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IN LIGHT-YEARS THERE'S NO HURRYFollowing three books of poetry and a novel, Amsterdam-based space reporter van Heemstra invites readers to take a breath, forgo the breakneck...
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GIORGIO GOMELSKY 'FOR YOUR LOVE'In the annals of music history, promoters and club owners rarely take center stage. Even so, these behind-the-scenes figures offer a rare...
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THE NINE LIVES OF BIANCA MOONFlint Lockford, an Irish wolfhound, is a top investigative reporter at the Knickerbocker Gazette and is preparing to propose to his...
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THE MASJID KAMAL LOVESKamal, a boy with dark brown skin and curly hair, is all smiles as he approaches the masjid: “His smile is so wide, it hides his eyes, / A...
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POLAND, A GREEN LANDNo physical evidence remains of the Jewish families who lived in tiny Szydowce, but Yaakov, whose coldly distant wife opposes the trip, hopes...
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THE UNCANNY CASE OF GILLES/JEANNETTEElla is struggling with the transition of her partner, Simon (formerly Simone). Even as she tries to support him, she misses the female body...
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MALIBU BURNINGNot many con men are also trained firefighters. But when Danny Cole was convicted of a typically bold con eight years ago after a heroically...
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A FATAL ILLUSIONKeira and Sebastian Gage have a well-founded reputation as private inquiry agents. So when Sebastian’s father, Lord Gage, is attacked in...
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THE SPARE ROOMKelly Doyle moved to Philadelphia for her fiance’s job, and it’s been miserable. She hasn’t been able to find a job or make new friends, and...
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THE MOLE KING'S LAIRThis sequel to The Golden Twine (2022) picks up with 12-year-old Suri looking for odd jobs to keep herself, imp Caglio, and giant doglike...
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FAMILY STYLEPham’s first memory was when he was 5, fleeing a war-torn Vietnam with his family. Pirates brandishing guns and knives attacked the small boat...
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GRIMNineteen-year-old Kasper is the son of a legendary bassist whose first band, Dark Cruelty, achieved notoriety in the 1980s due to both its...
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MAGE AND THE ENDLESS UNKNOWNTitular Mage is an innocent magic-wand user. Their design is rounded and has a wholesome, vintage, ligne claire feel to it, giving them strong...
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THE FIGHT FOR MIDNIGHTIt’s 2013, and Alex faces the summer before his senior year with the grim acceptance that his only friend is Mr. Monaghan, an 85-year-old man he...
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THE BRILLIANT MS. BANGLESummer’s over, and the Belford Elementary students are thrilled to return to school. But when they learn that Ms. Stack, their librarian, has...
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HELL HATH NO FURYAs the story opens, the Dark Lord, down in the underworld’s fiery Pit, assigns an Imp the sinister task of retrieving a cat. The Imp must brave...
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RECYCLEDThe author grew up knowing that he was adopted—or “recycled,” as his grandfather Papa used to say. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1966 and...
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HENRIETTA HUNG THE MOONThe story centers on the Appalachian town of Summerton and a 9-year-old girl named Henrietta Moon, who appears in starkly different guises in...
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YOU, ME, WEInspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s friendship with Maria Montessori and his belief that “If we are to teach real peace in this world…we shall have to...
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ALL-AMERICAN MASSACREAmericans commit a disproportionate number of mass shootings, far greater than other societies even where private gun ownership is permitted,...
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A RIGHT WORTHY WOMANWhen she’s 12, narrator Maggie Mitchell finds her life upended when her father is found floating facedown in the James River in Richmond,...
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I HAVE SEVEN DOGS“Our apartment is the perfect place for pillow forts and movie nights and family dinners,” Zoe tells us. “Unfortunately, it is not the perfect...
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HATTIE HARMONY: OPENING NIGHTIt’s opening night of Wildwood Elementary’s school play, and anxieties abound. After receiving a call from Pearl Peppercorn, who needs help...
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THE BEST FLOWER EVER!Decked out in a plaid bandanna, a spotted dog happily holds up a tiny potted daisy. “Would you like to see my beautiful little flower?” A...
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DOES A BEAR POO IN THE WOODS?Barry is a typical bear: He likes growling, eating honey, and slumbering. When nature calls, he prefers to do his business alone. But the forest...
