LITTLE MO AND THE GREAT SNOW MONSTER

It snows and the river freezes over. Little Mo’s parents, going out to forage, caution him to remain in their cave and not to tread on the ice. But a bored and lonely Little Mo ventures outside anyway and builds snow friends. He hides when enormous, dinosaurlike monsters emerge and settle into the cave. Mustering …

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THE WATERS

A fairy-tale atmosphere coexists with harsh realities from the opening sentence: “Once upon a time M’sauga Island was the place where desperate mothers abandoned baby girls and where young women went seeking to prevent babies altogether.” The island is home to elderly Hermine “Herself” Zook, who fabricates medicines from wild plants that populate the wetlands …

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WHY DID I JUST EAT THAT?

“Food Cuddler,” “Food Whisperer,” and “Procrastin-Eater” are just a few of the author’s creatively named categories in this book, which aims to help readers analyze and improve their dysfunctional relationships with food. Eating should be a simple process, she asserts; the main reason to eat is hunger, and fullness is the cue to stop. What …

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OF GREED AND GLORY

“Several hundred thousand Americans are caged in American jails every single day, not because they are necessarily guilty of a crime but because our wealth-based justice system targets those who don’t have the money to post bail….And the vast majority of those caged are poor, Black, and brown.” So writes Plant, editor of Zora Neale …

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SLAM DUNK JOB SEARCH

“Before you start to compete for your ideal job, you should know where you stand relative to the marketplace,” writes Parker in this extended game plan for understanding and improving the process of job seeking. “You should know what you want to offer, but you also must know how well you match up with what …

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