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Colleen Gallagher steps in to shield her daughter from the pain of losing a spouse. As this well-intentioned kindergarten teacher juggles the multiple roles of grandma, cook, and caregiver, she discovers that even her superhuman efforts and a special “last” Christmas in Vermont can’t fix what’s wrong. Maybe nothing can.

The last frontier. The deepest gorge. A one-armed vet determines to conquer the Canyon.

One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874.

Newly relevant in the era of migrant internment camps, Farewell to Manzanar is a short, but powerful, memoir about the long-term effects of being locked up by the powers that be.