Waxwings

WaxwingsBy: Jonathan Raban From the bestselling, award winning author of Bad Land comes a powerful novel set in Seattle in 1999, a city troubled by rioting anarchists, vanishing children, and the discovery of an al Qaeda operative. A tour de force. The Washington Post Book World Jonathan Rabans powerful novel is set in Seattle at the height of its infatuation with the virtual. Its a place that attracts immigrants. One of these is Tom Janeway, a bookish

and always follows her bliss

But instead she returns to find that her best friend is dating her ex-boyfriend

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—Eoin Colfer

"A sad and compelling story that sheds some light on a battle that is rarely mentioned in books written for juvenile readers

Geronimo Stilton cuts ahead of an an elderly woman in line

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born impoverished on a frontier farm

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By: Katherine Mansfield   | Series: Little Clothbound Classics The groundbreaking New Zealand writer's most beloved short stories

WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE • A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR