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Broomsticks and Knucklebones
by Marmaduke NepskinWhat do a pirate who likes to play knucklebones, and a shopkeeper who’s frightened of witches, have in common? Not much. But if you throw in a one-legged seagull, a freckly shop assistant, and some real witches as well, you’ve got the ingredients for a funny, unexpected story – and a surprisingly happy ending for everyone. Well, almost everyone.
Brothel #9
by Anusree Roy Iris TurcottA deal has been struck between two men in India—twenty-one hundred rupees in exchange for a young village woman named Rekha. Sent to Calcutta without knowing why, Rekha finds herself in the confines of a brothel with Jamuna, a prostitute and madam, who is resigned to her trade. In these conditions, Rekha must shape her destiny and find inner liberty.
Brothel Princess is a Female Wolf: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Mei YanKongThe elder left female through actually catch up with the man to open bud for her small fish a turn over ride on the man tomorrow see that calculate divination of certainly reward him an old man of head his ya of say very accurate say she walk peach blossom luck can not think of is so a top grade peach blossom it s just that when it s over the man says he wants to marry her as a princess are you kidding the fish looked around and found that she was so excited that someone wanted her chastity that she didn t even know she had passed through princess give a person to play that much boring she want to play all over the handsome man make up for her last life to do more than 30 years of leftover woman
Brothel Princess is a Female Wolf: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Mei YanKongThe elder left female through actually catch up with the man to open bud for her small fish a turn over ride on the man tomorrow see that calculate divination of certainly reward him an old man of head his ya of say very accurate say she walk peach blossom luck can not think of is so a top grade peach blossom it s just that when it s over the man says he wants to marry her as a princess are you kidding the fish looked around and found that she was so excited that someone wanted her chastity that she didn t even know she had passed through princess give a person to play that much boring she want to play all over the handsome man make up for her last life to do more than 30 years of leftover woman
Brothel Princess is a Female Wolf: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Mei YanKongThe elder left female through actually catch up with the man to open bud for her small fish a turn over ride on the man tomorrow see that calculate divination of certainly reward him an old man of head his ya of say very accurate say she walk peach blossom luck can not think of is so a top grade peach blossom it s just that when it s over the man says he wants to marry her as a princess are you kidding the fish looked around and found that she was so excited that someone wanted her chastity that she didn t even know she had passed through princess give a person to play that much boring she want to play all over the handsome man make up for her last life to do more than 30 years of leftover woman
Brother
by Ania AhlbornFrom the bestselling horror author of Within These Walls and The Bird Eater comes a terrifying novel that follows a teenager determined to break from his family&’s unconventional—and deeply disturbing—traditions.Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don’t knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what’s buried in the Morrows’ backyard. But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isn’t like the rest of his family. He doesn’t take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and he’s sure that someday he’ll see the world beyond West Virginia. When he meets Alice, a pretty girl working at a record shop in the small nearby town of Dahlia, he’s immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster he’s become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his place…
Brother
by David Chariandy<p>The long-awaited second novel from David Chariandy, whose debut, Soucouyant, was nominated for nearly every major literary prize in Canada and published internationally. <p> An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions of masculinity, family, race, and identity as they are played out in a Scarborough housing complex during the sweltering heat and simmering violence of the summer of 1991. <p>With shimmering prose and mesmerizing precision, David Chariandy takes us inside the lives of Michael and Francis. They are the sons of Trinidadian immigrants, their father has disappeared and their mother works double, sometimes triple shifts so her boys might fulfill the elusive promise of their adopted home. <p>Coming of age in The Park, a cluster of town houses and leaning concrete towers in the disparaged outskirts of a sprawling city, Michael and Francis battle against the careless prejudices and low expectations that confront them as young men of black and brown ancestry -- teachers stream them into general classes; shopkeepers see them only as thieves; and strangers quicken their pace when the brothers are behind them. Always Michael and Francis escape into the cool air of the Rouge Valley, a scar of green wilderness that