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Series: Wish You Were Here A Novel Paperback Jodi Picoult 9780735276987 $22.00 FICTION Jun 14, 2022

#1 New York Times Bestseller and a national and international bestsellerA deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis.Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She’s not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galapagos—days before her thirtie... + Read More
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Series: Mayflies A Novel Paperback Andrew O'Hagan 9780771068119 $19.95 FICTION May 17, 2022

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Book PrizeAn unforgettable coming-of-age novel that becomes a profound mediation on life, death, and lifelong friendship.Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life.In the summer of 1986, in a small Scottish town, James and Tully ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit. With school over and the locked world of their fathers before them, they rush towards the climax of their youth: a magical weekend in Manchester, the epicentre of everything ... + Read More
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Series: What Strange Paradise A Novel Paperback Omar El Akkad 9780771050329 $21.00 FICTION Jun 07, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEA beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that brings the global refugee crisis down to the level of a child’s eyes, from the widely acclaimed author of American War.More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another over-filled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives in their homelands. ... + Read More
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Series: Hummingbird Salamander A Novel Paperback Jeff VanderMeer 9780771094897 $22.00 FICTION Jun 21, 2022

A brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the end of all things, from the author of Annihilation.Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control.Soon,... + Read More
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Series: All In An Autobiography Paperback Billie Jean King 9781039002180 $26.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 25, 2023

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAn inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life’s journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career—six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous “Battle of the Sexes.” She poi... + Read More
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Series: Lookout Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest Paperback Trina Moyles 9780735279933 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 26, 2022

A page-turning memoir about a young woman’s grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers—strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. But Moyles never thought she could do that. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she l... + Read More
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Series: The Winter Wives A Novel Paperback Linden MacIntyre 9780735282070 $21.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA thrilling psychological drama from Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Linden MacIntrye, weaving threads of crime, disability and dementia together into a tale of unrequited love and delusion.Two old university friends get together for a weekend of golfing: worldly and rich Allan, once a football hero, and his quieter lawyer friend, nicknamed Byron, lame from a childhood injury, who never left home and has spent years caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s.During a long night of drinking, the fault lines between them start to show... + Read More
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Series: Em Paperback Kim Thúy 9781039000858 $21.00 FICTION Aug 30, 2022

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZENOMINEE FOR THE 2021 GRAND PRIX DU LIVRE MONTREAL SHEILA FISCHMAN SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 COLE FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR TRANSLATIONKim Thúy’s Em is a virtuosic novel of profound power and sensitivity, and an enduring affirmation of the greatest act of resistance: love.In the midst of war, an ordinary miracle: an abandoned baby tenderly cared for by a young boy living on the streets of Saigon. The boy is Louis, the child of a long-gone American soldier. Louis calls the baby em Hồng, em meaning “little ... + Read More
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Series: Not on My Watch How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon Paperback Alexandra Morton 9780735279681 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 06, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERAlexandra Morton has been called “the Jane Goodall of Canada” because of her passionate thirty-year fight to save British Columbia’s wild salmon. Her account of that fight is both inspiring in its own right and a roadmap of resistance.Alexandra Morton came north from California in the early 1980s, following her first love—the northern resident orca. Then, in 1989, industrial aquaculture moved into the region, chasing the whales away. Soon Alex had shifted her scientific focus to documenting the infectious diseases and parasit... + Read More
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Series: How to Be a Climate Optimist Blueprints for a Better World Paperback Chris Turner 9780735281974 $23.00 SCIENCE May 17, 2022

From the National Business Book Award winner and GG finalist, a very different book about facing the climate crisis, and what awaits us on the other side.Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emerged—from green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories in California and idealistic intentional communities from Scotland to New Mexico. Here, he condenses the first quarter century of the global energy transition into bite-sized chunks of optimistic reflection and rep... + Read More
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Series: The Sugar Thief A novel Paperback Nancy Mauro 9780307359759 $22.95 FICTION Jul 19, 2022

