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THE GALAXY ACCORDING TO CECENine-year-old Cecilia “CeCe” Laurance’s excitement for her first day of sixth grade is interrupted by the news that her dad was just hired for a...
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HOW TO BE THE STAR OF YOUR LIFEThe author, now a spiritual consultant and coach, moved to Los Angeles after attending New York University Film School and working in movies for...
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OCEANS RISE EMPIRES FALLDriven by an impetus to control and/or expand their territory and to influence what happens within and beyond their borders, “world powers use...
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DEADLY GUESTSMost of the 10 stories in this volume center around interlopers who insinuate themselves into established relationships and either wreak havoc...
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BYRON: A LIFE IN TEN LETTERSIn his brief life, Byron (1788-1824) exemplified passion and transgression, becoming an icon of British literature despite protests from the...
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JOHNNY TALON AND THE GODDESS OF LOVE AND WARJohnny Talon’s latest client seems like any other: Eve wants to recover the goods that her ex ran off with. The San Francisco–based “surreal...
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TAMING THE OCTOPUSIn this astute history, Hedgehog Review senior editor Williams charts the evolution of the corporation into its outsized and seemingly...
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WHAT'S NEW, DANIEL?Daniel is an inquisitive tyke, and when Grandpa asks him what’s new, the investigation is on. Daniel searches all over a lush park nestled at...
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NIGHT FOR DAYCamille Buhay started dating Ward Dunbar when they were in college in Chicago. Though they were opposites, they were deliriously happy with each...
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I WANT TO BE A SCIENTISTTraveling on a ship to the North Pole would seem an adventure in itself, but the young, unnamed narrator, whose mother heads up a team of marine...
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SYDNEY'S BIG SPEECHWhen Mr. Simmons asks the class to stand and introduce themselves on the first day of school, Sydney, a Black girl, decides to go last. As every...
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PEDAL, BALANCE, STEERTwo men offered $10,000 to the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike. Annie Londonderry—full name Annie Cohen Kopchovsky Londonderry...
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IN WANT OF A VISCOUNTLeonora Garrison has come to London with her friendly brother and crass, social-climbing mother to find investors for their manufacturing...
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ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIPRocket Ship is excited and a little nervous about her first solo trip to launch a space satellite that will take pictures of Earth below. She’s...
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IT'S NOT YOUA psychologist who works with survivors of narcissistic abuse—and who has personally faced narcissists in family, personal, and work...
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GLENN BURKE, GAME CHANGERA rare “five-tool talent” (he could run, catch, throw, and hit for both average and power), young Glenn Burke was snatched up by the Dodgers,...
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THE DIVMULTI RAY DILEMMAFirst villains up: Null Void (and her “vile cohorts”), who snatch the newly invented Divmulti Ray—which allows users to multiply or divide...
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NANA IN THE COUNTRYThe young narrator is thrilled. The child’s city-dwelling Nana is about to visit, and at last the little one will be able to introduce her to...
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I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN“I would never eat a child,” says a tall critter, who holds a hand over its heart and makes a scout’s honor gesture. A line of 10 racially...
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THE SHRINKING SETBACKUnwisely accepting free cans of Micro Cola from the thinly disguised, light-skinned villain leaves the suddenly mouse-sized...
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BATTLE FOR THE BIRDJack Dorsey, writes Bloomberg tech reporter Wagner, was a reluctant capitalist when it came to his creation. First online in 2006, Twitter took...
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INCREDIBLEAn accomplished illustrator, Flouw admits that in the past, he’s often drawn trees in the background of his artwork without giving a thought to...
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THE LITTLE LIARAlice Keridreux, who’s in her early 50s, is a divorced mother of two adult children and an impassioned attorney who represents both the accused...
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KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSEAs the book opens, Mary, who’s recently left her controlling husband, makes a new friend at the playground. Alex, Mary’s 2-year-old son, whines...
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THE HAMPTON HOUSE MYSTERYNancy Drew fans will feel right at home in this fourth stand-alone episode, as rising Dinswood Academy junior Emma Higsby, joined by classmates...
