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  Some Damn Fool's Signed the...

  Norman Thelwell

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  The artist Norman Thelwell (1923–2004) was famous for his horse and pony cartoons, but his work was far more wide ranging. He focused his exceptional talent and humour on many diverse subjects, with his witty and wry observations providing amusement and sharp social comment.
  
  Some Damn Fool's Signed the Rubens Again is Thelwell's look at life in Britain's stately homes, and what happens when they are opened to the public. Here are the castles, country estates, and the quirks of the British class system all depicted in the artist's inimitable style.
  
  When an ancestral home is crumbling, or an aristocratic family is debt-ridden, the solution calls for drastic action. It is time to welcome in the paying public. Thelwell's cartoons capture the comic situations that result when the noble residents come face to face with the curious visitors. See the duke in his tower preparing to repel the coachloads with boiling oil; a ghost train in the family vault; toddlers wrecking treasured heirlooms; and animals in the safari park watching the hilarious human spectacle unfold.

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  Absent

  Rex Ogle

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  From award-winning author Rex Ogle, a mixed-format middle grade novel about three boys who skip school, told in verse and prose, and comics.  
    
  With a dad in jail and a lack of teachers interested in helping him learn, Manny doesn’t see the point in anything besides skateboarding and writing lyrics. Calvin has so many responsibilities to his father and little brothers that when his bike is stolen, he can’t make it to school on time. And while Liam is studious and wants to become a doctor, he is tormented by bullies and hides out in an unused janitor’s closet instead of going to class. When the boys are thrown together in detention, they realize that they might still have a lot to learn—not just from their teachers, but from each other.  
    
  Absent tells the boys’ stories in three distinct voices: Manny’s in verse, Calvin’s as a comic, and Liam’s as a prose journal. Printz Award Honoree and YALSA Nonfiction Award winner Rex Ogle explores school absenteeism in a compelling, entertaining, and utterly distinct novel.  
    
  "Brilliantly executed; a tender yet unflinching look at students who often, tragically, slip between the cracks."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

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  The Scarlet Pimpernel - Stories...

  Baronesse Orczy

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  “We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere" 
   
  “It was long past midnight when at last Marguerite retired to rest" 
   
  “Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not.” 
   
  The story is set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop but in reality a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist. The band of gentlemen who assist him are the only ones who know his secret identity. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel. Opening at the New Theatre in London's West End on January 5, 1905, the play became a favorite of British audiences, eventually playing more than 2,000 performances. 
    
  Baroness Emma Orczy, usually known as Baroness Orczy or to her family and friends as Emmuska Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. 
  A true audiobook treasure!

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  Heart to Heart - A Conversation...

  Dalai Lama, Patrick McDonnell

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  From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mutt’s cartoonist and award-winning author Patrick McDonnell comes a powerful and timely gem of a book on how to heal our relationship with the planet and each other. 
  At the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India, an unusual visitor has arrived. His Holiness interrupts his morning meditation to greet a troubled Giant Panda who has travelled many miles to see him. Welcoming him as a friend, His Holiness invites the Panda on a walk through a cedar forest. There in the shadow of the Himalayas, surrounded by beauty, they discuss matters great and small . . . 
  With a galvanizing message about the future of our planet, Heart to Heart calls for a Compassionate Revolution, reminding us that “we are indeed all members of a single family, sharing one little house.” Told with whimsy, wisdom, and warmth, this beautiful book is deceptively simple in its approach and all the more powerful for it, as it elegantly and decisively conveys a message of joy, hope and change. 
  “There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday, and one is called Tomorrow.”

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  Phullan Da Sath

  Kartar Singh Duggal

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  “Phullan Da Sath” by Kartar Singh Duggal is a sensitive and emotional novel that beautifully portrays love, human relationships, and social realities. Set against the backdrop of Punjab, the story reflects the deep bond between Sikh and Muslim families and explores how life’s hardships, love, and mistakes shape human destiny.

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  New West - Hill Country - Act 3...

  Seamus

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  A Will to Power follows Caroline as she seeks to obtain power in her return to the Hill Country. The orphan girl who was stolen onto the plains of West Texas grows into a leader of men, bent on destroying her nightmares and everyone in them.

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