Pseudonymous Bosch

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.

The Name of This Book Is Secret

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Lisa Ko

A Novel

FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Bustle, and Electric Literature “There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it’s more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading.” —Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth Lisa Ko’s powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon—and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents’ desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel—as he grows into a directionless young man—and Polly, Ko’s novel gives us one of fiction’s most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It’s a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past.

The Leavers (National Book Award Finalist)

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Oklahoma

News from Small-Town Alaska

A writer for the local newspaper for tiny Haines, Alaska, provides a series of colorful portraits of the inhabitants, festivals, and activities of this close-knit but remote village, offering reflections on the life and death of local eccentric Speedy Joe who never took off his hat, the Chilkat Bald Eagle Festival, and neighbors, both human and animal.

If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name

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Colson Whitehead

Whitehead is a powerful historical fiction novel that follows the harrowing journey of a young slave named Cora as she escapes through the clandestine network of the underground railroad.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Dakota

"Oprah's Book Club 2016 selection"--Sticker on jacket.

The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club)

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

DOCUMENTARY

The National Parks 

Texas

Favorite Brand Name: Incredibly Easy Silly Snacks

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ARC - Before You Knew My Name

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Ohio

The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth’s crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne Schreiber’s narrative gives readers a little of the science, a little of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographic photography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive with vivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steaming seawater.

National Geographic Readers: Volcanoes!

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

The Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain

QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here's a hint: It's housed in your head and it's the one thing that makes you YOU. Your brain is mission control for the rest of your body and steers you through life. Not bad for something the size of a softball that looks like a wrinkled grey sponge!In this fascinating, interactive book -- a companion to the National Geographic Channel hit show - kids explore the parts of the brain and how it all works, brainy news nuggets from a neuroscientist, plus fun facts and crazy challenges.

National Geographic Kids Brain Games

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Betty Culley

Arizona

A heartbreakingly beautiful novel in verse about adoption, family, friendship, and love in all its many forms, perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jandy Nelson, from the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True.

Rynn was born with a hole in her heart--literally. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family.

As her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family. Her search starts with a name, the only thing she has from her birth mother, and she quickly learns that she has a younger sister living in foster care in a nearby town. But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good.

This powerful story uncovers both beautiful and heartbreaking truths and explores how challenging, yet healing, family can be.

The Name She Gave Me

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Colorado

Canadian National Steam Power

Maureen Johnson

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Rory, of Bâenouville, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.

The Name of the Star

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Shira Evans

Iowa

Animal Parents and Babies

Join animal moms, dads, and babies, as these animal parents teach their young ones about the world. Adult and child readers can cuddle up and read aloud and learn together in this new "you read, I read" co-reader format.

National Geographic Readers: Follow Me

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Pennsylvania

Constance Allen

Elmo explains all his favorite things, including his favorite poster, color, and game.

My Name Is Elmo (Sesame Street)

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Louisiana

Baking lovers rejoice! This 4-book collection will indulge the constant craving for homemade decadent desserts. With more than 185 recipes for sensational cookies, delicious cakes, chocolatey brownies and adorable cookies, this helpful spiral-bound book covers all the baking bases with super satisfying sweet treats. Find more than 150 taste-tempting full-color photos. 8 X 10 7/8

Favorite Brand Name Recipes Cookies, Cakes, Brownies & Cupcakes: 4 Books in 1

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E. J. Kirk

HC with dust jacket. DJ shows minimal wear. 

California

A Journey Through the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Just in time for the live-action movie THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE in fall 2005, this companion book is perfect for children too young to read the original. It's packed with fun facts about characters, places, and magic, and has interactive sections such as a bravery test and mix and match columns.

Step into Narnia

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Pope Pope Francis

Oonagh Stransky

Florida

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis here invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart—mercy—which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy. In this conversation with Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli, Francis explains—through memories from his youth and moving anecdotes from his experiences as a pastor—why “mercy is the first attribute of God.” God “does not want anyone to be lost. His mercy is infinitely greater than our sins,” he writes. As well, the Church cannot close the door on anyone, Francis asserts—on the contrary, its duty is to go out into the world to find its way into the consciousness of people so that they can assume responsibility for, and move away from, the bad things they have done. The first Jesuit and the first South American to be elected Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has traveled around the world spreading God’s message of mercy to the largest crowds in papal history. Clear and profound, The Name of God Is Mercy resonates with this desire to reach all those who are looking for meaning in life, a road to peace and reconciliation, and the healing of physical and spiritual wounds. It is being published in more than eighty countries around the world. “The name of God is mercy. There are no situations we cannot get out of, we are not condemned to sink into quicksand.”—Pope Francis Praise for The Name of God Is Mercy “Francis speaks succinctly—and with refreshing forthrightness. . . . He emphasizes moral sincerity over dogma, an understanding of the complexities of the world and individual experience over rigid doctrine. . . . The pope has an easy conversational style that moves effortlessly between folksy sayings and erudite allusions, between common-sense logic and impassioned philosophical insights.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “What makes his book most moving is the way in which this man, without disrespecting his own privacy or offering false bromides of modesty, opens the sacred space of his conscience to explain how he came to center his ministry, and now his papacy, around mercy.”—James Carroll, The New Yorker “As he has done throughout his papacy, Pope Francis shows in this book a compelling way to present God’s love anew to a skeptical world without denying the ancient teachings of faith. But now he is challenging the entire Church to trek a new way forward.”—Time “Francis enjoys sharing personal stories of God’s grace and mercy in the lives of parishioners from his native Argentina, people he has known and who have recognized themselves as sinners.”—The Washington Post “Powerful . . . Francis’s book signals a plea for a change of attitude on the part of the faithful and their pastors. . . . Bishops and priests will talk and quarrel over the text for months, even years to come. And that, perhaps, is what Francis intends.”—Financial Times “Deepens his calls for a more merciful Catholic Church . . . The question-and-answer book is told in simple, breezy language, with the pope referring to experiences and people in his own life.”—Newsday “Francis has offered his most detailed outline yet for the role of the Catholic church in the modern era.”—National Catholic Reporter Translated by Oonagh Stransky

