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Dear Valued Readers,
Because we had SO MUCH exciting news to talk about in this month's newsletter, it was too long to be viewed in its entirety by many browsers!
Therefore, we're sending this second copy with instructions to make sure you don't miss a single thing!!
If your newsletter is cut short, please click on the link at the bottom of your newsletter and you'll be all set! Thanks for understanding!
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432 Route 6A
E. Sandwich, MA 02537
Phone:
508-888-2331
Hours:
Mon-Sat 9-6
Sun 11-5
(closed Easter Sunday)
Kathy Colvin, Editor
Karen Huppi Vail, Photographer
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Titcomb's Best Sellers
March 2015
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1. Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall
2. Felt Wee Folk by Salley Mavor
3. Cruel Summer by K.R.Conway
4. Dog Songs by Mary Oliver
5. Sweet Thunder by Ivan Doig
6. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
7. Dead Wake by Erik Larson
8. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
9. Asia's Cauldron by Robert Kaplan
10. Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
11. Creed by Trisha Leaver
12. Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins
13. Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton
14. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
15. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
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We have some great ideas for last minute Easter shopping!
 There are fun and unusual gifts both small and large, including $1.00 Japanese puzzle erasers, $2.29 "Squishies", $2.99 fish pens, flower fan pens, plush bunnies and chicks, not to mention board books and picture books. You can find something for everybunny on your Easter list at Titcomb's! |
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Signed Picture Books by Nancy Tafuri
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We are so happy to tell you about our signed copies of Caldecott Honor Medalist Nancy Tafuri's books! These beautifully illustrated books are newly reprinted and would make a wonderful gift for that special child in your life.
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We just unpacked a new shipment of fabulous scarves! New colors and designs - of course we each bought several! You'll see us "modeling" them in the bookshop. They make a wonderful gift for someone special - including yourself!
$18.00 - $20.00
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Are you on Facebook? We are, too! Don't forget to " like us" - we have lots of fun posting book and shop related information. Here are a few of our more popular posts in case you missed them:
"Thinking spring, defiantly" "Our antidote to all that white stuff? Our brilliantly hued rainbow book display!"
Karen with the cover of a new book, Visionist, by Rachel Urquhart: |
 Cats in Hats:30 Knit and Crochet Hat Patterns for Your Kitty by
Sara Thomas
 Hilarity has ensued all over the bookshop with this book! Nancy Titcomb promptly knitted a hat for our shop cat, Rodger, who as you can tell was quite thrilled. Your kitty will love the imaginative designs! Great gift! $16.95 |
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We are so proud to have this beautiful line of classics in the shop! Collector's Library creates quality hardback books with gilt edges, dust jackets with attractive illustrations, and ribbon markers. They make a gift you will be proud to give (or receive)
Start your collection!
$7.95 to $12.95
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Don't forget we have a cool selection of reading glasses - each pair comes with a free case! $19.99
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Our Puzzle Room is jammed with new puzzles from Eurographics and White Mountain and Ravensburger!
A few examples:
"The Luncheon" 1000 pieces $17.99
"The Old Book Shop" 1000 pieces $15.99
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Adorable Lego Duplo Toddler Starter Set: $20.99
Fun for little fingers - the Duplo set includes a red rabbit, a cute bear, a window, bricks to build a tree or small homes for the animals.
Fish, Fish Squish!
Mold your own school of dough-fish and get ready to "squish" your opponents' fish! Every three-in-a-row with the cards earns you a squish. But, stay on your fins! Everyone else is trying to squish your fish too! Comes with a deck of 54 colorful fish playing cards, 4 resealable bags of safe modeling fun dough (blue, yellow, orange, and purple), 4 plastic fish molds, 4 player mats and illustrated instructions.
A delightful family game for children of all ages! $13.95
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Magic Painting Book:
 Simply dip the magic water brush into water, brush it over the black and white patterns and you'll be amazed at the colors that magically appear! $9.99
Cool Metallics Pictures & Designs: 
24 pages of quality art paper plus 5 metallic pencils in a reusable storage pouch!
Lots of awesome things to color and create with sparkly, metallic effects on black backgrounds. $7.99
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Telescopes and Triangles!
This cool telescope is over a foot long and magnifies 10x30mm! Awesome! $12.99
Go exploring!
This fun triangle set features 3 different colors, sizes and tones! Includes 3 triangles and striker. $9.99 Start your own band! |
Baby Paper Toy!
Baby Paper is a hit with babies and parents! Small enough for tiny fingers to grasp, Baby Paper is made of a soft material that has a crinkly paper sound when touched. Baby Paper is machine washable and comes in pink, blue, yellow, mint, lilac, polka dot & black/white stripe. $4.99
Night Lights!
  Baby Bright nursery lights are designed to illuminate your baby-care tasks without waking your sleeping angel. The cool-to-the-touch LEDs cast a bright white beam and illuminate low-light diaper changes, feedings, and check-ins. $19.99 |
You may be interested in:
Building Families,
Building Futures
Cape and Islands Early Learning Conference  Saturday, April 11
8:30am - 3:00pm
Mashpee High School
(Titcomb's will be there with some special books for young children and their parents.)
