|
| Titcomb's Bookshop | June 2013 Newsletter
|
|
|
 Need a place to store your valuables? These book boxes look beautiful on your shelf while keeping things tidy and well hidden! The small book box is $14.99 and large is $24.99.
|
LEGO Series 10 Minifigures
Is it a parachuter? Is it a Roman soldier? Is it an 18th century musketeer? You have to open them up to find out! LEGO's Series 10 Minifigures are here and waiting to be discovered. ($2.99 per package).
|
|
Outdoor Toys:
The only thing better than these glorious days of spring is that fact that they lead to the glorious days of summer! Time to enjoy the season and come play outside! We have some great new toys designed to make a big impact out-of-doors. The makers of the Pumponator (which fills balloons with air or water) has now created the
 Blastonator, a device that blasts those water balloons up to 40 feet! ($29.99). 
And the Airzooka toy blows 'em away with a harmless ball of air up to 20 feet! Laugh with amusement as, seemingly from nowhere, you are able to mess up a person's hair, ruffle their shirt, or blow their papers simply by pulling and releasing a built-in elastic air launcher. ($19.99)
|
 Jewelry makes a perfect graduation present for a daughter, niece, babysitter or friend. We are fully stocked with lovely seaglass earrings, as well as wrist and ankle bracelets. Classic silver earrings (sterling silver posts and ear wires) and key chains celebrate our love of Cape Cod beaches with images of anchors, scallop shells, sea stars and sand dollars. Priced from $9.99 - $22.99. |
Looking for a fun night out? Consider coming to Teamwork Trivia Night! It is also a great way to support Sandwich's 375th Anniversary Celebration in 2014!!! Get your friends, co-workers and/or family and reserve a table now to compete together for great prizes and BRAGGING RIGHTS! Saturday, June 8th 7-11 pm at the Clark-Haddad American Legion Hall on Route 130 in Sandwich. For more information go to www.sandwich375.com!!!
|
|
Bargain Books
Visit our bargain book area soon for some wonderful new books at bargain prices. We just received a new order filled with children's books, adult fiction and more. Here are just a few of the new books. (Quantities are limited!)
 Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith This is one of our bestselling activity books for all ages, so we're really happy to have some bargain priced copies! This journal gives you lots of ways to fill (and destroy!) the pages of the book. Reg price $15.00; our price $7.99
 Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson and Robin Glasser
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Robin Glasser have created the irrepressible Ruby, whose antics and foibles will touch readers' hearts as she tries her very best to do things correctly. In the end, she knows she is loved for who she is, and that she will always be a princess, royal or not. Reg. price $16.99; our price $6.99
 Spies Revealed by Jordan Brown Spies Revealed uncovers the fascinating truth about real-life secret agents. Puzzles, games, flaps and foldouts make this a great gift for spy-crazy kids ages 7-12. Reg price $21.99; our price $10.95
 The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Nathaniel Philbrick
We were excited to find hardcover copies of Nathaniel Philbrick's excellent history of the battle at Little Bighorn in 1876. Reg price $39.95; our price $12.99
 Philippa Fisher and the Dream Maker by Liz Kessler
Bestselling author Kessler tells another wonderful story of fairies, magic and friendship. Ages 8-11. Reg price $15.99; our price $5.99 |
Save the Date
Where's Waldo Town of Sandwich Scavenger Hunt Begins!
Storytime with Author Jennifer Butenas
A Moment in Time
Saturday, July 6th 10-11am
Summer Nights at the Bookshop
Book Talk and Signing with Stephanie Lehmann
Astor Place Vintage
Tuesday, July 9th 7:00pm
Summer Nights at the Bookshop
Book Talk and Signing with Mother/Daughter
Nancy Thayer (Island Girls) and
Samantha Wilde
(
I'll Take What She Has)
Thursday, July 11th 7:00pm
Book Talk and Signing with Local Author Terri Arthur
Fatal Decisions: Edith Cavell, WWI Nurse
Saturday, July 13th 1-2pm 
Summer Nights at the Bookshop with Stephanie Foster
Farms on Cape Cod
Thursday, July 18th 7:00pm
Book Talk and Signing with
Ron Lasko
Tale of Two Rivers
Sunday, July 21st 1-2pm
Book Talk and Signing with J. Courtney Sullivan
The EngagementsWednesday, July 24th 2-3pm
Book talk and signing with Scenic Roots Amy Stewart
The Drunken Botanist
Scenic Roots, 349 Route 6A, East Sandwich, MA
Thursday, July 25th
Two Seatings:
1-2pm and 2-3pm
Tickets available with purchase of book at Titcomb's Bookshop. $19.95
Where's Waldo Scavenger Hunt Celebration!!!
