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141) Tea with Oliver
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Oliver wants to drink tea with a friend. Philbert, who loves tea, tries to get Oliver's attention.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately involved with another human being? How do we connect with other people,...
143) Little Mole's wish
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Little Mole has no friends since moving to a new home so he molds a snowball into a bear, wishing that it will come to life.
144) While he was away
Author
Pub. Date
©2012.
Language
English
Description
When Penna Weaver's boyfriend goes off to Iraq, she's left facing life without him. Then David stops writing. She knows in her heart he will come home--but will he be the same boy she fell in love with?
146) Alone like me
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When Liling moves from her home in the mountains of China to the big city, her parents cannot afford to send her to school, and she spends her days with her mother, wishing she had a friend--until she sees a girl in a yellow coat, who lives in the next building, comes from a different mountain, and is happy to be Liling's friend.
147) The outsider
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In the world of video game Minecraft, Jeremy lives in the biggest city in the Overworld, surrounded by tall buildings, redstone wonders, and many people, but still he feels lonely and wants a friend.
149) A man and his cat: 9
Author
Series
Man and his cat volume 9
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this wholesome, heartwarming tale, a lonely older man takes home a pet-shop kitten that no one else wants. It doesn't take long for the pair to warm up to each other, and soon, they're inseparable. Told through the eyes of both the man and his cat, this sweet and hilarious story is a balm for the soul! The fur flies when Mr. Kanda's surly son, Hoshinari, turns up, only to add to the ever-growing crowd at the house! More laps to sit on and more...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told by his boss, "It makes no difference whether you're here or not," and that his presence contributed nothing to the company. Morimoto began to wonder whether a person who "does nothing" could still have actual value and a place in the world. Perhaps he could turn "doing nothing" into a service? With one tweet, Rental Person was born."--
151) The wolf suit
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A lonely sheep thinks he can protect himself in the scary forest with the ultimate disguise: a Wolf Suit. A hilarious and touching debut about the pressures of conformity and conquering fear by finding community. Bellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a forest full of predators, he comes up with a new plan. He will keep himself safe by blending in--he will sew a Wolf Suit! The disguise works...
153) A man and his cat: 7
Author
Series
Man and his cat volume 7
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this wholesome, heartwarming tale, a lonely older man takes home a pet-shop kitten that no one else wants. It doesn't take long for the pair to warm up to each other, and soon, they're inseparable. Told through the eyes of both the man and his cat, this sweet and hilarious story is a balm for the soul!"
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