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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The 50-year anniversary of CBS News' "Face the Nation" is marked by the anchor/moderator with this engaging memoir of television news and American history in which Schieffer shares unforgettable insights about the guests and the history-making moments of the venerable public affairs program.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
Alison's new stepfather, the charismatic plastic surgeon Peter Dunn, is certain he can turn Alison into a vision of loveliness. Reluctantly, Alison agrees to undergo the first procedure, and her transformation begins. But soon Alison discovers a picture of Peter's first wife. To Alison's horror, she notices a resemblance between the image in the photo and the work her stepfather is doing on her.--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
You're only five minutes away from your most beautiful face--and celebrity makeup guru Carmindy is here to show you how. The key isn't expensive cosmetics, complicated makeup regimens, or cluttering your bathroom counter with bottles and tubes--it's using the right products in the right places to enhance your own unique, natural beauty.--From publisher description.
7) Wonder
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A boy with a facial deformity, who enters a middle school after being homeschooled for his whole life, struggles to fit in and get accepted by his classmates.
8) Bone Gap
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Finn, an outsider in his quiet Midwestern town, is the only witness to the abduction of town favorite Roza, but his inability to distinguish between faces makes it difficult for him to help with the investigation, and subjects him to even more ridicule and bullying.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness. The author is face blind--that is, she has prosopagnosia, a rare neurological condition that prevents her from reliably recognizing people's faces. Growing up, unaware of the reason for her perpetual confusion and anxiety, she took what cues she could from speech, hairstyle, and gait. But she sometimes kissed a stranger, thinking...
10) Wonder
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jane Ellison is a 'super recognizer' able to identify strangers by the slightest facial details ... When she spies human rights activist and heiress Bella Valencia in a crowded Boston airport, Jane's convinced she's found the person responsible for her sister Kit's disappearance ... Jane is ready to risk everything for the chance to publicly expose Bella's crimes at her upcoming celebrity wedding. But the more she digs into what happened that night,...
Author
Series
Drawing manga for beginners volume 3
Publisher
Quarry Books (UBD)
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this fun, instructional graphic novel, follow the creative journey of aspiring manga artist Lemon-chan to learn key lessons on how to draw faces and expressions to create exciting manga characters. Learn alongside Lemon-chan as she's guided by her sister Momji, a professional artist who teaches her the ins and out of how to draw: facial proportions and features; hairstyles; faces from many angles and perspectives; facial expressions. Perfect for...
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