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508 LESLIE 2021
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"Originally published in 2000 with endorsements from E.O. Wilson and Jane Goodall, Clare Walker Leslie's Keeping a Nature Journal was at the forefront of the nature observation and journaling movement. Leslie's approach has long been acclaimed for its accessible style of teaching people to see, witness, and appreciate the wonders of nature, and her classic guide is still used by individuals, groups, and educators ranging from elementary school teachers...

2025 NYRA Recommendations - Young Adult

2) Words composed of sea and sky

Author

George, Erica

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA FICTION GEORGE 2021
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YA FICTION GEORGE 2021
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Sparks Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA FICTION GEORGE 2021
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Challenged to write a poem about a historical whaler her Cape Cod community reveres, a creative girl discovers the poetry journal of a 19th-century woman who shared a romance with a mysterious sea captain. "A contemporary YA summer Cape Cod romance featuring poets divided by centuries Michaela Dunn, living on present day Cape Cod, dreams of getting into an art school, something her family just doesn't understand. When her stepfather refuses to fund...

3) Alphabetical diaries

Author

Heti, Sheila

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
BIO HETI 2024
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BIO HETI 2024
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"Sheila Heti kept a record of her thoughts over a ten-year period, then arranged the sentences from A to Z. Passionate and reflective, joyful and despairing, these are her alphabetical diaries."-- " Sheila Heti kept a record of her thoughts over a ten-year period, then arranged the sentences from A to Z. Passionate and reflective, joyful and despairing, these are her alphabetical diaries."--

4) The sky was falling: a young surgeon's story of bravery, survival, and hope

Author

Griggs, Cornelia

Publisher

Gallery Books

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
617.092 GRIGGS 2024
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''The dramatic, unforgettable, and ultimately cathartic diary of a young pediatric surgeon and mother working on the front lines as the COVID-19 pandemic hit one of New York City's busiest hospitals. In the spring of 2020, many of us were sequestered in our homes, attempting to teach our children and learn to bake while the pings of news alerts and wails of sirens reminded us of the devastation outside. Dr. Cornelia Griggs's experience was nothing...