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61) The mammy
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A widow struggles to support and raise her seven children in a central Dublin neighborhood.
64) Little wing
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When twelve-year-old Varpu embarks on a journey to find her father, she discovers so much more about herself and her upbringing while understanding her place in the world.
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"A successful family man suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's wanders away from home and gets lost into the world the day before Thanksgiving causing widespread panic within his family. He is eventually 'rescued' by a fatherless, thirteen-year-old homeless girl. Together, they forge a unique friendship that ultimately heals broken hearts and redefines the meaning of family"--Container.
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Trapped in a world of anger, 29-year-old Bryan Whittaker cannot move on with his life until he takes a journey into his past...a dangerous journey that will lead him into the heart of the Amazon Rain Forest. Instead of the revenge he seeks Bryan finds Diana and through her love he is able to make peace with his past and find redemption.
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A troubled home, a new school, and two sisters that are trying to survive a bad situation in a disconnected, self-centered world. One struggles to find her place as her father has died, her mother has moved on, and she becomes the victim of bullying while the other strives to hold onto her faith and hope in God.
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Caleb's class is making projects that represent patriotism to display at Parents' Night. But Caleb can't think of a way to show what patriotism means to him. Besides, his dad can't come because he is away, serving as a soldier. Then when Caleb really starts thinking about what his dad is doing for the country, inspiration finally strikes!
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Wounds from primal relationships, such as those with mothers and fathers, run very deep. If your childhood involved an absent, addicted, or abusive father, you may have these emotional ghosts: Low self-esteemPeople-pleasing, approval-seeking, neediness, and codependencyWishing and praying that your dad would change into the father you believe he should beFeeling frequently angry, including repressed angerChoosing romantic partners who remind you of...
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Ramiro Lopez and Jake Upthegrove live very different lives but have much in common. Wealthy, white Joke lives on the "Oh-Wow West Side" of El Paso, and Mexican American Ram lives in the poor neighborhood, "Dizzy Land." Both boys wonder how different their lives might be if their dads had stuck around. Told from multiple perspectives and starting with a leisurely introspective pace, the story picks up after Ram's younger brother lands on life support...
77) Le premier homme
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Collection Folio volume 3320
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Français
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En somme, je vais parler de ceux que j'aimais", écrit A. Camus dans une note pour Le premier homme. Le projet de ce roman auquel il travaillait au moment de sa mort était ambitieux. Il avait dit un jour que les écrivains "gardent l'espoir de retrouver les secrets d'un art universel qui, à force d'humilité et de maîtrise, ressusciterait enfin les personnages dans leur chair et dans leur durée". Il avait jeté les bases de ce qui serait le récit...
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