A delectable comedy about an imploding social media star, an Italian bakery, the treachery of fame, and the pink-frosted pastry at the heart of it all.YouTuber Sabine Rose is a star about to go supernova. Her baking channel attracts millions, her production team agonizingly crafts her every moment, and her agent has nearly landed her a television series. But Sabine’s rise to superstardom needs a final push, and she has the perfect idea to get herself there: a well-documented visit home to her family’s bakery.When Sabine and her chronically unde... + Read More
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Series: Where You End and I Begin A Memoir Hardcover Leah McLaren 9780735281004 $32.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 26, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA daughter’s unflinching exploration of the intimate and unconventional relationship she shared with her mother—a brilliant, charismatic woman haunted by a traumatic past.When Leah is eight, her mother, Cessie, abruptly flees her role as a rural housewife in search of a glamorous career in the city. In the chaotic years that follow, Cessie lurches from one apartment, job, and toxic romance to the next. In a home without rules or emotional boundaries, daughter and mother become close confidantes—a state of enmeshment that suit... + Read More
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Series: Homesickness Stories Hardcover Colin Barrett 9780771000379 $32.00 FICTION May 03, 2022

The second book from the “exact and poetic” (New York Times) author of critical smash Young Skins, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, Homesickness is an emotionally resonant and wonderfully wry collection that follows the lives of outcasts, misfits, and malcontents from County Mayo to Canada.When Colin Barrett’s debut Young Skins published, it swept up several major literary awards, and, in both its linguistic originality and sharply drawn portraits of working-class Ireland, earned Barrett... + Read More
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Series: We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies A Novel Paperback Tsering Yangzom Lama 9780771047244 $24.95 FICTION May 24, 2022

2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlist2022 Toronto Book Awards LonglistFor readers of Homegoing and The Boat People, a compelling and profound debut novel about a Tibetan family’s journey through exile.In the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp on the border of Nepal, having survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas into exile when so many others did not. As Lhamo—haunted by the loss of her homeland and her moth... + Read More
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Series: Nightcrawling A novel Hardcover Leila Mottley 9780771050411 $32.95 FICTION Jun 07, 2022

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A NEW YORK TIMES WRITER TO WATCH • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system—the debut of a blazingly original voice and “a soul-searching portrait of survival and hope” (Oprah Winfrey)Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prisonBut while Marcus clings to his dream of rap s... + Read More
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Series: Bedroom Rapper Cadence Weapon on Hip-Hop, Resistance and Surviving the Music Industry Hardcover Rollie Pemberton 9780771051883 $32.95 MUSIC May 31, 2022

Bedroom Rapper is a book for obsessive music fans who are looking for the definitive take on what’s happened in the last two decades of hip hop, from Cadence Weapon, aka Rollie Pemberton: Pitchfork critic, award-winning musician, producer, DJ, and poet laureate.Tracing his roots from recording beats in his mom’s attic in Edmonton to performing with some of the most recognizable names in rap and electronic music—De La Soul, Public Enemy, Mos Def, Questlove, Diplo, and more—Polaris Prize winner Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a Cadence Weapon, captures the... + Read More
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Series: Minique A Novel Paperback Anna Maxymiw 9780771096815 $22.95 FICTION Jun 07, 2022

Loosely based on the life of a 17th-century figure, Minique is a fierce outsider narrative about the so-called “witch in the woods,” a feminist fable, a haunting survival story, and a turbulent romance rolled into one utterly captivating novel.The buzzing in her head gets louder, like there are more bees, and the itching on the top of her mouth is everywhere now, all across her tongue and teeth and the inside of her cheeks, hot, hot, hot. She takes a breath and she sees these men in the forest, sees their hands covered in blood as they skin bea... + Read More
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Series: TALENTS, THE Ordinary Monsters A Novel Hardcover J. M. Miro 9780771000027 $39.95 FICTION Jun 07, 2022

