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"Weaving together natural history around Thoreau's life and times, this exploration of seasonal changes is presented in a[n] illustrated field notebook featuring watercolors augmented with historical images and reproductions of Thoreau's own sketches"--BTCat.

"From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren?e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a ... picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou"-- Provided by publisher.

". . . a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler"--Provided by publisher.

This title will introduce readers to the life and works of Mo Willems, including the Pigeon and Elephant & Piggie series. Complete with great photographs and a timeline!.

"On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite area for long walks and it's on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, 'DIG HERE.' Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?"--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of author J.R.R. Tolkein.

Tells the story of a nameless author as he moves from airport to bookship to chain hotel, on a tour for his new bestselling book which people keep telling him is a "hell of a book", where he experiences, or witnesses, racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon not only African Americans, but on America as a whole.

"Strout's iconic heroine Lucy Barton recounts her complex, tender relationship with William, her first husband -- and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante."--Provided by publisher.

Presents a short biography of author and poet Maya Angelou.

Haunted by the unsolved disappearance of the love of his life a decade earlier, writer David Thorne visits her suspected killer in prison before meeting a woman who uncannily resembles the person he lost.