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Locust Girl

Author : Merlinda Bobis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781742199627
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Locust Girl written by Merlinda Bobis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is a fairytale, a political allegory, and a philosophical interrogation of the human heart. Most everything has dried up: water, the womb, even the love among lovers. The earth is now mostly desert, except the last green haven behind the border where the carers of the earth preserve the natural order. Carers manage the earth's last resources and keep the wasters out. But in the vast dry outside, hunger is the pernicious plague, and people feed on sand and locusts. So they walk the dry to cross the border. But once, terrible fires crossed it too and devastated the green haven. Since then, carers have been ever-more vigilant and afraid. One night, a village is bombed for seeking to walk to the border. Only two survive: nine-year old Amedea and a locust buried in her brow. This is the story of the Locust Girl. This is her lovesong -- for those walking to the border for dear life, and those guarding the border for dear life.

The Woman I Kept to Myself

Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 161620074X
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Woman I Kept to Myself written by Julia Alvarez and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 75 Poems by the Author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies The works of this award-winning poet and novelist are rich with the language and influences of two cultures: those of the Dominican Republic of her childhood and the America of her youth and adulthood. They have shaped her writing just as they have shaped her life. In these seventy-five autobiographical poems, Alvarez’s clear voice sings out in every line. Here, in the middle of her life, she looks back as a way of understanding and celebrating the woman she has become. Don't miss Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, available now!

Pink Mountain on Locust Island

Author : Jamie Marina Lau
Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 1566896002
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Pink Mountain on Locust Island written by Jamie Marina Lau and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Monk drifts through a monotonous existence in a grimy Chinatown apartment with her “grumpy brown couch” of a dad, until she meets high school senior Santa Coy ([email protected]). For a moment, it looks like he might be her boyfriend. But when Monk's dad becomes obsessed with Santa Coy's artwork, Monk finds herself shunted to the sidelines as her father and the object of her affections begin to hatch a scheme of their own. To keep up, Monk must navigate a combustible cocktail of odd assignments, peculiar places, and murky underworld connections. In Jamie Marina Lau's debut novel, shortlisted for Australia's prestigious Stella Prize when she was nineteen years old, hazily surreal vignettes conjure a multifaceted world of philosophical angst and lackadaisical violence.

Sparrow Girl

Author : Sara Pennypacker
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368004385
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Sparrow Girl written by Sara Pennypacker and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ming-Li looked up and tried to imagine the sky silent, empty of birds. It was a terrible thought. Her country's leader had called sparrows the enemy of the farmers--they were eating too much grain, he said. He announced a great "Sparrow War" to banish them from China, but Ming-Li did not want to chase the birds away. As the people of her village gathered with firecrackers and gongs to scatter the sparrows, Ming-Li held her ears and watched in dismay. The birds were falling from the trees, frightened to death! Ming-Li knew she had to do something -- even if she couldn't stop the noise. Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...

Storm of Locusts

Author : Rebecca Roanhorse
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534413545
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Storm of Locusts written by Rebecca Roanhorse and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped just as rumors of a cult sweeping across the reservation leads Maggie and Hastiin to investigate an outpost, and what they find there will challenge everything they’ve come to know in this “badass” (The New York Times) action-packed sequel to Trail of Lightning. It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie’s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust. The Goodacres are convinced that Kai’s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there’s more to Kai’s new faith than meets the eye. She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them. Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Dinétah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside. With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself. But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all. When the full scope of the White Locust’s plans are revealed, Maggie’s burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive.

Dream Girl

Author : Laura Lippman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062390082
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Dream Girl written by Laura Lippman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booklist Editors' Choice! Called One of the Best Mystery Books by NPR, Washington Post, Crime Reads, Library Journal, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and Dublin City Library! "With this tip of the hat to Stephen King's Misery, Dream Girl is funny and suspenseful, with a dread-worthy final twist." —People “My dream novel. I devoured this in three days. The sharpest, clearest-eyed take on our #MeToo reckoning yet. Plus: enthralling." —Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever Following up on her acclaimed and wildly successful New York Times bestseller Lady in the Lake, Laura Lippman returns with a dark, complex tale of psychological suspense with echoes of Misery involving a novelist, incapacitated by injury, who is plagued by mysterious phone calls. Aubrey, the title character of Gerry Andersen’s most successful novel, Dream Girl, is so captivating that Gerry’s readers insist she’s real. Gerry knows she exists only in his imagination. So how can Aubrey be calling Gerry, bed-bound since a freak fall? A virtual prisoner in his penthouse, Gerry is dependent on two women he barely knows: his incurious young assistant, and a dull, slow-witted night nurse. Could the cryptic caller be one of his three ex-wives playing a vindictive trick after all these years? Or is she Margot, an ex-girlfriend who keeps trying to insinuate her way back into Gerry’s life? And why does no one believe that the call even happened? Isolated from the world, drowsy from medication, Gerry slips between reality and dreamlike memories: his faithless father, his devoted mother; the women who loved him, the women he loved. Now here is Aubrey, threatening to visit him, suggesting that Gerry owes her something. Is the threat real or a sign of dementia? Which scenario would he prefer? Gerry has never been so alone, so confused – and so terrified. And then he wakes up to another nightmare—a woman’s dead body next to his bed—and the terrifying uncertainty of whether he is responsible.

