Summer is upon us!
Let Wakefield Books help you make the best of it with great new books and gifts for your relaxation and enjoyment. We hope to see you soon!
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Coloring books have grown up!
Coloring books are hot sellers among adults, who say the hobby helps them relax, be creative and recapture the simple pleasures of childhood.
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Stop in before you hit the beach and get that perfect book for a perfect day at the shore..... and if you need sunblock, we've got that too!
Fiction
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Don't forget your sunblock before you hit the beach!
We are now featuring the Top-rated Blue Lizard Line of Sunscreens! One of the best aspects of the Blue Lizard sunscreen line is that the bottles of sunscreen turn color when exposed to UV light.
It helps kids want to learn more about sun safety!
Blue Lizard products also measure up to the Australian sunscreen standards, which are more strict than FDA standards. The products are chemical-free and contain 5% of zinc oxide, compared to only 1% to 2% content in competitor brands.
Blue Lizard products also stay on for 240 minutes in the water, making it one of the most water resistant products on the market. The average time for Blue Lizard's competitor brands is only 80 minutes.
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The Most Anticipated Book of The Year
Releases on July 14th
An historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird.Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. Go Set a Watchmanfeatures many of the characters from
To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise (Scout) Finch-Scout-struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her.
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Staff Picks for July
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Reporter Liam Mulligan returns to investigate a gruesome murder in DeSilva's third novel.
Fast paced and full of characters & scenes recognizable to any Rhode Islander.
-Kim
The Orchid House
This is a mesmerizing story of love, tragedy, hope, sacrifice, joy, and ultimately the importance of family. It centers around Julia Forrester, her current life, and the lives of her ancestors and an aging English manor called Wharton Park that ties everyone together. I was on the beach reading this one day and completely forgot where I was until a Frisbee hit me!! That's how caught up in this story I was. I love this author. Loved her "Lavender Garden" and will read all of her other books.
-Sue
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
This book is a retelling of the Iliad with a new perspective. The narrator, Patroclus, is a clumsy, skinny exile who ironically is also the right hand man to the most feared Greek soldier, Achilles. As the Trojan War crescendos, Patroclus must follow his companion into the brutal, unforgiving world of war. Filled with coded prophecies, heartbreaking love stories, and Greek gods, former readers of the Percy Jackson series will definitely enjoy this young adult novel.
-Hannah
 Olivia West is the ranch manager of a large ranch that has seen better days. She's fought hard to overcome a horrific event from her past and keep the flashbacks at bay. But a deadly cat and mouse game begins as a ghost from her past comes back to finish what he started. From the beginning this book grabbed my attention and kept the suspense building until the very end. Beautifully described scenery, well developed characters, a very sick, sadistic killer and a blinding blizzard make this thriller one of the best I've read in a while. Be prepared to be up
late with this one! -Lisa
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Author Event Saturday July 18th
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 Wakefield Books Welcomes
Author Kelly Sullivan Pezza
Saturday 7/18 from 12-2
She will be in store signing copies of her newest book :
Murder and Mayhem in Washington County
Rhode Islands Washington County hides a dark past riddled with macabre crimes and despicable deeds. In 1890, an argument over wages turned deadly when former hotelier George Kenyon shot and killed his carpenter on the grounds of the Gilbert Stuart House in Saunderstown. Senator Charles Burdick was shot and left for dead at his Charlestown home in 1930. Even the peaceful village of Woodville has a veritable rap sheet of thieving maids, speakeasies and murderously jealous wives. From chilling acts by the KKK to physicians practicing under the influence of narcotics, author Kelly Sullivan Pezzas collection of articles from the Chariho Times uncovers the violence and vices of Washington County.
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Author Event Thursday July 30th
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Author Cindy Follett Guilimond will be appearing at the South County Museum, in
the Metz Exhibit Building at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Wakefield Books will be on hand selling copies of her two popular local books :
Salt of the Sea
and
Down the Point
Cindy has written about the commercial fishing port of Point Judith and its rich history. Men and women toiled both ashore and at sea for over a century to make it one of most important fishing centers in Rhode Island. This book serves as a reminder of the importance of our maritime past by introducing us to the people who for decades traveled down to the Point.
 
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The Authors on Main Series for July
at the Contemporary Theater
Wakefield Books and the Contemporary Theater welcome author Carla Panciera on Sunday night July 19th at 6pm. Admission is free and her books will be available to purchase and have signed. Carla's newest book is Bewildered
This is a world of secret-sharers, a noisy world full of unimaginable silence," claims one of the characters in this compelling debut collection. The ten stories in Bewildered examine small-world disruptions-mistimed infatuations, devastating diagnoses, the realizations inherent in loss. Characters look up from what they assumed were ordinary lives amazed to discover where they find themselves.
there will be
Carla Panciera is the author of two collections of poetry, One of the Cimalores and No Day, No Dusk, No Love. She has published fiction, memoir, and poetry in several journals, including the New England Review, Nimrod, Chattahoochee Review, and Carolina Quarterly. A high school English teacher, and native of Westerly, she lives with her husband and three daughters in Rowley, Massachusetts.
