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The Cozy Home:Three-and-a-Half StoriesAme Dyckman and Mark Teague(Beach Lane Books)$17.99Your Legacy Begins:First Words to EmpowerSchele Williams; Tonya Engel(Abrams Appleseed)$12.99Run, Run, Run!Taro Gomi (Chronicle Books)$7.99Shine Bright (Boxed Set): Curls;Glow; Bloom; OursRuth Forman (Little Simon)$35.99Like SoRuth Forman; Raissa Figueroa(Little Simon)$18.99Little Turtle’s Book of the BlueYuval Zommer (Thames & Hudson)$9.99Little Snail’s Book of BugsYuval Zommer (Thames & Hudson)$9.99The Wrong BookDrew Daywalt; Alex Willmore(Philomel Books)$18.99I’m Growing GreatMechal Renee Roe(Doubleday Books for Young Readers)$8.99Books for Babies
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Ten Little RabbitsMaurice Sendak (HarperCollins)$19.99A Rainbow in BrownPavonis Giron(Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))$18.99You Are a Little SeedSook-Hee Choi; Jieun Kiaer (trans.)(Charlesbridge)$15.99Ahoy!Sophie Blackall (Anne SchwartzBooks)$19.99The SquishBreanna Carzoo (HarperCollins)$19.99Mahogany: A LittleRed Riding Hood TaleJaNay Brown-Wood; John Joven(Charlesbridge)$17.99Pretty Ugly: TOON Level 2David Sedaris; Ian Falconer(TOON Books)$18.99I Do Not Eat ChildrenMarcus Cutler(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)$15.99Gravity Is Bringing Me DownWendelin Van Draanen; Cornelia Li(Knopf Books for Young Readers)$18.99Picture Books
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Five StoriesEllen Weinstein (Holiday House)$18.99Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCaravaGary Golio; E. B. Lewis(Calkins Creek)$18.99Juneteenth IsNatasha Tripplett; Daniel J. O’Brien(Chronicle Books)$17.99Do You Know Them?: Families Lostand Found After the Civil WarShana Keller; Laura Freeman(Atheneum Books for Young Readers)Just Try It!Phil Rosenthal and Lily Rosenthal(Simon & Schuster Books for YoungReaders)$18.99Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Ex-traordinary Life of James BaldwinMichelle Meadows; Jamiel Law(HarperCollins)$19.99Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John LewisLesa Cline-Ransome; JamesRansome (Paula Wiseman Books)$18.99Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America 1819–1900Sarah Nelson; Iacopo Bruno(Candlewick)$18.99Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs.Coretta Scott KingCoretta Scott King; Ekua Holmes(Godwin Books)$18.99People and Places
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I Am Both: AVietnamese Refugee StoryKerisa Greene (Feiwel & Friends)$18.99Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master StorytellerBreanna J. McDaniel; April Harrison(Dial Books)$18.99Stamped (For Kids): Racism,Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)$6.99The Bard and the Book: How theFirst Folio Saved the Plays of Wil-liam Shakespeare from OblivionAnn Bausum; Marta Sevilla (Peachtree)$19.99Skybound!: Starring Mary Myers asCarlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut andScientistSue Ganz-Schmitt; Iacopo Bruno(Calkins Creek) $18.99Small-Girl Toni and theQuest for GoldGiselle Anatol; Raissa Figueroa(Viking Books for Young Readers)$18.99A Song for August: The InspiringLife of Playwright August WilsonSally Denmead; Alleanna Harris(Levine Querido)$18.99Ida B. Wells Marches for the VoteDinah Johnson; Jerry Jordan(Christy Ottaviano Books)$18.99Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia HamiltonNina Crews (Christy Ottaviano Books)$18.99People and Places
