Naomi Shihab Nye

• May-1982
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• Apr-1995
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• May-1996
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A multicultural anthology of poems represents the poetic voices, observations, traditions, and stories of people from some sixty countries around the world....

• Sep-1997
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In a a wonderous bedtime tale for young children, a little child, a chicken, a lizard, and a turtle say good-night to their quiet town and begin their adventure in the world of dreams on the lullaby raft....

• Oct-1997
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The day after Liyana got her first real kiss, her life changed forever. Not because of the kiss, but because it was the day her father announced that the family was moving from St. Louis all the way to Palestine. Though her father grew up there, Liya...

• Nov-1997
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A beautiful picture book about family and love across distance.Mona’s grandmother, her Sitti, lives in a small Palestinian village on the other side of the earth. Once, Mona went to visit her. The couldn’t speak each other’s language, so they m...

• Apr-1998
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This gathering of poems and stories, told in both the original Spanish and translated English, transcends borders as it invites readers into a shared world of ideas, visions and dreams. Sixty-four great Mexican writers and painters are collected here...

• Apr-1998
• / Fantasy
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• May-2001
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What have you lost? A friend? A brother? A wallet? A memory? A meaning? A year?

Each Night

Images,
dream news,
fragments,
flash
then fade.
These darkened walls.

Here, I say.
Climb into
this story.
...

• Sep-2003
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Out! Out!
Into the world
on wheels!

What will you see?
Everything!
Who will you meet?
Everybody!
What will you smell
from way down there?
Lots!
What will you find?
Things that are:
soft, wet, furr...

• Apr-2005
• / Romance
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Florrie's favorite coffee shop, with its open mike night, dreamy candles, and cute waiters ... Going?

The mysterious little hut selling fresh lemon ice on the west side of town ... Going?

The boutique featuring clothes you don't fin...

• Jun-2008
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In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and elsewhere open windows into...

• Jun-2009
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"I am a poet," I said. "It is my destiny to do strange things." My father gripped the wheel of his car. "I am the chauffeur for foolishness." We said no more. Foolhardy missions. Life-altering conversations. Gifts -- given and received. Loss. Getting...

• Feb-2010
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They are inspiring talented stunning remarkable wiseThey are also fearless depressed hilarious impatient in love out of love pissed offAnd they want you to let them in....

• Sep-2011
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A stellar collection from Newbery medalists and bestselling authors written to benefit Darfuri refugees With contributions from some of the best talent writing for children today, What You Wish For is a compelling collection of affecting, inspirin...

• Oct-2011
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In these forty life-altering, life-affirming, and extremely short short stories, the award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye proposes that no matter how great the divide between friends, siblings, life and death, classmates, enemies, happiness and misery...

• Sep-2014
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This accessible, exquisite novel shines with gentle humor and explores themes of moving, family, nature, and immigration. It tells the story of Aref Al-Amri, who must say good-bye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, a...

• Feb-2018
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“Nye once again deftly charts the world through verse.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“A beautifully constructed, thoughtful, and inspiring collection.” -- School Library Journal (starred review)Young People’s Poet Laureate and National...

• Feb-2020
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Acclaimed poet and Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A ...

• Nov-2020
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Beloved and acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye is the current Young People’s Poet Laureate, serving until August 2021. This celebratory book collects in one volume her most popular and accessible poems from the past forty years. Featuring new, neve...

• Mar-2022
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“Celebrates the power of human connections.” -- School Library Journal (starred review)“Humorous, sensitive, and poignant.” -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The stand-alone companion to National Book Award Finalist and beloved poet Naomi Shi...