cuts through their neighbourhood, where they are free to imagine better lives for themselves. <p>Propelled by the pulsing beats and styles of hip hop, Francis, the older of the two brothers, dreams of a future in music. Michael's dreams are of Aisha, the smartest girl in their high school whose own eyes are firmly set on a life elsewhere. But the bright hopes of all three are violently, irrevocably thwarted by a tragic shooting, and the police crackdown and suffocating suspicion that follow. <P>With devastating emotional force David Chariandy, a unique and exciting voice in Canadian literature, crafts a heartbreaking and timely story about the profound love that exists between brothers and the senseless loss of lives cut short with the shot of a gun. <p><B>Longlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize</B>
Brother & Sister Enter the Forest: A Novel
by Richard MirabellaFinalist for the Lambda Literary AwardsA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceOpening like a fairy tale and ending like a nightmare, this cannonball of a queer coming-of-age novel follows a young man's relationship with a violent older boyfriend—and how he and his sister survive a terrible crimeAfter years of severed communication, Justin appears on his sister&’s doorstep needing a place to stay. The home he's made for himself has collapsed, as has everything else in his life. When they were children, Willa played the role of her brother&’s protector, but now, afraid of the chaos he might bring, she&’s reluctant to let him in.Willa lives a carefully ordered life working as a nurse and making ornate dioramas in her spare time. As Justin tries to connect with the people she&’s closest to—her landlord, her boyfriend, their mother—she begins to feel exposed. Willa and Justin&’s relationship has always been strained yet loving, frustrating and close. But it hits a new breaking point when Justin spirals out of control, unable to manage his sobriety and the sustained effects of a brain injury.Years earlier, in high school, desperate to escape his home life and his disapproving, troubled mother, Justin falls into the hands of his first lover, a slightly older boy living on his own who offers Justin some semblance of intimacy and refuge. When Justin&’s boyfriend commits a terrifying act of violence, the two flee on a doomed road trip, a journey that will damage Justin and change his and his family&’s lives forever.Weaving together these two timelines, Brother & Sister Enter the Forest unravels the thread of a young man&’s trauma and the love waiting for him on the other side.
Brother Against Brother (Hardy Boys Casefiles #11)
by Franklin W. DixonFrom the back of the book: Phantom hit man A federal witness is being hunted by an unknown hit man. In an effort to warn the witness, detective Fenton Hardy sends Joe on a secret mission. With frightening swiftness the killer ambushes Joe before he can deliver his message. Joe manages to survive but loses his memory! Joe can't remember his name or his mission. Worst of all, he thinks Frank is the enemy. Meanwhile a deadly killer lies in wait-selling death on the family plan. ================ From inside the book: FATAL VISION All of Frank's attention was on the road before him, so he barely noticed a churning sound erupting from a stand of aspens off to one side. He turned when the sound got louder and saw a car come barreling into view-flashing straight at the pickup! Frank tried to brake, tried to turn aside. But the onrushing car caught him broadside, smashing him off the road, into the ditch.. The last thing Frank remembered was his own brother, grim-faced at the wheel, ramming him!
Brother Be Gone! (Jeanie & Genie #5)
by Trish GrantedIn the fifth book of the Jeanie & Genie series, Jeanie just wishes her annoying little brother would disappear—but she didn&’t mean actually disappear…uh-oh.Jeanie&’s little brother, Jake, is annoying. Well, according to Jeanie he is. And sometimes Jeanie wishes he would just leave her alone! But when you have a best friend who&’s a genie, you need to be careful what you wish for. When Willow accidentally grants the wish, Jake really does disappear! Will the girls be able to figure out where Jake has gone—and how to get him back? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Jeanie & Genie chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Brother Blood Sister Death
by Bill RansomA modern, nonviolent vampire fears his twin sister&’s traditional, gruesome habits will expose them in this dark thriller. Hybrid vampires Daniel and Diana feel technology&’s cold, uncountable tendrils hunting them. Daniel scientifically satisfies his needs. Diana, his twin sister, hunts in the old-school way, leaving patches of greasy, scorched earth or mutilated bodies for her brother to take care of. Daniel created Matrix, a face pack for beauty shops, which pulls blood through skin, leaves blissful clients, kills and alerts no one. He prefers milking to butchering. Daniel cultivates his human side; Diana mocks him. Impatient, she hunts out of spite as much as need. Daniel finally understands that his twin sister will get him killed, and his life&’s hardest decision is at hand: To milk? Or to butcher? Praise for Brother Blood Sister Death&“A novel of vampire seduction, murder intrigue, and blood. Accomplished poet and novelist Bill Ransom uses humor in especially delicious ways.&” —Brian Herbert, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Dune: House Atreides&“A classic vampire novel rife with secrets…but it&’s no secret that I loved it! Complicated relationships and unexpected twists and turns mix with good old-fashioned vampire violence for a great read. More, Bill Ransom!&” —Nancy Holder, New York Times–bestselling author of The Wicked Saga&“A highly entertaining, riveting story about twin adult vampires. . . . Couldn&’t put this one down—definitely worth a bite.&” —Anna Quin, author of The Night Child
