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Sat. Story Time
Saturdays at 11am Phoenix Books Burlington
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Tree of Knowledge Summer Reading Program
All summer long at
both Phoenix Books locations!
Children of all ages are invited to help our tree "grow" by reading books and gaining new knowledge. Read more.
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All summer long at
both Phoenix Books locations!
Kids entering 4th-8th grade in the fall are invited to play Bookstore Bingo. Read to achieve "BINGO" and win great prizes! Read more.
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Starting July 1st!
Phoenix Books Burlington
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Phoenix Books Essex
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Ben Hewitt:
$aved
Thursday, July 11th,
at 7pm
Phoenix Books Burlington
Join bestselling local author Ben Hewitt for a discussion of how he quit worrying about money and became the richest guy in the world.
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Gary Furlong: Images of America: Milton
Tuesday, July 16th
at 7:00pm at
Phoenix Books Essex
Join Gary Furlong to learn about the triumphs and struggles of Milton, Vermont as it established a strong identity through the years. Gary is the author of Milton, a new addition to the Images of America series.
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Sue Halpern:
A Dog Walks into Nursing Home 
Thursday, July 18th
at 7:00pm at
Phoenix Books Burlington
What happens when Sue Halpern and her under-occupied labradoodle Pransky become certified as a therapy dog team? Find out at this event!
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 Friday, July 19th, at 7:00pm at
Phoenix Books Burlington
Join us in welcoming Reba White Williams, author of Restrike, to Burlington!
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Discoveries in Wine: Red Tail Ridge Winery
Thursday, July 25th at 6:00pm at Phoenix Books Essex ($30)
Join us for our summer Discoveries in Wine series event as we explore Red Tail Ridge Winery in the finger lakes district of New York State. The owner/winemaker Nancy Irelan will be joining us to share her vision of a sustainable winery and her delicious wines too! Registration required . Call 872-7111 or stop by Phoenix Books Essex for more information.
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20% Off* Select
Max & Ruby
Picture Books!
*Discount only applies at Phoenix's "brick-and-mortar" locations
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A special thanks to all the local businesses in Burlington & Essex who are participating in the Where's Waldo event with us!
In Burlington:
23 Church Street
Burlington Town Center Mall, 49 Church Street
52 Church Street
Sweet Thing
101 Church Street
127 College Street
206 College Street
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Dear Friends,
Summer is here in full force, and we're kicking off the month with a bang! On the 8th, we'll join Chris Bohjalian and Stephen Kiernan at the Fletcher Free Library for a book launch extravaganza. We'll also welcome authors Ben Hewitt, Sue Halpern, and Reba White Williams to Phoenix Books Burlington during the month of July. In Phoenix Books Essex, we'll host Milton, VT historian Gary Furlong as well as a very special Discoveries in Wine seminar with Red Tail Ridge Winery owner Nancy Irelan.
We have a fun trio of programs for our younger readers going on now, including Find Waldo in Burlington and Essex, the Tree of Knowledge Summer Reading Program, and Bookstore Bingo. Come on in to either Phoenix Books location to sign up and learn more.
Read on for information on these and more events this month, as well as our favorite new and notable books for all ages.
See you among the shelves!
Sincerely,
Mike, Renee, Adam, Beth, Billy, Bob, Christy, Colleen, Dan, Donna, Evelyn, Heather, Kari, Kathy, Kelly, Kit, Kristen, Nick, Phil, Rachel F., Rachel O., Sean, Tod, and Wendy
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THE ROCK & ROLL BOOK TOUR!
 Phoenix Books is excited to announce this very special event at the Fletcher Free Library on Monday, July 8th at 7pm:
Two amazing authors! Two extraordinary new books! ONE GREAT EVENT! Chris Bohjalian and Stephen Kiernan will kick off their book tours for their new novels, The Light in the Ruins and The Curiosity. Expect t-shirts. Family photos (not kidding). And the stories behind the stories! Plus, win Chris Bohjalian for your book group! Book sale and signing to follow book talk. A portion of proceeds to benefit Fletcher Free Library.
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PHOENIX PROFILES: TOD 
For this month's installment of "Phoenix Profiles," we're featuring Phoenix Books Burlington's Floor Manager, Tod.
Tod's first bookselling gig was in 1982. He's worked for small chains, big chains, dead chains and independent booksellers over the years. He's done a few other things but he always comes back to bookselling. Tod is our resident expert in science fiction/fantasy and his staff picks are always well received.
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FICTION
A Killing in the Hills, by Julia Keller
"Keller's vividly described characters and shifting points of view make this debut novel especially realistic . . . Superbly detailed and suspense-drenched" -Library Journal (starred)
What's happening in Acker's Gap, West Virginia? Three elderly men are gunned down over their coffee at a local diner, and seemingly half the town is there to witness the act. Still, it happened so fast, and no one seems to have gotten a good look at the shooter. In this powerful, intricate debut from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a mother and a daughter try to do right by a town and each other before it's too late. (Paperback, Mystery)
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NONFICTION
To Eat: A Country Life, by Joe Eck & Wayne Winterrowd
Vermont Authors!
