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The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius’ heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Kraven is a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.
In Purity, Maine, former spy Maggie Bird and her Martini Club of ex-CIA operatives are drawn into the search for a missing teen with ties to their past, as they confront an innocent friend’s wrongful suspicion, a buried corpse, and dark secrets that threaten to unravel everything they’ve worked to protect.
ADULT FICTION
ANTHONY-THE WOMEN ON PLATFORM TWO
In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this sweeping, timely novel inspired by a remarkable and little-known true story. Dublin, 1969: Maura has just married Dr. Christy Davenport and they look forward to growing their family. But as her husband’s vicious temper emerges, Maura worries that her home might never be safe for a child. Meanwhile, her close friend Bernie, a mother of three, learns the devastating news that if she conceives again, her health complications could prove fatal. Dublin, 2023: A close call makes Saoirse realize that she may never want to be a mother. Little does she know that only a few decades ago, a group of women made this option possible for her. And she’s about to meet one of them…
Forensic experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies are pulled into solving a deadly mystery unfolding in the shadow of a celebrated rock star. The two crime experts are enlisted by legendary rock star Billy Diamond to find his missing daughter. A level-headed student at Yale, Devon left six months earlier with her boyfriend, Carlos, for a career development retreat in Nevada. Her calls and notes became less frequent until they stopped. Billy wanted to give his daughter space–but after learning Carlos’ body was found a few miles upstream from the ranch, he needs answers. Rachael and Ellie hatch a plan–as Ellie goes undercover, Rachael will work with Billy to find out about Devon. But Rachael has a second agenda, to find out why Billy seems so familiar with her late sister Isis, whose little boy Rachael is raising. The music idol is hiding something, but what? The southwest ranch is full of surprises. Devon is not only alive but thriving, and no one mentions Carlos. The attendees follow their leader, Galen, with slavish devotion, and their daily mind-body exercises stretch from brain-numbing to downright treacherous. If Galen is behind some nefarious scheme, how does it relate to the rock star and his daughter? To answer those questions, Rachael will also have to ask: Who was her sister Isis, really? The answers will draw Ellie and Rachael deeper into danger. In Billy’s world and in Galen’s, the living, the missing, and the dead all have secrets.
BOHJALIAN-THE JACKAL’S MISTRESS
In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she’s willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical fiction as Hour of the Witch and The Sandcastle Girls. Virginia, 1864-Libby Steadman’s husband has been away for so long that she can barely conjure his voice in her dreams. While she longs for him in the night, fearing him dead in a Union prison camp, her days are spent running a gristmill with her teenage niece, a hired hand, and his wife, all the grain they can produce requisitioned by the Confederate Army. It’s an uneasy life in the Shenandoah Valley,the territory frequently changing hands, control swinging back and forth like a pendulum between North and South, and Libby awakens every morning expecting to see her land a battlefield. And then she finds a gravely injured Union officer left for dead in a neighbor’s house, the bones of his hand and leg shattered. Captain Jonathan Weybridge of the Vermont Brigade is her enemy-but he’s also a human being, and Libby must make a terrible decision: Does she leave him to die alone? Or does she risk treason and try to nurse him back to health? And if she succeeds, does she try to secretly bring him across Union lines, where she might negotiate a trade for news of her own husband? A vivid and sweeping story of two people navigating the boundaries of love and humanity in a landscape of brutal violence, The Jackal’s Mistress is a heart-stopping new novel, based on a largely unknown piece of American history, from one of our greatest storytellers
When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she’s not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor’s tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they’re doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor’s fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.
In Purity, Maine, former spy Maggie Bird and her Martini Club of ex-CIA operatives are drawn into the search for a missing teen with ties to their past, as they confront an innocent friend’s wrongful suspicion, a buried corpse, and dark secrets that threaten to unravel everything they’ve worked to protect.
GILMORE-THE STRAWBERRY PATCH PANCAKE HOUSE
Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store. As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive. Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when it’s suggested that Archer is looking for a live-in nanny, she almost runs in the opposite direction. Now, Iris finds herself in a whole new world. One where her gorgeous new boss lives right across the hall and likes to cook topless… Keeping everything strictly professional should be easy, right?
