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SUFFERANCEThe author, who established himself as a maker of intricate puzzles with his first novel, The Quincunx (1989), provides another in this...
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CHAIM WEIZMANNBorn in the Russian-controlled Pale of Settlement to prosperous religious Jews, Weizmann (1874-1952) studied chemistry in Berlin and styled...
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A LIGHT THROUGH THE CRACKSIn her candid memoir, Rodden vividly recalls a harrowing monthlong hostage situation in Kyrgyzstan in 2000, when she was just 20. The author...
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FOR F**K'S SAKE, ASK YOUR DADBeing a mother is a demanding 24-hour job, and sometimes moms just need a break. In this short, illustrated work, Langrock uses rhymes to...
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ROHAN MURTHY HAS A PLANMrs. Z announces that Curiosity Academy has a new garden. To help raise money for it, Rohan decides to start a pet-care business—an odd choice,...
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BENNY RAMÍREZ AND THE NEARLY DEPARTEDNot only is Benny Ramírez the grandson of a famous Cuban American musician, but everyone else in his family has a talent, too: Papi is a...
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THE LILIESThe question of what really happened to Charlotte Vanderheyden at the Lilies Society’s Founder’s Night initiation lies at the heart of this...
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THE EXPETSReluctantly recruited into the eXpets after driving two would-be burglars into nauseated submission with superpowered blasts of doggy gas from...
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PROM BABIESBlack, biracial high school senior Mina is attending prom with her sort-of boyfriend—the white, evangelical captain of the football team. White...
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OUR SPOTEach week, Papa and the young protagonist take a walk to a special spot where Mama, “the best fisherman around,” would catch “fish after fish.”...
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ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONWith the spiraling structure of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985), the book follows the duo from one activity to the next. Leelee and...
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ALL ABOUT PENISES“Lots of people have penises!” Solot and Miller cheerfully explain. “Maybe you’re curious to learn more about penises.” What follows is a fairly...
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THE STATESTildy Sullivan is the middle daughter of a wealthy New York family in decline. Her father, the third-generation scion of a cosmetics empire, is...
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MISSING WHITE WOMANBaltimore-based Breanna Wright is at the “let’s take a trip” stage in her budding relationship with Ty Franklin, her first serious boyfriend in...
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THE AGE OF GRIEVANCEIn 1976, Tom Wolfe described the “me decade” as a pit of mindless narcissism. A half century later, Bruni, author of Born Round and other...
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THE FORTUNE TELLER'S PROPHECYThe author, her parents’ first child, was born in Sri Lanka in 1961, a time when the island was undergoing political turmoil and violent...
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GORGEOUSLY ME!A group of young people tackle activities both big and small, such as playing soccer or choosing an outfit for the day, with attentiveness,...
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PLAYING FOR KEEPSIn this voice-driven, absorbing dual narrative, anxiety about college applications drives the protagonists’ behavior almost as palpably as their...
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HOME IS WHERE THE BODIES AREEldest daughter Beth is alone with her fading mother as she takes her final breath and says something about Beth’s long-departed brother and...
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I WOULD LOVE YOU STILL“If your skin had stripes and cheetah spots,” the parent says, “I would still love you lots and lots.” This rhyming picture book beautifully...
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COLTON GENTRY'S THIRD ACTColton Gentry should be riding high. His latest single is lighting up country radio, he’s opening for superstar Brant Lucas, and he’s married to...
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SOUND THE GONGZephyr, god of weather, was once banished from the heavens and forced to live the life of a human girl as punishment. She rose to prominence as...
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WORLD ON THE BRINKOne of the most significant geopolitical trends is the explosive growth of China. With assistance from Graff, Alperovitch, entrepreneur,...
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YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY CHICKADEE“Fly right over here to me,” the parent proclaims; “You’ll always be my chickadee.” The loving parent embraces the little one, whose arms are...
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MY SEASON OF SCANDALSlightly older than the average debutante, Catherine Keating is still a wide-eyed newcomer hoping to be dazzled by London’s beau monde. Lord...
