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Vera Violet

A Novel

By: Melissa Anne Peterson

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Set against the backdrop of a decaying Pacific Northwest lumber town, Vera Violet is a debut that explores themes of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation as played out in the young lives of a group of close–knit friends. Melissa Anne Peterson’s voice is powerful and poetic, her vision unflinching. Vera Violet recounts the dark story of a rough group of teenagers growing up in a twisted rural logging town. There are no jobs. There is no sense of safety. But there is a small group of loyal friends, a truck waiting with the engine running, a pair of boots covered in blood, and a hot 1911 pistol with a pearl grip. Vera Violet O’Neel’s home is in the Pacific Northwest—not the glamorous scene of coffee bars and craft beers, but the hardscrabble region of busted pickups and broken dreams. Vera’s mother has left, her father is unstable, and her brother is deeply troubled. Against this gritty background, Vera struggles to establish a life of her own, a life fortified by her friends and her hard–won love. But the relentless poverty coupled with the twin lures of crystal meth and easy money soon shatter fragile alliances. Her world violently torn apart, Vera flees to St. Louis, Missouri. There, alone in a small apartment, she grieves for her broken family, her buried friends, and her beloved, Jimmy James Blood. In this brilliant, explosive debut, Melissa Anne Peterson establishes herself as a fresh, raw voice, a writer to be reckoned with. ""Vera Violet is the most authentic and exciting debut I've read in a long time. At once gritty and jaw–droppingly lyrical, Peterson's voice is a clarion call for the downtrodden and disenchanted. Reading Vera Violet is nothing less than a visceral and stirring experience."" —Jonathan Evison, author of Lawn Boy

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Catapult

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1640092331

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Vera Violet

A Novel

By: Melissa Anne Peterson

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A Novel

By: Melissa Anne Peterson

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1640092323

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9781640092327

Inch and Roly Make a Wish

By: Melissa Wiley

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Inch and Roly Make a Wish

By: Melissa Wiley

Roly Poly, Inchworm, Dragonfly, and Beetle all feel bored one sleepy afternoon, until Roly suggests they go to the wishing well to wish for something to do. Full color.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442452765

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9781442452763

Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare

By: Melissa Wiley

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Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare

By: Melissa Wiley

Roly and her friends try to identify an object she finds in the grass, but from their different perspectives it could be a tunnel, a hill, or even a snake.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442490721

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9781442490727

Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place

With Audio Recording

By: Melissa Wiley

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Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place

With Audio Recording

By: Melissa Wiley

Inch and Roly and their friends are hiding, but they will have to be careful—this is a very small hiding place! In this eBook with audio that's full of gentle humor, Roly Poly and her friends squeeze into a hole to hide from a bird. But it turns out that being smushed together in the hole is not so much fun! This Level 1 Ready-to-Read tale is a sweet addition to a charming series that stars familiar backyard and playground insects and is ideal for beginning readers.

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144245282X

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9781442452824

The Prairie Thief

By: Melissa Wiley

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The Prairie Thief

By: Melissa Wiley

In late 19th-century Colorado, Louisa's father is erroneously arrested for thievery and, while under the charge of the awful Smirch family, Louisa and a magical friend must find a way to prove his innocence.

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218

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Simon and Schuster

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1442440562

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9781442440562

Inspired Philanthropy

Creating a Giving Plan

By: Tracy Gary,Melissa Kohner

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Inspired Philanthropy

Creating a Giving Plan

By: Tracy Gary,Melissa Kohner

A workbook on creating a personal giving plan to match your values with your giving. If you have ever wondered whether you could be giving more thoughtfully or even how to think creatively about your giving, this book is for you. This book also makes a wonderful gift for anyone seeking to make a bigger impact with their contributions.Clear text and substantive exercises create a giving plan that will make your charitable giving -- large or small -- catalytic.

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136

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1890759031

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9781890759032

The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart

By: Melissa Trevathan,Sissy Goff

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The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart

By: Melissa Trevathan,Sissy Goff

The authors write that parents need to invite their children to participate in relationships. In this book Trevathan and Goff use examples from their counseling practice and time-proven principles to show how true and lasting connections with adolescents are forged. (July)

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0736908374

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9780736908375

Book's by Melissa Anne Peterson

Vera Violet

Vera Violet

Vera Violet

Vera Violet

Inch and Roly Make a Wish

Inch and Roly Make a Wish

Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare

Inch and Roly and the Sunny Day Scare

Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place

Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place

The Prairie Thief

The Prairie Thief

Inspired Philanthropy

Inspired Philanthropy

The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart

The Back Door to Your Teen's Heart

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