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"August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler's forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she expected. And she certainly never imagined she'd wind up working at Primrose Hill, a dusty old bookshop nestled in the heart of London. Through blackouts and air raids as the Blitz intensifies, Grace discovers the power of storytelling...
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"Books, even obscure ones, are readily available online in the age of digital retail. As bookstores attempt to find their identity in a new era, some have survived by selling everything from toys to socks, coffee to stationery. In this short book, Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks. It is a defense...
3) Amazon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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720L
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English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Amazon.com. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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"Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his last beacon of hope: his beloved bookshop, La Page Cachée. But when a young woman and her child knock on his door one night and beg for refuge, he knows his only option is to risk it all once more to save a life. Modern day: Juliette and her husband have finally...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"This engaging, easy-to-read biography explores the life and accomplishment of a recognizable and influential person from the business world. Teeming with full-color images, fascinating personal facts, and inspiring quotations directly from Jeff Bezos, this books will appeal to researchers looking for age-appropriate sources as well as casual readers in grades 7 and up"--
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