A stunning new work of historical fantasy, J. M. Miro’s Ordinary Monsters introduces readers to the dark, labyrinthine world of the Talents.England, 1882. In Victorian London, two children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness—a man made of smoke.Sixteen-year-old Charlie Ovid, despite a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn’t have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh. When a jaded fe... + Read More
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Series: Sound Within Sound A Radical History of Composers in the 20th Century Hardcover Kate Molleson 9780771051661 $34.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 12, 2022

A radical and compelling new history of 20th century composers, shining light on the sonic pioneers whose work transformed musical history.Sound Within Sound is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the 20th century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and the Philippines to Mexico, Russia, and beyond, Kate Molleson tells the stories of ten figures that altered the course of musical history, only to be sidelined and denied recognition during an era that systemi... + Read More
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Series: The Orphan Girl A WWII Novel of Courage Found and a Promise Kept Paperback Kurt Palka 9780771072536 $22.00 FICTION Jul 26, 2022

For fans of Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls—the bestselling author of The Piano Maker returns with a vivid, atmospheric, and deeply moving novel set during the final months of the Second World War.NATIONAL BESTSELLER London, 1944/45: Kate Henderson is an energetic and spirited young woman. As a trained paramedic and ambulance driver she does her work courageously and with determination, even though underneath she is still wrestling with grief after witnessing the shooting death of her diplomat father seven years earlier. Her ... + Read More
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Series: Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems Hardcover Dionne Brand 9780771098468 $45.00 POETRY Aug 09, 2022

An immense achievement, comprising a decades-long career—new and collected poetry from one of Canada’s most honoured and significant poets.Spanning almost four decades, Dionne Brand’s poetry has given rise to whole new grammars and vocabularies. With a profound alertness that is attuned to this world and open to some other, possibly future, time and place, Brand’s ongoing labours of witness and imagination speak directly to where and how we live and reach beyond those worlds, their enclosures, and their violences.Nomenclature: New and Collected... + Read More
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Series: GREAT JOB Great Job, Mom! Paperback Holman Wang 9781774880364 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Apr 05, 2022

A contemporary felted creation celebrating Mom’s many jobs from the co-creator of Cozy Classics.Being a mom is eleven jobs in one!This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A general who rallies the troops (or unruly kids), a curator of modern art (or finger paintings), an archeologist looking for buried treasures (or socks)…when Mom gets home from her day job as a carpenter, she never knows which job will be waiting for her, but she knows it’ll be fun! Each rhyming spread features i... + Read More
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Series: GREAT JOB Great Job, Dad! Paperback Holman Wang 9781774880371 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Apr 05, 2022

A contemporary felted creation celebrating Dad’s many jobs from the co-creator of Cozy Classics.Being a dad is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A receptionist scheduling important meetings (for playdates), an architect designing buildings (or pillow forts), an inspector (of diapers!)…When Dad gets home from his day job at the office, he never knows which job will be waiting for him, but he knows it’ll be fun! Each rhyming spread features intimate, famili... + Read More
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Series: The Language of Flowers Hardcover Dena Seiferling 9780735270534 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 03, 2022

An adopted bumblebee learns the language of flowers from her floral family in this enchanting picture book, inspired by floriography, that celebrates one of nature’s most important relationships.Deep within a magical meadow, some lonely flowers receive a very special gift: a baby bumblebee in need. The flowers name her Beatrice, they care for her and help her find her wings. And as she grows older, Beatrice learns the language of her floral family — messages of kindness and appreciation that she delivers between them. With each sweet word, the ... + Read More
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Series: SCAREDY'S NUTTY ADVENTURES Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise Hardcover Melanie Watt 9780735269590 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 03, 2022