GRIFFITHS-THE TROUBLE WITH ANNA
Anna didn’t intend to ride in a high-stakes horse race or start up a betting ring. She certainly didn’t mean to find herself in so many darkened corners with Lord Julian Ramsay, quarreling and kissing. But when her grandfather’s strange will stipulates that Anna must marry or she’ll be left broke, there’s nothing she won’t do to win her fight for independence. Even go head-to-head with Lord Ramsay, with her own heart as the prize.
HEDLUND-CALLING ON THE MATCHMAKER
When a St. Louis Irish matchmaker pairs a shy young woman who spends her time caring for immigrants with a wealthy, flirtatious man whose father wants him to settle down, they can’t imagine a more opposite pairing. But as they work together to protect the neighborhood from an epidemic, all they know about love and sacrifice is tested.
JONES-THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER
A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor isdiscovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series ofconfessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.
KLUNE-THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he’s been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family’s summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It’s not…
KONEN-THE LAST ROOM ON THE LEFT
Kerry’s life is in shambles: Her husband has left her, her drinking habit has officially become a problem, and though the deadline for her big book deal–the one that was supposed to change everything–is looming, she can’t write a word. When she sees an ad for a caretaker position at a revitalized roadside motel in the Catskills, she jumps at the chance. It’s the perfect getaway to finish her book and start fresh. But as she hunkers down in a blizzard, she spots something through the window: a pale arm peeking out from a heap of snow. Trapped in the mountains and alone with a dead, frozen body, Kerry must keep her head and make it out before the killer comes for her too. But is the deadly game of cat-and-mouse all in her mind? The body count begs to differ…
When Works Progress Administration (WPA) editor Millie Lang finds herself on the wrong end of a potential political scandal, she’s shipped off to Montana to work on the state’s American Guide Series–travel books intended to put the nation’s destitute writers to work. Millie arrives to an eclectic staff claiming their missed deadlines are due to sabotage, possibly from the state’s powerful Copper Kings who don’t want their long and bloody history with union organizers aired for the rest of the country to read. But Millie begins to suspect that the answer might instead lie with the town’s mysterious librarian, Alice Monroe. More than a decade earlier, Alice Monroe created the Boxcar Library in order to deliver books to isolated mining towns where men longed for entertainment and connection. Alice thought she found the perfect librarian to staff the train car in Colette Durand, a miner’s daughter with a shotgun and too many secrets behind her eyes. Now, no one in Missoula will tell Millie why both Alice and Colette went out on the inaugural journey of the Boxcar Library, but only Alice returned. The three women’s stories dramatically converge in the search to uncover what someone is so desperately trying to hide: what happened to Colette Durand.
It’s time to put the past to rest… Ben Packard was just a boy when his older brother disappeared. Ben watched him walk out the back door of their grandparents’ house and into the cold night. His brother was never seen again. Decades later, Deputy Packard finds himself with too much time on his hands. A shooting has him on leave and under investigation, and all he can do is dwell on the past. For the first time in years, new information about his brother has surfaced that may lead them to the location of a body. The midwinter ground is frozen solid. Worse, Packard is cut off from department resources. As he strikes out to finally uncover the truth behind his brother’s disappearance, he stumbles on a separate, suspicious death. A tenuous connection exists between the two cases, and as Packard starts to dig, he meets fierce resistance from friends and foes alike who want him to stand down. The winter is long and cold. By the end of it, Packard will risk everything to catch a killer and reveal the shocking truth about his brother.
Tidal Shores is a seaside town in decline, so the town council create a plan to bring in more tourism. A taxidermist combines an albino ape with a goliath tigerfish to create a “mermaid,” which quickly takes center stage. Reporter Zoe Porter isn’t convinced, but as mermaid mania sweeps the country, will anyone believe her story?
