Novel Conversations

Teacher man: a memoir

by Moline Public Library (Ill.), McCourt, Frank, Hall-Bennett, Vanessa

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In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs an…

The book thief

by Moline Public Library (Ill.), Hall-Bennett, Vanessa, Zusak, Markus

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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.