Scaredy Squirrel returns in a funny and reassuring graphic novel about managing anxiety, perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly.In this second NUTTY ADVENTURE, Scaredy is in for a big surprise…and Scaredy does NOT like surprises. He is a squirrel who likes a schedule, predictability, nothing unexpected. So, what’s inside the mysterious crate? Turns out it’s a POOL! Scaredy imagines sharks, eels and algae! He prepares safety rules! Luckily his friends Ivy, Timber and newcomer Rash are happy to remind him of another important rule…having fun!Serie... + Read More
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Series: SCAREDY'S NUTTY ADVENTURES Scaredy Squirrel In a Nutshell Paperback Melanie Watt 9781774880432 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 03, 2022

The time is now for this anxious little guy: Scaredy Squirrel is back with a brand-new graphic novel series! He’s funnier (and scared-ier) than ever, and perfect for readers of Narwhal and Jelly. Now in paperback!Scaredy is happy to stay in his nut tree. Why would he ever leave? The outside is filled with dangers. Like aliens! And dust! And a certain fluffy bunny who likes to pop up! But things don’t always go as planned, even for a super-prepared squirrel. When he has to venture out of his tree and onto the ground, Scaredy panics and plays dea... + Read More
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Series: The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan Hardcover Salma Hussain 9780735271494 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 May 03, 2022

Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Canada in this novel for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang.Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn’t what she expects — “We didn’t even get any days off school! Just my luck” — especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly and her family peels the masking tape off their windows. Her parents, however, fear there is no peace in the region, and it... + Read More
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Series: Goodnight, Anne Paperback Kallie George 9780735271739 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 May 03, 2022

A beautiful bedtime picture book based on the best-selling Anne of Green Gables, introducing the irrepressible and beloved Anne to younger readers. It’s time for Anne to go to bed, but not before she wishes goodnight to everyone and everything she loves!Under the watchful eye of her adoptive mother Marilla, Anne has come to cherish life at Green Gables—the dearest, loveliest spot in the world, and her true home. Every night before she goes to bed, she thinks of all the people and places she loves: her family, her bosom friend Diana, her splendi... + Read More
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Series: Shout Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts Paperback Esta Spalding 9780735264533 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Aug 02, 2022

The third book in a Dahl-esque middle-grade series by award-winning poet and screenwriter Esta Spalding.The plucky Fitzgerald-Trout siblings (who live on a tropical island where the grown-ups are useless but the kids can drive) are back! After losing the boat that had become their home, oldest Fitzgerald-Trout, Kim, has put finding a home back on her to-do list. When her sixth-grade history assignment offers a clue about the ruins of a volcanic house built by an explorer on Mount Muldoon, she and her siblings set out to find it.The castle they ... + Read More
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Series: Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster Paperback Rachelle Delaney 9780735269293 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 03, 2022

When Alice agreed to appear in a reality cooking show with her father, she had no idea she’d find herself in the middle of a mystery! Will Alice and her new friends be able to save the show? A light-hearted and funny middle grade novel for fans of Rebecca Stead and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.Alice Fleck’s father is a culinary historian, and for as long as she can remember, she’s been helping him recreate meals from the past — a hobby she prefers to keep secret from kids her age. But when her father’s new girlfriend enters them into a cooking competitio... + Read More
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Series: Swimming in the Monsoon Sea Paperback Shyam Selvadurai 9781774880333 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 May 03, 2022

Amrith comes to terms with his sexuality in this sweeping coming-of-age story set against the stormy backdrop of monsoon season in 1980s Sri Lanka. For fans of Call Me By Your Name.Shyam Selvadurai’s brilliant novels, Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens, have garnered him international acclaim. In his first young adult novel, now with a new cover, he explores first love with clarity, humor and compassion.The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do hou... + Read More
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Series: Throwaway Daughter Paperback Ting-Xing Ye 9781774880340 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 May 03, 2022