Brother Brontë: A Novel
by Fernando A. FloresNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by the Los Angeles Times, Town & Country, and Alta"Flores’s fiction possesses the aspect of a dream." —David L. Ulin, The Atlantic"This crazy cakey world-making of Fernando A. Flores is all of literature, wide, plaintive, melancholy and full of feminist fellow joyousness and ways. Hated this world ending, I want more." —Eileen Myles Two women fight to save their dystopian border town—and literature—in this gonzo near-future adventure.The year is 2038, and the formerly bustling town of Three Rivers, Texas, is a surreal wasteland. Under the authoritarian thumb of its tech industrialist mayor, Pablo Henry Crick, the town has outlawed reading and forced most of the town’s mothers to work as indentured laborers at the Big Tex Fish Cannery, which poisons the atmosphere and lines Crick’s pockets.Scraping by in this godforsaken landscape are best friends Prosperina and Neftalí—the latter of whom, one of the town’s last literate citizens, hides and reads the books of the mysterious renegade author Jazzmin Monelle Rivas, whose last novel, Brother Brontë, is finally in Neftalí’s possession. But after a series of increasingly violent atrocities committed by Crick’s forces, Neftalí and Prosperina, with the help of a wounded bengal tigress, three scheming triplets, and an underground network of rebel tías, rise up to reclaim their city—and in the process, unlock Rivas’s connection to Three Rivers itself.An adventure that only the acclaimed Fernando A. Flores could dream up, Brother Brontë is a mordant, gonzo romp through a ruined world that, in its dysfunction, tyranny, and disparity, nonetheless feels uncannily like our own. With his most ambitious book yet, Flores once again bends what fiction can do, in the process crafting a moving and unforgettable story of perseverance.
Brother Brother, Sister Sister
by Helen DunmoreTanya's life is a mess. She's got four new brothers and sisters. Nobody in her family gets much sleep anymore, and there are diapers everywhere. Tanya deals with the craziness by writing in her diary -- and there's no shortage of hilarious stories to tell.
Brother Cadfael's Penance (The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #20)
by Ellis PetersTo save his estranged son, a monk risks breaking his vows in this &“moving and suspenseful&” entry in the Silver Dagger Award–winning medieval mystery series (Booklist). For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the mild November of our Lord&’s year 1145 may bring a bitter—and deadly—harvest. England is torn between supporters of the Empress Maud and those of her cousin Stephen. The civil strife is about to jeopardize not only Cadfael&’s life, but his hopes of Heaven. While Cadfael has sometimes bent the abbey&’s rules, he has never broken his monastic vows—until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left thirty of Maud&’s knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael&’s secret son, Olivier de Bretagne. Conceived in Cadfael&’s soldiering youth and unaware of his father&’s identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed. Like never before, Cadfael must boldly defy the abbot. The good brother forsakes the order to follow his heart—but what he finds will challenge his soul.
Brother Cyril's Book
by Penelope WilcockYoung Brother Cyril is devastated. He’s right at the start of his monastic life. Everything looked so promising, but now it’s all been ruined by one glib, unthinking remark. He will be a laughing stock forever. What can he do to restore his self-esteem? Then he has his glorious idea. He decides to write a book about the monks of his community, asking each about the purpose and direction of their lives. Threading through Brother Cyril’s conversations with the brothers of St. Alcuins abbey, however, are some of the stories that can never be written—stories of the heart, and of private and personal struggles—like Brother Felix wrestling with scrupulosity and shame, or Father Francis deciding to lay down what meant so much to him. On the way, Brother Cyril learns more than he’d expected. In the end, his book becomes a book of gratitude.
Brother Dusty Feet
by Rosemary SutcliffAlong with his faithful dog Argos, eleven-year-old Hugh Copplestone decides to leave his Aunt and Uncle's house after one beating too many, and heads for Oxford to seek his fortune.When he meets a group of strolling players along the way, Hugh joins them, becoming part of their acting troupe. A new life meeting jugglers, puppet players, quack doctors and ballard singers starts for Hugh as the Players travel the country, and, as one of the Dusty-Feet, Hugh also experiences the freedom and fellowship of life on the road.
