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Series: Sonic Universe Sonic Universe 9: Babylon Rising Paperback Sonic Scribes 9781619889613 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 09, 2016

SONIC UNIVERSE is the hit spin-off series to Archie Comic’s wildly successful SONIC THE HEDGEHOG comic book series! Explore the characters, worlds and dimensions of Sonic’s universe! Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest thing on land, but the Babylon Rogues are the fastest things in the air! And they need to be with the Battle Bird Armada close on their tail-feathers! An age-old feud leads to hidden treasure, a buried city, and a startling revelation from beyond the stars! Sonic and Jet race to the finish in his game changing storyline! BABYLO... + Read More
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Series: Sophia Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary Paperback Anita Anand 9781408835470 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 19, 2016

In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs--a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass, and included the mighty cities of Lahore and Peshawar. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered it of everything, including the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond. Exiled to England, the dispossessed Maharajah transformed his estate at Elveden in Suffolk into a Moghul palace, stocked with leopards, monkeys, and exot... + Read More
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Series: Jazz Teriade Edition Hardcover Henri Matisse 9780807600184 $29.95 ART Apr 25, 2017

A new high quality, compact version of the original Teriade edition.Late in his life, confined to a chair or bed, Matisse transformed a simple technique into a medium for the creation of a major art. “I have attained a form filtered to its essentials.” Cutting dynamic shapes from painted paper, Matisse created his images. While producing pieces for Jazz, the artist used a large brush to write notes to himself on construction paper. The simple visual appearance of the words pleased Matisse, and he suggested using his reflective handwritten thoug... + Read More
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Series: Always With Love Paperback Giovanna Fletcher 9781405919180 $16.99 FICTION Aug 23, 2016

The next much-anticipated romantic chapter in Billy and Sophie’s love story from bestselling author Giovanna Fletcher.Sophie’s got used to being the girlfriend of Billy Buskin, the biggest movie star in the world. Sort of. But when she and Billy take a trip to visit his family in Los Angeles, she quickly discovers she’s totally unprepared for the chaos of Hollywood, the paparazzi and Billy’s controlling mother.And when Billy extends his stay in LA, leaving Sophie to fly home to Rosefont Hill alone, it seems there’s more than just miles between ... + Read More
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Series: Bright, Precious Days A novel Unabridged edition CD-Audio Jay McInerney 9780735206984 $60.00 FICTION Aug 02, 2016

From the best-selling author of Bright Lights, Big City: a sexy, vibrant, cross-generational New York story--a literary and commercial triumph of the highest order. Even decades after their arrival, Corrine and Russell Calloway still feel as if they’re living the dream that drew them to New York City in the first place: book parties or art openings one night and high-society events the next; jobs they care about (and in fact love); twin children whose birth was truly miraculous; a loft in TriBeCa and summers in the Hamptons. But all of this co... + Read More
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Series: American Heiress The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst Unabridged edition CD-Audio Jeffrey Toobin 9780449807507 $66.00 TRUE CRIME Aug 02, 2016

From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The already sensational story took the first of many incredible twists on April 3, when the group released a tape of Patty ... + Read More
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Series: Tales from Deckawoo Drive Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Three Unabridged edition CD-Audio Kate DiCamillo 9780553396126 $20.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

What if timid Baby Lincoln broke free of her bossy sister and set off on an unexpected journey? Kate DiCamillo presents a touching new adventure set in Mercy Watson’s world.Baby Lincoln’s older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying “Yes, Sister.” But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesn’t knowwhere she is headed — only that she was e... + Read More
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Series: Cooking for Picasso A Novel Unabridged edition CD-Audio Camille Aubray 9780735286696 $54.00 FICTION Aug 09, 2016

