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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Hampshire

The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought

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Susan Shaughnessy

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Georgia

A Book of Meditations for Writers

A daily motivator for people who write--and for all those who long to write--providing an insistent wake-up call for the creative urge, with insights on how to work against resistance, live with the loneliness, develop discipline, and dare to take deeper risks in their work.

Walking on Alligators

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#paperback #nonfiction #biography #famousauthors #jdsalinger #journalism ~two small annotations, light shelf wear & tear

Oregon

In Search of J D Salinger

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#paperback #shortstories #teaching #famousauthors 

New York

Ten Stories about Wishes

Wish week / by Gail Carson Levine -- That's the way the fortune cookie crumbles / by Louise Hawes -- Our pig, Satin / by Andrea Davis Pinkney -- Five djinn in a bottle / by Liz Rosenberg -- Black sheep of the family / by Patricia McCormick -- The fashion contest / by Catherine Stine -- The reason I will love John McFarlane Jr. until the day I die / by Rachel Vail -- Be careful what you wish for / by Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple -- Beggar's ride / by A. LaFaye -- Star light, star bright / by Deborah Wiles.

Be Careful What You Wish For

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#paperback #fiction #youngadult #shortstories #africanamericanstories #famousauthors

Maryland

Stories of Being Young and Black in America

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today--Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America. Black is...sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson. Black is...three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds. Black is...Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of. Black is...two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland. Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more--because there are countless ways to be Black enough. Contributors: Justina Ireland Varian Johnson Rita Williams-Garcia Dhonielle Clayton Kekla Magoon Leah Henderson Tochi Onyebuchi Jason Reynolds Nic Stone Liara Tamani Renée Watson Tracey Baptiste Coe Booth Brandy Colbert Jay Coles Ibi Zoboi Lamar Giles

Black Enough

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#hardcover #nonfiction #literature #history #famousauthors 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Ohio

As we near the 2012 bi-centenary of Dickens's birth, this lovingly abridged and lavishly illustrated edition of Foster's influential three-volume biography is the perfect way for fans to celebrate. Long out of print, it is now finally accessible to a new generation of Dickens enthusiasts, who will delight in the host of supplemental texts and images, including extracts from the author's own work and from recent criticism. The rich selection of images ranges from original artwork to rare photographs and portraits of Dickens and his circle, along with specially commissioned pictures from the Charles Dickens Museum. 

The Life of Charles Dickens

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Written with the brillant pen of one of science fiction's masters in the art, Isaac Asimov has collected a plethora of writings around the subject of the genre he wrote in all his life. pulled from his time writing for Astounding Stories, during the Golden Age of sci fi, his priviledged perspective on the topic is compiled in clear and concise chapters with subjects ranging from his thoughts on other writers like Aurthur C. Clark, and the differences between sci fi and fantasy. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

science fiction

Asimov on Science Fiction

#paperback #reallife #nonfiction #kids #famousauthors

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter

A collection of short stories, anecdotes, poems, and cartoons which present a positive outlook on life.

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Jaroslav Pelikan

The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought

Susan Shaughnessy

Walking on Alligators

Hamilton

In Search of J D Salinger

Lois Metzger

Be Careful What You Wish For

Ibi Zoboi; Varian Johnson; Kekla Magoon; Tochi Onyebuchi; Jason Reynolds; Nic Stone; Liara Tamani; Renée Watson; Rita Williams-Garcia; Tracey Baptiste; Coe Booth; Dhonielle Clayton; Brandy Colbert; Jay Coles; Lamar Giles; Leah Henderson; Justina Ireland

Black Enough

John Forster; Holly Furneaux (Editor); Jane Smiley (Foreword by)

The Life of Charles Dickens

Isaac Asimov

Asimov on Science Fiction

Jack Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen; Patty Hansen; Irene Dunlap

Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul