Drifting House

Drifting House
Author: Krys Lee
Publsiher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780571276196

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A haunting and unforgettable debut spanning the last seventy years of Korean history, including the BBC Short Story Prize shortlisted story 'The Goose Father'. Alternating between the lives of Koreans struggling through seventy years of turbulent, post-World War II history in their homeland and the communities of Korean immigrants grappling with assimilation in the United States, Krys Lee's haunting debut story collection Drifting House weaves together intricate tales of family and love, abandonment and loss on both sides of the Pacific. In the title story, children escaping famine in North Korea are forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to survive. The tales set in America reveal the immigrants' unmoored existence, playing out in cramped apartments and Koreatown strip malls, from the abandoned wife in 'A Temporary Marriage' who enters into a sham marriage to find her kidnapped daughter to the makeshift family in 'At the Edge of the World' which is fractured when a shaman from the old country moves in next door.

Drifting Home

Drifting Home
Author: Pierre Berton
Publsiher: D & M Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781926706566

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This Canadian classic, by one of the country's beloved authors, is a personal journey through time and space to the heart of family and the soul of the Canadian experience. Drifting Home is an account of a journey by Pierre Berton and his family as they raft down the Yukon River from Lake Bennett, British Columbia, to Dawson in the Yukon Territory. It is a meditation on family and childhood and the small moments from which memories are drawn. It is also a tribute by a son to his father. During the Klondike summer of 1898, Francis George Berton paddled the waters of this historic river. Berton was one of the pioneering adventurers who sought his fortune in the goldfields of the north. When the gold rush ended and the crowds left, he stayed on in Dawson City, Yukon, as government mining recorder, married and started a family. It was there, in Canada's most famous ghost town, that Pierre Berton spent his vividly remembered childhood. Through a unique blending of nostalgia, his deep love of the land and his unrivalled knowledge of the history and the area, Pierre Berton has created this magical tale.

The Drift House

The Drift House
Author: Dale Peck
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599900056

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Sent to stay with their uncle in a ship-like home called Drift House, twelve-year-old Susan and her stepbrothers embark on an adventure involving duplicitous mermaids, pirates, and an attempt to stop time forever.

Drifting Dragons

Drifting Dragons
Author: Taku Kuwabara
Publsiher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781646592265

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Drifting through the skies, the Quin Zaza anchors at one of the world's largest hubs, Harley. There, Mika reunites with an old friend, Cujo. Though they used be draking partners once upon a time, the two bitterly parted ways after a certain incident drove a wedge between them. After a long night of reminiscing, Cujo enlists Mika to help him take down a dragon...the famous "Ol' Harpoon" Cujo failed to finish off three years ago. And so, the old duo take to the skies for one last catch!

White Fox Dilah and the Moon Stone

White Fox  Dilah and the Moon Stone
Author: Chen Jiatong
Publsiher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781338635416

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The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestselling author Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface in this perilous quest for self-discovery. When a young white fox named Dilah discovers a human family, he begins to dream of being human himself. But when his parents are assassinated, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface. A treasure with the power to make animals human... The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But evil blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise, and a fierce leopard -- but can he stay one step ahead?

Drifting Dragons

Drifting Dragons
Author: Taku Kuwabara
Publsiher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781646592814

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Adrift in search of more profit and tasty morsels, the Quin Zaza touches down in the bustling commercial town of Majuro. There, Mika has a run-in with Captain Kurga, head of the infamous "Slayers". Unlike the Quin Zaza, the Slayers are hired killers who hunt down dragons by any means necessary, no matter how cruel or vicious. Mika and Kurga... When the two men with opposite ideologies come head to head, skies know what'll happen!

Jelly

Jelly
Author: Clare Rees
Publsiher: Abrams
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781683359357

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A survival story unlike anything you’ve ever read—perfect for fans of Patrick Ness and Rory Power The biggest problem with being trapped on a jellyfish isn’t what you’d expect. You get over the fear of death (because you start looking forward to it) and the smell of fish (because it quickly becomes your breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Boredom is an issue, sure, but it’s not the main one; the biggest problem is not being able to get away from everyone. Martha is stuck on the back of the jellyfish and has been for a long time. She and everyone else living there don’t know how exactly they got there or how long they’ve been there or where they’re going—they just remember that something traumatic happened. And they can’t escape. But now, the crew has finally had enough. They’re going to escape the jellyfish—or die trying. (Which probably means dying.) Funny, strange, and completely original, Jelly is an unforgettable young adult debut.

The Lost Cities

The Lost Cities
Author: Dale Peck
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599902265

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Siblings Susan and Charles receive a mysterious book before leaving to visit their Uncle Farley at his time-traveling house, where they become separated in the Sea of Time and struggle to find their way home.