The Day of the Owl
The Day of the Owl

Author: Leonardo Sciascia

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2003-09-30

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781590170618

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A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds himself up against an apparently unbreachable wall of silence. A surprise turn puts him on the track of a series of nasty crimes. But all the while Bellodi's investigation is being carefully monitored by a host of observers, near and far. They share a single concern: to keep the truth from coming out. This short, beautifully paced novel is a mesmerizing description of the Mafia at work.

Wesley the Owl
Wesley the Owl

Author: Stacey O'Brien

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-08-19

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1416551735

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Chronicles the author's rescue of an abandoned barn owlet, from her efforts to resuscitate and raise the young owl through their nineteen years together, during which the author made key discoveries about owl behavior.

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Author: Jill Tomlinson

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2022-03-17

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1780310366

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‘I loved this book as a little girl and listening to my own children reading it has brought back so many wonderful memories. A comforting story to help children face their fears and grow in confidence with the help of others.’ – HRH The Duchess of Cambridge

To Each His Own
To Each His Own

Author: Leonardo Sciascia

Publisher: Black and White Series

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780856359910

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This is a short, powerful novel dealing with the complicities and accomodations of power within Italian politics.

The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat

Author: Edward Lear

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1553378288

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Edward Lear's beloved poem has charmed readers since it was first published in 1871. 4+ yrs.

Equal Danger
Equal Danger

Author: Leonardo Sciascia

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2003-10-31

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781590170625

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District Attorney Varga is shot dead. Then Judge Sanza is killed. Then Judge Azar. Are these random murders, or part of a conspiracy? Inspector Rogas thinks he might know, but as soon as he makes progress he is transferred and encouraged to pin the crimes on the Left. And yet how committed are the cynical, fashionable, comfortable revolutionaries to revolution—or anything? Who is doing what to whom? Equal Danger is set in an imaginary country, one that seems all too real. It is the most extreme—and gripping—depiction of the politics of paranoia by Leonardo Sciascia, master of the metaphysical detective novel.

Little Owl's Night
Little Owl's Night

Author: Divya Srinivasan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0698151119

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It's evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket sings. A full moon rises and Little Owl can't understand why anyone would want to miss it. Could the daytime be nearly as wonderful? Mama Owl begins to describe it to him, but as the sun comes up, Little Owl falls fast asleep. Putting a twist on the bedtime book, Little Owl's Night is sure to comfort any child with a curiosity about the night.

Mafia Vendetta
Mafia Vendetta

Author: Leonardo Sciascia

Publisher:

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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In Italian cultural and political discussions, "the problem of the South" occurs as frequently as it does in America, though with quite a different meaning. Inevitably, such discussions must include Sicily, the island that gave to the languages of the world the two words which form the American title of Leonardo Sciascia's novella, along with that nearly untranslatable word omertd. The Italian South (and, especially, Sicily) means crime and violence and the corruption of public justice by a secret organization which cannot even be proved to exist -- since the code of omerto (which means, literally, "connivance") binds even the innocent to what Signor Sciascia calls "the conspiracy of silence." Americans were familiar with the impact of Sicily upon our own crime and justice long before last fall's news stories on the Cosa Nostra -- but when this little book appeared in ItaIy, it created a public sensation, even though the author's afterword describes the care with which he tried to conform

Child of the Owl
Child of the Owl

Author: Laurence Yep

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1990-10-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780064403368

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Twelve-year-old Casey is waiting for the day that Barney, her father, hits it big -- 'cause when that horse comes in, he tells her, it's the penthouse suite. But then hr ends up in the hospital, and Casey is sent to Chinatown to live with her grandmother, Paw-Paw. Now the waiting seems longer than ever. Casey feels lost in Chinatown. She's not prepared for the Chinese school, the noisy crowds, missing her father. But Paw-Paw tells her about the mother Casey never knew, and about her family's owl charm and her true Chinese name. And Casey at last begins to understand that this -- Paw-Paw's Chinatown home, her parents' home -- is her home,too.

Otis the Owl
Otis the Owl

Author: Mary Holland

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781628559392

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In beautifully detailed photographs, Mary Holland captures the first few months of a baby owl's life. The huge eyes and fluffy feathers will steal the hearts of readers as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest. Follow along as Otis learns to eat, fights with his sister, and prepares for flight.