Like most young women in ancient Israel, Mary has little control over her own destiny. When Enos, a rising Pharisee, sees her one day in the market―the most beautiful woman he has ever laid eyes on―and determines to make her his wife, Mary’s fate is quickly sealed. His exorbitant bride price is the only hope her parents have of escaping abject poverty, but surely the fact that such a devout and esteemed man has chosen a girl of her station must be a sign of blessing. When Mary enters training to become the proper Pharisee’s wife, it is as though she has been abandoned in a foreign land, where one misstep could cost her greatly. That feeling only deepens when she discovers Enos is all she feared he might be, treating her merely as a prize he has won―and worse. Then rumors of a miracle-working, traveling Prophet change everything, and Mary and Enos are swept up in events that will challenge all they hold dear and forever alter both their futures.
An immersive historical drama about a young mother who starts a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths on the Titanic-the U.S. debut of an acclaimed British novelist.
In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she is happy to be back in France, where her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have thus far been able to hide their private opposition to Hitler. Then her world falls apart. She receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie, a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor. Now, holding a French passport handed to her by another high-level collaborator, she is whisked away from Paris under cover of darkness for her own safety. As the Allies storm the beaches, she goes into hiding in a small village in Normandy under an assumed name, unable to contact her adult children. There, she forms a friendship with Sebastien Renaud, whose wife and daughter were deported in 1941, and who eventually reveals himself as a forger in the Resistance. As war rages on, Arielle and Sebastien work for the Resistance and hold out for the time when they can search for their loved ones. In Far From Home, Danielle Steel captures the devastation of World War II with a sweeping story of family love that transcends impossible odds.
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The original Cake Bible is a guiding light in the world’s baking literature, with Rose Levy Beranbaum’s deep knowledge and respect for craft to be found on every page. It’s for home and professional bakers who want to make glorious, technically perfect cakes and understand why the ingredients in cakes work the way they do. This striking new edition—with new photographs in an expanded section–contains recipes for classic and innovative cakes and complementary adornments of all types, instructions for making stunning decorations, and flavor variations for every craving and occasion. Rose also provides instructions for baking for special occasions, such as weddings, with recipes to serve 150 people as well as formulas to scale the recipes for any number of desired servings. For thirty-five years, Rose has been tweaking and reworking her methods based on reader feedback and constant conversations with other bakers and food and equipment professionals. Rose’s fans, professional and amateur alike, will love this perfect distillation of her decades of experience and the pure joy of creation.
In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same
DK-ART, ANNOTATED: YOUR EXPERT GUIDE TO 500 OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST WORKS OF ART
A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finestart ever created. Immerse yourself in this book and learn all about art–how Michelangelo painted nudes, what cubism is, and where abstraction came from. Discover ancient Egyptian frescoes, read the visual clues to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, and find out what inspired Louise Bourgeois and Banksy.
GREEN-EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION
Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world–and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.
KING-ART: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
A guide to the history of art movements explores the influential work of over seven hundred artists, covering composition, techniques, and methods from the classical Greek period to the Impressionists.
MERRITT-THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything he thought he knew about what mattered in life changed. Though he made it through a highly invasive surgery and thought he was in the clear, Tyler soon realized that the cancer had other plans. It wasn’t a question of if the tumor would come back for an encore, his doctors told him. It was a question of when. The clock was ticking. This Changes Everything is a humorous and optimistic love letter to this beautiful life. As Tyler counts down the days until his next scan, he begins to understand that none of us have time for anger, for being unforgiving, for foolishness, for letting relationships drift, or for letting friendships to be lost. It’s a clear-eyed reckoning with the reality that our time on this earth is limited and a hopeful vision of how each of us can make the most of the time we have left. Laced with Tyler’s trademark humor, love of pop culture, and arguably too many musical theater references, This Changes Everything is a story about how wrestling with the idea of death can birth a whole new outlook on life, how we live it, and the urgency that comes when you grasp that time is a precious commodity.
PASHMAN-ANYTHING’S PASTABLE: 81 INVENTIVE PASTA RECIPES FOR SAUCY PEOPLE
A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: Wired, Food & Wine, Epicurious, & Esquire. Winner, 2025 Libby Award for Best Cookbook of the Year. The innovative James Beard Award–winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly obsessive cookbook.
