sells artificial friends, Klara--an artificial friend with outstanding observational qualities--watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In this luminous tale,...
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