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Series: ONE OF US IS LYING One of Us Is Next The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying Hardcover Karen M. McManus 9780525707967 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jan 07, 2020

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • There’s a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there’s a whole new set of rules. The highly anticipated sequel to One of Us Is Lying! Come on, Bayview, you know you’ve missed this.A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one’s been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts. Until now. This time it’s not an app, though—it’s a game. Truth or Dare.Phoebe’s the first targe... + Read More
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Series: Disgusting Critters The Bat Hardcover Elise Gravel 9780735266483 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Feb 04, 2020

Hilarious illustrated nonfiction about bats perfect for beginning readers. Conversational text and silly illustrations will have you up all night reading about the only flying mammal on Earth!Fast bat facts:Distinctive trait: The only flying mammalDiet: Insects, fruit and even animal bloodSpecial talent: Sleeping upside downThe Bat covers habitat (bats live everywhere except Antarctica!), species (there are over 1,200 kinds of bats), echolocation, hibernation (bats hibernate just like bears!), conservation (don’t disturb a sleeping bat!) and mu... + Read More
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Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children The Conference of the Birds Hardcover Ransom Riggs 9780735231504 $29.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Jan 14, 2020

The fifth book in the nationally bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.“Do you trust me?”An instant bestseller, A Map of Days launched readers into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries.Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman’s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the next installment of the beloved, bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.
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Series: Disgusting Critters The Cockroach Hardcover Elise Gravel 9780735266421 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Feb 04, 2020

Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about cockroaches perfect for beginning readers. You’ll bug out over this perfect pairing of humorous text and funny illustrations about this insect that’s been around for over 335 million years!Fast cockroach facts:Distinctive trait: Flat and oval-shaped bodyDiet: Everything! (Especially if it’s greasy and sweet…)Special talent: RunningThe Cockroach covers lifestyle (cockroaches prefer the dark and only come out during the day when their colonies get big enough), anatomy (cockroaches have wings but rarely fly)... + Read More
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Series: Swim Swim Sink Hardcover Jennifer Harney 9781368052764 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jan 21, 2020

Three tiny ducks. One straight line.New happy flock. All feeling fine.Until, that is, the last ducking sinks when she should swim. Let's try that again . . . and again and again. All this sinking is ruining the rhyme!Little ones will love following the antics of these adorable ducklings, and parents will enjoy the way the book goes off the rails halfway through. Everyone will laugh at the tiny ducky's string of failures and cheer when it comes up with the best solution of all.
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Series: A Girl Called Echo Northwest Resistance Paperback Katherena Vermette 9781553798316 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 99 Feb 25, 2020

Echo Desjardins just can't stop slipping back and forth in time.In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885, a period of turmoil. The bison are gone, settlers from the East are arriving daily, and the Métis and First Nations of the Northwest face hunger and uncertainty as their traditional way of life is threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises when Louis Riel returns to help. However, battles between Canadian forces and the Métis and their allies lead to defeat at Batoche. Through it all, Echo gains new... + Read More
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Series: Belle Revolte Hardcover Linsey Miller 9781492679226 $25.50 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 17 Feb 04, 2020

From the author of the Mask of Shadows duology comes this fast-paced YA fantasy, where two young women must trade lives, work together to stay alive, and end a war caused by magic and greed Emilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work.Annette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained ... + Read More
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Series: Bent Heavens Hardcover Daniel Kraus 9781250151674 $0.00 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Feb 25, 2020

“Kraus gets under your skin with brutal, elegant efficiency. Necessarily horrifying, devastatingly timely.”—Kiersten White,New York Times-bestselling author ofThe Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein andSlayerFromNew York Times-bestselling author Daniel Kraus comes a breakneck, genre-defying YA thriller perfect for fans of Kiersten White, Neal Shusterman, and M. T. Anderson.Liv Fleming’s father went missing more than two years ago, not long after he claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Liv has long accepted that he’s dead, though that doe... + Read More
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Series: Llamaste and Friends Being Kind Through Yoga Board book Pat-A-Cake 9780593179239 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Feb 25, 2020

Practice yoga with your little ones with Llamaste and Friends, a yoga book about being kind.Meet Llamaste, a llama who loves yoga! Join her in this funny, sweet story as she helps Tiger calm down and Koala be brave by showing them simple, practical yoga poses. The easy-to-use text also encourages children to explore their emotions and develop empathy skills. All of Llamaste’s poses are designed to help parents and children to begin their own yoga practice at home!
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Series: Twisted Tale, A Straight On Till Morning (A Twisted Tale) A Twisted Tale Hardcover Liz Braswell 9781484781302 $22.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 18 Feb 04, 2020

The 8th book in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land . . . with Captain Hook?Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling’s life is not what she imagined it would be. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess—it all makes her wish things could be different. Wendy’s only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. ... + Read More