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HomegrownDeAnn Wiley(Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))$18.99If You Run Out of Words:A Picture BookFelicita Sala(Abrams Books for Young Readers)$18.99Eyes That Weave the World’sWondersJoanna Ho and Liz Kleinrock(HarperCollins)$19.99A Family TreeStaci Lola Drouillard; Kate Gardiner(Clarion Books)$19.99Gaga Mistake DayEmma Straub and Susan Straub(Rocky Pond Books)$18.99Nana in the CountryLauren Castillo (Clarion Books)$19.99When I Wrap My HairShauntay Grant; Jenin Mohammed(Quill Tree Books)$19.99The Last StandAntwan Eady; Jerome Pumphrey(Knopf Books for Young Readers)$18.99Seoul FoodErin Danielle Russell; Tamisha Anthony(Viking Books for Young Readers)$18.99Family
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GrayLaura Dockrill; Lauren Child(Candlewick)$18.99Into the Mighty SeaArlene Abundis; Cynthia Alonso(HarperCollins)$19.99Wolfgang in the MeadowLenny Wen (Clarion Books)$19.99Sister Friend: A Picture BookJamilah Thompkins-Bigelow;Shahrzad Maydani(Abrams Books for Young Readers)$18.99Be, Black Girl, BeTaylor Darks; Sharee Miller(Balzer + Bray)$19.99A Tiny DifferenceJune Tate (Katherine Tegen Books)$19.99The Big SqueezeMolly Harris; Alison Hawkins(HarperCollins)$19.99What Love Looks LikeLaura Obuobi; Anna Cunha(HarperCollins)$19.99I Am More ThanLeBron James; Niña Mata(HarperCollins)$21.99Feelings
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ShineBruno Valasse (Tundra Books)$17.99We Could FlyRhiannon Giddens;Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Candlewick)$18.99Pepper and MeBeatrice Alemagna (Hippo Park)$18.99At the End of the DayLisl H. Detlefsen; Lynnor Bontigao(Knopf Books for Young Readers)$19.99Buffalo FluffaloBess Kalb; Erin Kraan(Random House Studio)$18.99Alone Sometimes: EverybodyNeeds a Hole in the GroundSkylaar Amann (Feiwel & Friends)$18.99When You Have to WaitMelanie Conklin; Leah Hong(Roaring Brook Press)$18.99Mamá’s PanzaIsabel Quintero; Iliana Galvez (Kokila)$18.99Thank YouJarvis (Candlewick)$17.99Feelings
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Mama in the MoonDoreen Cronin; Brian Cronin(Rocky Pond Books)$18.99Ursula Upside DownCorey R. Tabor (Balzer + Bray)$19.99Mabel and the Mountain: A StoryAbout Believing in YourselfKim Hillyard (Penguin Workshop)$14.99Not My CatStacey Patton; Acamy Schleikorn(Denene Millner Books)$18.99Everyone Gets a TurnMarianne Dubuc(Princeton Architectural Press)$18.99Brave Baby HummingbirSy Montgomery; Tiffany Bozic(Simon & Schuster/Paula WisemanBooks)$18.99Snail in SpaceRachel Bright; Nadia Shireen(Simon & Schuster/Paula WisemanBooks)$18.99Luigi, the Spider WhoWanted to Be a KittenMichelle Knudsen; Kevin Hawkes(Candlewick)$18.99While You’re AsleepEmmy Kastner(Simon & Schuster Books for YoungReaders)$18.99Animals, Insects & Creatures
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A Big Juicy EarthwormKatarina Macurova (Albatros Media)$17.95Bug in a VacuumMelanie Watt (Tundra Books)$13.99More Dung!: A Beetle TaleFrank Weber (Disney Hyperion)$18.99King LionEmma Yarlett (Candlewick)$17.99Spider in the WellJess Hannigan (Katherine TegenBooks)$19.99Roy Is Not a DogEsmé Shapiro and Daniel NewellKaufman (Tundra Books)$18.99My New HomeMarta Altés(Macmillan Children’s Books)$18.99What’s Inside A Bird’s Nest?Rachel Ignotofsky(Crown Books for Young Readers)$19.99What’s New, Daniel?Micha Archer (Nancy Paulsen Books)$18.99Animals, Insects & Creatures
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Between Two WindowsKeisha Morris (HarperCollins)$19.99BrosCarole Boston Weatherford;Reggie Brown (Candlewick)$17.99Day and NightRoger Duvoisin (NYRB Kids)$18.95Like You, Like MeJenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw(Christy Ottaviano Books)$18.99Orris and Timble: The BeginningKate DiCamillo; Carmen Mok(Candlewick)$16.99Free to Be FabulousDavid McMullin; Robbie Cathro(Clarion Books)$19.99Plus OneJohn Hare (Margaret FergusonBooks)$18.99Exactly as PlannedTao Nyeu (Rocky Pond Books)$18.99A Best Friend for BearPetr Horacek (Candlewick)$17.99Friendship