A Canadian teenager travels to China to explore her ancestry and search for her birth mother in a dramatic and moving YA novel.Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal history assignment. Aside from the unwelcome reminders of difference, Grace loves passing for the typical Canadian teen — until the day she witnesses the Tiananmen massacre on the news. Horrified, she sets out to explore her Chinese ancestry, only to discover t... + Read More
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Series: Instructions for Dancing Paperback Nicola Yoon 9780735271272 $15.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 May 03, 2022

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this romantic page-turner from the author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, Evie has the power to see other people’s romantic fates—what will happen when she finally sees her own?Evie Thomas doesn’t believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began…and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually.... + Read More
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Series: A Garden of Creatures Hardcover Sheila Heti 9780735268814 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 10, 2022

A tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Heti and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro.Two bunnies and a cat live happily together in a beautiful garden. But when the big bunny passes away, the little bunny is unsure how to fill the void she left behind. A strange dream prompts her to begin asking questions: Why do the creatures we love have to die, and where do we go when we die? How come life works this way? With the wisdom of the cat to guide her, th... + Read More
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Series: The Family Tree Hardcover Sean Dixon 9780735267664 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 10, 2022

A family tree assignment leads an adopted girl to discover the different ways to be a family.When her teacher gives her class a simple family tree assignment, Ada is stumped. How can she make her family fit into this simple template?Ada is adopted. She can see where to put her parents on the tree, but what about her birth mom? Ada has a biological sister, but her sister has different adoptive parents — where do they go on the tree?But with the help of her friends and family, Ada figures it out. She creates her family tree…and so much more.Loose... + Read More
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Series: ESME! Esme's Birthday Conga Line Hardcover Lourdes Heuer 9780735269408 $17.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 10, 2022

Esme always has a plan. A funny and sweet early illustrated chapter book about a problem-solving girl who has to manage her own birthday bash. For fans of Dory Fantasmagory.Esme lives with her grandparents on the uppermost floor of the topmost best building. It’s her birthday. Mimi and Pipo gave her a beautiful guitar. But they didn’t plan a birthday party.Esme thinks this is the way with grandparents. They don’t know about parties or piñatas or birthday cake. No problem! Esme is great at problem solving.With the help of her cat, El Toro, and a... + Read More
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Series: FABLE STABLES, THE The Fabled Stables: Willa the Wisp Paperback Jonathan Auxier 9780735267749 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 02, 2022

The first book in a magical chapter-book adventure series by the Governor General Award-winning author of Sweep.Auggie Pound is eight years old and has the greatest job of all time: he cares for all the animals in the Fabled Stables. The Fabled Stables house the rarest creatures in existence—all of them one-of-a-kind. Auggie’s job is to care for these creatures, as well as track down and safely capture endangered magical beasts in the wild. Some mornings, he arrives to find an empty stall with the name of a new creature to rescue. One day, the ... + Read More
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Series: He Must Like You Paperback Danielle Younge-Ullman 9780735265714 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 May 10, 2022

An authentic, angry, and surprisingly funny and romantic novel about sexual harassment, from the award-winning author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined.Libby’s having a rough senior year. Her older brother absconded with his college money and is bartending on a Greek island. Her dad just told her she’s got to pay for college herself, and he’s evicting her when she graduates so he can Airbnb her room. A drunken hook-up with her coworker Kyle has left her upset and confused. So when Perry Ackerman, serial harasser and the most handsy customer... + Read More
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Series: Tell Me When You Feel Something Paperback Vicki Grant 9780735270114 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 May 17, 2022

The perfect after-school job turns deadly for teens working as “simulated patients” at the local med school. Everyone has something to hide and no one is safe in this contemporary YA thriller that exposes the dark reality of #MeToo in the world of medicine, for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.It seemed like a cool part-time program — being a “simulated” patient for med school students to practice on. But now vivacious, charismatic Viv lies in a very real coma. Cellphone footage just leads to more questions. What really happened? Other k... + Read More
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Series: Your First Day of Circus School Paperback Tara Lazar 9781774880388 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 May 24, 2022

