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"A beautiful, generous, fun collaboration of story and illustration and pirate tattoos. Seriously wise pirate advice for everyone." - Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
From the New York Times bestselling author of Wolfie the Bunny comes a witty send-up of inspirational greeting card wisdom that reminds readers of life's unpredictability and messiness--and beauty.$17.99ISBN: 9781481472623Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Beach Lane Books - March 10th, 2020An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be quite extraordinary in this moving story about the circle of life.
It’s an average day in the neighborhood—children play, roses are watered, and a crow watches over it all.$16.99ISBN: 9780062881687Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Quill Tree Books - March 31st, 2020“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street
$17.99ISBN: 9780062965387Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HarperCollins - March 3rd, 2020For the first time in twenty-five years, Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, fourth installment in the perennially beloved and bestselling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar. This early middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 3 t
$18.99ISBN: 9781338157864Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Scholastic Press - March 3rd, 2020Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan weaves an entrancing tale of courage and self-discovery.
"Uniquely magical...Timely and timeless." -- New York Times
* "This tightly packed, powerful fantasy contains resonant truths." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Another unforgettable work from a master storyteller." -- Booklist, starred review$17.99ISBN: 9781547600144Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Bloomsbury YA - February 4th, 2020"I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book." - Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
In this smart, heart-warming YA debut perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, two teens find love when their lives are uprooted for their parents' involvement in a NASA mission to Mars.$18.99ISBN: 9780316453691Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America
This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.$24.99ISBN: 9781626720794Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: First Second - March 17th, 2020In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches.
Gene understands stories—comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins.
$16.99ISBN: 9781524856229Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Andrews McMeel Publishing - March 10th, 2020Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes, I'm Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious story of how she met and married her husband.
$15.99ISBN: 9780358161462Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Mariner Books - March 17th, 2020“An ingenious marriage of comedy and crime.” —Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate and author of Man Booker International Prize winner Flights
A charming, witty, and deliciously spooky mystery, inspired by the work of Agatha Christie, following a bored socialite who becomes Cracow’s most cunning amateur sleuth.
Cracow, 1893.$16.00ISBN: 9781984806116Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Berkley - March 10th, 2020Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he’ll soon discover that real life is better than fiction.
$23.95ISBN: 9780385351102Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Knopf - February 11th, 2020INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
From the beloved author of the nationwide best seller Dept. of Speculation—one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year—a “darkly funny and urgent” (NPR) tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis$22.95ISBN: 9781947793385Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Tin House Books - January 7th, 2020A tale of deep bonds to family, place, language—of hard-won selfhood told by a singular, incandescent voice.
$35.00ISBN: 9781400069927Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Random House - February 18th, 2020NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the New York Times food editor and former restaurant critic comes a cookbook to help us rediscover the art of Sunday supper and the joy of gathering with friends and family
“A book to make home cooks, and those they feed, very happy indeed.”—Nigella Lawson
