Staff Picks
Pluto gets a call from Earth telling him he isn’t a planet anymore, so he sets out on a journey through the solar system to find out why in this funny and fact-filled romp that’s perfect for fans of The Scrambled States of America.
Pluto loves being a planet.
In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey that reminds them of what's best about Saturdays: precious time together.
Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don't work out exactly the way you expect....
A side-splittingly funny picture book about a silly donkey, a cranky yam, and an irresistible ewe, packed with hilarious homonyms and the distinctive humor of Newbery Honoree Cece Bell. For fans of P is for Pterodactyl.
Hilarity meets homonyms in this high-comedy companion to I Yam a Donkey by Cece Bell.$16.99ISBN: 9780062473073Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - October 1st, 2019The first middle grade novel from Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ (now a popular Netflix film), is a funny, heartwarming story perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Ali Benjamin, and Holly Goldberg Sloan.
$16.99ISBN: 9780525645719Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Delacorte Books for Young Readers - November 12th, 2019What if there was a ghost in your brother's room?
This kid-friendly mystery about three friends who try to help a restless spirit find peace is perfect for fans of Under the Egg and The Book Scavenger.$17.99ISBN: 9781481438285Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 8th, 2019A National Book Award Finalist!
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019!
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions a walk home can take.
This story was going to begin like all the best stories.$16.99ISBN: 9780763694647Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Candlewick - September 24th, 2019Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.
Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.
This was what Beverly wanted — what she always wanted. To get away. To get away as fast as she could. To stay away.$17.99ISBN: 9781984829627Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin--which Angie Thomas, the bestselling author of The Hate U Give, called "a must read"--comes a pitch-perfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.
$18.99ISBN: 9780399160318Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Philomel Books - October 1st, 2019From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.
$26.99ISBN: 9780062913463Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Ecco - October 29th, 2019A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
$26.00ISBN: 9781632869845Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing - October 15th, 2019Longlisted for the Booker Prize
An electrifying novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness from Deborah Levy, author of the Booker Prize finalists Hot Milk and Swimming Home.$16.00ISBN: 9781984806093Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Berkley - November 5th, 2019The first rule of book club:
You don't talk about book club.$35.00ISBN: 9780292759510Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: University of Texas Press - October 1st, 2019"Harrigan, surveying thousands of years of history that lead to the banh mi restaurants of Houston and the juke joints of Austin, remembering the forgotten as well as the famous, delivers an exhilarating blend of the base and the ignoble, a very human story indeed.
$27.95ISBN: 9781524732363Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Knopf - October 15th, 2019"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
$28.00ISBN: 9781538715284Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Grand Central Publishing - November 5th, 2019"One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine (NPR).
$27.00ISBN: 9780525508830Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Random House - October 15th, 2019NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ali Wong’s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.
