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A Lantern in Her Hand
$8.99 Read moreThe classic story of Abbie and Will Deal–pioneers who left everything behind for a new life on America’s frontier.
Abbie Mackenzie dreamed of becoming a fine lady like her aristocratic grandmother,- Series: Puffin Classics
- Author: Aldrich, Bess Streeter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140384286
- Language: English
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The Babe & I
$7.99 Read moreIt’s 1932 and hard times are everywhere. But life isn’t all bad. America still loves baseball, and Babe Ruth is the star of the game. And two boys are about to discover that with some creativity, hard… [more below]
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0152050264
- Language: English
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Miss Jane
$15.95 Read moreSince his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson has been expanding the literary traditions of the South in work as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as
- Author: Watson, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 11 2017
- ISBN10: 0393354385
- Language: English
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A Name of Her Own
$18.00 Add to cartBased on the life of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest, A Name of Her Own is the fictionalized adventure account of a real woman’s fight to settle… [more below]
- Series: Tender Ties Historical
- Author: Kirkpatrick, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 20 2002
- ISBN10: 1578564999
- Language: English
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Chapter Book Collection
$49.99 Read more“With this powerful, hope-filled story of overcoming one’s obstacles, readers will close this book and feel inspired to leave a legacy of their own” _x2015_ School Library Journal
The creators of the- Series: Rebel Girls Chapter Books
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1734264187
- Language: English
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Sister Stardust
$26.99 Read more*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR
A NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE WEEKIn her first novel inspired by a true story, Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talith… [more below]
- Author: Green, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1335425780
- Language: English
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Emergency
$23.00 Read moreFor readers of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Odell, a lyrical work of autofiction that explores the dissolution of boundaries between the self and our earth as we head towards ecological catastrophe.
“Emergen- Author: Hildyard, Daisy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1662601476
- Language: English
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Marmee
$29.99 Add to cartFrom the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret “Marmee” March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy
- Author: Miller, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0063266075
- Language: English
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Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
$19.00 Add to cart- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Graves, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 533
- Publish Date: October 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679725733
- Language: English
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Behind the Scenes with Wonder Woman
$25.32 Read moreHow did Wonder Woman get her powers? What is her tiara made of? Where did the Amazon Princess once work as a waitress? Discover a treasure trove of info about the world’s most amazing Amazon warrior. … [more below]
- Series: DC Secrets Revealed!
- Author: Korté, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 166906428X
- Language: English
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The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
$18.99 Add to cart2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical
“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollyw- Author: Johansen Nack, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1647423473
- Language: English
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Johnny Appleseed
$9.99 Read moreThe larger-than-life story of a true American hero–John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
This fun picture book has been a favorite for generations. Bursting with energy and perfect for readi
- Author: Kellogg, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0688140254
- Language: English
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Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of ADA Lovelace
$17.00 Read more“Cherished Reader, Should you come upon Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini…consider yourself quite fortunate indeed….Chiaverini makes a convincing case that Ada Byron King is a woman wo… [more below]
- Author: Chiaverini, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 27 2018
- ISBN10: 1101985216
- Language: English
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Tru & Nelle
$7.99 Read more* “Charming and elegantly written.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends… [more below]
- Author: Neri, G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1328740951
- Language: English
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Emily’s House
$17.00 Read moreShe was Emily Dickinson’s maid, her confidante, her betrayer… and the savior of her legacy.
An evocative new novel about Emily Dickinson’s longtime maid, Irish immigrant Margaret Maher, whose bon… [more below]- Author: Brown, Amy Belding
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0593199634
- Language: English
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Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride
$18.99 Read moreBorn into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. But she knew she wouldn’t really be free unless she was helping to end injustice. That’s when she c… [more below]
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0786807679
- Language: English
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Visiting Langston
$11.99 Read moreA wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer
It’s a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived–especially- Author: Perdomo, Willie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0805078819
- Language: English
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Fear: A Novel of World War I
$19.95 Read moreA NYRB Classics Original
A young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and “one of
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Chevallier, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 1590177169
- Language: English
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Living
$14.00 Read moreA timeless work of social satire, set in the 1920s and considered one of the most insightful Modernist depictions of England’s working class
Living is a book about life in a factory town and the opera- Series: Nyrb Classics
- Author: Green, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1681370689
- Language: English
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Dawn Powell Novels, 1944-1962: My Home is Far Away, the Locusts Have No King, the Wicked Pavilion, the Golden Spur
$35.00 Add to cartAmerican literature has known few writers capable of the comic lan and full-bodied portraiture that abound in the novels of Dawn Powell. Yet for decades after her death, Powell’s work was out of prin… [more below]
- Series: Library of America #2
- Author: Powell, Dawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 969
- Publish Date: September 10 2001
- ISBN10: 1931082022
- Language: English