PEARL-SAVE OUR SOULS: THE TRUE STORY OF A CASTAWAY FAMILY, TREACHERY, AND MURDER
In this true story, on December 10, 1887, the Walker family’s shark fishing boat was split in two by a storm, and they awoke in the morning on an island inhabited by a ragged man named Hans who seemed helpful but had a dark secret.
Teaches 50 backyard homestead project ideas for beginners and advanced homesteaders.
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COLLINS-SUNRISE ON THE REAPING
As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear gripsthe districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a youngfriend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
Ivy Benton must enter into a marriage contest with a fae prince in order to free her sister from a bargain previously made with the vicious fae queen of England.
In order to investigate her father’s past crimes, eighteen-year-old Maeve poses as a scriptomancy apprentice allowing her to send letters between worlds.
WILLIAMSON-A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS
In an alternate London in 1932, a girl breaks a truce between dragons and humans, and to save her family she must work at Bletchley Park as a codebreaker, in a story about language, loyalty, love and redemption.
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ANDERSON-SOPHIE: FRANKENSTEIN’S HOUND
Life used to be simple for Sophie. Everything was all about her…the way life should be. Then a new human baby arrived. Then a pair of power-hungry cats. What could possibly be next?
CHANTLER-SQUIRE & KNIGHT: WAYWARD TRAVELERS
Squire and Sir Kelton encounter fearsome creatures in the forest while escorting the goblin Cade to the School of Wizardry.
Meet Emily the person, not just Emily the poet. Emily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest and most original poets of all time. When you hear her name, you may imagine a white dress worn by a slight, quaint, and introverted figure. A famous recluse, whose withdrawal from society became legendary. But it’s time to meet a new side of Emily, that re-remembers her as the powerful, adventurous, and joyful girl she truly was. Follow along as we delve into Emily Dickinson’s childhood as a young girl desperate to go out exploring to meet the flowers in their own homes. Wade through tall grasses to gather butterfly weed and goldenrod, the air alive with the buccaneers of buzz. And, don’t forget to keep a hot potato in your pocket to keep your fingers warm. This is Emily Dickinson as you’ve never seen her before, embarking on an unforgettable journey in her hometown of Amherst with her trusty four-legged companion, Carlo.
GIBBS-SPY [SKI] SCHOOL: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley’s unexpected success outside the classroom causes the CIA to activate him for a mission to become friends with Jessica Shang, daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss.
HASHIMOTO-ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS
Welcome to Animal Rescue Friends, where any stray can find a friendly face-furry or otherwise. This first collection of middle-grade comics includes five tales of found family: A lonely girl living in the suburbs finds happiness with a stray pit bull; a protective mama ferret and her six kits learn to trust a shelter volunteer; a shy boy stands up for himself with the help of a strong-willed bunny; a cantankerous cat helps to mend a troubled relationship; and the shelter’s unofficial mascot eventually finds a home. Perfect for animal-loving kids, this adorable comics series will inspire and uplift.
MARTIN-THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: MALLOWRY AND THE TROUBLE WITH TWINS
Mallory knows she’s a good baby-sitter. She’s been looking after her seven younger brothers and sisters for years. So when Kristy offers her a steady job baby-sitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it’ll be easy money. The twins sure are cute in their matching outfits. But once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into twin terrors! They trick Mallory so that she can’t tell them apart and they act like spoiled brats. Taking care of Marilyn and Carolyn is a baby-sitting nightmare. But Mallory is a responsible member of the Baby-sitters Club and she’s not giving up!
A long time ago, Maya’s family was given the ability to see a mysterious pillar of light in the distance, but when her sister leaves to follow her light she goes missing–and Maya soon finds herself on a surreal road trip with two people she barely knows, headed towards a ghost town where her sister was last seen.
TARSHIS-I SURVIVED THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD, 1919
When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.
