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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Lion in the Lei Shop is a rediscovered treasure of a book that I cannot recommend highly enough. Written with insight, restraint, and flashes of humor, the story of April and Marty is the story of mothers and daughters, friendship, war, love, loss, the reliability of memory and the triumph of the human spirit. I could not put it down. - Helen Bryan, bestselling author of War Brides A dramatic chapter of American history comes vividly to life in this evocative tale of a mother and daughter navigating the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On a beautiful December day, young Marty Langsmith's life explodes into flames. Evacuated with her mother, April, to the mainland, Marty's new world is haunted by nightmares of the lion in the lei shop, a creature fabricated by a neighbor that's said to devour happy children. Meanwhile April, powerless to shield her daughter from the devastation of the Japanese attack and the painful uncertainty of life without her deployed army father, is caught between her own longing for the past and her hope for the future. Spanning the tumultuous war years, The Lion in the Lei Shop is a poignant, illuminating tale of two women bound by love and sorrow, twin sentinels mourning the loss of a nation's innocence and struggling to build a new life without the father and husband they fear may never return. Book Lust Rediscoveries is a series devoted to reprinting some of the best (and now out-of-print) novels originally published from 1960 to 2000. Each book is personally selected by NPR commentator and Book Lust author Nancy Pearl and includes an introduction by her, as well as discussion questions for book groups and a list of recommended further reading.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bumps on corners*.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Lion in the Lei Shop is a rediscovered treasure of a book that I cannot recommend highly enough. Written with insight, restraint, and flashes of humor, the story of April and Marty is the story of mothers and daughters, friendship, war, love, loss, the reliability of memory and the triumph of the human spirit. I could not put it down. - Helen Bryan, bestselling author of War Brides A dramatic chapter of American history comes vividly to life in this evocative tale of a mother and daughter navigating the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On a beautiful December day, young Marty Langsmith's life explodes into flames. Evacuated with her mother, April, to the mainland, Marty's new world is haunted by nightmares of the lion in the lei shop, a creature fabricated by a neighbor that's said to devour happy children. Meanwhile April, powerless to shield her daughter from the devastation of the Japanese attack and the painful uncertainty of life without her deployed army father, is caught between her own longing for the past and her hope for the future. Spanning the tumultuous war years, The Lion in the Lei Shop is a poignant, illuminating tale of two women bound by love and sorrow, twin sentinels mourning the loss of a nation's innocence and struggling to build a new life without the father and husband they fear may never return. Book Lust Rediscoveries is a series devoted to reprinting some of the best (and now out-of-print) novels originally published from 1960 to 2000. Each book is personally selected by NPR commentator and Book Lust author Nancy Pearl and includes an introduction by her, as well as discussion questions for book groups and a list of recommended further reading.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. Full number line. Beige cloth with red pictorial stamping on front board. Boards clean and solid. Spine bright and square, very light shelf wear. Binding firm. Contents clean, unmarked. DJ not clipped, edges gently rubbed; top corner with tiny chip, a few small closed tears near spine head. Jim Arnosky (illustrator).…

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used.

Cloth. Condition: G to G+. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. 53 pp, the book is x-library with 2 library stamps on the front free endpaper and 1 on the title page, the rear free endpaper has been removed, the book and contents are clean and solid, the covers are tight and have 4 scotch tape residue spots from the dust jacket being held on, the dust jacket has a light spot at the bottom of the spine where the sticker was removed, the balance of the jacket has virtually no wear or soil. Jim Arnosky (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth, silver lettering, solid. Novel.

Trade Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First printing book dedicated "to females all: Big, Little, and Middle." Brown cloth book with illustration to cover in black; black lettering to spine. Book is Near Fine with pages crisp as new, no previous owner name, very nice; a little dust to endpapers. Profusely illustrated by Evaline Ness. Dust jacket with a little wear and discoloration, very little wear, original price intact on front flap. Please see photos. Evaline Ness (illustrator). Not Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ex-library marks, light wear to the edges. The pages are yellowed, a couple creases and stains; a good reading copy. The jacket has some creasing, discoloring and wear; trimmed edges. Illustrator: de Larrea, Victoria. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children's; Inventory No: 222241. de Larrea, Victoria (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 292 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Excellent condition in dust jacket. Minimal wear to jacket, original $2.95 price on flap, in a new clear protective sleeve. Gift inscription by the author on the front flyleaf. Text is pristine throughout. No writing or markings of any kind. Photo is of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.…

Condition: Good. No Additional Listings Printed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 6 x 8 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clipped, top inch toned. Poetry. Stax.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 244 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end paper. Faint foxing to edges. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket with a few small tears to edges and slight sun-fade to covers. Record # 856904.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Sm 8 vo, 62 pp of poems for parents and their kids, or kids and their parents. INSCRIBED To Blake, with good wishes." Author's third book. Turquoise cloth in illustrated JACKET, unclipped ($2.95) Jacked with no tears, a little wear at the corners, and a little rubbing on the back. Illustrations by Kit Dalton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED WITH HANDWRITTED LETTER FROM AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Assumed first edition. Covers faded and corners severely scuffed. Owner's name inside cover. Pencil mark on two pages but does not obscure text. Otherwise text is in very good condition. Rita Fava (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book with usual markings. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A novel. Stated first edition. INSCRIBED by the author to a previous owner. Light foxing on top edge, else very good in a very good (light creasing on front flap) dust jacket.; 276 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine dj. First Edition. [minimal shelfwear to book, a nice clean copy; jacket shows a touch of rubbing at spine ends, tiny one-time sale price in ink at top corner of front flap]. "A fond and funny chronicle of life as an Army brat in those almost incredible years between two world wars." Actually, Army brats x 3, as the primary characters in this semi-autobiographical novel are the narrator, Carol, and her two siblings: "Accident-prone Allen and poetry-writing Carol and precocious Sarah had a childhood that was in many ways highly unusual, but it was also generally happy and characteristically American." The author's subsequent (and only other) novel, "The Lion in the Lei Shop," published in 1970, was about the experiences of a young mother and her daughter during World War II, beginning in Hawaii with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Illustrated by (dj design) James and Ruth McCrea (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.