For readers of Paula McLain, Nancy Horan, and Melanie Benjamin, this captivating novel is inspired by a little-known interlude in the artist’s life.“A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking.”—Margaret Atwood, via Twitter The French Riviera, spring 1936: It’s off-season in the lovely seaside village of Juan-les-Pins, where seventeen-year-old Ondine cooks with her mother in the kitchen of their family-owned Café Paradis. A mysterious new patron who’s slipped out of Paris and is traveling under a different name has made an unusual req... + Read More
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Series: The Couple Next Door A Novel Unabridged edition CD-Audio Shari Lapena 9780735288782 $47.00 FICTION Aug 23, 2016

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShari Lapena’s new thriller, A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, is available now from Viking Books!“The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.” —People“Provocative and shocking.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Find Her“I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!” —Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author of XIt all started at a dinner party. . .A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their ... + Read More
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Series: The Dollhouse A Novel Unabridged edition CD-Audio Fiona Davis 9781524703141 $54.00 FICTION Aug 23, 2016

“Rich both in twists and period detail, this tale of big-city ambition is impossible to put down.”—People Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where in the 1950s a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side by side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success, and where a present-day journalist becomes consumed with uncovering a dark secret buried deep within the Barbizon's glitzy past. When she arrives at the famed Bar... + Read More
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Series: The Perfect Horse The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis Unabridged edition CD-Audio Elizabeth Letts 9780735285064 $60.00 NATURE Aug 23, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War IIWINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of battle-weary American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing find—his briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the world’s finest purebreds in order ... + Read More
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Series: Thieving Weasels Unabridged edition CD-Audio Billy Taylor 9780735287976 $47.00 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 23, 2016

Skip O'Rourke is dragged into one last con . . . but he doesn't know the con's on him in this funny, page-turning debut YA for fans of Winger and Ocean’s Eleven, now nominated for the Edgar Award and the International Thriller Writers Award.Cameron Smith attends an elite boarding school and has just been accepted to Princeton University alongside his beautiful girlfriend, Claire. Life for Cameron would be perfect, except that Cameron Smith is actually Skip O'Rourke, and Skip O'Rourke ran away from his grifter family four years ago...along with ... + Read More
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Series: Full of Beans Unabridged edition CD-Audio Jennifer L. Holm 9780735207547 $36.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Aug 30, 2016

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award Five Starred Reviews!A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016Grown-ups lie. That’s one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means “locals”) in all of Key West. Not that Beans really minds; it’s 1934, the middle of the Great Depression. With no jobs on the island, and no money anywhere, who can really blame the grown-ups for telling a few tales? Besides, Beans isn’t anyone’s fool. In fact, he has ... + Read More
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Series: Spontaneous Unabridged edition CD-Audio Aaron Starmer 9780735288010 $65.00 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Aug 23, 2016

"Aaron Starmer skillfully welds sharp humor, deep loss, and roaring escapades. Truly the smartest and funniest book about spontaneous combustion you will ever read." —John Green, #1 bestselling author of The Fault In Our StarsA TIME magazine Top 10 YA & Children's Book of 2016!An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults selectionWith all the perfectly lovely young adult novels out there, you decided to check this one out? It’s got spontaneously combusting teenagers in it, dude. Not the slow burning type either. We’re talking the randomly exploding var... + Read More
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Series: Alex Delaware The Murder Book An Alex Delaware Novel Paperback Jonathan Kellerman 9780345508546 $11.99 FICTION May 20, 2008

A Pure Gold premium mass market reissue and repackage, from the ever popular author of psychological suspense, featuring Alex Delaware.Alex Delaware attempts to solve the 20-year-old murder case that now threatens to destroy his friend Milos Sturgis’s career in the LAPD.Story Locale: Los AngelesPublication History: Ballantine HC (10/02); MM (4/03 and 5/08)
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Series: Cooking for Picasso A Novel Hardcover Camille Aubray 9780399177651 $36.00 FICTION Aug 09, 2016

For readers of Paula McLain, Nancy Horan, and Melanie Benjamin, this captivating novel is inspired by a little-known interlude in the artist’s life.“A tasty blend of romance, mystery, and French cooking.”—Margaret Atwood, via Twitter The French Riviera, spring 1936: It’s off-season in the lovely seaside village of Juan-les-Pins, where seventeen-year-old Ondine cooks with her mother in the kitchen of their family-owned Café Paradis. A mysterious new patron who’s slipped out of Paris and is traveling under a different name has made an unusual req... + Read More
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Series: A Girl's Guide to Moving On A Novel Paperback Debbie Macomber 9780553391947 $10.99 FICTION Aug 23, 2016