WALSTEAD-PUP AND DRAGON: HOW TO CATCH THE EASTER BUNNY
In a pursuit full of hijinks, Pup and Dragon attempt to catch the Easter Bunny while Pup simultaneously tries to explain who the Easter Bunny is to Dragon.
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CURIE-THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS
Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah’s front door, everything changes. Since her father became ill two years ago, things have been bad, but not lose your house bad…until now. Sarah feels helpless until the day Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in the walls of an abandoned funhouse. According to legend, Hans, Stefan, and Karl Stein were orphaned at eight years old and lived with different families until they were able to reunite as adults. Their dream was to build the most epic funhouse in existence. They wanted their experience to be more than mirror mazes and optical illusions, so they not only created elaborate riddles and secret passages, but they also claimed to have hidden a treasure inside the funhouse. Once in, Sarah, West, and Hannah realize the house is unlike any escape room they’ve attempted. There are challenges, yes, but they feel personal. Like the triplets knew who would get in. It seems impossible, but so does everything about the house. As soon as they’re in she immediately worries that attempting the funhouse is a bad idea but Sarah has no choice but to continue, since her future is at stake.
Told from multiple points of view, four kids relocated to the same evacuation camp investigate the mysterious threat that forced the large-scale exodus.
Dexter Forman is twelve… going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result, he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He’s homeschooled by the residents up until the day the county’s truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to the local middle school. At school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date. Only a few students — like Gianna Greco, a reporter at the school’s newspaper — find him intriguing. For most, he is a weirdo… or a target. Raised among a generation of Mr. Fix-its, Dex can seemingly repair anything with his trusty Swiss Army Knife — which comes in handy since the old school building is falling apart. It also ends up putting Dexter in a situation that could either make or break his school career. Dexter would do anything to return to his old life at The Pines. But when his wish finally seems to be coming true, his old and new worlds collide in a way that surprises everyone — and Dexter most of all.
MONSEE-BIRD OF A THOUSAND STORIES
Sixteen-year-old Iranian American Marjan travels around the world to search for and rescue a mythical bird, whose fate could determine the future of the world.
An unprecedented condition is on the rise. It behaves like a virus, with the first symptom being a fever, but those who contract it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen utter contentment. Soon after infection, people find the stress, depression, greed, and other negative feelings that used to weigh them down are gone. Almost everyone revels in this mass unburdening. But people in power—who depend on malcontents tuning into their broadcasts, prey on the insecure to sell their products, and convince people they need more, new, faster, better everything—know this new state of being is bad for business. Soon, campaigns start up convincing people that being happy all the time is dangerous. There’s even a vaccine developed to rid people of their inner peace and get them back to normal because, surely, without anger or jealousy as motivators, productivity will grind to a halt and the world will be thrown into chaos. It’s nearly impossible to determine the truth when everyone with a platform is pushing their own agendas, and two teens from very different backgrounds who’ve had their lives upended in different ways by the virus find themselves enmeshed in the center of a dangerous power play. Can they reveal the truth?
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LAKE-THE HOUSE WITH A DRAGON IN IT
When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family’s living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer’s deepest desire for a home.
LAMOTHE-ALL ABOUT U.S.: A LOOK AT THE LIVES OF 50 REAL KIDS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
An illustrated tour of the US, highlighting the diversity of American lives through the stories of fifty real children, one from each of the fifty states, along with maps, demographic research and additional back matter.
MOSS-BALTO AND TOGO: HERO DOGS OF ALASKA
It’s the winter of 1924 and a diptheria outbreak is threatening the population of Nome, Alaska. The only way to stop the deadly illness from causing a full blown epidemic is to immediately deliver one million units of the diptheria antitoxin to the affected communities –a task that seems impossible given that the only way to reach any place in Alaska at this time of year is by dog sled. The stakes are high, and the snow is piling higher. Will the antitoxin make it in time? Or will the infection spread faster than they can treat it…Follow along as Balto and Togo lead the way in this race against time to get the antitoxin and save lives.