Wednesday, July 31st 4-5pm
|
|
|
There's some Scandinavian heritage in our family, so when we think of a feast, we think of a smorgasbord. This summer, we have a veritable smorgasbord of events coming up - and we hope you will join us!
Some items on our menu are a little spicy, others pure comfort food, but every item is carefully prepared. There is food for thought and food for the soul. Hopefully, there is something for every taste and something to make you smile.
So please come to the table! You are always welcome - and bring a friend. We hope you will come away filled with new ideas, new perspectives and maybe with a good memory of a "tasty" dish you would not otherwise have tried!
|
  Book Signing Howie Carr
Rifleman: The Untold Story of Stevie Flemmi, Whitey Bulger's Partner
Saturday, June 1st 2-4pm
About Rifleman: Stevie "the Rifleman" Flemmi was, for forty years, one of the most feared gangsters in Boston, and for much of that time, he was the partner of Whitey Bulger. Rifleman is the story of Flemmi's life of crime, as told to federal and state law enforcement after he pleaded guilty in 2003.
Howie Carr is a Boston radio legend, having held the mic at WRKO for more than 20 years. Today, he's a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame, and consistently ranked by Talkers Magazine, as one of America's top radio talk show hosts. He is also an award winning front-page columnist for the Boston Herald.
  Book Talk and Signing with Joan Harrison
Friday, June 7th 1-2pm
Heavenly Hydrangeas: A Practical Guide for the Home Gardener
We are so pleased to have Joan Harrison return to Titcomb's Bookshop with her latest book: Heavenly Hydrangeas. Come and learn tips and tricks for growing beautiful hydrangeas - and bring your questions about this beautiful plant. This book reveals the best species for landscaping uses and the best varieties for both fresh and dried flower arrangements. With more than 250 vivid color photos, the book offers clear and expert advice on planting, pruning, and providing basic care.
Ms. Harrison is the founding president of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society and has been a driving force behind the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society at Heritage Museums & Gardens. She is the also author of Hydrangeas: Cape Cod and the Islands.
  Reinvention Workshop with Claire Cook
Time Flies
Friday, June 14th
12 - 2pm
Who better to teach a workshop on reinventing your life than someone who has done it herself? Claire Cook was a teacher in Scituate for 16 years. She wrote her first book in her minivan while waiting at her daughter's swimming practice. It was published when she was 45 and 5 years later, she was walking the red carpet in Hollywood at the release of the movie based on her second book, Must Love Dogs. She brings humor, empathy and life experience to her reinvention workshops, which have been attended by thousands of women and featured on the Today Show. Bring your questions and concerns to this high energy, interactive workshop, and get ready to laugh.
Admission: $25.00 (Includes the book, Time Flies, the workshop, cold drinks and dessert.) Please feel free to bring your lunch - and join us for what is sure to be a fun and maybe even a life-changing afternoon!
About Time Flies (from Karen): Melanie is newly divorced. When her high school reunion looms and a friend insists that she go, she has to face her fears and start living. Along the way she discovers that her life is much more interesting than she thought it was as friendships are tested and the another chance at love is once more a possibility. Claire Cook always satisfies, as she has an uncanny knack for finding the humorous in the everyday lives of her female characters. I found myself laughing out loud, and expect to hear laughter at the beach from other readers this summer.
  Book Talk and Signing with Larry Tye
Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
Saturday, June 15th 1-2pm Join Lary Tye for a fascinating discussion of his new history of our most enduring superhero just in time for the new film, Superman: Man of Steel.