An ex- daughter-in-law and mother-in-law become unlikely best friends and embark on newly single lives together in this beautifully repackaged Pure Gold edition of #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber’s standalone novel. Nichole and her mother-in-law, Leanne, are both starting over after leaving their troubled marriages. In the chaos of juggling her young son, a new job, and volunteer work, Nichole meets Rocco, who is the opposite of her ex-husband, Jake, in nearly every way. Though rough around the edges, Rocco is a dedicated f... + Read More
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Series: The Perfect Horse The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis Hardcover Elizabeth Letts 9780345544803 $37.00 NATURE Aug 23, 2016

The daring behind-Nazi-lines rescue of priceless pedigree horses by American soldiers in the closing days of World War Two—a riveting equine adventure story from the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion. While Hitler’s attempt to create an Aryan master race is well known, his simultaneous effort to build an equine master race made up of the finest purebred horses is not.Hidden on a secret farm in Czechoslovakia, these beautiful animals were suddenly imperiled in the spring of 1945 as the Russians closed in on the Third Reich from the east and t... + Read More
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Series: The Vaccine-Friendly Plan Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years Paperback Paul Thomas M.D. 9781101884232 $27.00 MEDICAL Aug 23, 2016

An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who’s both knowledgeable about the latest scientific research and respectful of a family’s risk factors, health history, and concerns In The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, M.D., presents his proven approach to building immunity: a new protocol that limits a child’s exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health. Based on the results from his pediatric practice of more than eleven thousand children, as well as dat... + Read More
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Series: The Clash of Eagles Trilogy Eagle in Exile The Clash of Eagles Trilogy Book II Paperback Alan Smale 9781101885314 $13.50 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

Following Clash of Eagles, this second book of a trilogy is The Last of the Mohicans meets HBO’s Rome from Sidewise Award-winner Alan Smale.In the two years since losing his legion on the banks of the mighty Mizipi River, Gaius has integrated himself into Cahokian society, made friends among his former adversaries, and thwarted two invasions by their longtime foe, the Iroqua. But with a Roman invasion looming on the horizon and a coup brewing in Cahokia, Gaius and company find themselves fighting one battle after another, all while trying to un... + Read More
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Series: The Mannings The Fall and Rise of a Football Family Hardcover Lars Anderson 9781101883822 $37.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 23, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports. What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football. Two generations have produced three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero–turned–New Orleans Saint; his son Peyton, widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game; and Peyton’s younger brother, Eli, who won two Super Bowl rings of his own. And the oldest Manning child, Cooper—who was forced to quit playing sports after he was dia... + Read More
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Series: Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures Bendigo Shafter (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures) A Novel Paperback Louis L'Amour 9780425286081 $7.99 FICTION Aug 29, 2017

The classic Western, now newly repackaged as part of Bantam’s Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures program—with never-before-seen material from Louis and his son, Beau L’Amour.Young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag group of settlers fought hard to make the rugged Wyoming mountains their home. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, they have been toughened and wizened by harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. These brutal experiences have forged Bendigo into the man he is today.But when he travels to New Y... + Read More
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Series: Grant County Beyond Reach A Novel Paperback Karin Slaughter 9780804180290 $13.50 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

Newly repackaged with an electrifying series look and in premium mass market trim for the first time ever, the bestselling thriller featuring Slaughter’s most beloved Grant County, Georgia, characters.In a hospital room in a small Georgia town, Detective Lena Adams sits, the only suspect in a horrific murder. Soon, a hundred miles away, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver will get the call that his young detective has been arrested. But by then, Lena will have fled back to the place where she grew up hard, careening back through the shadows of her pa... + Read More
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Series: Bitter Creek Blackthorne's Bride A Bitter Creek Novel Paperback Joan Johnston 9780399177743 $10.99 FICTION Jul 25, 2017