A clever, comical re-imagining of the classic “first day of school” story, with a circus twist!Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! It’s the most amazing day on earth: the first day of school! It can be a daunting prospect, but don’t worry — your big brother can show you the ropes. Join a nervous boy and his enthusiastic older brother as they navigate the highs and lows of a first day at school…except this school is a big top, and the teacher is named Miss Stupendous, and the cafeteria can be a zoo, literally! It turns out, school ... + Read More
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Series: Bibi's Got Game A Story about Tennis, Meditation and a Dog Named Coco Hardcover Bianca Andreescu 9780735270558 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jun 07, 2022

In the first picture book written by and based on real-life tennis star Bianca Andreescu, a young athlete learns how to work through life’s toughest moments through inner strength and meditation.From the moment she wakes up, Bibi is very busy. Even before school begins, there are cartwheels to do, world records to break (38 minutes balancing a spoon on your nose), and her dog, Coco, to snuggle. Bibi’s mother suggests she try a sport, but nothing feels right. Until she tries tennis. On the court, she feels strong and powerful. Her serve is like ... + Read More
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Series: BABY ANIMALS Baby Squeaks Hardcover Anne Hunter 9780735269095 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 May 31, 2022

A baby mouse says their first word, and their second, and then many, many more in this hilarious and relatable parenting moment by Geisel Honoree Anne Hunter.Baby mouse has learned to squeak. And now it’s squeak, squeak, squeak all day long.Baby chats with new friends and old friends, big friends and little friends, and sometimes just chats with no one at all. Poor Mama needs a break… but when Baby wanders off, Mama knows what to do: follow the squeaks!Little readers will love this chatty baby mouse, and big readers will find Mama’s reactions ... + Read More
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Series: My Lala Hardcover Thomas King 9780735269347 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 07, 2022

A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world, from acclaimed author Thomas King, and for fans of Ladybug Girl.Lala wakes up one morning and decides that she owns the world. Quick as a fox, she bounds to her box of treasures and finds her shiny red dots — to mark what is hers, because there’s nothing that’s not!Lala’s bear gets a dot, as does her blankie, boots, and even the markers she uses to make scrawls on her walls. When she finishes labeling everything in her room and goes to label her dad-dad... + Read More
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Series: ROYAL GUIDE TO MONSTER SLAYING The Final Trial Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, Book 4 Hardcover Kelley Armstrong 9780735270206 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Jun 07, 2022

Rowan embarks on an expedition to prove once and for all that she is the rightful royal monster hunter, in the fourth and final book in this fantastical series by New York Times–bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong.The time has come! After discovering the true reason for the monster migration, Rowan is on an expedition to ultimately prove that she is worthy of the ebony monster-slaying sword on her back. She and her twin brother, Rhydd, their friends Dain and Alianor, as well as some other trusted advisors — and the ever-growing group of monstr... + Read More
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Series: ROYAL GUIDE TO MONSTER SLAYING The Serpent's Fury Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, Book 3 Paperback Kelley Armstrong 9780735270176 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Jun 21, 2022

Rowan faces her most dangerous monster-slaying challenge yet, confronting what could be the most infamous monster of all, in the third book in this fantastical series by New York Times bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong.Rowan is Tamarel’s Royal Monster Hunter, and her twin brother, Rhydd, will be its king. After the events of The Gryphon’s Lair, Rowan, along with her friends, her brother and an entourage of monstrous companions, makes her way back to the Dunnian Woods to deal with the pack of dropbears the group trapped in an abandoned cabin ... + Read More
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Series: We Adopted a Baby Chick Hardcover Lori Joy Smith 9780735266551 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 14, 2022

