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English
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Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war.
Author
Series
Coldest winter ever volume 1
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
353 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Winter Santiaga, the daughter of a wealthy drug dealer in Brooklyn, must fend for herself using wit and sex appeal after her father is put in prison for murder, thus ending her former life of luxury.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
581 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An official television series guide for the HBO show "The Wire" that premiered in 2002. It starts with a cops-and-criminals tale set in a Baltimore housing project, featuring a portrait of an American city in decline.
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English
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This memoir, moving in its frankness, is a relentless tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it with a furious wit and unyielding determination. Cupcake Brown discusses her experiences with the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism and homelessness along with other difficult issues.