Superman is the first full-fledged biography not just of the Man of Steel, but of the visionary writers and artists, publishers and performers, who kept aloft the red-and-blue-clad icon through seven decades and counting. Larry Tye shows us how Superman - like few other mythical characters before or since - has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his changing times and our highest aspirations.
Larry Tye is an award-winning writer and former Boston Globe journalist. He has written acclaimed books on Satchel Page, the history of Pullman Porters, and a wide array of other topics. A former Nieman Fellow, he is currently writing a biography of Robert F. Kennedy.
  Book Club
Cascade
by Maryanne O'Hara
Tuesday, June 18th 7:00pm
Maryanne O'Hara will join us for a discussion of her debut novel set in the Quabbin Reservoir area of Massachusetts. Desdemona Hart Spaulding was a Paris-trained, up-and-coming Boston artist when she married in haste and settled in the small, once-fashionable theater town of Cascade to provide a home for her dying father. Now Cascade is on the short list to be flooded to provide water for Boston, and Dez's discontent is complicated by her growing attraction to a fellow artist. When tragic events unfold, Dez is forced to make difficult choices. Must she keep her promises? Is it morally possible to set herself free?
 
Book Release Party, Talk and Signing
John Carafoli
Cape Cod Chef's Table:
Extraordinary Recipes
from
Buzzards Bay to Provincetown
Wednesday, June 19th 7:00pm
Sandwich Public Library
Join award-winning food stylist and writer John Carafoli as we celebrate the release of his new book, Cape Cod Chef's Table!
Cape Cod Chef's Table features recipes for the home cook from the Cape's celebrated eateries and gives a new perspective on Cape Cod's growing food scene. The book features repices from fine restaurants, local taco stands, food trucks, jam and jelly makers, shellfish farmers, local breweries and so much more. Page after page feature mouth-watering gastronomic delights beautifully photographed in full color. This is a beautiful book for every Cape Cod home and makes a wonderful gift for anyone who loves the Cape.
John Carafoli, who lives here on Cape Cod, has been featured on the Food Network and NPR. His recipes and design work have appeared in Bon Appetit, Ladies Home Journal, Weight Watchers, Yankee, House Beautiful, and Prevention Magazine. For several years he wrote a quarterly feature "In Carafoli's Kitchen" for the magazine Edible Cape Cod, and 2011 won an award for the use of the best recipes in an article.
  Book Talk and Signing with Jeff Chu
Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America
Saturday, June 22nd 2-3pm
Join Jeff Chu for what is sure to be an insightful and interesting discussion about his experience as a gay Christian. Funny and heartbreaking, perplexing and wise, Does Jesus Really Love Me? is an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual pilgrimage that reveals a nation in crisis.
Featured recently on the cover of the New York Times Book Review, the book is part memoir and part investigative analysis that explores the explosive and confusing intersection of faith, politics, and sexuality in Christian America. From Brooklyn to Nashville to California, from Westboro Baptist Church and their "God Hates Fags" protest signs, to the pioneering Episcopalian bishop Mary Glasspool-who proclaims a message of liberation and divine love, Chu captures spiritual snapshots of Christian America.
Jeff Chu, an editor and writer at Fast Company, leads the magazine's coverage of China, philanthropy, and urban affairs. The grandson of a Baptist preacher, he has written and reported extensively on religion, both at Time and at Fast Company.
  Book Talk and Signing with Local Mystery Author
Cynthia Riggs
Poison Ivy
Sunday, June 23rd 1-2pm
Victoria Trumbull, is a feisty 92 year old who refuses to let the aches and pains of age stop her from enjoying life. On her first day as adjunct professor of poetry at Martha's Vineyard's Ivy Green College, Trumbull realizes that the odor emanating from the lecture hall is not dead mice but something far more sinister. Before the week is out, Brownie, the groundskeeper's mangy mutt, unearths a second body buried beneath the lush poison ivy vine that covers the east wall of the administration building. A faculty advisor steals a student's thesis, a professor is held captive aboard a yacht, and Victoria and Brownie, a one-in-a-thousand natural corpse sniffing canine, team up to find a serial killer.
Cynthia Riggs was educated as a geologist. She taught at the Annapolis Sailing School, lived on a 44-foot houseboat for 12 years while running the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Boat Company and was a rigger at Martha's Vineyard Shipyard. In her late 60s, she earned an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College and has, in each ensuing year, produced one of her Vineyard-based, Victoria Trumbull mysteries.
  Book Talk and Signing with B.A. Shapiro
The Art Forger
Saturday, June 29th 1-2pm
Ask any staff member at the book shop to name a favorite book for 2013 and they will say The Art Forger!!! We are honored to have Barbara Shapiro join us to discuss this engrossing read!
In 1990, thirteen works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The theft remains the largest unsolved art heist in history, and in Shapiro's novel, Claire Roth, a struggling young artist, is about to discover that there's more to this crime than meets the eye. Claire makes her living reproducing famous works of art for a popular online retailer. Desperate to improve her situation, she lets herself be lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. She agrees to forge a painting--one of the Degas masterpieces stolen from the Gardner Museum--in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But Claire soon begins to suspect that the painting may itself be a forgery. Shapiro's razor-sharp writing and rich plot twists make The Art Forger an absorbing literary thriller about seeing--and not seeing--the secrets that lie beneath the canvas.
Barbara Shapiro is the author of four other novels and has been called a "master of mystery" by the Boston Globe. A sociologist who specializes in criminology and deviant behavior, she lives outside of Boston with her husband and two young children.
|
|
Elizabeth Stergis' Chocolate Meringues
We are fortunate to have a wonderful staff who love to make special goodies for our events. At our recent Downton Abbey tea, our own Elizabeth Stergis baked these wonderful little treats. We've had many requests for the recipe...so here it is! Enjoy!
Chocolate Meringues
2 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar
8oz chocolate bits
1/3 cup walnuts
Pre-heat 325. Beat egg whites gradually add sugar, melt chocolate bits in double boiler add to stiff egg white mixture add nuts. Drop teaspoon onto brown bag lined cookie sheets. Bake 15 minutes.
|
|
|
Staff Reviews and New Releases
Adult Fiction
 From Karen: The Black Country (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad) by Alex Grecian In the Black Country of the Midlands, in a dark village called Blackhampton, a plague-like illness is affecting hundreds of townspeople. Scotland Yard inspector Walter Day has been called in from London along with his assistant, Nevil Hammersmith, to investigate the disappearance of a couple, Sutton and Hester Price, and their young son, Oliver. The Prices leave three more children behind--Peter, Anna and Virginia--all of them precocious and creepy. We are introduced to mysterious characters, such as 'The American,' a terrifyingly maimed Civil War vet with a hidden agenda, and a bird-watcher who seems to be hiding something from his past. This is a fun historical mystery where decrepit village buildings slowly sink below the earth which has been riddled with coal mining tunnels, children find eyeballs in bird's nests, and no one is who they seem to be at first glance. List Price: $26.95 Sale Price: $21.56
 From Fran: The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
I cannot believe that The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat missed my "bookdar" (book radar) until recently. What an enjoyable read! Think Whoopie Goldberg meets Fannie Flagg kind of entertainment. I laughed, I cried, and I laughed and cried at the same time! The story starts during the racially charged 1960s and tells the story of three black teenage girls in small town Indiana. The trio, self proclaimed as the "The Supremes," meets weekly at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat to rehash and reevaluate the nitty gritty of life. You will be thoroughly entertained and invested as you travel the twists and turns of their lives. I am so thrilled I didn't miss Mr. Moore's debut novel and anxiously await his next one. List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96
 From Elizabeth S.: Fly Away by Kristin Hannah Fly Away is the long awaited sequel to Kristen Hannah's Bestseller Fire Fly Lane-and she delivers a great book again! The story of two best friends continues, one who chose marriage and family and the other who chose her career. Can they help each other overcome the heartache of cancer and parenting teenagers while healing their own pasts? Hannah writes the story from every character's perspective and it keeps you turning the page. Friendship, parenting and a lot of forgiveness.....this is a great summer read!!! List price $27.96; our price $22.39
 From Elizabeth M.: A Place at the Table by Susan Rebecca White A place at the table is set for three strong characters in this compelling read set in New York City. A young gay man from the South, a wealthy woman from New England and a woman who is an African-American chef from North Carolina meet in the Big Apple. All three are escaping from some hardship and find solace through their friendship, food and cooking. The reader will continue to think about these characters long after they turn the last page of the book. Available June 4. List Price: $25.00 Our Price: $20.00