Dust Girl

Author : Sarah Zettel
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 037598318X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Dust Girl written by Sarah Zettel and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Libba Bray’s The Diviners will love the blend of fantasy and twentieth-century history in this stylish series. Callie LeRoux is choking on dust. Just as the biggest dust storm in history sweeps through the Midwest, Callie discovers her mother's long-kept secret. Callie’s not just mixed race—she's half fairy, too. Now, Callie's fairy kin have found where she's been hidden, and they're coming for her. While dust engulfs the prairie, magic unfolds around Callie. Buildings flicker from lush to shabby, and people aren’t what they seem. The only person Callie can trust may be Jack, the charming ex-bootlegger she helped break out of jail. From the despair of the Dust Bowl to the hot jazz of Kansas City and the dangerous beauties of the fairy realm, Sarah Zettel creates a world rooted equally in American history and in magic, where two fairy clans war over a girl marked by prophecy. A strong example of diversity in YA, the American Fairy Trilogy introduces Callie LeRoux, a half-black teen who stars in this evocative story full of American history and fairy tales. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

The Locust and the Bird

Author : Hanan Al-Shaykh
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408810875
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Locust and the Bird written by Hanan Al-Shaykh and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly woven and breathtaking memoir from the perspective of the author's own mother: a Radio 4 Book of the Week 'It is an extraordinarily brave act for a writer to undertake to inhabit, fully and sympathetically, the life her mother lived before she was born, particularly when her mother was no jewel of wifely virtue' J.M. Coetzee 'This is a book that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, offering an insight into an unfamiliar culture and a cinematic love story' The Times Kamila is nine years old when she is taken from the poverty of her childhood village in southern Lebanon to Beirut. She has never learned to read or write, though she longs to go to school. Stories, poetry and film are her passion - and a beautiful boy called Muhammad. They fall in love before Kamila is forced into an arranged marriage, despite her tears and screams. She is only fourteen years old. On her wedding night her first daughter is conceived; four years later, Hanan is born. Kamila and Muhammad continue to see each other in secret, risking their lives. It is eight years before Kamila can bring herself to divorce her husband, as to do so means leaving her daughters behind. Beautifully evoking the dusty streets of Beirut and life in Lebanon, this is a heartbreaking memoir of an extraordinary woman.

Someone Cry for the Children

Author : Michael Wilkerson
Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780425054451
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book Someone Cry for the Children written by Michael Wilkerson and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 1982-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Locust Effect

Author : Gary A. Haugen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019997540X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Locust Effect written by Gary A. Haugen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-03 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post bestseller While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor. Common violence like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, and police abuse has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in its path, the unchecked plague of violence ruins lives, blocks the road out of poverty, and undercuts development. How has this plague of violence grown so ferocious? In one of the most remarkable social disasters of the last half century, basic public justice systems in the developing world have descended into a state of utter collapse, and there's nothing shielding the poor from violent people. Gary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros offer a searing account of how we got here and what it will take to end the plague. The Locust Effect is a gripping journey into the streets and slums where fear is a daily reality for billions of the world's poorest, where safety is secured only for those with money, and where much of our well-intended aid is lost in the daily chaos of violence. While their call to action is urgent, Haugen and Boutros provide hope, a real solution and an ambitious way forward. The Locust Effect will forever change the way we understand global poverty, and will help secure a safe path to prosperity for the global poor in the 21st century.

Locust in the Sandbox

Author : Cynthia Gray
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1977250157
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Locust in the Sandbox written by Cynthia Gray and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, Josie Bee Johnson is on her way to visit Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Before she arrives, however, “locusts” attack. A bomb placed by the Klan is detonated in the church basement, killing four young girls. It is a life-changing tragedy that will grab the attention of the entire nation. In the meantime, Josie’s heart breaks. She is overwhelmed by dark distrust and anger. She questions her family, her church, her faith, her God.