A rogue nobleman, a rescued lady, and revenge undone by romance all play a part in this irresistible novel of best-laid plots, delicious deception, and unexpected passion.Two years have passed since Josie Wentworth was bought from the Sioux for a gold watch and whisked back to England by Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne. When Marcus breaks his promise to return Josie to America, she ends up as a maid in the home of his charming but neglected nephews. Once Josie’s long-lost family finds her, however, the suddenly wealthy heiress sets out ... + Read More
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Series: The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 6, Part 2 Crime Stories Paperback Louis L'Amour 9780804179782 $9.50 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

In this sixth volume of collected short stories, L’Amour takes us beyond the frontier with thirty-three gripping stories of crime, sports, and the murky world where the two often meet. Now in mass market for the first time.Traversing a vivid landscape, from sunblasted hills and canyons to the nighttime streets of America’s greatest cities, some of Louis L’Amour’s most compelling fiction was set in his own time. Here are tales of innocents caught in the schemes of criminals, detectives hunting down truths that hide even more lies, gamblers and b... + Read More
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Series: Rushing Waters A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780345531094 $37.00 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Danielle Steel fearlessly tackles a catastrophe and its aftermath with characters who are joined together by accident, then share their vulnerabilities, regrets, losses, and hopes. Hurricane Ophelia is bearing down on New York City. And in a matter of hours, six people, along with their families, friends, and millions of other New Yorkers living around them, will be caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Ellen Wharton has flown into New York from London, regardless of the weather and her husband’s worry... + Read More
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Series: Interfaith Leadership A Primer Paperback Eboo Patel 9780807033623 $24.00 RELIGION Jul 05, 2016

A guide for students, groups, and organizations seeking to foster interfaith dialogue and promote understanding across religious linesIn this book, renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel offers a clear, detailed, and practical guide to interfaith leadership, illustrated with compelling examples. Patel explains what interfaith leadership is and explores the core competencies and skills of interfaith leadership, before turning to the issues interfaith leaders face and how they can prepare to solve them. Interfaith leaders seek points of connection... + Read More
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Series: "Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People" And Other Myths About Guns and Gun Control Paperback Dennis A. Henigan 9780807088845 $21.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 26, 2016

Debunking the lethal logic behind the pervasive myths that have framed the gun control debateThe gun lobby’s remarkable success in using engaging slogans to frame the gun control debate has allowed it to block lifesaving gun legislation for decades. But is there any truth to this bumper-sticker logic? Dennis Henigan exposes the mythology and misguided thinking at the core of these pro-gun catchphrases, which continue to have an outsized influence on public attitudes toward guns and gun control. He counters the gun lobby’s messages by weaving to... + Read More
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Series: Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Fear the Dark Paperback Kay Hooper 9780515156034 $13.50 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

In New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper’s latest Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novel, an SCU team investigates a disturbing string of disappearances... How do you find someone who has vanished without a trace? Something strange is happening in the small mountain town of Serenity, Tennessee. People going on routine errands never reach their destination. Over the past few weeks, it’s happened to five men and women—and now a child. A team from the FBI’s Special Crimes Unit is immediately sent in. Agents Lucas and Samantha Jordan, partne... + Read More
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Series: A Boys of Fall Novel Homecoming Paperback Shannon Stacey 9780515155860 $10.99 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

The New York Times bestselling author of Defending Hearts returns to small-town New Hampshire where a substitute football coach and a guidance counselor tackle love. They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again . . . Sam Leavitt has returned home to Stewart Mills with one goal: to fill in for Coach McDonnell and lead the high school football team to the championship. He doesn’t have time fo... + Read More
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Series: An Elemental Blessings Novel Jeweled Fire Paperback Sharon Shinn 9780425277065 $10.99 FICTION Aug 30, 2016

