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The story of a lost alien, befriended by a young boy who helps him return to his planet.…
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A sequel to "The Winds of War, " following the lives of members of the American Henry family as they deal with the triumphs and tragedies of life during the World War II years.…
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High school senior Rainbow is trapped with three other teens in a game-like world that may or may not be real, in this darkly comic novel about identity, giving up, and finding the way home.…
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"When Sharko calls for a boat, Hippo pulls out a goat. He wants a pole, but Hippo gives him a pail. And instead of bait, a beet and a boot! Hippo's coat pockets seem to have everything except what Sharko asks for!"--Jacket flap.…
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The Black Arrow : A Tale Of The Two Roses
A young Englishman, seeking to avenge the death of his father, becomes involved in the band of the Black Arrow and the events of the War of the Roses.…
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The First Survivors Of Alzheimer's : How Patients Recovered Life And Hope In Their Own Words
"First person stories of patients who recovered from Alzheimer's Disease--and how they did it"--…
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Make Some Noise : Speak Your Mind And Own Your Strength
"A bold and unabashed guide to finding your voice, harnessing your true desires, and leading the life you really want"--…
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Unnerved by the overgrown forest near her aunt's house and the wild black cats that live there, Danni encounters a mean old woman who claims to be their owner and makes a discovery that places her life in danger.…
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What The World Could Make : A Story Of Hope
Best friends Bunny and Rabbit celebrate the changing seasons and their friendship by making memories playing in the snow, watching lilacs bloom, and romping in the autumn leaves.…
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Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.…
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When Maxine's school puts on a pet parade, she creates a unique contraption to allow her very special pet fish, Milton, to participate.…
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A young narrator describes herself as many things at the same time - a girl, a granddaughter, Indian, American, both selfish and generous, mean and kind - and these seeming contradictions are precisely what makes her a unique individual.…
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Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.…
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"One hundred unusual animals try to squeeze into the oversized pages of this raucous rhyming tale. 'But can we fit a whole blue whale?' is repeated throughout, as more animals join the melange"--Provided by publisher.…
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Monkey is stuck on an island made of desserts, and Fox on one made of dirt and rocks, but as time passes, fortunes change and they learn about sharing and caring.…
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A Japanese man comes to Seoul to find the Korean woman he fell in love with some years ago.…
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Panic Attack : Playing Politics With Science In The Fight Against COVID-19
"In Panic Attack, nationally bestselling author and physician Nicole Saphier uncovers the hypocrisy and hysteria which has characterized so much of the American pandemic response"--…
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Knit Hats With Woolly Wormhead : Styles For The Whole Family
"International hat-knitting icon Woolly Wormhead is known for her unique, innovative hat designs. This collection of her work includes patterns for 22 of her designs"--…
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This Party's Dead : Grief, Joy And Spilled Rum At The World's Death Festivals
Journalist Erica Buist traveled to seven death festivals around the world (Nepal, Madagascar, Indonesia, Sicily, Japan, Mexico, and New Orleans) to understand how other cultures deal with death.…
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Declutter Like A Mother : A Guilt-free, No-stress Way To Transform Your Home And Your Life
"Successful business entrepreneur Allie Casazza shares her powerful and proven method for clearing the clutter in our minds by first clearing the clutter in our homes, the place where transformation begins"--…
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The iconic actress looks back on her days as a child star for Disney, as well as the challenges of dealing with an industry that wanted her to remain to bound to a wholesome, youthful public image.…
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In 1939, after cruel treatment at her orphanage renders her mute, Lucy runs away and joins the circus, working with the elephants and unaware that the orphanage matrons are hunting for her.…
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"The common assumption that the United States is a "nation of immigrants" camouflages the reality that the US is a colonialist settler state"--…
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Woke, Inc. : Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
"A young entrepreneur makes the case that politics has no place in business, and sets out a new vision for the future of American capitalism"--…
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Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.…
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The Fire Keeper : A Storm Runner Novel
Zane Obispo faces an impossible choice--to save other godborns like himself from the angry gods, or rescue his father, Hurakan, from his eternal prison.--…
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Seventeen-year-old Darcy Phillips, a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates, is hired by the "hot" guy at school to help him get his ex back.…
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In an age of 100-foot-tall mechanical deities run by a tyrannical regime, two teenaged girls on opposite sides of a war discover they are fighting for a common purpose--and falling for each other.…
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In a small Washington town, the Grey sisters once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, passion, and betrayal until one of their family is arrested and tried for murder.…
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The Black Friend : On Being A Better White Person
"Part memoir, part guidebook, this title explores scenarios of interpersonal and institutional struggle to introduce the next generation of White youth to anti-racism."--Kirkus Reviews.…
