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SIMPLY THE BESTRory Meadows Garrett has always felt like a failure in her family; she’s a broke, unemployed chocolatier who drifts from job to job while Clint,...
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BUGSAlmost every ecosystem on Earth needs bugs: for cleanup, for pollination, and as essential parts of the food chain. But what is a bug? And why...
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THE CRAYONS LOVE OUR PLANETThough climate change is never mentioned, the book nevertheless gently introduces responsibility for Planet Earth. As in previous titles, the...
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GILM!Geoff Smith and his dad have recently relocated from hot, sunny Houston to cold, rainy Portland, Oregon. Not only is the weather difficult to...
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MOLLY MISSES NAINAIIn the painterly art, Molly is shown wearing winter gear as she drags a suitcase in a moonlit snowy landscape. When her mother catches up to...
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WACI! DANCE!“On the morning of a hot summer day, / you heard the powwow drums over the hill.” The parent and child journey until they reach the site of the...
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THE ROCK OF ARLESThis is likely the first book authored by a geological formation, in this case by the plateau of limestone on which the French city of Arles...
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HIDE AND BEMartin Cheshire is being tried for the murder of his twin brother, Arthur. Before the trial can happen, however, the state must make sure that...
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SECRETS OF THE SUNThe afternoon before her wedding, novelist and essayist Yoshikawa learned that her father, Shoichi, had died. Though he was plagued by a heart...
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THE FIRE KINGCastien Varic is a Stormless—a person born without magical abilities. On the continent of Auris, this puts him at a disadvantage: The...
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SOUL MASTERSDr. Mayela Lehman has been experiencing strange visions featuring a dark, mysterious man. They feel like almost like memories, though they can’t...
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LOVE NOVELIn an urban apartment complex, a husband and wife are fighting again. He’s an unemployed writer and Dante fan, trying to protest government...
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LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURESYears ago, Franny Petroski’s mom, Mia, left her to be cared for by her maternal grandmother. But now Nana has broken her leg and can’t get...
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PEOPLE WHO LUNCHReaders who hate their jobs and have reservations about capitalism will sympathize with the perspective in this collection of essays....
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SELF-PORTRAITSBorn in 1909 to a powerful, landed family in Aomori prefecture, Dazai lived a rambunctious socialite’s life—one marred by quarrels, suicides,...
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MORTAL QUEENSEach year, ambassadors from the mysterious fae realm come to the five islands to select a human girl to serve as their queen. Bronze-skinned...
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I WILL FOLLOWNora Monahan is an introspective teen living in her father’s bunker in rural Washington state, following his strict rules as he prepares for “a...
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CLARION CALLNeve and her girlfriend, Alexandria, have made it back to Newgrange Harbor, Massachusetts, after traveling through the Gate that Neve has spent...
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THE FUTURE LIESAfter her father’s death, Juniper sets out for Denver. She arrives injured, repressing the traumatic events that claimed her sister and left...
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LIFE CLUES“What is true for children is true for all of us,” asserts the author, the co-creator of the Blue’s Clues franchise as well as the creator of...
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SEVEN DAYS IN SEATTLEMany modern romance protagonists and plotlines challenge stereotypical genre traditions. This novel initially feels fairly traditional with its...
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A CUP OF LOVEA mother encourages her daughter to talk to Jesus the same way she would to a best friend. Mom goes on to tell her daughter about relationship...
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JUST TRY IT!Dad takes Lil to a food truck festival. Lil, who narrates the story, is nervous; this child’s list of acceptable foods is short (pizza, rice,...
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WHY WE DANCEPreparing for a powwow is a family affair: Regalia is mended, hair is braided, and bannock sandwiches are packed for lunch in anticipation of...
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FRIENDS ARE FUNPete, a colorful parrot, lives alone on an island in the middle of the sea. Pete’s OK with this. A sign reading “Pete,” nailed to a palm tree,...
