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january 2014
Dear Friends,

Saturday Morning Author/Illustrator Series

Fiona Robinson
Saturday, January 25th, 10:30am
A whale who thinks he's too big to create finds he has artistic talent after all!

Brett Helquist
The Fort that Jack Built
Saturday, February 1st, 10:30am
Following storytime Mr. Helquist will be signing for fans of middle grade books that he also illustrated. Among these are A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket as well as Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3 by Balliet Blue.

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Peter Brown
Saturday, February 8, 10:30am
Bored with being too proper, Mr. Tiger goes wild, but does he go too far?



An Evening with YA Rock Star Authors!
Gayle Forman and David Levithan
authors of too many YA novels to list here, check here
Wednesday, January 29, 7pm
Cohosts are our YA Advisory Board, as well as the YA groups from Montclair Library and Glen Ridge Library.
Space is limited so RSVP!

 And Coming up in the next month or two:

Kevin Pyle
Wednesday, February 26, 7pm
Graphic novel for your sophisticated teens.


Heads up to  kids 8 to12-year olds and the kids' bookclubs around town: Authors Julie Sternberg, Like Carrot Juice On A Cupcake and Carol Weston, Ava And Pip,  will be visiting the store on Saturday March 29  at  2pm.  Hint, hint, choose previous books from the author's series for your next great read and then come on March 29th, meet the authors, and learn about their new books.  Previous books include, Like Pickle Juice On A Cookie and Like Bug Juice On A Burger and The Diary of Melanie Martin. Perfect for ages 8-12 yrs old.

Come and join the fun at the bookstore!  Nicole, Carolyn, Liane, Marisela, Margot, Jeanne and Marina
Picture Perfect
     
       

by Willy Puchner  
Step away from the pink!  This is an incredible new book on princesses - 26 princesses from around the world, each personality presented in clever alliteration.  This may be more for parents than kids, but not to be overlooked. 
(ages 3-6)  

  McElligot's Pool
by Dr. Seuss
Who can resist Dr. Seuss' wild imagination and clever tales? Newly released, it was originally published in 1947.  It's classic Seuss, with a child's optimism trumping adult skepticism.
(ages 3-7)

by Kristy Dempsey, Illus Floyd Cooper
A story of little ballerinas with big dreams.  A little ballerina is inspired by Janet Collins, the first African-American prima ballerina.

(ages 4-7)  

 
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus Sarah Massini
Tulip loves to dance, and so does her dog Rex!  A delightful story of friendship, acceptance, and sharing what you love with someone you love.
(ages 3-7)

Early Chapter Books  
Rose Lagercrantz
 Such a special little book about a bright and optimistic Kindergartner.  It's about friendship and sadness also.  But ultimately about the resilience of children.  Ages 6-9

Middle Readers Rule! 

   

by Tony Abbott
An exciting new series that Liane is really enjoying!  4 friends wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world. 
(ages 9 & up)  
 eBook Edition   

by Brenda Woods   

Violet is a smart, funny, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl in a family of blonds.   This is an uplifting story of a girl finally meeting the African American side of her family and explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds      
 (ages 9 & up)    

Ruby wants first prize at the fifth grade science fair--and she thinks her quirky, creative, Rube Goldberg-esque invention is just the way to get it.
(ages 9 & up)
 eBook Edition
For the Family

Jean Illsey Clarke
Raising likeable, responsible, respectful children - from toddlers to teens - in an age of overindulgence.


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by Lydia King 
For fans of Uglies comes a spiraling, intense sci fi thriller.  Set in 2150 -- in a world of automatic cars, nightclubs with auditory ecstasy drugs, and guys with four arms -- this is about the human genetic "mistakes" that society wants to forget, and the way that outcasts can turn out to be heroes.
   eBook Edition

(ages 12 & up)  

 

Impossible Knife of Memory 

by Laurie Halse Anderson       

For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq.  Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.
  eBook Edition 
 (ages 12 & up)

 Hollow City

by  Ransom Riggs 

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011-an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography.  This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine's island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world.  Also available as an  eBook.

 (ages 12 & up)  

Just the Facts


Mandela
by Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson tells the story of Mandela, a global icon, in poignant verse and glorious illustrations.  Readers will be inspired by Mandela's triumph and his lifelong quest to create a more just world.


by Maira Kalman
Renowned artist Maira Kalman sheds light on the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president.

 

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January 2014
Discount applies to the following titles only: 
ABC of Princesses, McElligot's Pool, Dance Like Starlight, Tulip and Rex, My Happy Life, The Copernicus Legacy, Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, Ruby Goldberg's Bright Idea, Control, The Impossible Knife of Memory, Hollow City, How Much is Too Much, Mandela and Thomas Jefferson. 

 

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Offer Expires: January 29, 2014