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La Vida Secreta De Los Insectos
Explores the world of insects and some of their nearest relatives--such arthropods as spiders and centipedes--and discusses their behavior, their habitats, and their relationships with humans.…
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Five college friends meet up in the Catskills ten years after graduation, bringing their shared past, betrayals, and secrets with them in the new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia.…
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"The host of the Fox News shows Watters World and The Five lays out the only path forward for our nation--listening to him--in this funny, offbeat book which echoes his irreverent voice." --publisher.…
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Mrs. McGinty's Dead : A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Mrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. James Bently, her lodger, has traces of her blood and hair on his clothes, but there's more to this case. Can Poirot stay alive long enough to find the truth?…
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Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perseverance and problem-solving.…
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A variety of animals with different anxieties about going off to summer camp receive reasurrance, in this story about going to a new place.…
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Drake and the other Dragon Masters go to the island of Kapua seeking a Sea Dragon needed to help stop the evil wizard Astrid's dangerous False Life spell.…
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President Of The Whole Fifth Grade
To gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade--expecting little competition--until a new girl enters the race.…
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Featuring colorful, comic-style artwork, an introduction to parrots is presented through humorous text complemented by engaging facts, from how parrots see ultraviolet light to how they can identify colors in human language.…
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"In this witty and heartfelt debut love story for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December, a woman stranded in Paris for the day discovers that the wrong road can sometimes lead us in the right direction"--…
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"From the author of When I was you comes a spine-tingling new thriller about a mother's worst nightmare come true, when her teenage daughter goes to a sleepover and doesn't come back"--…
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Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors fight back in a desperate ground war. While casualties mount by the day, the resistance, along with some unexpected allies, uncovers a plot that could bring the war to a decisive end.…
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I Left My Homework In The Hamptons : What I Learned Teaching The Children Of The One Percent
"A captivating memoir about tutoring for Manhattan's elite, revealing how a life of extreme wealth both helps and harms the children of the one percent"--…
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Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance In The Age Of Indulgence
"Resettling Your Brain in the Age of Cheap Pleasures"--…
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When Max feels neglected by his mother, he runs away wearing his wolf costume to a world in his imagination inhabited by unruly beasts who befriend Max after he is proclaimed king.…
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Little Lunch Truck loves to bring Chef Nina's food around town, but he's nervous to meet the other trucks, diggers, and cranes and worries they won't like him.…
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Freda uses jars to save everything from a chocolate chip cookie to the full moon, just as her grandmother saves summer blueberries. Includes a recipe for blueberry jam.…
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Zuri Ray loves trying extraordinary new things but when Jessie, her Best Friend From Diapers, chooses ballet Zuri Ray finds it too challenging until the teacher encourages her to be herself.…
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When his busy father prompts him to get ready for an exciting family cookout, an exuberant young Pablo decides that he would rather not wear his pants and would have more fun finding other ways to use them.…
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Hudson And Tallulah Take Sides
A cat and dog who live on opposite sides of a fence discover that they do not have to see eye to eye on everything in order to be friends.…
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What Are Your Words? : A Book About Pronouns
Ari knows a lot of words for neighbors, including the pronouns each prefers, and with help from Uncle Lior, who always asks "What are your words," figures out which pronouns--and other words--fit best today.…
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"After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"--…
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"A picture book about a girl named Ruby, her curious nature and how her creativity allows her to connect with the world around her. "--…
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When the world feels too big, loud, and busy, a young girl imagines a museum where she can organize little pieces of it and wonder about them.…
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"When the ships of the harbor aren't feeling well, the hospital ship Hope comes to the rescue"--…
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Juan Bobo Busca Trabajo : Un Cuento Tradicional Puertorriqueõno
Although he tries to do exactly as his mother tells him, foolish Juan Bobo keeps getting things all wrong.…
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When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.…
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"A delightful tale about magic hats and bonnets, but above all about the importance about being yourself and the hidden treasures we carry within us."…
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Four Thousand Weeks : Time Management For Mortals
"A lively philosophical guide to time and time management, setting aside superficial efficiency solutions in favor of reckoning with and finding joy in the finitude of human life"--…
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The beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency offers a collection of very short fiction and comics that celebrate the joy and absurdity of the human experience.…
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Now That's What I Call A Decade. .
