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IN THE NIGHT GARDENThe titular phrase “In the night garden” kicks off this exploration of a bedtime world. Indeed, those words repeat themselves several times as...
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MIRRORVERSEWhile the old tales continue on as normal in the Source Worlds, in the Mirror Worlds, characters from Disney stories exist in heightened forms....
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GOODBYE EARLIn 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey (who affectionately refer to themselves as RACK) are graduating from high school in a small...
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ECHO OF THE EVERCRYOnce upon a time, evil god Evercry and its magic corrupted the world until it was defeated by the Fair Lady, a goddesslike guardian figure. For...
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR SOCK TALKA young narrator with pale skin and short brown hair initially invites readers to make their own sock puppet. Starting, of course, with a...
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THE SHELL HOUSE DETECTIVESAlly Bright has been a bit of a recluse since the death of her husband, Bill, last year. Though Bill was a well-regarded police detective in...
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BLACK RIVERA young woman is brutally killed on the campus of Prince Albert, a private boys’ boarding school in suburban Sydney. She's assumed to be the...
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A PLACE FOR USWolf’s first experience with death came when his fierce and beautiful mother died from cancer. The loss shattered him: As a “half-Black...
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THE BLACK HOLE PASTRAMISixteen tales are offered here, many of which examine family relations and Ukrainian Jewish heritage. The collection opens with the title story,...
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SEVENTH AVENUE UNDRESSEDThe author parlays her decades of experience in New York City’s fashion industry into this crafty, provocative novel. In 1979, Cathy Callahan, a...
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LET'S GO TO THE MUSEUMThis Spanish import combines a whimsical fantasy about a father and child visiting a modern-art museum with information about modern-art...
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THE ROAD TO ROSWELLFrancie Driscoll’s college roommate and best friend, Serena, has a habit of getting engaged to the wrong guy. So when Serena announces that...
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CAKE VS. PIECake is an amazing friend—“eggs-traordinary” and “one in a melon,” as the other foods put it. No one measures up to Cake. Until Pie moves in....
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CROOKED PLOWThis novel begins tightly focused on a family unit and gradually expands its scope to take on broader questions of race and class. Each of its...
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TO DYE FORAs Wicker shows, fast-fashion garments often have a cocktail of dangerous chemicals embedded in the fabric, and there is no effective national...
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SOMETIMES WHEN I’M WORRIEDThe narrator, a child with wavy red hair and pink cheeks, notices that when they worry, sometimes they feel scared and can’t calm down. Daddy...
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HOUSE PARTYThe most important event for the seniors of Florence Hills High School will be the party hosted by DeAndre Dixon, a wealthy African American...
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HOW TO STAY INVISIBLEThe Outsiders meets Hatchet in this story that follows Raymond’s ordeal to both survive in the winter woods of North Carolina and attend...
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INVISIBLE SONSeventeen-year-old Andre Jackson is returning home to participate in a restorative justice program. He was trying to keep his friend Eric...
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BRYSON THE BRAVE BISONBryson is far from the largest or strongest of his bison herd and lacks artistic gifts, but he has “smarts” (an accompanying illustration...
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HUNTER'S TALL TALESHunter is starting at a new school that’s much bigger than his last one. The student behind him won’t stop looking at his prosthetic leg, and he...
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OPEN FOR INTERPRETATIONThe author is a Gemini with Virgo rising. In her own words, “Geminis are curious and have the ability to make connections and talk with...
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KITTY-CAMWebcam on its head, the cat gets up to a variety of activities. Each spread switches from the cat’s antics on the verso to what the camera...
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PINKALICIOUS AND THE PINKAMAZING LITTLE LIBRARYSeeing Pinkalicious with her nose in a book, schoolmate Jade is incredulous: “Are you reading AGAIN?” Pinkalicious admits that reading was hard...
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THE STORIES WE KEEPOn a rainy day in Texas, Jenna Cartwright meets Maggie, whom she describes as “the closest thing I have to a real friend outside of those I left...