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls 
The author of The Glass Castle is back with her first novel! It is 1970 in a small town in California. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, a woman who "found something wrong with every place she ever lived," takes off to find herself, leaving her girls enough money to last a month or two. When Bean returns from school one day and sees a police car outside the house, she and Liz decide to take the bus to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in Charlotte's family for generations. An impetuous optimist, Bean soon discovers who her father was, and hears many stories about why their mother left Virginia in the first place. Because money is tight, Liz and Bean start babysitting and doing office work for Jerry Maddox, foreman of the mill in town--a big man who bullies his workers, his tenants, his children, and his wife. Bean adores her whip-smart older sister--inventor of word games, reader of Edgar Allan Poe, nonconformist. But when school starts in the fall, it's Bean who easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz who becomes increasingly withdrawn. And then something happens to Liz. Available June 11. List Price: $26.00 On Sale: $20.80
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver  Dellarobia Turnbow is a restless farm wife who hikes up a mountain road behind her house toward a secret tryst, but instead encounters a shocking sight: a silent, forested valley filled with what looks like a lake of fire. She can only understand it as a cautionary miracle, but it sparks a raft of other explanations from scientists, religious leaders, and the media. The bewildering emergency draws rural farmers into unexpected acquaintance with urbane journalists, opportunists, sightseers, and a striking biologist with his own stake in the outcome. As the community lines up to judge the woman and her miracle, Dellarobia confronts her family, her church, her town, and a larger world, in a flight toward truth that could undo all she has ever believed. Available June 4 in paperback. $16.99
Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts  Grafton and Carmellini are back and joined by the Navy SEALs to battle terrorists on the high seas in this action-packed tale by "New York Times"-bestseller Coonts. A luxurious vacation cruise turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by bloodthirsty Somali pirates.
List Price: $26.99 On Sale: $21.59
And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman  In the comfortable suburb where Heloise Lewis lives, she's just a mom, the youngish widow with a forgettable job who somehow never misses a soccer game or a school play. In the state capitol, she's the redheaded lobbyist with a good cause and a mediocre track record. But in discreet hotel rooms throughout the area, she's the woman of your dreams--if you can afford her hourly fee. But now, after a decade, her secret life is under siege. Her once oblivious accountant is asking loaded questions. Her longtime protector is hinting at new dangers. Her employees can't be trusted. One county over, another so-called suburban madam has been found dead in her car, a suicide. Or is it? And then she learns that her son's father, a killer and former pimp, might be released from prison. With no formal education, no real family, and no friends, Heloise has to remake her life--again. Disappearing will be the easy part. The trick will be living long enough to start a new life. Available June 4 in paperback. $14.99
Derby Day by D. J. Taylor  As the shadows lengthen over the June grass, all England is heading for Epsom Downs' high life and low life, society beautifies and Whitechapel street girls, bookmakers and gypsies, acrobats and thieves. Whole families stream along the Surrey back-roads, towards the greatest race of the year. Hopes are high, nerves are taut, hats are tossed in the air. This is Derby Day. In this rich and exuberant novel, the mysteries pile high, propelling us towards the day of the great race, as we wait with baited breath as the story gallops to a finish no one expects. Available June 1 in paperback. $15.95
 The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton Disclafani
A lush, sexy, evocative debut novel of family secrets and girls'-school rituals, set in the 1930's South. For her mysterious role in a family tragedy, a strong-willed 15-year-old is cast out of her home and exiled to an equestrienne boarding school for Southern debutantes. Available June 4 in hardcover. List Price: $27.95 Sale Price: $22.36
Adult Non-Fiction
 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken comes the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics. Brown draws on the team's own journals, photos, and memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream. Available June 4. $28.95
 Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence by Joseph J. Ellis
From an award-winning American historian: a revelatory portrait of a crescendo moment in American history: The summer of 1776, the most dramatic few months in the story of our country's founding. The 13 colonies agreed to secede from the British Empire, while at the same time, the British dispatched the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic. Available June 4. $26.95  The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story by Lily Koppel
