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PICTURE DAYOlivia Vivian Sullivan, now going by Viv to differentiate herself from all the other Olivias in her grade, is horrified when her mother sends...
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THE SEVEN MEASURES OF THE WORLDSome measurements are movable, such as the length of the sunlit day at various times of year, and some are variable, such as the width of a hand...
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THE MAN WHO ORGANIZED NATURECarl Linnaeus (1707-1778) formalized the modern binomial system of naming organisms. Broberg (1942-2022), former professor emeritus of history...
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THE COUSCOUS CHRONICLESIn his debut book, Downes, the president of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, presents a charming and engaging series of...
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RUNNERSThe planet Nera’s human population is mostly concentrated in enormous cities spiked with massive towers of technologically advanced, “smart”...
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A VACCINE IS LIKE A MEMORY“A vaccine,” the author, a physician, writes, “is like a memory of a disease you never had.” In simple but not simplistic terms, LaRocca...
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A TICKET TO KALAMAZOO!Though undeniably zippy as advertised, the 19 poems here vary widely in quality of both execution and presentation. Carter starts off with a...
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A DANGEROUS FRIENDSHIPAlthough Carag likes his friends and enjoys learning how to be human at Clearwater High, a special boarding school for woodwalkers (those who...
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THE SULLIVANIANSProlific journalist Stille examines the Sullivanians, offshoot followers of psychologist Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949), “high-performing...
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HAM HELSINGIn his third graphic-novel adventure, gentle Ham Helsing returns with friends Ronin the ninja, vampire-pig Malcolm, werewolf Eugene/Lobos, and...
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BY ALL MEANS AVAILABLEFrom his early training in the Special Forces to the many high-ranking positions he held within the CIA and the Department of Defense, Vickers...
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NATIONAL DISHIs it food that defines the culture or the culture that defines the food? Von Bremzen—a three-time James Beard Award winner and author of the...
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BOOKSHOP CINDERELLAEvie Harlow doesn’t have much, but she does still have her late father’s bookshop, after years of hard work to pay off his debts, and her dreams...
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MY FIRST BOOK OF HOUSE PETSWithin this board book’s warmly illustrated pages, young readers meet and learn brief facts about a variety of fluffy, scaled, and feathered...
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HURRICANE CANOEGilbert Willards and Trent Leno, soon to be brothers-in-law, embark on a seemingly innocuous Adirondack wilderness camping trip. The author...
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LUNA RANCHERAA cat stands on a stage before an audience of diverse humans and animals and tells of this doggy duo. As the story goes, Luna was forced to...
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SAM WITH ANTS IN HIS PANTSSam, a Black boy whose Momma says he has “ants in his pants,” can’t be still. It’s time for his afternoon nap, but Sam is uninterested. Although...
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I AM HOMELESS IF THIS IS NOT MY HOME“WELL, THAT WAS WEIRD” is Finn's answer when asked what words of wisdom he would like inscribed on his tombstone—by his dead ex-girlfriend, whom...
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GINNY OFF THE MAPEleven-year-old Ginny and her 12-year-old sister, Allie, already know they’re moving from North Carolina to Maryland the week after school lets...
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HOLDING PATTERNKathleen Cheng, recently dumped by her longtime boyfriend, drops out of a Ph.D. program in cognitive psychology and goes home to Oakland, where...
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LET'S GO TO COLOR CAMP!Paisley the octopus looks for green things on a nature walk, Riley the narwhal goes for a swim in the blue lake, and Layla the llama makes pink...
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THE PEGASUS DIRECTIVEThis story’s heroes are Andrew St. James, code-named Pegasus, and, to a lesser extent, his protégé, Justin Scott, code name Orion. They are...
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GANGSTERS AND COPSThe LAPD has always been a scandal-plagued institution; its first chief was shot dead by one of his own officers during an argument over the...
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BLEEDING RAINBOWS AND OTHER BROKEN SPECTRUMSThis 66-poem selection includes an introduction by author Angela Yuriko Smith and artwork by erotic illustrator Martini. Early on, readers are...
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A CROOKED MARKMatthew Watts has grown up on the road with his father, following assignments from the Second Sweep, a secret organization whose mission is to...
