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Nonfiction: Travel, France

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Following Robert Louis Stevenson with a Donkey: Zigging and Zagging Through the Cévennes by  Betty Gladstone ; edited by Carla X. Gladstone “. . . well written and captivating . . . most highly recommended,” Five-Star Review by Readers’ Favorite Most mothers in 1963 didn’t set out on a journey with their daughters through an impoverished section of France with little knowledge of the language. But Betty Gladstone did and ended up being the toast of Le Monastier, France, where she is remembered to this day. Fascinated by Robert Louis Stevenson from her childhood, Betty recreated Stevenson’s one hundred thirty-five mile trek through the Cévennes Mountains in thirteen days. Accompanied by her two daughters and Modestine, a donkey named after Stevenson’s beast of burden, they walked the author’s original path and slept in barns and in small hotels with questionable facilities. Betty Gladstone’s memoir,  Following Robert Louis Stevenson with a Donkey: Zigging and Zagging Through th...
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Nonfiction: Medical, Self-Help Books

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Managing Major Chronic Diseases Advice from a Patient by Alexis Dupree UNIQUE BOOK ON MANAGING MAJOR CHRONIC DISEASES WRITTEN BY A PATIENT DON’T LET MAJOR CHRONIC DISEASES PREVENT YOU FROM LIVING YOUR LIFE WELL Imagine having a dozen major chronic diseases—and living life to the fullest (picture: multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes, epilepsy, congenital hypogammaglobulinemia …). What if you had a life attitude that will make you unbeatable? Over 30 years ago, Alexis Dupree was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She thought her life was over. But it wasn’t. Since then, she accumulated more diseases and had many surgeries. Even twelve major chronic diseases  DIDN’T  get her down. In her book,  Managing Major Chronic Diseases: Advice from a Patient,  she shares her expertise of living a life with multiple major chronic diseases—and living it well. Because doctors and nurses don’t live with the disease. Patients do. In this book you will learn the following: What c...
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Juvenile Fiction Books

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Immigrant from the Stars by Gail Kamer “A wonderful, well-structure plot." Five-Star Review BY READERS’ FAVORITE Iko and his family are in serious trouble. The Trinichian government monitors their every move. And Iko’s family has something to hide. Like Dad’s mysterious vials. And Iko’s special power. Escaping their home planet is the only way to avoid capture. So they steal a spaceship and secretly land on Earth. Are they followed? Probably. Iko and his parents morph into human form to blend in with humans, and Iko enrolls in middle school. But school on Earth is nothing like school on Trinichia. The rules differ. So do the humans. Will Iko fool Earthlings into thinking he’s one of them? Or will they recognize him for what he is—an alien from outer space? Are some humans really Trinichian spies in disguise trying to catch Iko? Can he navigate this dangerous new world? Lives are at stake. Is Iko up to the challenge? Read the complete review. Ride High with the Wave  by Sharon K. S...
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