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Can Amelia share her life without sharing her journal? A series
favorite is now available in paperback
Amelia's sister Cleo gives her a new notebook as a tenth birthday
present, and Amelia can't wait to fill it with all her secret
thoughts and drawings. But when her best friend Leah wants to read
her notebook, Amelia is torn: Sometimes secrets are better when
shared with friends, but other secrets are private. How can Amelia
keep her friend from feeling left out while still saving some
secrets for herself?
This popular installment of the bestselling Amelia series is now
available for the first time as a paperback, making Amelia's antics
available to a wide new audience of young readers.
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Boardwalk Babies (Hardcover)
Marissa Moss; Illustrated by April Chu
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Last Things is the true and intensely personal story of how one woman coped with the devastating effects of a catastrophic illness in her family.
Using her trademark mix of words and pictures to sharp effect, Marissa Moss presents the story of how she, her husband, and her three young sons struggled to maintain their sense of selves and wholeness as a family and how they continued on with everyday life when the earth shifted beneath their feet.
After returning home from a year abroad, Marissa's husband, Harvey, was diagnosed with ALS. The disease progressed quickly, and Marissa was soon consumed with caring for Harvey while trying to keep life as normal as possible for her young children. ALS stole the man who was her husband, the father of her children, and her best friend in less than 7 months.
This is not a story about the redemptive power of a terminal illness. It is a story of resilience--of how a family managed to survive a terrible loss and grow in spite of it. Although it's a sad story, it's powerfully told and ultimately uplifting as a guide to strength and perseverance, to staying connected to those who matter most in the midst of a bleak upheaval. If you've ever wondered how you would cope with a dire diagnosis, this book can provide a powerful example of what it feels like and how to come through the darkness into the light.
Bestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping
story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear
fissionAs a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th
century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and
equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her
own research papers.Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the
study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she
suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening
anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day
made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom.
While her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the
achievement, the committee refused to give her any credit.Suddenly,
the race to build the atomic bomb was on-although Meitner was
horrified to be associated with such a weapon. "A physicist who
never lost her humanity," Meitner wanted only to figure out how the
world works, and advocated for pacifism while others called for
war.The book includes an afterword, author's note, timeline, select
terms of physics, glossary of scientists mentioned, endnotes,
select bibliography, index, and Marissa Moss' celebrated drawings
throughout. The Woman Who Split the Atom is a fascinating look at
Meitner's fierce passion, integrity, and her life-long struggle to
have her contributions to physics recognized.
Max grapples with the outrageousness of divorced parents beginning
to date -- and other mysteries of evolution -- in his third quirky
notebook.
Welcome to Max's book of inventions, experiments, comic strips, and
random thoughts about school, the universe, evolution, and parents
who definitely don't act the way parents are supposed to act.
Luckily for Max, he has a place to jot down his biggest questions
and most amazing discoveries. This zany mix of comics, concoctions,
and contraptions helps Max tells the story of his topsy-turvy life
and how he comes to terms with a changing family.
"America " Hannah's small European village buzzes with tales of
life in a faraway land free from persecution. Cousin Esther has
passage for two aboard a ship bound for New York, and Hannah
convinces Mama and Papashka to let her use the extra ticket. Will
America really be everything they've dreamed of?
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