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The King of the World!Ben Clanton (Simon & SchusterBooks for Young Readers)$12.99The Egg IncidentZiggy Hanaor; Daisy Wynter(Cicada Books)$19.99Evil Spy School the Graphic NovelStuart Gibbs; Anjan Sarkar(Simon & Schuster Books for YoungReaders)$14.99Punk Rock KaraokeBianca Xunise(Viking Books for Young Readers)$17.99Poetry ComicsGrant Snider (Chronicle Books)$18.99HomebodyTheo Parish (HarperAlley)$18.99Miss Cat: The Case of theCurious CanaryJean-Luc Fromental and Joëlle Jolivet(Thames & Hudson)$12.95Here I Am, I Am Me: An IllustratedGuide to Mental HealthCara Bean(Workman Publishing Company)$17.99How It All EndsEmma Hunsinger (GreenwillowBooks)$15.99Comics & Graphic Novels
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The Three Little TardigradesSandra Fay (Godwin Books)$18.99Saving Earth: Climate Change andthe Fight for Our FutureOlugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich(Square Fish)$10.99The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater TreasureBarb Rosenstock; Jamey Christoph(Knopf Books for Young Readers)$19.99Mad About MonkeysOwen Davey (Flying Eye Books)$12.99You and the UniverseStephen Hawking and Lucy Hawk-ing; Xin Li (Random House Books forYoung Readers)$19.99Bicycles: Pop-up-bookDominique Erhard(Prestel Junior)$19.99Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 En-dangered Species Across The GlobeChelsea Clinton; Gianna Marino(Philomel Books)$10.99The Wonderful Wisdom of AntsPhilip Bunting(Crown Books for Young Readers)$17.99Science & NatureAmazing Octopus: Creature froman unknown worldMichael Stavaric; Michele Ganser(Pushkin Children’s Books)$27.00
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The First State of BeingErin Entrada Kelly (GreenwillowBooks)$19.99The Science of FriendshipTanita S. Davis (HarperCollins)$19.99The Partition ProjectSaadia Faruqi (Quill Tree Books)$19.99Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams; Danica Novgorodoff(Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)$17.99Finally SeenKelly Yang (Simon & Schuster Booksfor Young Readers)$8.99Coyote Lost and FoundDan Gemeinhart(Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))$17.99City GirlsLoretta Lopez (Triangle Square)$17.95Across So Many SeasRuth Behar (Nancy Paulsen Books)$17.99Bridge to Bat CityErnest Cline(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)$17.99Social Themes
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FerrisKate DiCamillo (Candlewick)$18.99Gigi Shin Is Not a NerdLyla Lee (Aladdin)$17.99Finally HeardKelly Yang (Simon & Schuster Booksfor Young Readers)$18.99Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen (Balzer + Bray)$19.99Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of SanZenonJulian Randall (Square Fish)$8.99Sayyah’s WarHiba Noor Khan (Allida)$19.99Charlie Thorne and the Royal SocietyStuart Gibbs (Simon & Schuster Booksfor Young Readers)$18.99Mighty InsideSundee Frazier (Levine Querido)$10.99The One and Only FamilyKatherine Applegate (HarperCollins)$19.99Middle Grade Fiction
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NorthwindGary Paulsen (Square Fish)$8.99Samira’s Worst Best SummerNina Hamza (Quill Tree Books)$19.99Amil and the AfterVeera Hiranandani (Kokila)$17.99The Patron Thief of BreadLindsay Eagar (Candlewick)$10.99The Truth About TrianglesMichael Leali (HarperCollins)$19.99The World Divided by PiperCaela Carter (Quill Tree Books)$19.99Leeva at LastSara Pennypacker; Matthew Cordell(Balzer + Bray)$9.99Gather RoundDavid Covell(Viking Books for Young Readers)$18.99My Block Looks LikeJanelle Harper; Frank Morrison(Viking Books for Young Readers)$18.99Middle Grade