An iconic 18-track lineup of memorable eighties hits, including Rick Springfield's Jessie's Girl; A-Ha's Take on Me; Journey's Separate Ways; Duran Duran's Rio; and many more!…
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Sixteen-year-old Katrell uses her witchy powers to talk to the dead and escape her home life, but when she disregards the dead's warnings to stop, dark forces begin to close in forcing Ketrell to make some hard decisions.…
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While his evil pet cat Klawde, an exiled emperor from across the universe, faces a treasonous plot to overthrow him, Raj has to survive an even more perilous group: the students and parents of the Elba Middle School newspaper club.…
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After her mother dies unexpectedly of cancer, a Chinese American writer and journalist weaves together the story of the fallout of grief that follows her extended family as they emigrate from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America.…
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The Story Of The Universe In 100 Stars
"See the universe like never before, through brief portraits of 100 stars with incredible stories and science to share"--…
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Black Snake : Standing Rock, The Dakota Access Pipeline, And Environmental Justice
"Black Snake" tells the story of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline through the influential activism of four women from Standing Rock and Fort Berthold Reservations"--…
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Living and working in a bombed-out Berlin, Millie Mosbach must come to terms with a past decision made in a moment of crisis with the help of a mysterious man who is surprisingly understanding of her demons.…
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Cast out of Lahun, Hui, once the ruler-in-waiting of the great city, seeks vengeance for the death of his father, swearing his allegiance to the enemies of Egypt and learning the art of war to fight to become the master of a new kingdom.…
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Introduces crocodiles, discussing the three different families of crocodilians, their physical characteristics, where they live, what they eat, and how they take care of their young.…
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The Hero's Guide To Saving Your Kingdom
The four princes erroneously dubbed Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales form an unlikely team when a witch threatens the whole kingdom. Includes "Extras" at the end of the book.…
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How To Draw Cute Stuff Around The World
Learn to draw anything from anywhere around the world and make it cute!…
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Baking For The Holidays : 50+ Treats For A Festive Season
"A festive baking book featuring more than 50 recipes to enjoy during the holiday season and all winter long"--…
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Committed : Dispatches From A Psychiatrist In Training
"Grey's Anatomy meets One L in this psychiatrist's funny and moving memoir about his residency at Harvard Medical School"--…
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Several People Are Typing : A Novel
"A mid-level employee of a New York-based public relations firm finds his consciousness uploaded into the company's internal Slack channel"--…
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The Great Glorious Goddamn Of It All : A Novel
A sweeping novel about the last days of the lumberjacks is told by of one of the greatest lumberjacks of all who recounts tales rife with murder, mayhem, avalanches, and bootlegging in the tiny timber town of Cordelia, Idaho.…
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"Claire Luchette's debut, Agatha of Little Neon, is a novel about yearning and sisterhood, figuring out how you fit in (or don't), and the unexpected friends who help you find your truest self"--…
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"We Are the Brennans explores the staying power of shame-and the redemptive power of love-in an Irish Catholic family torn apart by secrets..."--…
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An artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced that she is turning into a dog and, as her symptoms intensify, struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity a secret, until she meets a group of mothers who may also be more than what they seem.…
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After their family's cattle farm is attacked in the 1890s Australian Outback, two estranged brothers reunite to attempt to revive the business and are called to testify after a reprisal slaughter is perpetrated against the Kurrong.…
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Lorna Mott Comes Home : A Novel
"A comedic novel about an American woman leaving her 20-year marriage to her French husband, returning to her native San Francisco to pick up the life she left behind, and the entwining lives of her children and grandchildren"--…
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"An essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative following nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of his Jehovah's Witness upbringing"--…
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To escape from family members who are after her inheritance, Texas heiress Gaby Dupont, assuming a new identity, starts working for a powerful Chicago lawyer who comes to her aid when her greedy relatives track her down.…
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"An aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor on his way to an audition. Over the next ten years, she'll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star?"--…
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Sisters Of The Resistance : A Novel Of Catherine Dior's Paris Spy Network
Set in the thick of the Paris Resistance movement during WWII, this exciting novel tells of the deep involvement of Catherine Dior, the sister of fashion designer Christian Dior, and two sisters who risked their lives to support her efforts.…
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The Master : The Long Run And Beautiful Game Of Roger Federer
A tennis correspondent for the New York times sits down with Roger Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men’s tennis.…
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Entering the afterlife due to a hit and run accident, a successful author learns she can observe the earthly lives of her nearly grown children and is also permitted three "nudges" to alter the outcome of events.…
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I Have Always Been Me : A Memoir
"A powerful memoir of independence, releasing the past, and living the dream by award-winning trans advocate Precious Brady-Davis"--…
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Lessons I Have Unlearned : Because Life Doesn't Look Like It Did In The Pictures
Gildea looks at a series of common myths about how to achieve a happy, perfect life and how, ultimately, these strategies will fail us, suggesting instead we rely on teachings from the Bible and Jesus.…
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We March At Midnight : A War Memoir
McPadden recounts his experiences as a Ranger Officer during the war in Afghanistan. He writes about growing up, leadership, the nature of war, and war's aftermath.…
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