A memorable book about the path food travels from garden to table, a celebration of life together, a tribute to an utterly unique garden, a wonderfully idiosyncratic guide for cooks and gardeners interested in exploring the possibilities of farm-to-table living. To Eat is all of these things and more. Informative, funny, and moving, the delights within--a runaway bull; a recipe for crisp, fatty chicarrones; a personal history of the Egyptian onion; a hymn to the magic of lettuce--are sure to make To Eat a book readers return to again and again. (Hardcover, Gardening)
 Saved, by Ben Hewitt
Vermont Author!
The author of The Town That Food Saved delivers a life-altering look at wealth and happiness. Saved is the humorous, surprising, and ultimately life-changing result of Hewitt's quest for true happiness, a narrative that challenges everything we know about the meaning of money. Hewitt uses his sharp eye for story, exhaustive reporting, and his own experience living below his means to bring what he learned into an even larger context. How does money really work? How can a bankrupt society move forward? The answers are not what you think, and Hewitt has written an important book for our times. (Hardcover, Business/Personal Finance)
 Love, Life, and Elephants by
Dame Daphne Sheldrick
The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals from certain death. In this indelible and deeply heartfelt memoir, Daphne tells of her remarkable career as a conservationist, and introduces us to a whole host of orphans-including Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope, and the majestic elephant Eleanor. From her tireless campaign to preserve Kenya's wildlife to the astonishing creatures she befriended along the way, Love, Life, and Elephants is alive with compassion and humor, providing rare insight into the life of one of the world's most fascinating women. (Paperback, Nature)
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YOUNG ADULT PICKS
Siege and Storm, by Leigh Bardugo
 Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can't outrun her past or her destiny for long.The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to Ravka, determined to fight. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling's game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her--or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm. (Paperback, Ages 12+)
 The Moon and More, by Sarah Dessen Emaline is spending her last summer before college the same way she's spent all her summers-working at her family's vacation rental business in the beach town of Colby. In the fall, she and her longtime boyfriend, Luke, will head to the local U, just as everyone expects. Enter Theo, a New York film student who has landed a job assisting an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose current subject is a reclusive Colby artist. To Emaline's surprise, Theo pursues her. Endlessly entertaining, full of humor and wisdom, Sarah Dessen's latest novel captures that special time in life when everything you knew irrevocably transforms. It can only happen in the summer. (Hardcover, Ages 12+)
 Order of Darkness: Stormbringers, by Philippa Gregory
Italy, 1453. Luca and Isolde grow more and more attracted to each other as they continue their journey to unravel the mysteries throughout Christendom. But their travels are delayed by the uprising of an intense religious crusade that threatens the balance of the civilized world. Caught in the midst of unimaginable chaos, Luca and Isolde must rely on one another in order to survive. The second in Philippa Gregory's four-book series delves further into a forbidden romance and an epic quest. And the tension builds as secrets about The Order of Darkness are finally revealed.... (Hardcover, Ages 14+)
 The Testing , by Joelle Charbonneau
In Cia's dystopian society it's an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it's not enough to pass the Test. Cia will have to survive it.
It's graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about-hope for-is whether she'll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization. When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories of The Testing. Armed with his dire warnings, she bravely heads off to Tosu City, far away from friends and family, perhaps forever. (Hardcover, Ages 12+)
 The How-To Handbook , by Martin OliverStaff Pick!
This handy reference guide is full of tips and tricks that every teen needs to know, from how to unstick chewing gum to how to treat a burn. There are certain things that everyone just has to know how to do: unjamming a jar, fixing a flat tire, and removing a particularly embarrassing stain. The How-To Handbook packs over 50 essential life skills into one handy reference book, and uses dozens of illustrations to show readers the very best ways to thread a needle, pitch a tent, tie a tie, treat a bee sting, chop an onion...and much, much more! (Paperback, Ages 12+.)
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BEGINNING & MIDDLE READERS
 The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata
There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck--which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family in this novel from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. Summer knows that kouun means "good luck" in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when she thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan-right before harvest season. Summer and her little brother, Jaz, are left in the care of their grandparents, who come out of retirement in order to harvest wheat and help pay the bills. (Hardcover, Ages 10-14.)
 The Wells Bequest, by Polly Shulman
When a miniature time machine appears in Leo's bedroom, he has no idea who the tiny, beautiful girl is riding it. But he recognizes the other tiny rider: himself! In this grand time-travel adventure full of paradoxes, humor, and a touch of romance, Polly Shulman deftly blends classic science fiction elements with the contemporary fantasy world readers fell in love with in The Grimm Legacy, giving readers a taste of how fascinating science can be. (Hardcover, Ages 10+.)
Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy
Heartbreaker, by Rachel Renee Russell
 Love--and crushes--are in the air for Nikki Maxwell in this sixth book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. It's the biggest dance of the year and Nikki Maxwell is hoping her crush, Brandon, wants to be her date. But time is running out. What if he doesn't want to go with her? Or worse: what if he ends up going with Mackenzie?!!