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The Secret LibraryKekla Magoon (Candlewick)$18.99Nic Blake and the Remarkables:The Manifestor ProphecyAngie Thomas (Balzer + Bray)$10.99The Creepening of Dogwood HouseEden Royce (Walden Pond Press)$19.99Drawing DeenaHena Khan(Salaam Reads / Simon & SchusterBooks for Young Readers)$17.99Amira & Hamza: The Quest for theRing of PowerSamira Ahmed(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)$8.99The War of the WitchesZetta Elliott; Cherise Harris (RandomHouse Books for Young Readers)$17.99Haru, Zombie Dog HeroEllen Oh (HarperCollins)$9.99Project MercuryRonald L. Smith (Clarion Books)$18.99Krabat and the Sorcerer’s MillOtfried Preussler; Anthea Bell(NYRB Kids)$13.99Science Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
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Make Good Trouble: DiscoverMovements That Sparked ChangeJamia Wilson; Devon Blow and AshleyLukashevsky (DK Children)$14.99All About U.S.: A Look at the Livesof 50 Real Kids from Across theUnited StatesMatt Lamothe; Jenny Volvovski(Chronicle Books) $17.99The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee’s LifePatricia McCormick & Mevan Babakar;Yas Imamura, (Balzer + Bray)$19.99Unstoppable Us, Volume 2:Why the World Isn’t FairYuval Noah Harari; Ricard ZaplanaRuiz (Bright Matter Books)$24.99The History of InformationChris Haughton (DK Children)$24.99Middle Grade Non-FictionBlack Girl You Are Atlas Renée Watson; Ekua Holmes (Kokila) $18.99In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writesabout her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections ofrace, class, and gender.Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson sharesrecollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in herlife, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.Black Girl You Are Atlas encourages young readers to embrace their future with astrong sense of sisterhood and celebration. With full-color art by celebrated neartist Ekua Holmes throughout, this collection offers guidance and isa gift for anyone who reads it.
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No Going BackPatrick Flores-Scott(Christy Ottaviano Books)$18.99To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before:Special Keepsake EditionJenny Han(Simon & Schuster for Young Readers)$12.99The Chosen One: Triumphs of aBlack Girl in the Ivy LeagueEcho Brown (Christy OttavianoBooks)$11.99As Long as the Lemon Trees GrowZoulfa Katouh(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)$11.99All That It Ever Meant: A NovelBlessing Musariri(Norton Young Readers)$9.99Diary of a Confused FeministKate Weston (Simon & SchusterBooks for Young Readers)$12.99Mani Semilla Finds Her QuetzalVoiceAnna Lapera (Levine Querido)$18.99Break to YouNeal Shusterman, Debra Young andMichelle Knowlden (Quill Tree Books)$19.99IcarusK. Ancrum (HarperTeen)$19.99YA Fiction
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Clarion CallCayla Fay (Simon & Schuster Booksfor Young Readers)$19.99Where the Dark Stands StillA. B. Poranek(Margaret K. McElderry Books)$19.99Tender BeastsLiselle Sambury(Margaret K. McElderry Books)$19.99A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)$12.99So Let Them BurnKamilah Cole (Little, Brown Books forYoung Readers)$19.99YA Sci-Fi & FantasyThe Feast MakersH. A. Clarke (Erewhon Books) $18.95After restoring their powers, Sideways just wants to get on with senior year. Butwhen the trial of Madeline Kline begins, the witch begs the Scapegracers to saveher from a cruel and unusual punishment. Sideways knows the right thing to dois to help, even if Madeline did steal their soul and wear it for a time. Making anexample out of Madeline seems, strangely, just as important to the most powerfulcovens as divvying up the Scapegracers amongst themselves. Sideways, Jing,Daisy, and Yates are reluctant to abandon what they’ve built together, but as thecollege acceptances (and rejections) roll in, the offer of a magical family beyondSycamore Gorge becomes increasingly tempting. Unfortunately, choosing a newcoven will have to wait: witchnders are gathering in town, and some of thesevisitors make the Chantrys seem tame in comparison. Every witch--Scapegraceror not--is about to be in grave danger. And on top of all that, Sideways thinks theyjust might be in love.In H. A. Clarke’s signature raw and explosive style, The Feast Makers brings theindie-bestselling Scapegracers trilogy to a dynamic end as Sideways, Jing,Daisy, Yates, and Shiloh tackle college acceptances, queer romance,and the meaning of justice in an ever-challenging world.