Now in paperback—the third in the “interesting and complex”(Fresh Fiction) Elemental Blessings series, from the national bestselling author of Troubled Waters and Royal Airs.As one of the four princesses of Welce, Corene always thought she might one day become queen. Only circumstances changed, leaving fiery Corene with nothing to show for a life spent playing the game of court intrigue—until a chance arises to become the ruler of a nearby country.After stowing away on a ship bound for Malinqua with her loyal bodyguard, Foley, Corene must try t... + Read More
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Series: A Monster Calls: A Novel (Movie Tie-in) Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd Paperback Patrick Ness 9780763692155 $13.00 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 02, 2016

Patrick Ness’s #1 New York Times bestseller in a movie tie-in version with a striking cover.The monster in Conor’s backyard is not the one he’s been expecting — the one from the nightmare he’s had every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd—whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself—Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and m... + Read More
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Series: Animalium Activity Book Paperback Big Picture Press 9780763689193 $21.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Aug 02, 2016

Informative, imaginative, and artistic activities for young naturalists everywhere.Following the best-selling Animalium, Katie Scott returns with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and animal lovers. Beautiful and inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge readers to discover something new and use their imaginations to draw, decorate, and design on every tear-out page.
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Series: Around America to Win the Vote Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles Hardcover Mara Rockliff 9780763678937 $23.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

The author of Mesmerized delivers another fascinating glimpse into history, this time the story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women!In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women’s suffrage movement was in full swing... + Read More
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Series: The Black Rabbit Paperback Philippa Leathers 9780763688790 $9.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 02, 2016

In this clever picture book, a debut author-illustrator introduces a plucky rabbit and the new companion that he just can’t shake.Rabbit has a problem. There’s a large black rabbit chasing him. No matter where he runs — behind a tree, over the river — the shadowy rabbit follows. Finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis — only to encounter a real foe! Kids who like to be in on the secret will revel in this humorous look at shadows and friendship, brought to light by a talented animator.
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Series: Chik Chak Shabbat Paperback Mara Rockliff 9780763688950 $11.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 02, 2016

“As warm and comforting as a bowl of cholent, this does a fine job of showing how the American mosaic can also be a satisfying whole.” — Booklist (starred review)When Goldie Simcha doesn’t joyfully throw open her door to welcome everyone into her apartment for a meal of her famouscholent, her neighbors wonder what could be wrong. Little Lali Omar knocks on the door to 5-A, only to learn that Goldie was feeling too sick on Friday to cook, and everyone knows you can’t make cholent in a hurry, right away, chik chak! But it just isn’t Shabbat witho... + Read More
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Series: The Christmas Story Hardcover Robert Sabuda 9780763683269 $39.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 27, 2016

Hope and joy radiate from the pages of Robert Sabuda’s new pop-up book celebrating the Nativity.Long ago in the town of Bethlehem, on a bright and starry night, a baby was born, a child who was called the son of God. Announced by an angel, born in a humble manger, laid in a bed of straw, visited by shepherds and wise men—the age-old, awe-inspiring story of the birth of Jesus is lovingly brought to life by master pop-up artist Robert Sabuda in six gorgeously imagined scenes, culminating in a 3-D manger sheltering humans and beasts, guarded by an... + Read More
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Series: Digby O'Day Up, Up, and Away Hardcover Shirley Hughes 9780763674441 $17.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

The sky’s the limit in the third Digby O’Day adventure from the talented mother-daughter pair of author Shirley Hughes and illustrator Clara Vulliamy.Digby O’Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Ariel, the new pet parrot of insufferable neighbor Lou Ella, sneaks out to tag along. But when the friends get to the air show, they notice that Lou Ella has followed them. They hide, but unfortunately, they’re crouched in the basket of a hot-air balloon, and one big gust of wind s... + Read More
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Series: Digger, Dozer, Dumper Board book Hope Vestergaard 9780763688936 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

