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Garden of the lost and abandoned : the extraordinary story of one ordinary woman and the children she saves

Yu, Jessica, author.

Publication Date

2017

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Call Number

362.73096761 YU

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SD_ILS:472836

The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom

Franke, Shari, 2003- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Call Number

364.15 FRA

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SD_ILS:795088

The knot of my tongue : poems and prose

Naqvi, Zehra (Founder of The Estuary Institute), author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

811.6 NAQ

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SD_ILS:718800

The abandoners : on mothers and monsters

Gómez Urzaiz, Begoña, 1980- author.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

306.8743 GOM

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SD_ILS:798139

Belonging : a daughter's search for identity through loss and love

Miller, Michelle, 1967- author.

Publication Date

2023

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Call Number

920.573 MIL

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SD_ILS:671684

The children's republic : a play about Janusz Korczak

Moscovitch, Hannah, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

812.6 MOS

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SD_ILS:608375

The wig-maker

Gallant, Janet, 1967- author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

811 GAL

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SD_ILS:609576

The whisper on the night wind : the true history of a wilderness legend

Shoalts, Adam, 1986- author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

917.18 SHO

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SD_ILS:625333

Agent Sniper : the Cold War superagent and the ruthless head of the CIA

Tate, Tim, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

327.12 TAT

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SD_ILS:626018

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Worth : an inspiring true story of abandonment, exile, inner strength and belonging

Dhir, Bharti

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

362.734 DHI

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SD_ILS:602435

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From the ashes [large print] : my story of being indigenous, homeless, and finding my way

Thistle, Jesse, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

971.00497 THI

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SD_ILS:639782

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Our backs warmed by the sun : memories of a Doukhobor life

Maloff, Vera, 1951- author.

Publication Date

2020

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289.9 MAL

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SD_ILS:587133

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