As America's Mercury Seven astronauts are launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focus on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these military spouses are transformed into American royalty, and will rally together as tragedies begin to touch their lives. Available June 11. $28.00
Cookbooks
Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free by April Peveteaux
Gluten Is My Bitch offers a brutally honest and hilarious take on the realities of living a gluten-free life. As the 18 million gluten-intolerants and 3 million celiac disease sufferers in the United States can attest, living gluten-free isn't a lot of fun, but author April Peveteaux has at least managed to make it funny. Described as the "Chelsea Handler of the gluten-free set," April employs her unique sense of humor to provide the perfect guide to navigating a gluten-free life. In addition to her hysterical wisdom, she offers 40 gluten-free comfort food recipes that will make even the most frustrated gluten-intolerant smile with relief. $19.95
 Flour, Too by Joanne Chang
Flour, Too includes the most-requested savory fare to have made Chang's cafes Boston's favorite stops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour's famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies. More than 50 glorious color photographs. With a variety of recipes for all skill levels, this mouthwatering collection is a substantial addition to any home cook's bookshelf. Available June 4. $35.00Knitting and Gardening
 Knit Your Socks on Straight: A New and Inventive Technique with Just Two Needles by Alice CurtisNow you can knit SOCKS on the straight needles you love! Alice Curtis developed the technique, and in Get Your Socks on Straight she explains exactly how to do it. She also includes 20 original patterns featuring a wide variety of yarns, motifs from cables to argyle, and instructions for a wide range of sizes. You'll love the beautiful, comfortable, cozy socks you'll make, and you'll love making them without double-pointed needles! $16.95
 Backyard Farming: Growing Vegetables & Herbs: From Planting to Harvesting and More by Kim Pezza
Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!
A bountiful vegetable garden is a mainstay of the backyard farm; when done right, it can form the foundation for all your future farming successes. Whether you're aiming at self-sufficiency or just looking to add the freshest ingredients possible to your own kitchen table, starting your own backyard vegetable garden is the best possible first step. $5.95
Also available in the same series: Backyard Farming: Raising Chickens: From Building Coops to Collecting Eggs and More by Kim Pezza $5.95
Children's Picture Books
 Octopus Alone by Divya Srinivasan
A lively new book from the author of "Little Owl's Night." Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the sea horses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends. $16.99
Let It Shine by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
School is out and the sun is shining. It's time to play outside! Celebrate all the wonders of summer in this final book in Maryann Cocca-Leffler's delightful series about the seasons. With soft-colored art, adorable children, and vibrant outdoor scenes, LET IT SHINE celebrates all the seasonal awe of summer. $3.99
Red Wagon by Renata Liwska
All Lucy wants to do is play with her brand-new, bright red wagon. But her mother has other plans for her-and the wagon. Lucy must go to the market and buy vegetables for dinner. Lucy doesn't want to do chores! But she sets off for the market nonetheless, hauling her red wagon with her. Before long, her ordinary trip becomes a high-seas adventure, a ride through outer space, and a day at the circus. As long as she has her red wagon, not even chores can get in the way of Lucy's fun. $6.99
Children's Fiction
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau 
From Vicky: This is one of those ultimate page-turners, perfect for readers who loved The Hunger Games. In a future post-apocalyptic world, 16 year old Malencia is chosen for The Testing, a program to select the best and the brightest youth to lead in the future. Malencia wanted desperately to be chosen and have opportunities for education to help her region, but, before she goes, her father, who had been selected for The Testing as a youth, warns her of some of the dangers of The Testing, advising her to trust no one. She could never imagine, however, the dangers she will face. Available June 4. Ages 12 - 17. $17.99
Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat by Anna Branford 
Violet is the smallest in her family and has a special affinity for Small Things everywhere. So when she finds a tiny ladybug in the garden, she wants to help it. But then Violet wakes up to a horrible surprise and learns a hard lesson about natural habitats, in the third book of the series. Ages 7 - 9. $5.99
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass 
Wendy Mass, author of The Candymakers and Every Soul a Star is a real bookshop favorite! In this newest book, Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, and all he gets to do is deliver pies. That's right: pies. Of course "these" pies actually hold the secrets of the universe between their buttery crusts, but they're still pies. Joss comes from a family of overachievers, and is happy to let his older brothers shine. But when Earth suddenly disappears, Joss is tasked with the not-so-simple job of bringing it back. With the help of an outspoken girl from Earth named Annika, Joss embarks on the adventure of a lifetime and learns that the universe is an even stranger place than he'd imagined.