“Rising above the usual singsong name-checking, Vestergaard celebrates not only the jobs these machines perform but also their marvelous mechanics.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Sixteen boisterous, rhyming poems—each one highlighting the job and personality of a different vehicle, from a backhoe to an ambulance to a snowplow—introduce young children to their favorite trucks face-to-face. Cheerful illustrations show each one in action, digging (or dozing, or dumping) away. Each truck and big machine in these enticing rhyming poems is diff... + Read More
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Series: Don't Wake Up the Tiger Hardcover Britta Teckentrup 9780763689964 $22.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

Tiger is fast asleep. But — oh dear! — she’s completely blocking the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea. Holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse, and Stork, but it will be tricky for them all to get past without Tiger noticing. It’s good that the reader is there to help keep Tiger asleep, but where exactly are the animals going with all those big shiny balloons?
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Series: Tales from Deckawoo Drive Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Two Paperback Kate DiCamillo 9780763690885 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

“Francine Poulet will wrangle readers’ hearts along with rascally wildlife in this standout early chapter book.” — Booklist (starred review)Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County, hailing from a long line of animal control officers. “The genuine article,” Francine’s dad always called her. She is never scared — until, that is, she’s faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isn’t cut out to be an animal control officer after all! Join a cast of familiar characters — Frank, St... + Read More
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Series: I Love Lemonade Hardcover Mark Sommerset 9780763680671 $18.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

A duped—and grossed-out—Quirky Turkey is aiming for payback, but does he have what it takes to pull the wool over Baa Baa’s eyes?After getting tricked by Little Baa Baa into eating "smarty tablets," Quirky Turkey wants revenge. What if he uses Baa Baa’s own tactics against him by exchanging a few pleasantries before tempting his friend with a fresh, delicious glass of “lemonade”? Turns out gullibility isn’t so easy to quench in an outrageous follow-up to Baa Baa Smart Sheep that will have kids laughing so hard, they may just lemonade themselves.
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Series: Infamous Ratsos The Infamous Ratsos Hardcover Kara LaReau 9780763676360 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

A 2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor BookLouie and Ralphie Ratso are no softies! Readers are sure to chuckle as the determined Ratso brothers’ plans to act tough go hilariously awry.Louie and Ralphie Ratso’s dad, Big Lou, always says that there are two kinds of people: those who are tough and those who are soft. Louie and Ralphie are tough, tough, tough, just like Big Lou, and they’re going to prove it. But every time they try to show just how tough they are, the Ratso brothers end up accidentally doing good deeds instead. What’ll Big Lou do when ... + Read More
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Series: The Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon Paperback Jonny Duddle 9780763689100 $9.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

Ahoy, me hearties! Matilda and the Pirates Next Door return in a series of illustrated stories for young readers.Every full moon, a mysterious ship is seen off the coast of Dull-on-Sea. Then, the next day, gold and jewelry are missing from homes, shops, and museums all over town. Matilda needs the Jolley-Rogers' help to investigate. Can Matilda and Jim Lad retrieve the stolen booty from the mysterious ship before the moon fades? Or will they end up stuck on board with a crew of ghostly pirates forever?
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Series: The Jolley-Rogers and the Cave of Doom Paperback Jonny Duddle 9780763689094 $9.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

Ahoy, me hearties! Matilda and the Pirates Next Door return in a series of illustrated stories for young readers.While the Jolley-Rogers are enjoying a day at the beach, Dad and Mom and little sister Nugget are mysteriously drawn into a cave. When they don't return, Jim Lad is suspicious and sends Bones the dog to Dull-on-Sea to find Matilda before he, too, ventures into the cave. Jim Lad soon discovers a magical haul of treasure inside the cave that has bewitched his family. Will the cave's sinister sea hags keep them prisoner forever, or can ... + Read More
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Series: Judy Moody Judy Moody and the Bucket List Hardcover Megan McDonald 9780763679958 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

Drumroll, please: Judy Moody is about to become a poop-scooping, hinny-riding, one-girl band extraordinaire as she takes on her very own Bucket List.Judy is visiting Grandma Lou one day when she accidentally finds an uber-mysterious list of activities — a Bucket List! Which gives Judy an idea: How rare would it be if she made her own way-official bucket list of all the things she wants to do—before she starts fourth grade? Pretty soon Judy is off and running trying to cross off all her items: learn to do a cartwheel, invent something rad, go to... + Read More
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Series: The Light Fantastic Hardcover Sarah Combs 9780763678517 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 13, 2016