As I draw closer to the familiar trees and streams of my home ground, a prickle of fear runs up my paws. I move through the trees, sacrificing speed for stealth… Warm, a young wolf, lives with his family in the mountains. Warm is not the biggest wolf or the fastest, but he is the heart of the pack. When rival wolves attack and Warm’s family scatters, Warm alone is left to defend and provide for the four youngest pups. Fearful and uncertain, Warm and the pups climb higher and higher into the mountains. Their journey is grueling, lonely, and full of danger, and they face hunger, storms, fire, and enemy wolves nipping at their heels. Will Warm have the courage to be the leader his pack needs when the fiercest enemy of all comes to challenge him? Will Warm and the pups ever find a place to call home? A Wolf Called Fire is inspired by the real wolves of the American West, especially the extraordinary Wolf 8, who was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park as a pup and later, against all odds, became a generous, brave, and successful pack leader.
TORRES-VEGA’S PIECE OF THE SKY
A meteorite falls into the desert near Vega’s family store while her cousin Mila is staying with them, turning the girls’ summer upside down and leading to surprising discoveries and friendships.
YEE-THE MISFITS: A COPYCAT CONUNDRUM
When one of their classmates starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits investigate and uncover ties to an art forgery scheme.
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LAMICHHANE-THE NASCAR ENCYCLOPEDIA
Driving fast and winning races is what keeps NASCAR drivers going. Each race car is built for speed and safety. This encyclopedia gives readers a look into the history of NASCAR, from the first race to the daring drivers and speedy cars competing since then and the tracks on which they race.
Follow two storylines-one about the scientific discoveries that led to the creation of radar, the other about people stranded on a raft in WWII-that come together when radar finds the raft.
This title introduces readers to a variety of seashells that wash up on the coastlines of North America. Readers can use the book to identify seashells, learn about their unique features, and locate the seashells in the wild. The title included beautiful photographs, fun facts, and useful specifications.
STATCHES-THE PROFESSIONAL GOLF ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Professional Golf Encyclopedia introduces readers to a variety of star golfers, famous golf courses, and notable tournaments. In addition, the book offers an in-depth introduction covering the history of golf, along with information about statistical leaders in various categories
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Keith Baker’s peas get an Easter spin in this picture book filled with eggs, chicks, candies, bunnies and more!
Banana Bop! is a book of few words-and most of them are “banana.” But we challenge you to find a better word to repeat over and over again without smiling. First food, first word, first cascade of giggles: this irresistible board book is sure to make everyone go BANANAS!
CALVERT-THE FASTEST TORTOISE IN TOWN
Barbara Hendricks, a tortoise, has entered a road race, but what was she thinking? With only a week to go before the big day, she worries that she doesn’t stand a chance against the other animals competing. Barbara’s friend and owner, Lorraine, inspires her to train a little bit more each day and coaxes her out of her shell when the race day arrives. How intimidating to line up next to the slow loris, the snail, the sloth, and the walrus! But Barbara realizes that if she just tries her best, she’s already won.
CENKO-SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT MONSTER!
Merv, a kind-hearted monster, is labeled a nuisance by the villagers, leading him on a comical journey to seek help from various magical beings who all have unexpected demands that Merv may not be able to meet.
Snarky Sharky tells all his small-fry neighbors that he is a big fish in a dull little reef, but when he leaves to spread his fins, he discovers size is relative.
Silent and wide-eyed, owls are hidden creatures of the night. Janie has always dreamed of finding one. She searches everywhere for signs of an owl — on the open prairies for short-eared owls, on the beach for snowy owls, and in the woods near her home for great horned owls. But months go by, and she sees nothing. She wonders, What will it take to see an owl?
Dani and her family follow the Anishinaabe tradition and celebrate spring as the new year when nature comes alive after its winter rest.
DAYWALT-HAPPY FATHER’S DAY FROM THE CRAYONS
Red Crayon loves his dad who draws perfect hearts, and Purple Crayon appreciates his mom on Father’s Day, even if she colors outside the lines, in an inclusive celebration of all kinds of families celebrating dads and other family members.
