Ibisubizo by’amashakiro
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The House on Primrose Pond
After suffering a sudden, traumatic loss, historical novelist Susannah Gilmore decides to uproot her life—and the lives of her two children—and leave their beloved Brooklyn for the little town of Eastwood, New Hampshire. <P><P> While the trio adjusts to their new surroundings, Susannah is captiv... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2016 -
The Bicycle Spy
Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he's racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents' bakery. He dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race. But ever since Germany's occupation of France began two years ag... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2016 -
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? a) A six-year-old who dazzled the empress of Austria with his piano brilliance b) A composer who wrote more than 600 concertos, sonatas, symphonies, and operas in his thirty-five-year lifetime c) A serious musician who loved to tell silly jokes d) All of the abo... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2003 -
The Barbie Chronicles
A THOROUGHLY GROWN-UP LOOK AT A TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSE OF OUTSTANDING PROPORTIONS To some she's a collectible, to others she's trash. In The Barbie Chronicles, twenty-three writers join together to scrutinize Barbie's forty years of hateful, lovely disastrous, glorious influence on us all. No other... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 1999 -
Louisa: The Life Of Louisa May Alcott
When Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" was published in 1868 it was an instant success. Louisa drew on her experiences in writing the novel, but there’s a lot more to her rags-to-riches story. Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only sev... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2009 -
The Four Temperaments: A Novel
When Oscar Kornblatt, fifty-five year old lead violinist with the New York City Ballet, falls in love with Ginny Valentine, an eighteen-year-old dancer in the corps de ballet, he sets in motion a devastating train of events. For while he expects his affair with Ginny - young, vivacious and ambitiou... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2002 -
The Bicycle Spy
<p>Marcel loves riding his bicycle, whether he's racing through the streets of his small town in France or making bread deliveries for his parents' bakery. He dreams of someday competing in the Tour de France, the greatest bicycle race. But ever since Germany's occupation of France began two years a... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2016 -
Courageous
Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he's feared the ocean since his oldest brother's ship was sunk by a German U-boat.But that doesn't matter when he and his best friend Sally hear chatter on their radio. Allied troops, including Aiden's surviving brother, are trapped ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2018 -
Who Was John F. Kennedy?
The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2005 -
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs' home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2004 -
Breaking the Bank
A fresh and whimsical novel featuring a single mother in Brooklyn who suddenly discovers an ATM machine that gives her free (and unrecorded) cash; what she does with that money changes many lives--including her own. Mia Saul is down on her luck. She's been dumped by her husband, fired from her job, ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2009 -
A Wedding in Great Neck
The Silverstein family is coming together in Great Neck, Long Island, for the nuptials of the youngest daughter. Always considered the favorite—and the object of much envy and resentment—Angelica has planned a fairy tale wedding to her fiancé, a former fighter pilot. But there are storm clouds on ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2012 -
Two of a Kind
Ten years after losing her husband, Christina Connelly has worked through the pain, focusing on raising her teenage daughter and managing her small decorating business. But her romantic life has never recovered. Still, it’s irksome to be set up with arrogant, if handsome, doctor Andy Stern at her ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2013 -
You Were Meant For Me
What do you do when you have to give up the person you love most? Thirty-five-year-old Miranda is not an impulsive person. She's been at Domestic Goddess magazine for eight years, she has great friends, and she's finally moving on after a breakup. Having a baby isn't even on her radar--until the da... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2014 -
Who Was Sojourner Truth? (Who was?)
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2015 -
Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who was?)
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Through... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2002 -
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Who Was?)
Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biograp... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2003 -
Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was?)
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Through... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2002 -
The Doll with the Yellow Star
A tender story about the power of love in the face of loss Nine-year-old Claudine doesn't want to leave her much-loved home in France to go live in America, not without her parents. But she knows about the shortages, about the yellow stars Jews must wear, and about Adolf Hitler. And she knows t... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2005 -
What Are the Ten Commandments? (What Was?)
Learn the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief.Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from oth... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2017 -
Who Was Rosa Parks?
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2010 -
What Was the Underground Railroad?
No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2013 -
Who Was John F. Kennedy? (Who was?)
The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2005 -
Who Was Louis Armstrong? (Who was?)
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs? Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2004 -
The Doll Shop Downstairs
by Mcdonough • Yona ZeldisNine-year-old Anna and her sisters love to play with the dolls in their parents' doll repair shop. But when World War I begins, an embargo on German-made goods-including the parts Papa needs to repair the dolls-threatens to put the family's shop out of business. Fortunately, Anna has an idea that ... More
ururimi: ENGUburenganzira bw’umuhanzi: 2009