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"Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart. Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I have a daughter who died last spring. She came to visit me one morning, and I was calm. I said her name in disbelief, and she turned to me. I spoke quickly, believing this was a dream. She never left me again.
#2 I ask my daughter why she is so upset. She points to the calendar, which reads April 6, 2018. Tomorrow will be one year since she left us.
#3 I began...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Mitch Albom's Finding Chika includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed "About the Author" section.
When the little girl from Haiti entered Mitch Albom's life, everything changed. When she left, her legacy of joy, family, courage, and overcoming left the world richer for...
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"Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more kindness. When seventeen-year-old Nani loses her older sister and then her father in quick succession, her world spins off its axis. Isolated and misunderstood by her grieving mother and sister, she's drawn to an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed man of God who offers her a new...
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Sentai Filmworks
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Former soldier Toru Acura may be content with spending his days unemployed, but his sister Akari is not. Sick of being the sole breadwinner, Akari forces Toru out of the house to search for a job. Instead, Toru finds a strange young girl from a distant land named Chaika. Toting a magical rifle and a coffin full of secrets, Chaika is on a quest to gather the remains of the fallen monarch, Arthur Gaz, and she’ll need Toru and Akari’s help to do...
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Rockridge Press
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[2020]
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English
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Think inside the box the beginners guide to tasty bento boxes. Easy, tasty, and healthy are three great aspects of any good meal. Combine them all together in an easy to-go box and you have the beauty of bento. In Bento for Beginners, you'll learn how this Japanese culinary art can help you build 60 appetizing, well-balanced lunches that can be taken just about anywhere. In addition to recipes, the book is filled with tons of tips and tricks on streamlining...
9) Gaslight
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2023.
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"Philip Taiwo returns to solve a missing-persons case, and in so doing, uncovers dark secrets the church has worked tirelessly to hide. A shadow has fallen over the megachurch in Ogun State, Nigeria: the beloved Bishop Dawodu has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Sade Dawodu has vanished without a trace and although no body has been found, the police have acted based on what they claim is damning evidence. Philip Taiwo, hot off the success...
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Cassava Republic Press
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[2023]
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"8 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her 'the girl with the wheelchair.' Obioma misses playing football most of all, until one day a girl named Ayana askes her to race. Once they start playing football, everyone joins in and Obioma finds a new team to play with!"...
11) Rasetsu
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Rasetsu volume 9
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Viz Media
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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"Rasetsu Hyuga works for an exorcist agency where she uses her special powers to banish evil spirits. There's a story behind the red flower mark on her chest though - it's a momento left by a power spirit who vowed to claim her on her 20th birthday. Unless Rasetsu can find true love by then, she is fated to become his.--"P. [4] of cover, v.1.
12) Studio Ghibli
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Midwest Tape
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[2019]
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English
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. Titles include: Castle in the sky ; Howl's moving castle ; Kiki's delivery service ; My neighbor Totoro ; Ponyo ; Spirited away.
Castle in the Sky (1986): Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow...
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Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
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2023-
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A fantasy romance about a voracious lady who delights in monster meat and a mad-blooded duke who is swept off his feet by her curious charms. If you loved Delicious in Dungeon and Drifting Dragons, you will be salivating for some grilled moodle and burning hot love in this series! Like any proper noble lady, one must have certain acquired tastes. For Melphiera Marchalrayd, she just happens to crave a rather exotic protein--monsters! But do not judge!...
14) Lagos noir
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Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Lagos has, like many coastal cities, a very checkered and noir past. It is the largest city in Nigeria and its former capital. It is also the largest megacity on the African continent, with a population approximating twenty-one million, and by itself is the fourth-largest economy in Africa ... It is rumored that there are more canals in Lagos than in Venice. Except in Lagos they are often unintentional. Gutters that have become waterways and lagoons...
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Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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"Meet the people who changed the world of science and technology, biology, chemistry and physics! Read the stories of the brainiest people who ever lived and the scientific discoveries they made. Each page illustrates a famous scientist's life and what made their contribution to this fascinating field so important. Scientists is an exciting book perfect for children ages 7-9 years. Inside you will find: Stories of more than 50 scientists like Isaac...
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