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ACE AND THE MISFITSPatrick “Ace” Katumba isn’t sure how to fit in with his new grade eight classmates in Toronto. Back home in Kampala, Ace had good friends, like...
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HALF MOON WAKINGHunziker’s writings, which include haiku, free verse, essays, and a few short stories, are centered on the theme of a woman’s passage through...
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THE LOVE OF IMPOSSIBLE SUMSJust as Ollie Bridge is about to commit suicide by taking an overdose of pills with vodka, his friends cajole him into attending a poetry...
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GENERATION HOPEThe subject of Katakam’s book is inclusive economics, a system of economic thought that’s based on five principles: growth, participation,...
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THE OLD DATA MINEREighty-year-old retired mathematician Jacob Lazerson lives with his wife, Sarah, in Montreal. The couple doesn’t have much money, but they do...
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THE RED FOX RANOn his first day at a new high school, sophomore Bay Haven hits it off with Abby. Actually, she’s the outgoing one who strikes up a...
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THE GABI THAT GIRMA WOREThe Gabi, defined in the glossary as “a multilayered traditional Ethiopian cloth,” starts out as cottonseed sown into the rich brown earth. Rich...
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OUTSPOKENAs an adolescent, Afghan physician and humanitarian advocate Samar demonstrated a desire to help others, particularly women stripped of their...
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YOU'VE BEEN SUMMONEDThis thriller combines a murder mystery with a puzzle game, positioning the reader as the investigator. Provided with multiple case files...
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CARSON MCCULLERSDrawing on abundant archival material, much not available to earlier biographers, Dearborn offers a thorough, passionate recounting of the life...
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THE PAINTER'S DAUGHTERSAs promised by the title, Howes delivers an immersive dive into the lives of Gainsborough’s daughters but also provides an intriguing backstory...
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THIS BABY. THAT BABY.“Somewhere / in the big, big city / across a beep-beep street / along two bumpy sidewalks” live this baby and that baby, who greet each other...
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THE PARTITION PROJECTPakistani American seventh grader Mahnoor Raheem, an aspiring journalist, and Talha, her older brother, are instructed by Abba to greet their...
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WHISKEY TENDERTaffa, a member of the Yuma Nation and Laguna Pueblo, is the editor-in-chief of River Styx magazine and director of the MFA creative writing...
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CONSTELLATION CLUESFor 12-year-old budding astrophotographer Quinn Knight, a family move from Ohio to Texas isn’t totally awful. Sure, the weather is a trigger for...
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IT'S HARD FOR ME TO LIVE WITH MEChapman, a former NBA player who played 12 years in the league and current analyst and social media figure, chronicles his story with the...
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KING BRO!Eleven-year-old Marcus is visiting Malmö, Sweden, with his mom for the summer. Away from his home in Stockholm, Marcus can be himself, without...
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BENJAMIN IMPOSSIBLEBenjamin Impossible has an impressive list of accomplishments. He’s not only a genius; he’s also won the Franklin County hot dog eating contest...
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VESTIGEDuring the First Civilization, which fell 12,000 years ago, a council of spiritual leaders called the Ohm ce Alefa was established to act as the...
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ALFRED DREYFUSSamuels, the director of the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism and author of The Betrayal of the Duchess , places Dreyfus the man at...
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THE WORLD IS OURS TO CHERISH“There is magic all around you,” an unseen narrator notes. “You are part of this magic.” Directly addressing young readers, Heglar gently...
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THE ONLY LONELY FAIRYAfter Leah fails to find friends who want to play fairies with her, she falls to the floor in protest and laments being the “only lonely fairy.”...
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BILLY BUCKHORN AND THE RISE OF THE NIGHT SEERSBilly, a Cherokee 16-year-old, is still discovering his powers, which include leaving his physical body to enter the spirit realm, hearing the...
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THE WRONG BOOKFirst, an apple goes “crunch” when you eat it. Sure. Then a flower says, “CHUGGA CHUGGA CHOO CHOO!!!!” What? And then a bicycle—or wait, isn’t...
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TRAVELING IN WONDERIn 2013, while attending college in the Midwest, Carolynn took her final semester abroad in England. Since classes met only on Tuesdays and...