Join Nikki, Chloe and Zoey as they tackle the topic of love, Dork Diaries style! (Hardcover, Ages 9-13.)
The Apprentices, by Maile Meloy 
Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw Benjamin Burrows, the mysterious Apothecary's defiant son who stole her heart. On the other side of the world, Benjamin and his father are treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. But Benjamin has also been experimenting with a magical new formula that allows him to communicate with Janie across the globe. When Benjamin discovers that she's in trouble, he calls on their friend Pip for help. The three friends are thrown into a desperate chase around the world to find one another, while unraveling the mystery of what threatens them all. (Hardcover, Ages 8-12.)
The Quirks: Welcome to Normal, by Erin Soderberg
A charmingly offbeat new series about a family that is anything but ordinary. The Quirk family never stays in one place for very long. Every time they think they've found a home, one of the family slips up and sends them packing. Each family member has a touch of magic, and it's usually good for one thing: causing trouble. Except Molly Quirk is completely, utterly, normal. Molly's greatest desire is to fit in, and she's found the perfect spot: Normal, Michigan. Its cookie cutter houses and welcoming committees seem like just the place for an ordinary life. Or so Molly hopes. (Hardcover, Ages 8-12)
Otis Dooda: Strange but True, by Ellen Potter
& David Heatley
Nine-year-old Otis Dooda is pretty "sort-of." He's sort-of skinny, sort-of short, and sort-of average. And when his father gets a new job and his family moves from a little town to an apartment in New York City, Otis's life becomes sort-of crazy. Otis hasn't even made it through the lobby of Tidwell Towers before he is cursed to break his bones by the boy who lives in the potted lobby plant--a boy whose curses always come true. With the help of his new friend Perry (who keeps a miniature horse--a very gassy one), Otis works on coming up with a plan to expose the potted-plant boy and thwart the curse. Of course, in Tidwell Towers, things never seem to go as planned. (Hardcover, Ages 7-10)
That's A Possibility!, by Bruce GoldstoneIs this the most exciting book ever? That's possible! Welcome to the world of probability. With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations. In the vein of Great Estimations, this is a perfect book for getting across important math concepts in a fun way. (Paperback, Ages 7-10)
Lupus Rex,  by John Carter Cash
An astonishing new tale for children from John Carter Cash in the tradition of Watership Down, The Rats of Nimh, Redwall and Duncton Wood.
Ysill and Cormo are two quail who must risk their lives when they are driven from their home by crows, and find they must make common cause with a other creatures, if they are to find safety in a world full of perils and adventure. As hidden truths are brought to light and enormous sacrifices are made Ysil and his friends must make an epic journey and an unthinkable alliance if the lesser animals are to survive.
(Hardcover, Ages 8+)
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| RAISING PASSIONATE READERS
Chick 'n' Pug Meet The Dude, by Jennifer Sattler
The long-awaited sequel is here! It's a bird, it's a dog-it's CHICK N PUG. And they've got a new friend in town. He's taller than the Chrysler Building. He drools more than a baby sucking on a piece of Jello. Dog people will revere him. Chick and Pug know him only as...The Dude. When the larger-than-life Dude ambles into Pug's territory and steals Pug's favorite chew toy, Chick is ready to take down the slobbering scoundrel. However, that would require making Pug get up first. Will Chick save the day? Will Pug nap through all the best parts? Stay tuned! (Picture Book, Ages 3-6.)
Crankee Doodle, by Tom Angleberger & Cece Bell 
Many know the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy," but few understand it. This unapologetically silly picture book reveals that the legendary ride to town (and the whole macaroni thing) was all suggested by Mr. Doodle's overeager pony. This just makes Mr. Doodle cranky: "I do not want macaroni. I do not want a feather. I do not want any other clothing, any other pasta, or any other parts of a bird. I do not want anything that they have in town!" A historical note ends this colorful, comical take on a nonsensical old song. (Picture Book, Ages 4-8)
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, by Bob SheaStaff Pick!  Ever since Unicorn moved into the neighborhood, Goat has been feeling out of sorts. Goat thought his bike was cool-until he saw that Unicorn could fly to school! Goat made marshmallow squares that almost came out right, but Unicorn made it rain cupcakes! Unicorn is such a show-off, how can Goat compete? When Goat and Unicorn share a piece of pizza, Goat learns that being a unicorn might not be all it's cracked up to be. And when Unicorn shows his admiration for Goat, it looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. (Picture Book, Ages 2-6) 
The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Dewalt & Oliver Jeffers Crayons have feelings too. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking-each believes he is the true color of the sun. Kids will be imagining their own conversations with crayons and coloring a blue streak in no time. (Picture Book, Ages 3-7)
Bedtime Math, by Laura Overdeck
Laura Overdeck wants to start a revolution-in the way we introduce math to children.
The mission: To make the nightly math riddle as common as the bedtime story. Why? Multiple generations of Americans are uncomfortable with math. This attitude is contagious and potentially harmful to children, setting them up for fear and failure. Everyone knows parents should read to their children, but math is just as important. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math problem at a time. (Picture Book, Ages 3-8.)
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Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-6pm
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