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Series: Girl Giant and the Monkey King Hardcover Van Hoang 9781250240415 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 01, 2020

From debut author Van Hoang comes Girl Giant and the Monkey King, a tale packed with magic, adventure, and middle-school woes—perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Roshani Chokshi. Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she’s strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it’s making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence... + Read More
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Series: Home Is in Between Hardcover Mitali Perkins 9780374303679 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Feb 23, 2021

In the timely yet timeless picture book Home Is in Between, critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between. Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba’s big laugh. But outside, everything is different – trick-or-treating, ballet class, and Eng... + Read More
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Series: The Survivors A Novel Hardcover Jane Harper 9781250232427 $37.99 FICTION Feb 02, 2021

Instant New York Times Bestseller“As always, Harper skillfully evokes the landscape as she weaves a complicated, elegant web, full of long-buried secrets ready to come to light.” -The New York Times Book ReviewKieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absen... + Read More
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Series: The Four Winds A Novel Hardcover Kristin Hannah 9781250178602 $37.99 FICTION Feb 02, 2021

The Four Winds, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, is an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression."If I close my eyes, I can still taste the dust..."Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods. The crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all.In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli—like so many ... + Read More
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Series: The Lost Village A Novel Hardcover Camilla Sten 9781250249258 $36.50 FICTION Mar 23, 2021

*BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR "Come for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets." - New York Times book review"[A] scary, highly entertaining debut...that pays homage to Shirley Jackson." - South Florida Sun Sentinel A Most Anticipated Book Goodreads * Publishers Weekly * Crime Reads * Popsugar * Bookish * #1 Loanstar Pick in Canada An Indie Next pick!A Library Reads Pick! The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camil... + Read More
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Series: Broken (in the best possible way) Hardcover Jenny Lawson 9781250077035 $34.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 06, 2021

An Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety.As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way.With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny humanizes what we all f... + Read More
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Series: Murderbot Diaries Fugitive Telemetry Hardcover Martha Wells 9781250765376 $26.99 FICTION Apr 27, 2021

The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry!Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I've ever read") Murderbot has also established Martha Wells as one of the great SF writers of today.No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall.When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station se... + Read More
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Series: Dead Djinn Universe A Master of Djinn a novel Hardcover P. Djeli Clark 9781250267689 $37.99 FICTION May 11, 2021

Included in NPR’s Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade (2011-2021)A Nebula Award WinnerA Ignyte Award WinnerA Compton Crook Award for Best New Novel WinnerA Locus First Novel Award WinnerA RUSA Reading List: Fantasy WinnerA Hugo Award FinalistA World Fantasy Award FinalistA NEIBA Book Award FinalistA Mythopoeic Award FinalistA Dragon Award FinalistA Best of 2021 Pick in SFF for AmazonA Best of 2021 Pick in SFF for KoboNebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. DjÃ¨lÃ Clark goes full-length for the first time in his dazzling debut ... + Read More
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Series: Ariadne A Novel Hardcover Jennifer Saint 9781250773586 $36.99 FICTION May 04, 2021

A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe.Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, ... + Read More
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Series: The Maidens A Novel Paperback Alex Michaelides 9781250792969 $24.99 FICTION Jun 15, 2021

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements Michaelides as a major player in the field" ( Publishers Weekly ).Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike - particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The ... + Read More
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Series: We Are All Under One Wide Sky Hardcover Deborah Wiles 9781683646334 $23.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jun 15, 2021

Children will learn to both celebrate diversity and embrace how much we all have in common.In We Are All Under One Wide Sky, Deborah Wiles beautifully weaves together images from the natural world in a lovely, lyrical poem. Andrea Stegmaier’s fresh and captivating illustrations feature children from around the globe and celebrate different architecture, landscapes, and activities. By the end of the book, children will have internalized the message that although we are from different places, we are the same in so many ways. What we have in commo... + Read More
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Series: Extraordinaries The Extraordinaries Paperback TJ Klune 9781250203663 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Jul 13, 2021

An Indie Bestseller!An Indie Next Pick!A Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra.New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself ... + Read More
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Series: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel The Madness of Crowds A Novel Hardcover Louise Penny 9781250145260 $36.99 FICTION Aug 24, 2021

Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerAARP The Magazine – Recommended Summer ReadingCNN – A Most Anticipated Book of AugustBustle – A Most Anticipated Book of AugustChief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novelYou’re a coward.Time and again, as the New Year approaches, that charge is leveled against Armand Gamache. It starts innocently enough. While the residents of the QuÃ©bec village of Three Pines take advantage of the deep snow to ski and toboggan, to drink hot c... + Read More
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Series: Julia's House Julia's House Goes Home Hardcover Ben Hatke 9781250769329 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 19, 2021

Julia and her house full of fantastic friends are on the move, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Ben Hatke.Julia's flying house has come down to earth...and sprouted legs! Now it roams the landscape looking for the perfect spot to settle down. But just as Julia spots the Perfect Spot, off in the distance—her walking house trips! It tumbles down a steep mountain side, and Julia and her creatures are scattered across the hills while her runaway home continues rolling off on an adventure of its own. Now it's up to Julia to gather up her fo... + Read More
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Series: Within These Wicked Walls A Novel Hardcover Lauren Blackwood 9781250787101 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Oct 19, 2021

