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1) Granny square chic: 15 projects -- crochet your own clothes & accessories with endless variations
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From designer fashion collections to music and art festivals, granny square fashion is back in style. Learn to master the granny square block pattern as the foundation of your designs. Make the classic granny block and add rounds, a half granny, or a diagonal half, change colors or switch yarns, and you'll soon have a collection of fabulous garments and accessories - from bags and bucket hats to tops, cardigans, and sweaters. Perfect for beginner,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For far too long the storyline of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel good story, there has also long been a cultural debate surrounding the film, and The Real Hoosiers sets out to illuminate the narrative absent from the film. This is the story of the real life team that inspired the team that most have long assumed was Hickory High's championship opponent. They were Crispus Attucks, an all Black...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this brash and unputdownable collection, we meet a sex bot trying to outlast her return policy, a skeptical lesbian grappling with her wife's mysterious pregnancy, and a post-Earth colonist struggling to maintain her faith in humanity as she travels to "Planet B." Whether they exist in the grounded realism of a college dance studio or the speculative world of Deep Space, these women push against social norms and family expectations to reclaim...
Author
Publisher
Triangle Square Books for Young Readers / Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As Elisa, Lucia, and Alice grapple with internal struggles and hidden challenges while navigating middle school in New York City, they find unexpected friendship and support when they let go of their preconceived notions of each other.
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Opposites attract when a cheerful airhead meets the resident wallflower of his new class! With the end of summer vacation for friendly Takada and gloomy Nishimura, school is back in session. The new semester brings new changes for all the kids in their elementary class, including Nishimura. Her unusual friendship with Takada is helping her to open up little by little! But will she revert back to a wallflower when the school sports festival rolls...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As the season changes to winter, the cold weather does nothing to put a chill on pushy Takada and shy Nishimura's deepening bond! Nishimura also finds herself building friendships with the rest of her classmates, too, even hosting friends at her home--for the very first time! What will she do when Christmas comes around and Takada, wondering how his feelings for Nishimura differ from how he feels about the rest of their friends, asks her if they...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Opposites attract when a cheerful airhead meets the resident wallflower of his new class in this heartwarming, slice-of-life school comedy series! Valentine's Day has arrived, and Kasahara plans to give Takada a special gift. Will she risk her budding friendship with Nishimura to finally confess her love for the object of both their affections? Then April rolls around, and the gang advances to sixth grade! With plenty of new classmates, like an angsty...
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A new school year means new lessons, new friends, and new...rivals? When rumors about the infamous "Grim Reaper" reach the ears of a self-proclaimed "witch," will Nishimura meet her gloomy match? Later, what will Adachi do when she spies Hino getting chummy with a taller, prettier classmate? And how will Takada react when he receives a heartfelt love letter--not from Nishimura, not from Kasahara, but from a girl he's never met? Sixth grade is off...
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Being the new kid in school is scary enough. But imagine what it would be like if you were the new kid in a new school, in a new country. That’s exactly the situation Mei Yu finds herself in when her family moves from China to Canada. As she navigates her new school, she discovers a unique way to learn English and makes a new friend along the way in this heartwarming story based on the author's own experiences."--
"A little girl moves with her...
Author
Series
Miss Austen investigates volume 1
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Austen -- sparkling, spirited, and incredibly clever -- is suddenly thrust into a mystery when a milliner's dead body is found locked inside a cupboard in the middle of a ball. When Jane's brother Georgy is found with some jewelry belonging to the deceased, the local officials see it as an open-and-shut case: one which is likely to end with his death. Jane is certain that he is innocent, and there is more to the murder than meets the eye. Her...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dubbed a voice of her generation, poet and writer Morgan Parker has spent much of her adulthood in therapy, trying to square the resonance of her writing with the alienation she feels in nearly every aspect of life, from her lifelong singleness to her battle with depression. She traces this loneliness to an inability to feel truly safe with others and a historic hyper-awareness stemming from the effects of slavery. In this collection of sharp, reflective...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. More than thirty featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society Collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farmhouses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating more than thirty featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society....
Author
Publisher
Union Square and Co
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Hannah Tate can hardly believe her sleep-deprived eyes when she finds an engagement ring hidden in the closet. Killian, her super responsible, incredibly attractive boyfriend -- and the father of her new baby, Bowie -- is finally going to propose. But a romantic night out goes horribly wrong when Killian reveals he's dumping Hannah, not proposing. Furious and heartbroken, Hannah takes Bowie and moves in with her mama and stepdaddy in the mountains...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Kenta Yamazaki, former shut-in and all-around loser, asks Saku Chitose to teach him how to become popular at school...Saku can't quite refuse. After all, he's the man who works magic and takes care of things--everybody's hero. Under his instruction, Kenta faces a head-to-toe transformation from the way he talks to his fashion choices. Will he finally start living the dream? Or is the life of a popular kid harder than he thought?"--
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Now that Hina and Ryou have rekindled their friendship, it's time to take the next step in their relationship and volunteer to be class representatives together--but not it Shizuka has something say about it! Uneasy with the growing distance between herself and Ryou, she pushes her insecurities to the side and throws her hat in the ring. With the title of class rep (and precious time with Ryou) on the line, who will manage to claim victory?"--Cover....
Author
Publisher
Stone Pier Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Climate activist and farmer Acadia Tucker fell in love with container gardening after glimpsing its potential to produce food -- lots of food. By applying select growing practices, and managing for square inches rather than square feet, she has come up with instructions for growing a small-scale farm in your patio, on your stoop, or in your dining room. If all you want is a garden just big enough to line a windowsill, she's got you covered there,...
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