An adorable baby chicken is the latest addition to the family in this sweet picture book based on a true story. An irresistible and unique twist on a sibling story and for anyone who loves cute baby animals!Albert the sheep is the only one unhappy about the new addition to the family. Tina is a tiny, fluffy baby chick — and she gets all the attention. Albert is big and loud, and he can’t resist Mom’s vegetables (“Get out of the garden, Albert!”). Sprout the dog doesn’t have time for Albert anymore. The cats only have eyes for Tina. And though h... + Read More
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Series: PREOFESSOR GOOSE DEBUNKS FAIRY Professor Goose Debunks Goldilocks and the Three Bears Hardcover Paulette Bourgeois 9780735267305 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 21, 2022

The first in a new series by the author of Franklin the Turtle! Join Professor Goose in this STEM-filled picture book as she fact-checks classic fairy tales and shares the science behind these flawed stories.Mother Goose’s fairy tales are NOT based in science, and her great niece Professor Goose thinks it’s time to share the truth. Join Professor Goose as she — literally — travels through the pages of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, fact-checking, exposing the flaws and explaining the science. Bears don’t live in cottages — they prefer dens! Th... + Read More
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Series: LITTLE CROCODILE What Does Little Crocodile Say At the Park? Hardcover Eva Montanari 9780735268159 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Jun 21, 2022

A little crocodile explores a day at the park in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences—some wonderful, some not—that are sure to delight toddlers.What sounds does Little Crocodile hear on a trip to the park?Grandma says “Sweet Pea!”The pigeons go flap, flapThe dandelion goes pffffThe chatter goes chit chatThe merry-go-round goes wheeeAnd the crocodile says…WAHHHH!In this charming book of sounds, Little Crocodile visits the park with Grandma and Grandpa and experiences being left out, kindness and independence, ultimat... + Read More
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Series: The Boy and the Mountain Hardcover Mario Bellini 9780735270251 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 21, 2022

A boy sets off to draw a mountain in this thoughtful exploration of art and the creative process. For fans of Hike by Pete Oswald.A little boy, who is a keen artist, becomes obsessed with a mountain he can see from his house. One day, he tries to draw the mountain, but his drawing doesn’t look anything like it, so he decides that he has to take a closer look. He sets off with his dog, drawing what he sees along the way, and making a growing collection of animal companions during his hike. But when he finally reaches the mountain, the boy makes ... + Read More
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Series: The Surprise Hardcover Zadie Smith 9781774880609 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 28, 2022

Celebrating the quiet power of being different, The Surprise is the children’s debut from acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, with art from exciting newcomer Magenta Fox.Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit—and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality.The Surprise is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by two veteran writers, and... + Read More
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Series: Wheels, No Wheels Hardcover Shannon McNeill 9780735270374 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 28, 2022

Adorable barnyard animals go for a joyride in this hilarious tale, perfect for very young readers and fans of Little Blue Truck.A llama has no wheels.A turtle has no wheels.A cat has no wheels.Not to worry! A skateboard has wheels, a tractor has wheels and a bike has wheels.Some wily farm animals decide to go for a ride, leaving the farmer without her wheels. After the animals go and go and go and go, chaos ensues…but luckily there are some truck driving chicks to save the day.
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Series: Burt's Way Home Hardcover John Martz 9780735271029 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jul 19, 2022

A cosmic accident has left Burt stranded on Earth…or so he says. An early graphic novel of foster care and the meaning of home, for fans of Binky the Space Cat.Burt is an alien from a distant galaxy with advanced technology, but an accident has made his parents disappear and trapped him on Earth. And no matter what he does, he can’t seem to get lowly Earth technology to work well enough to get him home.That’s his story, anyway. From the perspective of his foster mother, Lydia, Burt is a confused and lonely little boy who’s difficult to understa... + Read More
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Series: ANNE CHAPTER BOOK, AN Anne's School Days Inspired by Anne of Green Gables Paperback Kallie George 9780735267343 $10.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jul 05, 2022

