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NO HUMAN CONTACTIn his latest investigation into the criminal justice system, Earley—whose 1992 book, The Hot House , documented time he spent getting to know...
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THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FANYoungest Nguyen sibling Jacob knows what he likes and is used to getting his way. So he doesn’t understand why people are suddenly questioning...
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YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE COME HEREGrace Evans is a bit of a mystery, even to herself. She’s never been able to explain her annual tradition of throwing a dart at a U.S. map and...
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BING! BANG! CHUGGA! BEEP!This tale is best enjoyed when read or sung to the rhythm of “This Old Man.” Each verse spans a double-page spread that depicts the automobile...
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WITH MY LITTLE EYEMeribel Mills is one of the lucky ones by Hollywood standards: She left her home in Atlanta, hoping to make it big in LA, and was quickly cast...
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THE LAST WORDFormer junior high math teacher Emma Carpenter holes up in a remote beach house on the Washington state coast binge-reading e-book horror novels...
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RELUCTANT HEARTSThe first story, “No Regrets,” opens with a literal bang—Darien Francis, a small-business owner, finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery...
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RAINBOW PANDA“Little Panda loved to do yoga. / It was part of his daily routine— / warrior, tree, downward dog with friends, / breathing and Oming in...
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THE SEARCH FOR THE MAGICAL EGGOne day Sheldon the turtle is swimming when he sees Tina, another turtle, tucking in her freshly laid eggs. Curiosity piqued, he asks his...
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TREASURE CHEST OF KISSESIn this brief tale, a treasure chest stores kisses from loved ones, and a child is able to use them to comfort themselves in times of trouble;...
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AT HOME WITH THE PRAIRIE DOGThis cute and clever rodent features in many children’s books. Patent’s, however, as the title hints, is more about the prairie ecosystem itself...
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CLEAN AIR AND GOOD JOBSLabor union activist and scholar Vachon advocates the so-called Green New Deal, which would remake the economy to reduce reliance on fossil...
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SHORTY'S ARKWhile several YouTube videos of the tune make clear the message of climate change and its effect on the Earth, the connection in this book isn’t...
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WORDS ARE MAGICElliot is ready to end the day and go to bed, but his adventures are just beginning. As he falls asleep, the young Black boy finds himself...
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THE VIEW FROM HALF DOMEIt’s 1934, and 16-year-old Isabel Dickinson has just finished her second year of high school in San Francisco when a tragic accident takes the...
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LEVINSON OF HARVARDAs the story opens in 2008, Philadelphia-based Mark Levinson is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attending his 35th class reunion at Harvard. At the...
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IS IT HOT IN HERE?From Jesus Christ to “Some First-Date Red Flags To Watch Out For” to his status as “a longtime fan of the Papa Johns brand and its garlic sauce...
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ANY OTHER CITYLead singer and guitarist of Static Saints, Tracy has divided her two personal epochs into Sides A and B, locating her firmly on a wry, lo-fi,...
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KEP WESTGUARDIt’s 1777 in Saratoga in the colony of New York, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Kep is one of a few young teens sent back in time by the...
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JASMINE AND JAKE ROCK THE BOATJasmine Randhawa has worked hard for her independence, knowing that her decisions have labeled her a troublesome daughter to her parents though...
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THE KING'S HATSWorried lest the royal diadem not look as right on him as on his late lamented mum, the kingster follows his wife’s advice and heads for his...
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THE WEIRD SISTERSHildegurp, Yuckmina, and Glubbifer are perhaps the most unusual residents of the town of Covenly. Lacking a car, they travel by broom, and they...
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PRINCESS PRU AND THE OGRE ON THE HILLIt’s easy to see how a new neighbor who is “hulking and hairy, / fearsome and scary” could make a bad first impression on everyone in the...
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I, SEAIn flat assemblages composed of brightly colored patterned paper elements, a seagoing tiger gazes through binoculars to spot an island (“Eye....
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BEE & FLEA AND THE PUDDLE PROBLEM“Oh, quit being such a buzzy-body!” gripes Bee’s extroverted companion, Flea, as an invitation arrives in the splashy wake of a rainstorm....
