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22) Amadi's snowman
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English
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As a young Igbo man, Amadi does not understand why his mother insists he learn to read, since he already knows his numbers and will be a businessman one day, but an older boy teaches him the value of learning about the world through books.
23) Miles' song
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Language
English
Description
In 1851 in South Carolina, Miles, a twelve-year-old slave, is sent to a "breaking ground" to have his spirit broken but endures the experience by secretly taking reading lessons from another slave.
25) Lifeless
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Series
Words made flesh trilogy volume 2
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English
Description
Now a prisoner in Eden City, Tavin Barnes is cursed with being the next Word of Death and can kill with a touch, but Ryse, the Godspeaker charged with Tavin's training, is pushing him to be an elite assassin and he must rally his fellow Words in order to subvert the Godspeakers' master plan of dominating an illiterate wordless class.
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Español
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Nos remontamos a 1907, cuando Manuela, una inocente y analfabeta chica de quince años, empieza a trabajar para la familia más rica de Terreros, un pueblo de Aragón. Para cualquier chica de su condición se trata de una oportunidad única de escapar de trabajos mucho más duros. Al entrar en la Casa Grande intenta pasar desapercibida, pero pronto hará gran amistad con Inés, la hija más joven de la familia, que le enseñará a leer, y se enamorará...
27) Drwale
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Language
Polish
Description
"Drwale to wielopokoleniowa saga, która swój początek bierze pod koniec XVII wieku, kiedy dwaj ubodzy Francuzi, René Sel i Charles Duquet, przybywają do Kanady. Związani kontraktem z feudalnym zwierzchnikiem, przez trzy lata wycinają lasy w zamian za ziemię. Śledzimy losy potomków Sela i Duqueta na przestrzeni trzystu lat: pełne bestialstwa podróże przez Amerykę Północną do Europy, Chin i Nowej Zelandii; zemstę wrogów, wypadki,...
28) Precious
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English
Description
In this harrowing tale, sixteen-year-old Precious Jones has endured a broken home under the most horrific circumstances. Impregnated by her rapist father, Precious prepares for the birth of her second child as she runs away from home and befriends a counter-culture teacher who whisks her away on a soul-searching journey.
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