"Lauren Blackwood’s can’t-miss debut is a magical, Ethiopian-inspired remix of Jane Eyre." -Harper's BazaarWhat the heart desires, the house destroys...Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a Patron—a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities.When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, she takes the... + Read More
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Series: Santa Jaws Hardcover Bridget Heos 9781250244628 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 26, 2021

While kids write notes to Santa Claus, / Sharks line up for Santa Jaws. / They tell him all their Christmas wishes. / Santa thinks they sound delicious!With bouncy, delightful rhymes, Bridget Heos' Santa Jaws celebrates Christmas under the sea. Every year, Santa Jaws delivers presents to his fellow sharks, spreading cheer wherever he goes. Elfin sharks make toys, horn sharks trim the Christmas kelp, and cookiecutter sharks make sure Santa doesn't go hungry. Get ready for a ride on Santa's sled (pulled, of course, by hammerheads) in this joyful ... + Read More
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Series: The Death of Jane Lawrence A Novel Hardcover Caitlin Starling 9781250272584 $37.99 FICTION Oct 05, 2021

***AN INSTANT BESTSELLER!***Best Books of 2021 Â· NPRALA/The Reading List Best Horror 2021 PickLonglisted for the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in a Novel, 2021From the Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Luminous Dead comes a gothic fantasy horror—The Death of Jane Lawrence."A jewel box of a Gothic novel." —New York Times Book Review“Delicious.... By the time the book reached that point of no return, I was so invested that I would have followed Jane into the very depths of hell.” —NPR.org“Intense and amazing! It’s like Jonathan S... + Read More
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Series: Firekeeper's Daughter Hardcover Angeline Boulley 9781250766564 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Mar 16, 2021

A PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER!A MORRIS AWARD WINNER!AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD YA HONOR BOOK!A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKAn Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerSoon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. “One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America A TIME Magazine Best YA Book of All Time SelectionAmazon's Best YA Book of 2021 So Far (June 2021)A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List SelectionAn Entertainment ... + Read More
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Series: Firekeeper's Daughter CD-Audio Angeline Boulley 9781250779526 $78.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Mar 16, 2021

"Isabella Star LaBlanc brings an authentic-sounding narration to this powerful audiobook...Dialogue, including words in other languages, is handled with effortless transitions and clear depictions between characters. This audiobook should not be missed." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKAn Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerSoon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. “One of this year's most buzzed ab... + Read More
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Series: The Forest of Stolen Girls Hardcover June Hur 9781250229588 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Apr 20, 2021

Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min—Hwani's father—learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investi... + Read More
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Series: What Unbreakable Looks Like A Novel Hardcover Kate McLaughlin 9781250173805 $26.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Jun 23, 2020

"Raw, unflinching, and authentic, Kate McLaughlin's thoughtful What Unbreakable Looks Like carefully crafts a story exposing the vulnerability of underage trafficked girls and what it takes to begin the process of healing from sexual trauma."–Christa Desir, author, advocate, and founding member of The Voices and Faces ProjectLex was taken–trafficked–and now she’s Poppy. Kept in a hotel with other girls, her old life is a distant memory. But when the girls are rescued, she doesn’t quite know how to be Lex again. After she moves in with her aunt ... + Read More
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Series: The Ballerinas A Novel Hardcover Rachel Kapelke-Dale 9781250274236 $37.99 FICTION Dec 07, 2021

Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School. "Enthralling...irresistible." ––New York Times "A standing ovation to this debut." ––E! News Thirteen years ago, Delphine LÃ©ger abandoned her prestigious soloist spot at the Paris Opera Ballet for a new life in St. Petersburg––taking with her a secret that could upend the lives of her best friends, fellow dancers Lindsay and Margaux. Now thirty-six years old, Delphine has ... + Read More
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Series: The Big Reveal Hardcover Jen Larsen 9781250252173 $24.50 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Dec 07, 2021

A dazzling YA novel about a girl who isn't afraid to be big and sexy and dance her heart out, and a discussion-provoking exploration of the mixed messages our society gives young women about their bodies and sexuality. Addie is a talented dancer, a true-blue friend, and a fat, fierce, and driven young woman. When she's accepted into the prestigious dance company of her dreams, she thinks nothing can bring her down—until she realizes she doesn't have enough money to go. Refusing to give up, Addie and her friends decide to put on a top-secret,... + Read More
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Series: Girl Giant and the Jade War Hardcover Van Hoang 9781250240446 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 07, 2021

In this sequel to Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Thom and her friends set off on a far flung adventure to save the Heavens and the Jade Emperor from certain destruction.Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend—he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made.Determined t... + Read More
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Series: Singing Hills Cycle When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain Paperback Nghi Vo 9781250786135 $21.99 FICTION Dec 08, 2020

From Locus and Ignyte finalist, Crawford Award winner, and bestselling author Nghi Vo comes the second installment in a Hugo Award-winning series"A stunning gem of a novella that explores the complexity and layers of storytelling and celebrates the wonder of queer love. I could read about Chih recording tales forever."—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree"Dangerous, subtle, unexpected and familiar, angry and ferocious and hopeful. . . . The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a remarkable accomplishmen... + Read More