Seven tightly interwoven narratives. Three harrowing hours. One fateful day that changes everything. Delaware, the morning of April 19. Senior Skip Day, and April Donovan’s eighteenth birthday. Four days after the Boston Marathon bombing, the country is still reeling, and April’s rare memory condition has her recounting all the tragedies that have cursed her birth month. And just what was that mysterious gathering under the bleachers about? Meanwhile, in Nebraska, Lincoln Evans struggles to pay attention in Honors English, distracted by the e... + Read More
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Series: Lucy Hardcover Randy Cecil 9780763668082 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

A tiny dog, a kindhearted girl, and a nervous juggler converge in a cinematic book in four acts — a unique children’s literature experience.Lucy is a small dog without a home. She had one once, but she remembers it only in her dreams. Eleanor is a little girl who looks forward to feeding the stray dog that appears faithfully beneath her window each day. Eleanor’s father is a juggler with stage fright. The overlapping stories of three delightful characters, offering a slightly different perspective each time, come together in a truly original, b... + Read More
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Series: The Matchbox Diary Paperback Paul Fleischman 9780763676384 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

“Instantly engrossing, free of self-pity, and resonant with resilience and gratitude…A powerful introduction to the American immigrant story.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)When a little girl visits her great-grandfather, she asks about the collection of matchboxes harboring objects she can hold in her hand, each one evoking a memory. Together they tell of his journey from Italy to a new country, before he could read and write: the olive pit his mother gave him to suck on when there wasn’t enough food; a bottle cap he saw on his way to th... + Read More
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Series: Mrs. Noodlekugel Mrs. Noodlekugel and Drooly the Bear Paperback Daniel Pinkwater 9780763690755 $8.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Aug 02, 2016

In a wonderfully loopy third episode, Nick and Maxine are surprised to meet Captain Noodlekugel, back from the sea with a somewhat untrainable bear.When their father decides to compete to be speed-knitting champion of the world, Nick and Maxine are happy to stay with their babysitter, Mrs. Noodlekugel, along with her talking cats and four mice who wear glasses. What they don’t expect is a dripping-wet, whiskered man in the kitchen the next morning! Captain Noodlekugel has left his seafaring life to train animals for the circus, and he’s even br... + Read More
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Series: Minibombo Open Up, Please! A Minibombo Book Hardcover Silvia Borando 9780763690373 $18.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

Lift the flaps to set the animals free! But whatever you do, stay away from the brown box, please.Look at that little hamster in a cage, and the other animals, too—a bunny, a squirrel, a bird, a frog, and even a porcupine. All of these little animals want to play outside! Luckily, you, the reader, are in charge of the keys and have only to open the cages to make these critters happy. But wait—what’s in that box that you’re not supposed to touch? Uh-oh.
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Series: Peck Peck Peck Board book Lucy Cousins 9780763689469 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Aug 02, 2016

“Not only has irresistible charm but in Cousins’s signature fashion, there’s a lot to learn. . . . There’s a world of interactive enjoyment here.” — Booklist (starred review)Little woodpecker has just learned to peck. He’s having so much fun that he peck-peck-pecks right through a door and has a go at everything on the other side. Children will be drawn to the young bird’s exuberance at learning a new skill—and ready to snuggle along at day’s end for a night of sweet dreams.
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Series: Peekaboo Peekaboo Wild Board book Night & Day Studios 9780763675684 $11.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Aug 02, 2016

The popular Peekaboo Wild app is now a board book!Fans of Peekaboo Wild and newcomers alike will love this sturdy board book full of flaps to lift and animals to discover. Visit different habitats all over the world—the jungle, the Arctic, the savannah, and more—and identify some of the native animals in each. This vibrant, easy-to-read book, is sure to please the youngest of wilderness explorers.
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Series: Peppa Pig Peppa Pig and the Little Train Hardcover Candlewick Press 9780763690441 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