Brother Enemy (Promise of Zion #4)
by Robert ElmerBook 4 of The Promise of Zion. Palestine is at a crossroads in history and it appears that war will break out very soon. Dov and Emily are caught in between and in growing danger. Can Dov risk continuing his search for family?
Brother Esau
by Douglas Orgill Dr John GribbinThe Earth does not belong to man alone The Himalayas bury their secrets well. Two skulls unearthed in the cradle of the human race - the remote heights of Kashmir - throw evolutionary theory into chaos. But a far more disturbing secret lies hidden deep in the bleak mountains and snow-swept valleys unseen by human eyes. A few miles from the explosive triangle of tension where Afghanistan and Pakistan border on India the story of the century breaks. And the echoes of the most shattering revelation yet made to man threaten to plunge the world into total war which will turn the cradle of the human race into its final grave.
Brother Esau
by John Gribbin Douglas OrgillThe Earth does not belong to man alone The Himalayas bury their secrets well. Two skulls unearthed in the cradle of the human race - the remote heights of Kashmir - throw evolutionary theory into chaos. But a far more disturbing secret lies hidden deep in the bleak mountains and snow-swept valleys unseen by human eyes. A few miles from the explosive triangle of tension where Afghanistan and Pakistan border on India the story of the century breaks. And the echoes of the most shattering revelation yet made to man threaten to plunge the world into total war which will turn the cradle of the human race into its final grave.
Brother Fabian's Manuscript: And Other Poems (Routledge Revivals)
by Sebastian EvansOriginally published in 1984, Brother Fabian's Manuscript and Other Poems includes Brother Fabian's Manuscript and thirty-four additional poems.
Brother Fire: Poems
by W.S. Di PieroIn this rich collection, W. S. Di Piero seeks the spirit and substance of illumination in all its forms. He finds meaning, or shows us how we attempt to do so, in the rituals and events that mark our year-the Fourth of July, Halloween, New Year's Eve-and in the ordinary activities of mowing, dancing, drinking, trying to stay warm. "The Kiss" recounts how, as a young man, the poet was not called to the priesthood; in "Prayer Meeting," he recalls watching his mother iron, with her "hopeless routine longing," and declares, "I wanted more than what I prayed for." For all their simplicity, Di Piero's direct, often conversational turns of phrase reveal a world aflame with troubles, with love, with surprising lyrical epiphanies.Didn't You Say Desire Islike the elephant fogshredded northa white sun going downBessemers firedthrough clouds horizonedon my dog-eared stackIt feels good and rightto waste earnest hoursof an early evening'sdaylight saving timein uncertainty and wantthese cranky climateschanging in us while wehaven't started dinner yet.From the Hardcover edition.
Brother Hood
by Janet McDonaldFrom the winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, this provocative story about a young man straddling two very different worlds unfolds against a backdrop of brotherhood and betrayal, friendship and loyalty, and captures the dilemma of those who would carve out a unique destiny for themselves. Nate Whitely's life at a prestigious prep school in upstate New York takes him far from his Harlem home but not so far as to sever the strong bond he has to his neighborhood. Like his prep school friends, Nate is doing well academically and has his sights set on college. But complications from one life intrude into the other. His childhood friend Hustle won't give up his street-smart ways and doesn't want Nate to either. Nate's older brother, Eli, just can't seem to keep things together and is headed for major trouble. Will Nate be able to sustain these powerful ties without jeopardizing all that he's achieved?
Brother Hood
by Janet McdonaldNate Whitely's life at a prestigious prep school in upstate New York takes him far from his Harlem home but not so far as to sever the strong bond he has to his neighborhood. Like his prep school friends, Nate is doing well academically and has his sights set on college. But complications from one life intrude into the other. His childhood friend Hustle won't give up his street-smart ways and doesn't want Nate to either. Nate's older brother, Eli, just can't seem to keep things together and is headed for major trouble. Will Nate be able to sustain these powerful ties without jeopardizing all that he's achieved? This provocative story about a young man straddling two very different worlds unfolds against a backdrop of brotherhood and betrayal, friendship and loyalty, and captures the dilemma of those who would carve out a unique destiny for themselves.