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Peacedale Library Event Tuesday July 28th @ 4pm
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| This Month's Featured Local Interest Titles |
Scourge of Vipers
by Bruce DeSilva
The fourth novel in the Edgar Award-winning Mulligan series, is at once a suspenseful crime thriller and a serious exploration of the hypocrisy surrounding sports gambling and the corrupting influence of big money on politics.To solve Rhode Island's budget crisis, the governor wants to legalize sports gambling, but her plan has unexpected consequences. Organized crime, professional sports leagues, and others who have a lot to lose-or gain-if gambling is made legal flood the state with money to buy the votes of state legislators. Liam Mulligan, investigative reporter for The Providence Dispatch, wants to investigate, but the bottom-feeding corporate bosses at the dying newspaper have no interest in serious reporting. So Mulligan goes rogue to dig into the story and finds himself the target of shadowy forces who seek to derail his investigation by destroying his career, his reputation, and even his life.
The Larchmont Disaster
by Joseph P. Soares, Janice Soares
On February 11, 1907, the steamship Larchmont collided with the schooner Harry Knowlton. Thrown from their bunks, passengers of the Larchmont panicked and ran onto the ship's deck. Haphazardly loaded lifeboats set out only partially full, and shrieks from those left behind were heard in the distance. Nearly 150 passengers were lost that night. The men and women of Block Island courageously aided those in need and dealt with the horrors that washed ashore. Controversy swirled around the conduct of the captain and crew of the Larchmont as investigators tried to determine who was responsible for the collision. Authors Joseph and Janice Soares chronicle one of the greatest disasters in New England's waters.
 A Berkshire Tale
by Claremary P. Sweeney
Surrounded by the beauty of the changing seasons, ZuZu, a little tabby,and her best friend Nick explore the many wonders of their home in the Berkshire Hills. From famous people and places, to playful alpacas, flying horses, industrious worms and endangered butterflies, this is their story - a magical tale of their new friendship and the adventures and experiences, and happy endings they share on their Tanglewood farm.
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New Releases for July
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July 7thCode of Conduct by Brad Thor Nemesis by Catherine Coulter Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson Full Life by Jimmy Carter Billion Dollar Spy by David Hoffman How We'll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek July 14thGo Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Naked Greed by Stuart Woods Armada by Ernest Cline It's Good To Be Gronk by Rob GronkowskiSpeechwriter by Barton Swain Just Add Water by Clay Marzo July 21st
Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith First Confessor by Terry GoodkindYes by Daniel Bryan Self Help by Miranda Sings Lessons From Tara by David Rosenfelt July 28th
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain Badlands by C.J. Box Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Two-State Delusion by Padraig O'Malley Undocumented by Dan-el Peralta 2 Billion under 20 by Stacey Ferreira
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Here are just a few of the new additions this week
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2016 Calendar Photo Contest !!
Got a great shot of South County you want to see published?
Be a part of the Wakefield Books South County Photo Contest and get your picture in next year's calendar.
Our 2015 calendar was the best yet
and we hope to top it this year!
Send your photos to info@wakefieldbooks. com.
Maximum resolution is best.
Good Luck!
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2016 Rhode Island
Children's Book
Awards Nominees
As we started spotlighting last month, these titles are chosen each year by Rhode Island libarians and Educators. The RICBA has become an important event for children's literature in our State. Many schools have used the nominee lists as required summer reading knowing the quality of these titles.
These titles are required reading by students in many local schools
Wakefield Books is proud to feature RICBA titles both past and present. Here is the second part of this years nominees....
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The Vanishing Coin by Kate Egan
Fourth grader Mike Weiss isn't a bad kid, but he's always in trouble.Mike and his new neighbor Nora (who is good at everything) find the White Rabbit Magic Shop, which is owned by a real magician. They begin to discover that magic might be the thing Mike is really good at.
|  Life of Zarf: The Trouble With Weasels By Rob Harrell Love fractured fairy tales? Zarf is a troll who lives among fairy tale characters. After the King goes missing, Zarf's arch nemesis, Prince Roquefort, takes over the kingdom. Zarf must team up with his best friends to save the day. | |
Winter Bees
by Joyce Sidman
Animals have different ways of coping with the winter. A long with great
illustrations, this book of poems will teach you how different animals and
plants survive in the winter.
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Loot: How to Steal a Fortune
by Jude Watson
Twelve-year old March has spent his life traveling the world with his father, a renowned cat burglar, learning the family business. When his father dies during their last heist, and he's caught and sent to a group home in the United States, he meets his twin sister Jules, whom he never knew existed. March and Jules
must work together to break their family curse before they die on their Thirteenth Birthday.
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Absolutely Almost
by Lisa Graff
It's hard not be good at anything,just ask ten-year-old Albie, who is
failing math and is the target of the school bully. His parents hire a tutor/babysitter for him
and insist that he" just needs to try harder in school."Albie learns to cope with the stress of a new school while learning to stand up to the bully and make new friends.
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Swim That Rock
by John Rocco and Jay Primiano
When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly, nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the help of some local clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to ensure his family's security and save the diner in time.
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| School Summer Reading |
We are on top of this year's local school summer reading programs. We will have copies of all the school's reading lists and all of the titles as well, so you can quickly and easily get a jump on your summer reading. 
Just ask us to show you our summer reading section, and you'll find your titles organized by school and grade level.
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Wakefield Books is proud to be partnering with the  South Kingstown Department of Parks and Recreation for the their Storywalk Event from July 9th-31st at Tuckertown park.
The book they'll be featuring will be Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch
Check out some of the awesome summer programs being offered this year right here in your town
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New Releases for July
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Check out our large selection of postcards of Rhode Island's best spots!
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Our Monthly Coupon
Save 20% off an item
this month with this coupon.
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