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The Hero and the Crown By Robin McKinley Cover Image
$9.99
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ISBN: 9780141309811
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - October 2nd, 2000

This is one of my favorite books from my childhood. Aerin forges her own pather to find her power and save her kingdom. Magic swords, dragons, and adventure. It's a perfect read.

-Laura


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The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse By Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780763677541
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Published: Candlewick - October 10th, 2017

This duck and mouse live well! They may have been swallowed, but they have no intention of being eaten. It turns out that you don't need to worry about wolves eating you if you are already inside one. 

-Jane Alice


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Bitch Planet Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine By Kelly  Sue DeConnick, Robert Wilson IV (By (artist)), Taki Soma (By (artist)), Valentine De Landro (By (artist)) Cover Image
By Kelly Sue DeConnick, Robert Wilson IV (By (artist)), Taki Soma (By (artist)), Valentine De Landro (By (artist))
$9.99
ISBN: 9781632153661
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Published: Image Comics - October 20th, 2015

A grindhouse/midnight movie style satire about a prison planet for "non-compliant" women. If you're a fan of Handmaid's Tale, this is a great graphic novel companion. 

-Nolan


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The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition By Linda Gordon Cover Image
$27.95
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ISBN: 9781631493690
Published: Liveright - October 24th, 2017

A striking look at how anti-immigrant hate and a lust for profit revived the KKK in the 20s and 30s. Striking parallels to the anti-immigrant movement of today. It will make you think. 

-Bruce


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Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad #1) By David Eddings Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780345335517
Published: Del Rey - January 13th, 1986

Young Garion has led a sheltered life under the careful eye of his aunt Pol. But litter does he know that his obscure lineage is the key to a prophecy that binds gods, men, and sorcerors.

Benjamin


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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel By David Mitchell Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780812976366
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - March 8th, 2011

The eldrich power of the Old Gods vs. the might and intellect and sheer Britishness of Sherlock Holmes. Everything I could hope for in a Lovecraft/Conan Doyle mashup.

Ben


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All the Crooked Saints By Maggie Stiefvater Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780545930802
Published: Scholastic Press - October 10th, 2017

Steifvater delivers a story about miracles, owls. and pirate radio stations that is unlike any of her others. 

One thing you'll wish for fter reading it - that fantastic hyperboles could tuck themselves so neatly into real life. 

One thing you'll fear - that you'll never meet an eclectic group of people so set on changing the world one person at a time. 

Jane Alice and Hanna


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Caroline: Little House, Revisited By Sarah Miller Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062685353
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 12th, 2018

The story of the Ingalls family journey from THE HOUSE in the BIG WOODS (Wisconsin) to Kansas Indian Territory - told from Caroline's viewpoint. How she did it so gracefully with two small girls and another on the way is truly heroic.

Realy Ann


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The End of the Wild By Nicole Helget Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316245135
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 26th, 2018

Fern's family is struggling. Her stepdad is looking for work, her brothers are wild, and she has a big STEM project due at school. Families in the community are struggling too. When a fracking company comes to town Fern is not convinced the money is worth losing her beloved forest for. 


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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms By Erin Benzakein, Julie Chai (With), Michele M. Waite (By (photographer)) Cover Image
By Erin Benzakein, Julie Chai (With), Michele M. Waite (By (photographer))
$32.50
ISBN: 9781452145761
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Published: Chronicle Books - March 7th, 2017

Simple: the most beautiful, inspirational flower gardening book I've ever seen! (And I've seen a lot of them!

-Jenny


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Lawn Boy By Jonathan Evison Cover Image
$26.95
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ISBN: 9781616202620
Published: Algonquin Books - April 3rd, 2018

  • NO MONEY!
  • NO CAR!!
  • NO GIRLFRIEND!!!
  • NO LAWN MOWER!!!!

What's a guy to do?

-Karen


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Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel By George Saunders Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812985405
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - February 6th, 2018

I'll admit this is an odd book - maybe even weird, but I liked it. It's about moving from the past, letting go of fear, and finding the moral strength to look beyond oneself and do what ought to be done. Oh, and it's funny. 

-Andi


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The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade #1) By Seth Dickinson Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780765380739
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Published: Tor Books - November 29th, 2016

Quite simply the best science fiction I have read this year. Phenomenal characters, a fascinating world, and surprises at every turn. 

-Gwen


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Fahrenheit 451: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781451673319
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Published: Simon & Schuster - January 10th, 2012

"For if we are destroyed, the knowledge is dead, perhaps for good."

- Cora Lee


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Dumplin' By Julie Murphy Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062327192
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Published: Balzer + Bray - March 14th, 2017

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The Poet's Dog By Patricia MacLachlan Cover Image
$5.99
ISBN: 9780062292643
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books - September 4th, 2018