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From the writers of acclaimed blog Pen & Palate, a humorous coming-of-age (and mastering-the-art-of-home-cooking) memoir of friendship, told through stories, recipes, and beautiful illustrations. Getting through life in your 20s isn't easy - especially if you're broke, awkward, and prone to starting small grease fires in your studio apartment. For best friends Lucy Madison and Tram Nguyen, cooking was an escape from the daily humiliation that is being a 20-something woman in a big city.

Quiet As They Come is a beautiful and at times brutal portrait of a people caught between two cultures. Set in San Francisco from the 1980s to the present day, this debut collection explores the lives of several families of Vietnamese immigrants as they struggle to adjust to life in their new country, often haunted by the memories and customs of their old lives in Vietnam. While some are able to survive and assimilate, others are crushed by the promise of the "American Dream."

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In 1975, 13-year-old Lan Cao boarded an airplane in Saigon and got off in a world where she faced hosts she had not met before, a language she didn't speak, and food she didn't recognize, with the faint hope that she would be able to go home soon. Lan fought her way through confusion, and racism, to become a successful lawyer and novelist. Four decades later, she faced the biggest challenge in her life: raising her daughter, Harlan - half Vietnamese by birth and 100 percent American teenager by inclination.

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra. Les examens de fin d'année approchent. Les petits rats de l'École de Danse commencent à s'inquiéter. Surtout la perfectionniste Constance. Sera-t-elle admise en 5e division ?

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra. Les petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra vont partir en tournée au Japon ! Ils se donneront en spectacle dans plusieurs grandes villes. Depuis qu'elle le sait, Maïna ne pense qu'à une chose : elle va enfin pouvoir rencontrer Daisuke, un garçon japonais de son âge, avec qui elle a commencé à échanger sur un forum en ligne consacré aux petits chats porte-bonheur dont elle raffole. Daisuke par-ci, Daisuke par-là... Sa bande de copains finirait presque par être jalouse !

In a world ravaged by climate change, a mysterious time travel agency known as the Program sends carefully selected Heroes back in time on missions to prevent environmental damage before it happens. Sloane Burrows secretly longs to be a Hero and restore the natural world of her childhood—a world she can envision with absolute clarity because of her superpower memory. But her father raised Sloane to believe her “freak memory” is a shameful flaw that should be hidden from the world. Sloane stuffs her dream of being a Hero and conceals her memory to the point of making herself sick.

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'école de danse de l'Opéra de Paris ! Zoé est ravie : elle va participer avec ses copains de 5e division au ballet de La Belle au bois dormant, à l'Opéra Garnier ! Lors de la première répétition, elle surprend une conversation dans les loges : Camille, une danseuse du Corps de Ballet, semble traverser une déception amoureuse avec un autre danseur de la compagnie. Mais de qui parle-t-elle ? L'insouciante Zoé se met en tête de jouer les Cupidon, quitte à semer la pagaille dans le bon déroulement du spectacle.

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Dolly was thirteen years old when her family moved from Seattle to Orange County, California. Lost between two cultures, she did not feel Vietnamese or American. In her search to find a community of her own, Dolly lost her identity, her voice, and her independence. It was through the experience of first love, the discovery of new wave music, the appreciation of traditional foods, and the survival of tough love that she understood identity was rooted in self-love and self-acceptance.

Kochin is a heartsooth—a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death. Intent on defying nature and bringing Nhika back to life, Kochin keeps her body in a life-preserving casket and waits for a miracle. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin realizes the answer to his desperate quest can only lie in one place: Yarong, the lush yet battle-ridden island the first heartsooths called home.

Dexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He's homeschooled by the residents up until the day the county’s truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to a “real” school, to the local middle school. At school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date.

Zoe Tran is living her best life, designing plus-size lingerie at her own award-winning clothing boutique, when suddenly her college best friend reenters her life. Derek Bui is offering a tantalizing chance to recapture a forgotten dream: designing costumes for the musical they created together years ago. Derek has loved Zoe since freshman year but never had the guts to confess his true feelings. Now he’s directing the Vietnamese Cinderella rock musical they dreamed up in college.

Heartbreak Agony & Pain is a collection of poetry and prose that takes the listener on an odyssey of heartache, grief, agony, and pain coping with the aftermath of a breakup.

Eders Jugendliebe Franziska taucht eines Tages in der Werkstatt auf. Als sie gemeinsam ausgehen, will Eder den eifersüchtigen Pumuckl mit einer Tafel Schokolade versöhnlich stimmen. Doch plötzlich ist da eine Spinne! Pumuckl braucht Eders Hilfe. Entgegen der Abmachung stört er ihn im Restaurant. Eder kommt in die Werkstatt. Doch die Spinne ist weg. Hat Pumuckl gelogen? Und wie bringt Eder jetzt seiner Jugendfreundin bei, dass ein Kobold bei ihm wohnt?

love affection & devotion is a collection of poetry and prose that takes the reader on an odyssey of love, lust, passion, and yearning.

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'école de danse de l'Opéra de Paris ! Cette année, parmi les nouveaux en cinquième division se trouve Clémence. Elle était dans le même cours de danse que Colas, avant son entrée à l'École ! Très naturellement, Clémence vient donc vers lui en arrivant. Colas est tiraillé entre son envie de lui servir de guide et sa fidélité à la bande.

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra ! Bilal estime qu'il y a encore beaucoup à faire pour que la danse classique ne soit pas une activité réservée aux filles – et aux garçons d'un certain milieu... Soutenu par ses amis petits rats et par la direction de l'Ecole de Danse de l'Opéra, le jeune danseur va organiser un stage de découverte à Nanterre. Mais ce n'est pas toujours facile d'aller à l'encontre des préjugés.

Découvrez la vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra ! Avant de s'endormir Sofia, 12 ans, était élève de 5e division à l'École de Danse. À son réveil, elle a 16 ans, étudie en 1re division et se prépare à passer le concours d'entrée de l'Opéra de Paris, un des moment les plus importants de sa vie. Sofia est stupéfaite : que lui est-il arrivé ? Roman pour enfant dès 8 ans.

La vie et les rêves des petits rats de l'École de danse de l'Opéra de Paris. C'est bientôt la fête de l'École. Les élèves qui le souhaitent peuvent créer leur propre spectacle - et pas forcément de danse classique ! Zoé prend cela très au sérieux : elle veut mettre en scène une comédie musicale qui raconte la vie à l'École. Mais certains pensionnaires lui mettent des bâtons dans les roues...