The Name of God Is Mercy [First Edition]

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Read the series that's sold more than 2 million copies--if you dare!

Warning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest. Or about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of Smells, sends them on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (and stinky) circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to know about the hair-raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains they face. You see, not only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is, too. For it concerns a secret. A Big Secret.

The Amazing True Story of One Boy's Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion

In their escape from Boko Haram's reign of terror in Nigeria, Tani's family's journey to the United States was nothing short of a miracle. Then 8-year-old Tani started competing with his public school in the ultra-exclusive chess clubs of New York City - and winning. A true story of sacrificing everything for family and living with nothing but hope.

Tani Adewumi didn't know what Boko Haram was or why they had threatened his family. All he knew was that when his parents told the family was going to America, Tani thought it was the start of a great adventure rather than an escape. In truth, his family's journey to the United States was nothing short of miraculous--and the miracles were just beginning.

Tani's father, Kayode, became a dishwasher and Uber driver while Tani's mother, Oluwatoyin, cleaned buildings, while the family lived in a homeless shelter. Eight-year-old Tani jumped into his new life with courage and perseverance--and an unusual mind for chess. After joining the chess club in his public school, Tani practiced his game for hours in the evenings at the shelter. And less than a year after he learned to play, Tani won the New York State chess championship.

In this incredible book, you'll discover:

 * An inspirational true story of perseverance, hard work and love
 * An eye-opening account of the threats from Boko Haram in Tani's homeland of Nigeria
 * The true power of the miracles each one of us can do for one another

A young boy with an aptitude for chess? Absolutely. But if you ask Tani Adewumi, he will tell you he believes in miracles and one happened to him and his family. This story will inspire, delight, and challenge you to believe, too.

My Name Is Tani ... and I Believe in Miracles

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Getting to feel at home in a new country

Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names - maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE!

Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska.

My Name Is Yoon is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

My Name Is Yoon

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Elizabeth Wein

Minnesota

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage and great courage as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that she can.

Code Name Verity

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Kathleen Zoehfeld

Vermont

From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, prehistoric mammals once roamed Earth. With beautiful and engaging illustrations, authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these mighty mammals in this level 2 reader.

National Geographic Readers: Prehistoric Mammals

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Amanda Marrone

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Salem's Lost Story of Tituba's Daughter

False accusations and false confessions of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, took her mother, Tituba, away, and now Violet seeks revenge on those who tore her family apart. A year after the Salem Witch Trials ended, many are acting as if they never happened, but thirteen-year-old Violet is still desperately seeking closure. Her mother, Tituba, was one of the first accused of witchcraft by Betty and Abigail, two girls Violet had regarded as sisters. Instead of denying the accusations, her mother had confessed. She's always found it difficult to reconcile her mother's supernatural dealings with the mother she knew. When the governor of Massachusetts pardons the remaining accused of witchcraft, Violet longs for her mother's release from prison so they can be a family again. But she finds that Reverend Parris has sold her parents, and she vows to sign the Devil's book herself in order to punish the Parris family and possibly find a way to reunite with her parents. When she comes across two other girls also seeking vengeance, they convince Violet to join their coven, where the magic becomes darker and darker. Violet feels uneasy about using dark magic, but she desparately wants revenge. Will Violet find closure, or will the dark magic be her undoing? This historical, powerful story of family, revenge, and reconciling is a can't-miss novel from Amanda Marrone.

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The Name of This Book Is Secret

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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name

Colson Whitehead

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The National Parks

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ARC - Before You Knew My Name

Anne Schreiber

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National Geographic Kids Brain Games

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The Name She Gave Me

Anthony Clegg; Ray Corley

Canadian National Steam Power

Maureen Johnson

The Name of the Star

Shira Evans

National Geographic Readers: Follow Me

Pseudonymous Bosch

The Name of This Book Is Secret

Constance Allen

My Name Is Elmo (Sesame Street)

Publications International

Favorite Brand Name Recipes Cookies, Cakes, Brownies & Cupcakes: 4 Books in 1

E. J. Kirk; Based on the Book by C.S. Lewis

Step into Narnia

Pope Pope Francis; Oonagh Stransky

The Name of God Is Mercy [First Edition]

Pseudonymous Bosch

The Name of This Book Is Secret

Tani Adewumi

My Name Is Tani ... and I Believe in Miracles

Helen Recorvits; Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator)

My Name Is Yoon

Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity

Kathleen Zoehfeld

National Geographic Readers: Prehistoric Mammals

Amanda Marrone

Only the Stars Know Her Name