The third book in an early-reader series inspired by Anne of Green Gables, starring the spirited Anne Shirley as she navigates her first days of school and the incorrigible Gilbert Blythe.Anne loves autumn in Avonlea, and she’s been enjoying her first three weeks of school. It helps that she walks to school with and sits next to her kindred spirit, Diana Barry. However, one day, Gilbert Blythe joins the class. According to Diana, he’s very handsome, and smart too. He’s also very bold, and immediately rubs Anne the wrong way. Things come to a he... + Read More
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Series: SHARON, LOIS & BRAM'S CLASSIC Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink Board book Sharon Hampson 9780735270527 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 3 Jul 19, 2022

Based on the classic folk song made famous by a beloved trio of children’s entertainers, this board book is best sung aloud! “Skinnamarink” is a timeless anthem of love and inclusion.What does “skinnamarink” mean? You may not find its definition in a dictionary, but the meaning is clear to the generations of children who sang along: friendship, happiness, sharing, community and, ultimately, love. This song has been sung in weddings and in classrooms. It can be fun and silly — especially with the accompanying actions! And it has a way of bringin... + Read More
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Series: MISEWA SAGA, THE The Stone Child The Misewa Saga, Book Three Hardcover David A. Robertson 9780735266162 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 02, 2022

It’s a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn’t have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help — from friends old and new. Racing against the clock, and with Arik and Emily at her side, Morgan sets off to follow the trail away from the Great Tree to find Eli’s soul before it’s too late. As they journey deep into the northern woods, a place they’ve been ... + Read More
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Series: MISEWA SAGA, THE The Great Bear The Misewa Saga, Book Two Paperback David A. Robertson 9780735266155 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 02, 2022

In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time.Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel... + Read More
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Series: SHARON, LOIS & BRAM'S CLASSIC Sharon, Lois and Bram's One Elephant Went Out to Play Hardcover Sharon Hampson 9780735271081 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 09, 2022

From the creators of Skinnamarink comes another picture book based on the classic counting song made famous by this beloved trio of children’s entertainers.One elephant went out to play upon a spider’s web one day. She had such enormous fun, that she called for her baby elephant to come.Sharon, Lois and Bram invite readers to join them in a musical story about a magical spider web. Jungle animals and kids in costume join in the fun on the web, including a glamorous giraffe, a cranky crocodile, a silly, smiley snake and five monkeys. After the 1... + Read More
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Series: If You Cry like a Fountain Hardcover Noemi Vola 9780735270503 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 09, 2022

A quirky and surprisingly funny picture book about the many practical uses for tears, for fans of Big Feelings.In an attempt to cheer up a sad-looking worm, a narrator makes things worse by causing the worm to cry. But in the process of trying to make the sobbing worm feel better, the narrator starts to think of the various ways tears can be used productively.For example, if you’re sad around lunchtime, cry until you fill a pot with your tears and boil pasta — you won’t even need to season with salt! Crying can be used to dilute paint, and with... + Read More
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Series: Escape to Witch City Paperback E. Latimer 9781101919330 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 09, 2022

In a world ruled by fear of witches, some secrets are deadly. A thrilling new fantasy adventure set in historical London for fans of V.E. Schwab’s City of Ghosts and Serafina and the Black Cloak.Emmaline Black has a secret. She can hear the rhythm of heartbeats. Not just her own, but others’ too. It’s a rhythm she’s learned to control, and that can only mean one thing…Emma’s a witch.In a world where a sentence of witchcraft comes with dire consequences and all children who have reached the age of thirteen are tested to ensure they have no witch... + Read More
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Series: In the Wild Light Paperback Jeff Zentner 9780735263147 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Aug 09, 2022

A poignant coming-of-age novel about two best friends whose friendship is tested when they get the opportunity to leave their impoverished small town for an elite prep school. For fans of Looking for Alaska.Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He’s been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. But when Delaney manages to secure both of the... + Read More