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Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, LatashaHarlins, Rodney King, and a City on FirePaula Yoo (Norton Young Readers)$19.99Freedom! The Storyof the Black Panther PartyJetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, &Waldo E. Martin Jr. (Levine Querido)$12.99Better Than We Found It:Conversations to Help Save the WorldFrederick Joseph & Porsche Joseph(Candlewick)$15.99Poemhood: Our Black RevivalAmber McBride, Erica Martin andTaylor Byas (eds.) (HarperTeen)$19.99YA Non-FictionAmerican Wings: Chicago’s Pioneer-ing Black Aviators and the Race forEquality in the SkySherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein(G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for YoungReaders) $19.99
HomebodyTheo Parish (HarperAlley) $18.99In their comic debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and deantlyhopeful memoir about the journey one nonbinary person takes to nd a homewithin themself. Combining traditional comics with organic journal-like interludes,Theo takes us through their experiences with the hundred arbitrary and unspokengender binary rules of high school, from harrowing haircuts and nally the righthaircut to the intersection of gender identity and sexuality--and through tiny ev-eryday moments that all led up to Theo nding the term “nonbinary,” which nallystruck a chord.A whole spectrum of people will be drawn to Theo’s storytelling, from trans orquestioning teens and adults, to any person looking to dive a little deeper into theway gender can shape identity. Throughout the book, Theo’s crystal-clear voicereminds the reader that it’s okay not to know, it’s okay to change your mind, andit’s okay to take your time nding your way home.“We are all just trying to nd a place to call our own.We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to call home.”57th Street Tote $28.00
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Chain Gang All Stars: A NovelNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Levine Querido) $18.00Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controver-sial prot-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators, and prisoners are com peting for the ultimate prize: their freedom.In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death matches before packed arenas with righteous protestors at the gates. Thur war and Staxxx, both teammates and lovers, are the fan favorites. And if all goes well, Thurwar will be free in just a few matches. As she prepares to leave her fellow Links, Thurwar considers how she might help preserve their humanity, in deance of these so-called games. But CAPE’s corporate own ers will stop at nothing to protect their status quo, and the obstacles they lay in Thurwar’s path have devastating consequences.Can You Dance Like a Peacock?Rekha S. Rajan; Hannah Abbo (Sourcebooks Explore) $18.99Can YOU dance like a peacock? Stand up straight, uff your feathers, stretch your neck, and STRUT STRUT STRUT!Discover the amazing ways that animals use movement to communicate! Lighthearted text and vibrant illustrations teach readers how honeybees waggle, dolphins splash, and amingoes march. It even invites kids to get up and try out some animal-inspired dance moves themselves. Perfect for classroom movement breaks!Booksellers RecommendationsCopyright Steve Hall © Hedrich Blessing 2013
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