Williams, Eley
Summary: "An exhilarating and laugh-out-loud debut novel from a prize-winning new talent which chronicles the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILHaldar, Raj
Summary: Eddie and MJ are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help their new friend Dev save his school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HALCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HALSummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Matthews, Scott
Summary: "Like many people, you've probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That, we have curated 101 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.13 MATSummary: This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 HISCall number: DVD 420.9 HIS