Fish-hair Woman

Author : Merlinda Carullo Bobis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876756970
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book Fish-hair Woman written by Merlinda Carullo Bobis and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1987. The Philippine government fights a total war against insurgency. The village of Iraya is militarised. The days are violent and the nights heavy with fireflies in the river where the dead are dumped. With her twelve-metre hair, Estrella, the Fish-hair Woman, trawls corpses from the water that tastes of lemon-grass. She falls in love with the Australian Tony McIntyre who disappears in the conflict. Ten years later, his son travels to Manila to find his father. From the Philippines to Australia, Hawai'i, to evocations of colonial Spain, this transnational novel spins a dark, epic tale. Its storytelling is expansive, like the heart -- How much can the heart accommodate? ... Only four chambers but with infinite space like memory, where there is room even for those whom we do not love.

You Grow Girl

Author : Gayla Trail
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439103518
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book You Grow Girl written by Gayla Trail and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not your grandmother's gardening book. You Grow Girl is a hip, humorous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams of homegrown tomatoes and fresh-cut flowers into a reality. Gayla Trail, creator of YouGrowGirl.com, provides guidance for both beginning and intermediate gardeners with engaging tips, projects, and recipes -- whether you have access to a small backyard or merely to a fire escape. You Grow Girl eliminates the intimidation factor and reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited. Divided into accessible sections like Plan, Plant, and Grow, You Grow Girl takes readers through the entire gardening experience: Preparing soil Nurturing seedlings Fending off critters Reaping the bounty Readying plants for winter Preparing for the seasons ahead Gayla also includes a wealth of ingenious and creative projects, such as: Transforming your garden's harvest into lush bath and beauty products Converting household junk into canny containers Growing and bagging herbal tea Concocting homemade pest repellents ...and much, much more. Witty, wise, and as practical as it is stylish, You Grow Girl is guaranteed to show you how to get your garden on. All you need is a windowsill and a dream!

Tent Number Eight

Author : Gloyd McCoy
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617776327
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Tent Number Eight written by Gloyd McCoy and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a warm summer day in 1977, the State of Oklahoma was shaken by the heinous and vulgar murder of three Girl Scouts in Tent Number Eight at Camp Scott near Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The investigation of their murders and the subsequent trial of the Native American man accused of those murders will forever be marked as one of the most historical in Oklahoma history. Author Gloyd McCoy dissects the investigation of the Girl Scout murders as well as The State of Oklahoma vs. Gene Leroy Hart from the vantage point of the families, the law enforcement, the news reporters, the lawyers, the judges, and the jury. He provides background information on all the parties involved and explanations regarding why certain decisions were made, including the acquittal of the accused murderer, and what might have happened if the lawyers on both sides had made different decisions and modern technology were available. Tent Number Eight will enlighten you on the court proceedings and cultural influences of 1977 and preserve this piece of history in your mind forever. Follow the overgrowth of history back to the site of the crime. Step into Tent Number Eight and witness the events of the murders and trial first hand.

The Locust Years

Author : Kelly Hanwright
Publisher : Kelly Hanwright
ISBN 13 : 9780578758442
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book The Locust Years written by Kelly Hanwright and published by Kelly Hanwright. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine growing up in the Matrix and finding out your whole life was a complete illusion? This memoir is the heart and soul of a girl who basically grew up in a parallel universe created by her mother, an untreated paranoid schizophrenic. As a result of having to constantly prepare for battles in both spiritual & physical worlds, Kelly developed complex ptsd (cptsd). She suffered severe anxiety & bouts of depression throughout her teens & young adulthood. Finding her voice saved her life. In writing the story of her healing journey, she stands in solidarity with other trauma victims to break stigma and empower you to find your voice too. The world needs to hear it.

The Locusts

Author : Jesse Lenz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578679471
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book The Locusts written by Jesse Lenz and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Locusts is the first monograph by photographer and publisher Jesse Lenz. His images transport the reader to rural Ohio where his children run wild in the fields, build forts in the attic, and fall asleep surrounded by lightsabers and superheroes. The microcosmic worlds of plants, insects, animals, and children create a brooding landscape where dichotomies of nature play out in front of his growing family. The backyard becomes a labyrinth of passages as the children experience the cycles of birth and death in the changing seasons. The Locusts depicts a world in which beautiful and terrible things will happen, but offers grace and healing within the brokenness and imperfection of life.

Some Girls

Author : Kristin McCloy
Publisher : Plume
ISBN 13 : 9780452272736
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (727 download)

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Download or read book Some Girls written by Kristin McCloy and published by Plume. This book was released on 1995-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip, fresh, and beautifully crafted, this radiant new novel by the author of Velocity explores the erotic possibilities of friendship. As a young woman struggles to come to terms with her newly-found independence after moving to New York, she is befriended by her dazzingly beautiful and mysterious neighbor.