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Author
Publisher
Atria Boks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
""A modern coming-of-age full of love, desperation, heartache, and magic" (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night"--
Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums...
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring some of America's greatest writers and poets, this landmark anthology is a one-of-a-kind field guide to the American literary imagination. Americans have always been fascinated by birds and from the beginning American writers have captured this keen interest in a variety of genres: poems, journals, memoirs, short stories, essays, and travel accounts. Here literature professor and avid birder Andrew Rubenfeld, in collaboration with acclaimed...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
""Hmm...I think it's time for a change in this lonely old man's life...but buying a cat? Too expensive. Oooh, this bird is adorable, though! I'll call him..." "Salutations, human. I am Piercarlo--the Starsage who hails from another world. I demand Kobe beef Chateaubriand for dinner. Should that not be possible, please remedy that situation immediately. Every ounce of magic I possess is at your service." "...Peeps! Huh? You can speak?! Sorry, Chateaubriand...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""...How did I end up working for a secret government department that essentially functions as a psychic police force?! I only wanted to save that woman from a thug... Peeps, didn't you say there's no magic here?" "I did. But perhaps this world possesses something similar to magic that operates under a different set of rules." "Haah...I wish I could just focus on eating French's food and learning teleportation magic and doing business with the Hermann...
Series
Angry Birds comics volume 5
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
" A magical novel, based on a Japanese folk tale, that imagines how the life of a broken-hearted man is transformed when he rescues an injured white crane that has landed in his backyard. George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night he is woken by...
67) Moo dog
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The other animals laugh at Dog when he moos instead of barks, but Dog and Bird show the others that being different can be fun.
69) Birds
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
73) Queen of Easter
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ann Estelle is disappointed by the simplicity of her new Easter hat, but after a robin lays eggs in it, she is not only excited about the baby birds but also about decorating her hat from last year for the neighborhood parade.
74) Nope!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Does Little Bird want to leave the nest and learn to fly? NOPE!"--
77) DODO DODGEBALL
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While the ducks and dodos play dodgeball, Chick sits nearby reading her book.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In The Valley, best friends Haru and Yama both dream of leaving as they're bullied at school, frustrated at home, and struggling to figure out who they are. One day, a powerful artifact connects itself to Yama, and they discover that they'll have to journey to The Beacon in search of answers"--
80) Moo bird
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Moo Bird is clearly different from the other birds in his nest. He feels like he doesn't belong. So Moo Bird goes off in search of where he DOES belong. Will Cow want to be his friend? At last, Moo Bird finds a friend.... Who will it be?"--Publisher.
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