Available June 11. Ages 9 - 12. $17.00
One for the Murphys by Lynda Hunt 
From Vicky: This is one of those very special books I cannot stop thinking about. Beautifully written, it is the story of one little girl's experience in foster care. Carley is a young girl who needs a home while her mother recuperates from an abusive boyfriend. Carley is distrustful, frightened and hurt. She is taken in by a family with three rambunctious young boys - the Murphys. Slowly, Carley finds her way into their lives and hearts - and she begins to open her heart to them. The book is so moving and so insightful. The issues of abuse are handled sensitively through a child's eyes and there is so much to talk about! Ages 10 and up. $6.99
Paperboy by Vince Vawter 
From Vicky: This is a fascinating book about an 11-year-old boy in 1959 Memphis who takes over his best friend's newspaper route for the month of July. His biggest fear is that he will have to talk to the people on the route - and stuttering makes it almost impossible for him to speak. He meets the people on the route and discovers friendship, sorrow, loneliness among his customers. When a local junkman steals his precious pocket knife, the boy faces dangers that threaten his life - and the life of his family's beloved housekeeper. The book shows Memphis in the days of segregation through the eyes of a child. The characters are true to life and the reader will learn a lot about what it is like to have problems communicating. Ages 10 and up. $16.99
Thing about Luck by Cynthia Kadohata 
From Vicky: Once again, Cynthia Kadohata, author of Kira-Kira, has written a gem! 12 year old Summer, a Japanese-American girl lives on a farm in Kansas. Her parents have just departed for Japan to take care of several elderly relatives. (Don't all the best children's literature get rid of the parents right off the bat??) However, the mortgage must be paid and so Summer, her brother Jaz and their grandparents once again join a group of itinerant harvesters to earn money to keep their farm.
Summer works hard to help her family in a year without much luck. She's growing up and life isn't easy - especially with her very strong-willed, traditional Japanese grandmother, whose stern but loving voice made me laugh out loud over and over again! Jaz has "issues" which are undoubtedly Asperger's Syndrome. It's fascinating to read how Summer and Jaz relate to one another and care about each other. Brilliantly told with memorable characters realistically portrayed, the book is both inspiring, funny and heartbreaking. This would make a wonderful discussion book!
Ages 9 - 12. $16.99
Children's Non-Fiction
 Sports Illustrated Kids Big Book of Who: Football
A must-have book for any curious young sports fan, this title presents big, exciting action photos from the "Sports Illustrated" collection. A four-part interactive quiz at the back of the book invites readers to find the biggest adult sports fans they know and attempt to stump them with the fascinating insider knowledge the book provides. Ages 9 - 12. $17.95
Young Adult
Moon and More by Sarah Dessen  From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes the story of a life-changing summer romance. During her last summer at home before leaving for college, Emaline begins a whirlwind romance with Theo, an assistant documentary filmmaker who is in town to make a movie. Ages 13 - 17 $19.99
 Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe by Shelley Coriell
Big-hearted Chloe Camden is the queen of her universe until her best friend shreds her reputation, and her school counselor axes her junior independent study project. Chloe is forced to take on a meaningful project in order to pass, and so she joins her school's struggling radio station, where the other students don't find her too queenly. Ages 12 and up. $7.95
|
|
|
|
|
