Heather Morris
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English
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"From New York Times bestselling author Heather Morris comes the memoir of a life of listening to others. In Listening Well, Heather will explore her extraordinary talents as a listener-a skill she employed when she first met Lale Sokolov, the tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau and the inspiration for her bestselling novel. It was this ability that led Lale to entrust Heather with his story, which she told in her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz and...
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Planeta
Pub. Date
2024
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Portuguese
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VOZES QUE NÃO FORAM SILENCIADAS, HISTÓRIAS QUE JAMAIS SERÃO ESQUECIDAS.
Segunda Guerra Mundial, Indonésia. Norah e Nesta são prisioneiras de guerra, mantidas em cativeiro pelo Exército japonês. A cada dia, a situação se torna mais desesperadora, e elas precisam lutar o tempo todo pela própria vida. No entanto, a esperança virá da amizade entre as duas e outras mulheres do campo de concentração, trazendo a força necessária para garantir...
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Taylor and Francis
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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33 Ways to Help with Spelling equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties learning the basic skills of spelling.
Offering a range of activities and games to engage children and encourage motivation in the classroom, this essential classroom companion provides ready-to-use material that doesn't need lengthy forward preparation. Activities include auditory
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"From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey: a story of family, courage, and resilience, inspired by a true story. Against all odds, three Slovakian sisters have survived years of imprisonment in the most notorious death camp in Nazi Germany: Auschwitz. Livia, Magda, and Cibi have clung together, nearly died from starvation and overwork, and the brutal...
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Audie Awards
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STO: Bestseller Readalikes: The Little Liar
STO: Women in Period Costume Facing Away
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STO: Bestseller Readalikes: The Little Liar
STO: Women in Period Costume Facing Away
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"In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for more than two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism--but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion....
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Her beauty saved her - and condemned her. Cilka is just 16-years-old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: She is charged as a collaborator for sleeping...
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"In the midst of World War II, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may never see her child again. Sister Nesta James, a Welsh Australian nurse, has enlisted to tend to Allied troops. But as Singapore falls to the Japanese...
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Can you imagine being in an abusive marriage for two decades and not even knowing it?
Have you ever wondered why she stays? How she fell for his manipulations when she's so smart? How he could possibly be abusive when he is such a good guy?
As a bright and confident therapist, successful businesswoman, author, and international speaker, Heather Boorman-Morris was the antithesis of the stereotypical abused woman. Yet, she was the woman who stayed...
9) Disney
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English
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Learn fun facts about the popular Disney brand. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colorful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed for older students, with interest levels of grades 3-7.
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This urgent title examines the typical climate of the Southeast, how climate change is affecting it, and ways the region can fight against and adapt to the climate emergency. The book also features informative sidebars, a "That's Amazing!" special feature, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Navigator level, aligned to reading levels of grades 3-5 and interest levels...
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Azbuka
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Russian
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"Osnovannyĭ na realʹnykh sobytii︠a︡kh zhizni Li︠u︡dviga (Lale) Sokolova, roman Khezer Morris i︠a︡vli︠a︡etsi︠a︡ svidetelʹstvom chelovecheskogo dukha i sily li︠u︡bvi, sposobnoĭ rast︠s︡vetatʹ dazhe v samykh temnykh mestakh. I trudno predstavitʹ bolee temnoe mesto, chem kont︠s︡entrat︠s︡ionnyĭ lagerʹ Osvent︠s︡im/Birkenau. V 1942 godu Lale, kak i drugikh slovat︠s︡kikh evreev, otpravli︠a︡i︠u︡t v...
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Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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The worlds of stand-up comedy and indie rock collide in the Tribeca Film Festival breakout hit Pitchfork calls “*a joy to join*.” Struggling comedian Paul Scott (*Girls’* Alex Karpovsky) is invited to open for his successful rocker buddy, Jason Black (*22 Jump Street's* Wyatt Russell), on his solo acoustic tour from Boston to Atlanta. Jason hopes the trip will help Paul get his 'mojo back' after being dumped by his fiancé. The misadventures...
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Planeta
Pub. Date
2018.
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Español
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"Hay numerosos libros sobre el Holocausto, pero ninguno como este. Se basa en una increíble historia real detrás de uno de sus símbolos más potentes: los números azules tatuados en los brazos de los prisioneros de los campos de concentración. Cuando a Lale Sokolov le fue encomendada la tarea de tatuar los números en las víctimas que, como él, eran encerradas en Auschwitz, usó la mínima libertad que su rol le permitía para intercambiar...
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This urgent title examines the typical climate of the Southwest, how climate change is affecting it, and ways the region can fight against and adapt to the climate emergency. The book also features informative sidebars, a "That's Amazing!" special feature, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Navigator level, aligned to reading levels of grades 3-5 and interest levels...
19) All Styles
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English
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Brandon, a freshman in college, tries to focus on his studies but keeps coming to the same conclusion: dance is his passion. He assembles a ragtag crew to face off against his former crew and must prove that they have what it takes to make it as dancers.
20) Santa Fake
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English
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The Christmas-themed family film will follow Pat Keeley, a young man from Ireland who has emigrated to the United States and finds himself caught up in an escalating whirlwind of shenanigans that takes him from New York to Santa Fe.