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THE DJINN WAITS A HUNDRED YEARSWhen 15-year-old Sana Malek and her widowed father move from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Durban in 2014, they land in a once-glorious mansion...
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DO YOU KNOW THEM?Not everyone at Lettie’s church can read the newspaper, so after some practice, she volunteers to read aloud to the congregation advertisements...
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INSPIRING WORK ANNIVERSARIESThe author, an organizational psychologist, extols yearly celebrations of a worker’s hiring as a way to imbue an employee with a sense of...
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FAR OUTAfter rescuing, falling in love with, and marrying movie star Goldie Saint Helen, Iraq veteran and former FBI agent Blake Deco has the perfect...
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THE BATTLE BEYONDThe authors observe that the promise of outer space as a “warfighting domain” is considerable—it offers a “nuanced menu of alternatives” to...
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THE POLICING MACHINEAs Duke sociology professor Cheng shows, the largest police department in America creates the impression of democratically led reform, while...
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THE LOWER POWERIn 1992, Raven and Keith are former drug addicts who maintain their sobriety with steely resolve. Both have successfully weathered the...
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GETTING TO YESIn the summer of 1978, Chris is back in his hometown of Brandon, Florida, after his first year in college at Florida State University, setting...
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ALEXANDRIAAn Alexandrian by birth, Issa, a curator, broadcaster, and professor of literature and history, relates his native city’s past principally...
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A HITCH IN TIMEHitchens contributed reviews and essays over a period of two decades for the London Review of Books , some of which are anthologized for the...
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THE BOOK OF FIREThis novel revolves around a massive fire that incinerates hundreds of thousands of acres in rural Greece, forcing many residents to run into...
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THE CURSE OF EELGRASS BOGTwelve-year-old Kess and her older brother, Oliver, have lived alone in the Unnatural History Museum ever since Mam and Da left for Antarctica...
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WHO GOT GAME?The author positively pours out facts and anecdotes about lesser known, or at least less celebrated, “batters, buzzer-beaters, and...
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ANGELA'S GLACIEROn the day she’s born, Angela’s father introduces her to Snæfellsjökull, an enormous glacier visible from Reykjavik. Before Angela can walk,...
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SALLY RIDEThis brief, well-written biography begins with Sally Ride’s childhood and ends with Ride starting a company that produced science books for...
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COOPERATIVE CO-PARENTING FOR SECURE KIDSShortly after the author separated from her partner, their 6-year-old daughter told her “I feel all alone in the woods!” That distress signal...
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HAVE YOU SEEN MIKKI OLSEN?According to the to-do list tacked to the wall, the penguin has three very important responsibilities every day: fishing, chopping plenty of...
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BUFFALO FLUFFALOThe book opens on a peaceful, sunny landscape dotted by trees, flowers, and a river. Turning the page, readers meet the Buffalo Fluffalo. The...
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EVERYBODY'S BOOKThat object is a haggadah, read at Passover seders. The beautifully illustrated book was a 14th-century Jewish wedding gift. Handed down through...
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SKY'S ENDAnyone living on the socially stratified floating islands can rise in status by dueling or entering a Trade. Conrad, once a High, is demoted...
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A WORLD OF LOVEEach page turn reveals a different animal and environment, each done in a striking palette, including spring green, ocean blue, and desert...
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LOVE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR“Love is my favorite color. I love every color I see.” The word love is set off in a magenta semi-script, while the accompanying illustration...
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NEWBIE FAIRYOona Bramblegoop cares for a coterie of snarky slugs and cavorts in Blackberry Bog with her cousin Horace. Her magic is rather wonky; her...
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CUPID'S REVENGEMatilda Taylor isn’t happy that Grandad is moving in—there’s enough going on, and she’s sure they won’t be able to handle his Alzheimer’s. Tilly...
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GOD, GUNS, AND SEDITIONHoffman and Ware, both fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations, maintain that today’s far-right extremists have been gathering momentum...
