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Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love...

The charming, viral video of a Scottish grandmother immensely enjoying this book while reading it to a baby has thankfully brought The Wonky Donkey story back into print. Children and grownups alike will be in fits of laughter with this amusing, cumulative, read-aloud rhyming tale of an endearing donkey that has just a few quirks. Based on a song that author Craig Smith wrote after being inspired by a joke he heard, the book is colorfully illustrated...

If not for her loving but controlling parents, Beth Prudhomme might never have taken charge of her life and moved from her native Chicago to Portland, Oregon, where she has reconnected with her spirited Aunt Sunshine and found a job as a high school music teacher. If not for her friend Nichole Nyquist, Beth would never have met Sam Carney, although first impressions have left Beth with serious doubts. Sam is everything Beth is not -- and her conservative...

When Olivia learns that there will be no band at the evening's fireworks display, she decides to form one of her own, with herself as the only musician and some rather unusual instruments.

Youngsters are invited to join Pete the Cat as he stars in the classic nighttime song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

Frida and Bear love to draw. When Bear runs out of ideas, Frida suggests they play the shape game.

Growing up in Chockie, Oklahoma and singing in honky-tonks, rodeos, fairs, and dance halls lead Reba to popularity that matches the male country western singers of today.

An epic story of the greatest guitar player to ever live, and the six lives he changed with his magical blue strings. Mitch Albom creates his most unforgettable fictional character--Frankie Presto, the greatest guitarist to ever walk the earth--in this magical novel about the bands we join in life and the power of talent to change our lives. An epic story of the greatest guitar player to ever live, and the six lives he changed with his magical blue...

Words and music describe different emotions in terms of color, as when everything is rosy when one feels joyful, then remind the reader that everyone experiences this same rainbow of emotions.