All aboard! Peppa Pig and her brother, George, are ready to chug, chug, chug all through the town on Grandpa Pig’s little train.Peppa Pig and George are visiting Granny and Grandpa Pig, and Grandpa Pig has a surprise for them. Toot, toot! Chug, chug! Grandpa drives a little train out of the garage, and Peppa and George hop on board. Who will they meet as they ride the train all around town? And when Miss Rabbit’s bus gets stuck in the mud, who might help them save the day?
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Series: Peppa Pig Peppa Pig and the Day at the Museum Paperback Candlewick Press 9780763690823 $8.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

When Peppa Pig and her family visit the museum, there’s something for everyone—even moon cheese!Today Mummy and Daddy Pig have a surprise: they’re all going to the museum! Peppa wants to go to the Kings and Queens room, with its jewels and crown and royal throne. George is eager to see “dine-saws,” which turn out to be bigger than he thought. Grr! The special exhibit is all about space, and everyone gets to climb in a pretend spaceship to learn all about planets and gravity. But what do you think is Daddy Pig’s favorite thing at the museum at t... + Read More
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Series: Phoebe and Digger Paperback Tricia Springstubb 9780763688943 $11.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 02, 2016

With a new baby taking up Mama’s time and attention, what will happen when Phoebe needs her?When Mama got a new baby, Phoebe got a new digger. And when Mama is busy with the baby, Phoebe and Digger are busy, too: “Waa!” says the baby. “Rmm!” says Digger. Poop! goes the baby. “Rmm!” says Digger. Finally, Mama says it’s time to go to the park, the one with real dirt — and while Mama and the baby sit on the boring bench, Phoebe and Digger happily build and knock down and dig things up. That is, until a big girl comes by, a kid with mean teeth and ... + Read More
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Series: Pigsticks and Harold Pigsticks and Harold and the Pirate Treasure Hardcover Alex Milway 9780763681579 $17.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Aug 09, 2016

It’s stormy seas ahead for Tuptown unless Pigsticks and his loyal first mate, Harold, can track down an elusive pirate treasure on Little Piggy Island.Tuptown is in trouble. To save it, Pigsticks and Harold must come up with a huge ransom to buy the town from greedy Sir Percival. With his piggy bank empty, Pigsticks turns to a family heirloom: the treasure map of Pigsticks’s great-great-grandpig, Pirate Pigbeard. Dressed like scalawags, with a trove of swashbucklers’ supplies, the daring duo sets sail. But the atmospheric (some might say “ricke... + Read More
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Series: Pirate's Perfect Pet Hardcover Beth Ferry 9780763672881 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

Ahoy! Pirates, pets, and puns run amok as a swaggering, softhearted captain takes off on a mad search for the perfect animal sidekick.Big, brave Captain Crave can check off most items on the handy Be Your Best Buccaneer checklist. He has a pirate ship, an eye patch, courage and daring, and more. Only one thing is missing: Captain Crave doesn’t have a pet. Arrr! Shuck me an oyster and set sail for land! The captain and his crew race and chase critters of every size and shape, from the beach to a farm to the zoo to a pet shop, causing a commotion... + Read More
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Series: Poppy Pickle Hardcover Emma Yarlett 9780763689117 $23.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 02, 2016

Poppy gets into a major pickle when her imagination comes alive!Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination. When she is sent upstairs to clean her room, she just can't help imagining, and suddenly . . . her imagination literally comes alive. Soon her room is jam-packed with all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures. There are a few problems, though: the mammoth puts his foot through the floor, and the hungry crocodile thinks Poppy would make a tasty snack. Poppy needs to get rid of all these creatures fast. But how?
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Series: President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath Paperback Mac Barnett 9780763665562 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Aug 02, 2016

Inspired by a true anecdote, this larger-than-life tale of a presidential mishap is brimming with humor and over-the-top illustrations. "Blast!" said Taft. "This could be bad." George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature — well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members adv... + Read More