DAYWALT-HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY FROM THE CRAYONS
Yellow and Orange Crayons love their grandma who has been like a mom to them, and White Crayon loves his mom even if he can’t always see her, in an inclusive celebration as the crayons celebrate their moms and other family members.
DICKMANN-LET’S PLAY: CHILDREN’S GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
What is one thing all children have in common? They play! Children from around the world enjoy playing games, from tag and hide-and-seek, luta de galo, and oonch neech. Join us on a world tour to discover the games children play in different countries, from quiet solo games to big group games that everyone can enjoy. There’s a world of fun just waiting to be discovered! Are you ready to play?
FAJARDO-CRACK GOES THE CASCARON
What are cascarones: Cascarones are empty egg shells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed! The hunt is on to figure out who will be the reigning champ of Cascarones, and Toti knows that he has his family beat. His parents are too easy, they make old-school cascarones with confetti inside. His sister, Carlita wishes she could create cascarones like him, and his Abuela doesn’t even stand a chance. When the day of Cascarones arrives, will Toti seize his moment or will it be scrambled when he learns someone has switched his cascarones for fake ones! With a cheeky twist at the end, readers will laugh and relish at the antics of Toti and his family in this exuberant bilingual story.
Tired of mopping slop, this Mop wants to run away, and challenges anyone who wants to stop it.
Bug wants to share his snack with Trilobite, but Trilobite ONLY likes noodles … until he takes a taste and discovers how one tiny bite can lead to many big bites!
GAINES-THE WORLD NEEDS THE WONDER YOU SEE
Bestselling author and Magnolia cofounder Joanna Gaines welcomes you on an imaginative adventure through nature’s small surprises and invites you and your kids to be curious, slow down, and take in everyday wonders. With vibrant art by Julianna Swaney, The World Needs the Wonder You See will inspire your family to press pause and explore together
Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone, but even stronger when they work to uplift one another. In this galvanizing original poem by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, girls and girlhood are celebrated in their many forms, all beautiful, not for how they look but for how they look into the face of fear.
Squirrel is apprehensive about the arrival of Spring until he spots a wildflower and tries to claim it as his own, not understanding his overbearing protectiveness is doing more harm than good. Includes information on flowers.
Jack wants to apologize for hurting Zoe’s feelings. He just can’t seem to find the right words. Turns out there’s more to an apology than just saying “I’m sorry.”
In this palindrome picture book, a young boy grieving the loss of his mother embarks on a fantastical adventure that illuminates what remains when our loved ones are gone. A young boy who’s lost all hope braves the dark forest to ask, “Mom, were you glad you were mom?” Drawn Onward guides readers through the depths of grief and provides comfort and hope to those who seek answers when it feels like all is lost.
Have fun with colors, patterns and counting while helping chickens with spots, stripes and zigzags find their matching eggs, in an energetic concept book celebrating same-but-different creatures and featuring bouncy rhyming text.
SMALL-THE HARE WHO WOULDN’T SHARE
Hare sees the world in Hare’s own way. Hare lives alone. That’s how Hare likes it. And Hare does not want to share. The more I give away, the less there is for me, Hare thinks. Hare does like the lovely carrot patch grown by the friendly rabbit family that lives nearby. And one day, when Hare sees a big hungry boar heading to make the rabbits’ carrots the boar’s next meal, Hare decides the rabbits must be helped. Could Hare find that sharing and helping feel so much better than keeping? From internationally beloved author-illustrator Steve Small comes a story of unexpected friendship and the happiness that sharing can bring.
A new crane is on the construction site, and Lefty is smiley and talkative, the opposite of Cranky, making Cranky worry his friends will prefer Lefty over him, in a book about big trucks, big feelings and even bigger friendships.
WILLEMS-WILL THE PIGEON GRADUATE?
The Pigeon prepares to graduate, but is he ready for what comes next?
CHILDREN’S EASY NON-FIC:
Join Sam and his family as they celebrate the Easter period–from counting down the days of Lent to baking hot cross buns, learning about the Easter story, and hunting for eggs on Easter Sunday with all the family.
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