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A wildly over-the-top social satire reimagining the mad misadventures of the iconic royal cousins King Ludwig and Empress Sisi, from the incomparable Jac Jemc.
A gripping story built around the real assassination of a Zionist leader in 1933 in British mandate Palestine. With tempers flaring amidst the many tangled relationships among Jews, Arabs and the British, Ivor Castle arrives to assist with the legal defense of those accused. The story is so vividly told you almost can sense the light, color, heat and smells of the landscape. What a treat to read!
—Anne
Gorgeous and evocative, I love love love this novel!!!
—Mary
Electric!!
—Mary
"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture.
Stranded within an ever-shifting family’s desperate but volatile attempts to love, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in crack addiction, and demeaned da
The New York Times bestselling stunning, standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree.
“A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex.” Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
Fascinating and feminist narrative non-fic for the Erik Larsen fans! LOVED this story of this complicated woman!
—Mary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, rise above the tit for tats on social media, and triumph in a successful and productive debate in the real world.
*Named a MOST ANTICIPATED Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of 2023 by Polygon, Tor, and Men's Health!
*Named a MUST-READ Book of March 2023 by CrimeReads and Gizmodo!
Loved this smart and fun novel!
—Mary
We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what’s the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed to how they are implemented in our world today and how they will be used in the future.
Opening like a fairy tale and ending like a nightmare, this cannonball of a queer coming-of-age novel follows a young man's relationship with a violent older boyfriend—and how he and his sister survive a terrible crime
Their work is magic!!! Love this new one!
—Mary
Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and a bracing new vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The Changeling.
Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern world, from one of today’s finest short story writers—MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble
Featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Shaun Tan
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family.
"Mom seems off."
Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone.
This edition of Hédi Fried’s book with the most common questions student’s have asked her about her experience as a survivor of Auschwitz and other camps during WWII is aimed at young readers. The illustrations help bring her thoughtful and candid answers alive. What a great classroom resource to spark discussions about one of the darkest periods of history, which is exactly what she spent the last several decades of her life doing: educating young people about the Holocaust.
—Anne
"Must-Read Book of Spring 2023"--Town & Country
A deeply evocative novel of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a daring visionary who created an inimitable legacy in American art and transformed the city of Boston itself.
A thrilling and illuminating epic family saga that will appeal to all of our big readers!! Anita Diamant fans especially!
—Mary
Breathe and Be was one of our favorites and this is fabulous, too!
—Mary
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Friday Black • "One of the most exciting young writers in America.” —George Saunders, best
What a great big-feelings book!
—Mary
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hilarious new essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling unabashed fan-favorite Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam.
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ELLE AND VULTURE
The widely acclaimed author of Real Life and Filthy Animals returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroads
We loved loved LOVED this book!
—Mary
Lovely!! Reminds me of Jon Muth.
—Mary
Perfect for older fans of Jon Klassen -- younger fans of Nathan Hale. Would be a great read aloud for an older elementary class.
—Mary
Once again, Klassen's moody and touching illustrations lend themselves perfectly to a longer-form picture book like this! In keeping with folkloric tradition, he's changed the ending to how he originally remembered the story, and to touch on themes of found family and overcoming past trauma. I absolutely loved this!
—Nikki