false 80719 139605 0345477685 9780345477682 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849m/139605.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849s/139605.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139605.Any_Bitter_Thing_A_Novel 3.72 416 80719 3.74 753 153 2005 139606 1582973229 9781582973227 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111850m/139606.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111850s/139606.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139606.The_Pocket_Muse_Ideas_Inspirations_for_Writing 3.97 109 Pocket Muse does both--"on some pages you get a pat on the head, on others a kick in the seat"--and more. Every page of this pretty little book is devoted to helping you "jumpstart a writing session, inspire confidence, or strengthen your resolve." There are intriguing writing exercises, thought-provoking photographs, offbeat quotations from writers, enticing unfinished sentences, mini writing lessons, quirky word lists, stories from the writing trenches, and a generous dose of encouragement. "Write about a noise--or a silence--that won't go away," Wood suggests. "Someone has left a note on a car windshield," she offers. Books of this sort are often forced, or cute, or more about spirituality than writing. Not The Pocket Muse. It is a lively, appealing companion for a writer in need of a good nudge. --Jane Steinberg]]> 80719 3.74 753 153 2002 139602 0345442938 9780345442932 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111848m/139602.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111848s/139602.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139602.My_Only_Story 3.15 60 He came to me first in a dream, as a crippled dog angling down a country lane, puzzled by his sudden age, his bum paw, the dry stick clamped between his teeth. I’d been expecting this dream for a very long time, and I woke up moving. . . .

Rita Rosario has a gift, a way with people. She listens to them and really sees them for who they are–warts and all. And sometimes, she even knows how to guide them toward a new beginning. Women, even men, come to Rita’s beauty shop for perms, town gossip, and the makeovers of their very lives.

John Reed first appears to Rita in one of her dreams. When they meet at a town gathering a few days later, she immediately offers him a haircut, and her heart. As they share their stories, Rita senses she can help John fill a void by reconnecting him to his only family–a young niece he nearly lost in a heartbreaking tragedy. While inspiring John on a journey out of loneliness and into reconciliation, Rita begins to come to terms with events in her past . . . and discovers things about herself she never realized, including her own intimate role in John’s unfolding story.

]]> 80719 3.74 753 153 2000 139609 0345477162 9780345477163 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111851m/139609.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111851s/139609.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139609.Ernie_s_Ark 3.65 43 80719 3.74 753 153 2002 139604 034544907X 9780345449078 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849m/139604.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849s/139604.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139604.Secret_Language 3.58 38 Connie has trouble with time. She always has to stop and think a minute: How old is she now? . . . Faith always seems to know, though her life is the same as Connie’s: back and forth to theater towns all over. The same dingy food, the same noisy sidewalks, the same cramped suites in the same hotels. . . Sometimes they go to school, sometimes not, though they always have books to read: big packets of books that Armand sends to them in every city. Armand is their parents’ lawyer, the only person they know who likes children. . . .

Faith and Connie endured the same childhood as daughters of egocentric, semi-famous actors who can scarcely take care of themselves. But the two sisters could not be more different. Connie learned to beg for attention, clamor for approval, and fill the silence with words. Faith turned inward, shrinking from the tender emotions that make up an ordinary life. Despite their differences, the sisters came to rely on each other exclusively. But lately, after years of quiet connection, Faith and Connie seem to have lost the ties that once held them close. Faith has a home and two growing sons, but is still unable to fathom unconditional love. Connie, a flight attendant, is always searching, ever-expecting to find her true place in life at the end of each long flight. But a series of shocking, revelatory events will bring the sisters back to each other—and forever alter how they define love, fulfillment, and most importantly, family.]]> 80719 3.74 753 153 1993 139603 0898799082 9780898799088 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849m/139603.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172111849s/139603.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139603.Description 4.00 29 80719 3.74 753 153 1995 5054764 158297599X 9781582975993 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5054764.Pocket_Muse_2_Endless_Inspiration_for_Writers 4.60 5 80719 3.74 753 153 2009 139663 0972941037 9780972941037 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172112134m/139663.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172112134s/139663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139663.The_Way_Life_Should_Be 3.00 2 80719 3.74 753 153 2005 2437019 0825121027 9780825121029 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2437019.Short_Takes_15_Contemporary_Stories 0.0 0 80719 3.74 753 153 1992 139661 0825138566 9780825138560 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139661.Critical_Reading_Activities_For_The_Works_Of_S_e_Hinton_Grades_4_6 0.0 0 80719 3.74 753 153 1999 139662 082512901X 9780825129018 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/139662.12_Multicultural_Novels_Reading_and_Teaching_Strategies 0.0 0 80719 3.74 753 153 1997