Dennis Lehane

Small crinkle on dust cover. Hardcover book; first edition printing 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Massachusetts

A Novel

"Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment." -- Stephen King

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River--an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston's history.

In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessey is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of "Southie," the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart.

One night Mary Pat's teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn't come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances.

The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched--asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don't take kindly to any threat to their business.

Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.

Small Mercies

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Mary Kubica

Read just once. Slightly slow paced but interesting plot twists

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Grabs you on the first page and doesn't let go until you reach the end." --Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me A husband's disappearance links two couples in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing, Mary Kubica Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend's house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina's friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake's disappearance, especially not Nina. But Nina is out there looking for her husband, and she won't stop until the truth is discovered. "Rich with detail and a mounting, almost suffocating sense of dread, Just the Nicest Couple is a dark and twisted exploration of loyalty, family, and how far we'll go to protect the ones we love." --Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here Look for these other edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica: The Good Girl Pretty Baby Don't You Cry Every Last Lie When the Lights Go Out The Other Mrs. Local Woman Missing She's Not Sorry

Just the Nicest Couple

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Jesmyn Ward

A nod to Donte’s Inferno and a truthful telling of the cruelty inflicted during the slave trade. A story of mothers and daughters. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for Fiction, and MacArthur Fellow—comes a haunting masterpiece, sure to be an instant classic, about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War. “‘Let us descend,’ the poet now began, ‘and enter this blind world.’” —Inferno, Dante Alighieri Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader’s guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take. While Ward leads readers through the descent, this, her fourth novel, is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation. From one of the most singularly brilliant and beloved writers of her generation, this miracle of a novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land—the rich but unforgiving forests, swamps, and rivers of the American South. Let Us Descend is Jesmyn Ward’s most magnificent novel yet, a masterwork for the ages.

Let Us Descend

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Steve Behling

Kids learn to read book in excellent condition 

Who's that swinging through the sky? It's Spidey and His Amazing Friends!

Spidey and His Amazing Friends visit Tony Stark's home for the first time in this leveled reader. When duty takes Ironman away from home, it's up to Team Spidey to stop Electro from becoming more powerful!

Explore the World of Reading
Disney's World of Reading series provides emerging readers with books that inspire and excite them, featuring characters they love. Each level is designed to help readers navigate the wonderful world of reading at just the right pace.

Complete your Marvel collection with best-selling fan favorites:
 * World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Super Hero Hiccups
 * 5-Minute Spider-Man Stories
 * 5-Minute Marvel Stories
 * World of Reading: This is Miles Morales
 * World of Reading: Five Super Hero Stories!
 * Snow Day for Groot!
 * Marvel Storybook Collection

World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends Housesitting at Tony's

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Jeff Kinney

Brand new; drawing/comic book Diary of a wimpy kid

Now you can write your own bestseller!

With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, you're the author, illustrator, and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write your own life's story, this book is all you need to create your masterpiece. Whatever you do, make sure you put it someplace safe after you finish. Because when you're rich and famous, this thing is going to be worth a fortune.

Includes more than 60 new pages! 32 pages of full-color comics (16 brand-new)!

The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and Expanded Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

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Derek Jeter

Paul Mantell

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Inspired by Derek Jeter's own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn't always fair."

Life isn't always fair. You can't control that, but you can control how you think and act when things don't go your way. You have to hang in there and keep after it, not get down and give up.

Derek has a lot to look forward to. School is almost out, his baseball team is competing in the Westwood Little League Playoffs, and then he'll head to his grandparents' house for the summer. Sure, there are finals to study for first, but Derek doesn't mind. Maybe this year he'll get better grades than Gary. But when his best friend Dave starts to act strangely, ignoring Derek and canceling their plans, his summer isn't looking quite so fun. What's going on? Doesn't he want to be Derek's friend anymore?

Derek is so distracted by his problems with Dave that he makes a mistake in the outfield during a key play--and his team loses the game. It's so unfair! With the championship at stake and finals looming, Derek needs to stay focused or risk everything.

