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Because his grandmother is arriving from India, Rishi wants to cook curry alongside his dad using the flavors from his family's special spice box, but when he drops the box that holds the family's heart and history, he draws courage and meaning from their treasured past to set things right.
2) Welcome Home
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Welcome Home is the story of Perry, a famed writer who is battling writers block and decides to relocate to his old New York home – in hopes that getting back to his roots will help him come up with his next hit story. Upon his return, he finds that a mother and her children, with no other options, have broken into his apartment and have made it their home…As the emotional story of how this family came to be in his apartment unravels, the writer...
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La pornovenganza se puede definir como compartir materiales sexuales privados, ya sean videos o fotos de otra persona sin su consentimiento con el fin de causar daños psicológicos o vergüenza. El responsable de este acto criminal en oportunidades comparte información personal sobre la víctima.La seguridad de la persona afectada puede verse comprometida en la medida que se comparta su información personal. Las víctimas de pornovenganza son por...
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Visually stunning, tactile, and mesmerizing, this graphic novel is a debut at the summit from a self-taught Argentinian visionary.
Lorenzo isn't happy about moving. But in his new room, he finds an old desk with what seems likes hundreds of drawers. Each even has its own smell! Deep inside the desk, he finds a book and begins to read. When he looks up, he sees all kinds of curious things. Has the book come to life? Or is it something else? This is...
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"A Mother's Tale of Financial Triumph" follows the journey of Sarah, a dedicated mother dealing with the daunting undertaking of handling excessive debt while residing with her in-legal guidelines. Despite the overpowering occasions, Sarah is determined to offer a higher lifestyles for her youngsters. As she navigates the complexities of familial relationships and economic strain, Sarah discovers her very own resilience and resourcefulness. Through...
7) Rockbound
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First published in 1928, now public domain, this Canadian classic describes the lives of the people that make up an isolated fishing community off Nova Scotia. The book is set just before the start of the First World War, in the opening years of the twentieth century.
This novel evokes the eternal battle between humans and their environment: the struggle of the fishermen to survive working in the harsh seas in order to earn their livings. Frank Parker...
8) The Cutters
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Bess Streeter Aldrich has made a big place for herself among novel readers by her wholesome, happy and truthful stories of American small-town life. In The Cutters she takes a family that is typical of many thousands of homes and portrays it with humor and sympathy.
19) Little Ricky
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Ricardo and Dorothy are a young couple who live an irresponsible life, but they are happy. Their happiness is soon shattered when little Ricky appears in their life. Little Ricky doesn't filter his comments, causing one incident after another in both families. Ricardo and Dorothy's families are from different backgrounds and hostile to one another. Ricky adds fuel to that fire until a terrible incident brings an unexpected end to the story.
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[2024]
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"In her parched, crumbling corner of a Cape Town public housing complex, Deidre van Deventer receives a call from the South African police department. Her family home, recently reclaimed by the government, has become the scene of a criminal investigation. The remains of several bodies have just been unearthed from their land, after decades underground. Detectives pepper her with questions: Was your brother a member of a pro-apartheid group in the...
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