Fair Ball

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Bill Wallace

Suitable for 8-12, kids paper book. Part of series. Good condition. 

Pick of the Litter

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Brandon Hobson

Story of a Native American boy in the foster system. Thought provoking 

Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family. Literally and figuratively scarred by his mother's years of substance abuse, Sequoyah keeps mostly to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface. At least until he meets seventeen-year-old Rosemary. Sequoyah and Rosemary bond over their shared Native American background and tumultuous paths through the foster care system, but as Sequoyah's feelings toward Rosemary deepen, the precariousness of their lives and the scars of their pasts threaten to undo them both.

Where the Dead Sit Talking

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Minor rip in lower right corner on cover. All pages perfect condition. Never been read. 

Heroes, Villains, Elements, Powers, Locations

Profiles of favorite Skylanders Universe characters include Giants and swapped variations from all three video games and are complemented by fun facts and new insights for vehicles, battles and more. Video game tie-in.

Skylanders Universe Chronicles

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Barry Green

How to draw monsters book with sketch book   Never used. Step by step drawing guide. Comes with sketch book, never been used. 

Learn how to draw 101 different monsters. It's easy Follow the simple step-by-step drawings and you will soon be amazing all your friends with your new-found artists' skills This 48-page book from Top That Publishing contains step-by-step line drawings to help budding artists draw 101 different monsters of all sorts. Since each image is broken down into six simple steps, children will quickly gain in confidence when they see their finished results, and will soon be adapting their designs and drawing freehand pictures of their own. Ideal for junior artists age 5+.

How to Draw 101 Monsters

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Jody Padulano

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

50 Easy-To-Build Animals

A children's book that shows how to build 50 simple models of LEGO animals using only standard LEGO parts that every LEGO fan has in their collection. The LEGO Zoo book shows kids of any age how to build 50 simple animal models using only standard LEGO parts that are already likely to be in their collection. You'll learn how to build models of animals like crocodiles, zebras, wolves, lions, flamingos, plus many more. Projects are ordered by increasing difficulty making it easy to jump in without getting in over your head. The animals are so cute and goofy, whether building as a family or solo The LEGO Zoo is sure to deliver a roaring good time!

The LEGO Zoo

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Daniel Lipkowitz

 This is basically untouched! Great for a Lego fan.  

LEGO(R) "Awesome Ideas" is an all-new ideas book that unlocks the secrets of LEGO building and shows fans how to create a world with their imagination. Beautifully clear photography and informative text demonstrates how entire models are built up while also providing step-by-step visual breakdowns and offering alternative ways to build models. Explore each chapter as it steadily creates a themed world and ultimately showcases a dynamic diorama of the complete build, showing readers that they too can build up an entire LEGO world from scratch -- model by model, brick by brick. With creative model ideas and visual tips and techniques, LEGO "Awesome Ideas" will inspire anyone, from beginners to accomplished builders. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c) 2015 The LEGO Group. Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.

LEGO® Awesome Ideas

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Vivian French

Vivian French chapter book with illustrations. Adventure and humor for kids 

Princess Persephone Stephanie Tiffany Jane ("Pom" for short) HATES being a princess. Her parents have no time for her - especially her dad, the King of Struggen, who's busy plotting against the neighbouring kingdom of Thrum. So when a friendly young orphan named Billy appears at the palace, Pom decides to run off with him. She's after adventure, and knows exactly where she'll find it: Bullion Island, a tiny patch of land that stands exactly between Struggen and Thrum. Legend has it that there's pirate treasure hiding in Bullion's sea-caves, guarded by a fearsome dragon - but nobody knows for sure, because no sailor has managed a return trip. But Pom isn't afraid of dragons ... or anything else!

The Dragon's Breakfast

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Heather Amery

World Languages

First Hundred Words in French Il

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Heaven is for Real for little ones 

David Roessel

Slight tear on dust jacket (back cover). Poetry for young readers. Beautifully illustrated collection of poetry. 

A collection of some of the poetry of Langston Hughes.

Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

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Glenn Frankel

Dust jacket  in excellent shape. No tears. Hardcover. Like new 

The Making of an American Legend

New York Times BestsellerNamed one of the best books of the year by:ParadeThe GuardianKirkusLibrary Journal The true story behind the classic Western The Searchers by Pulitzer Prize-wining writer Glenn Frankel that the New York Times calls "A vivid, revelatory account of John Ford's 1956 masterpiece."In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches. She was raised by the tribe and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U.S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Ann's story has been told and re-told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and one-act plays, and in the 1950s to a novel by Alan LeMay, which would be adapted into one of Hollywood's most legendary films, The Searchers, "The Biggest, Roughest, Toughest... and Most Beautiful Picture Ever Made!" directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Glenn Frankel, beginning in Hollywood and then returning to the origins of the story, creates a rich and nuanced anatomy of a timeless film and a quintessentially American myth. The dominant story that has emerged departs dramatically from documented history: it is of the inevitable triumph of white civilization, underpinned by anxiety about the sullying of white women by "savages." What makes John Ford's film so powerful, and so important, Frankel argues, is that it both upholds that myth and undermines it, baring the ambiguities surrounding race, sexuality, and violence in the settling of the West and the making of America.

The Searchers

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Learning about space book for young readers 

Space Travel 

Dustin Brady

Minimal wear and tear. Minor crease mark on cover 

Kids who love video games will love this first installment of the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters getting sucked into different video games. Jesse Rigsby hates video games--and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good!

Trapped in a Video Game

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May Nakamura

Ready to read early reader PJ Masks book with stickers. Only two stickers missing. 

Ready-To-Read Level 1

Catboy, Gekko, and Owlette learn to work as a team in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read based on PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!

Night Ninja and his Ninjalinos are playing sticky splat soccer in the city! Owlette must coach her friends so they can stop Night Ninja and bring the PJ Masks team to victory!

This paperback edition comes with two sheets of stickers!

PJ Masks © Frog Box / Entertainment One UK Limited / Walt Disney EMEA Productions Limited 2014

Team PJ Masks

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Kids book in great condition. Early reader with pictures. 

Bad Kitty Meets the Baby 

Mat Waugh

How does a mouse feel after a bath?
Squeaky clean!

How do you catch a squirrel?
Climb a tree and act nuts!

What kind of key opens a banana?
A monkey!

What do you call a train full of chewing gum?
A chew-chew train, of course!

Here at last: the funny jokes that every six year old needs to know.

A power pack of punchlines that's sure to get grandfathers groaning, mothers moaning and best friends begging for more.

They're all in here: more than a hundred classics, twisted originals, and brand awesome jokes. With sixty easy-to-read pages and illustrations throughout for extra guffaws, it's the perfect gift for every joke-loving six year old!

Awesome Jokes That Every 6 Year Old Should Know!

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Kate Klise

NOW IN PAPERBACK!



"Youngsters will find reading smooth sailing and look forward to future escapades." --Kirkus Reviews



For many years, Sir Sidney's Circus has traveled by train. But one day a letter arrives from Miss Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta inviting the circus to travel aboard the SS Spaghetti. Who can resist? The Spaghetti is a floating palace of elegance and entertainment. There's only one problem: Miss LaPasta doesn't want Barnabas Brambles to come aboard, because she's heard he's the meanest man alive. Lucky for Barnabas Brambles, his boss is Sir Sidney, the nicest man alive. Sir Sidney insists the entire circus, including Barnabas Brambles, accept the invitation. But Leo doesn't like water. Elsa's never been swimming. The Famous Flying Banana Brothers have no idea where they'll put their trapeze. And what's that large object up ahead in the water?



Praise for the Three-Ring Rascals Series:

"The story zips along, the text and illustrations are full of playful surprises, and the author sustains a tone of rare and genuine sweetness . . . Rich and inventive." --Chicago Tribune



"Absurd situations, winning characters and plenty of heartfelt moments and laughs combine to make this a surefire hit." --Kirkus Reviews



"A fun pick for fans of silly stories and for reluctant readers, too." --School Library Journal

 

The Circus Goes to Sea

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Kids book where you choose different outcomes. Change the story every time you read it!

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