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Yes, we admit, we can get excited about pens! But in this case, we think you will be excited, too: The Story Behind the Seven Year Pen:Each year, an estimated 100 million pens are discarded every day. Yikes! Is all that waste really necessary? Maybe not, answers the Seven Year Pen. It's not only possible to reduce waste, it's possible to look cool while doing it! The Seltzer Company was introduced to a Swiss pen maker that reduces waste by increasing the size of the ink supply inside the pen. The writer may write 1.7 meters a day for 7 years. The shape of the Seven Year Pens is as svelte as anything you're used to writing with, yet it goes on and on. There's no reason why being eco-friendly and being a design lover can't live happily together. |
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Titcomb's Bookshop Newsletter: April 2015
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Happy April! Isn't it wonderful that spring is here? Just as our gardens have been filling with beautiful crocuses and snowdrops, our calendars are filling up with exciting events. Be sure to make note of several "save the dates" for May and June that we wanted you to be thinking about. We are proud to be able to offer so many interesting authors to share their stories with you! Enjoy and we hope to see you soon.
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Knitting Club
1-3pm
Join our lively group of knitters for conversation, inspiration, and comradery!
People with all levels of knitting skills are always welcome. It's an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon!
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Catherine Walthers
Kale, Glorious Kale
Book Talk & Kale Demonstration
Saturday, April 18 2-3:30 pm
Kale has been called a "nutrition powerhouse" - one of the healthiest vegetables you could put on your plate. But cooking with kale can be daunting.
Not to fear! Private chef, culinary instructor and author Catherine Walthers will share some of her secrets for cooking with kale from her newest cookbook. She will show several favorite varieties of kale and demonstrate how to make a "massaged" kale salad. Catherine is the author of four cookbooks, including Raising the Salad Bar and Soups + Sides. She has a special flair for creating delicious, distinctive and nutritious meals with vegetables - including "glorious" kale!
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A Kid's Guide to Raising Chickens  Presentation & Book Signing Melissa Caughey Monday, April 20 1-2pm
Just in time to plan for this year's flock, Melissa Caughey will visit the bookshop with a presentation on raising chickens. She will also lead a craft making a chicken-themed bookmark.
Chickens make wonderful pets, and in her new book, Melissa Caughey (author of the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest) provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have tons of fun doing it!
The book will help children understand what it means to keep chickens and what kind of housing, food, equipment, and care the chickens will need to thrive. She also suggests lots of creative activities sure to spark enthusiasm and imagination, such as speaking chicken, creating a veggie piñata for the flock, and making a chicken fort in the backyard.
 Melissa lives on Cape Cod, ith her family. She regularly writes for HGTV Gardens, Community Chickens, Grit magazine, and Country Living magazine. Her blog, Tilly's Nest, was named one of Better Homes and Gardens magazine's Top 10 Gardening Blogs and received Country Living magazine's Blue Ribbon Blogger Award.
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 Book Club Discussion Tuesday, April 21 7pm
Mr. Owita's Guide to Gardening by Carol Wall
 All are welcome to join the discussion of this remarkable and moving memoir. We are very grateful that the author's husband, Dick Hall, will join our conversation by phone.
The subtitle of the book, "How I Learned the Unexpected Joys of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart", gives the reader a clue to the subject matter. It is the story of a friendship between two unlikely candidates - the author, Carol Wall, who is dealing with personal illness, aging parents and other changes in her life and Giles Owita, an immigrant from Kenya, who works at a local garden center. Mr. Owita introduces Hall to the healing that can come from gardening. Over time they share their stories with each other and, when you finish this book, you are going to want to share it with others, too!
Reg. Price $16.00, Book Club Price $12.80
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Story Time and Book Signing
Sandwich Author Dean Coe
Chesterton Saves the Whale
Wednesday, April 22
2-3pm
 
We are so happy to welcome Dean Coe for a children's storytime as he introduces the second in his picture books about Chesterton, Cape Cod's favorite weasel. Will Chesterton be able to save a stranded pilot whale? The book is illustrated by Sandwich High School graduates Robyn Whaples and Sasha Rudyakov. $9.95
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Book Talk
Mary Pat Kelly
Saturday, April 25
2-3pm
Join us in welcoming Mary Pat back to Titcomb's to talk about her wonderful new novel, Of Irish Blood.
Irish-American Nora Kelly, from Chicago, flees an abusive relationship, moving to Paris on the eve of World War I. Her talents as a designer get her a job in a fashion house, sketching dresses and giving tours of the city to the house's wealthy clients. Soon she's hobnobbing with a Left Bank salon society of poets, intellectuals, and political activists. As the Great War looms and the battle for Irish independence intensifies, Nora's friends urge her to fight for her heritage.
This is a vivid and compelling story inspired by the life of Mary Pat's great-aunt.
Mary Pat Kelly lives in New York City. Her earlier book, Galway Bay, is a great staff favorite.
 
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Independent Bookstore Day!
Saturday, May 2 10am - 4pm
Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us! We have so many fun things planned - a literary scavenger hunt, children's activities, free giveaways throughout the day. Have your picture taken with our iconic statue of a colonial man! Help create a giant paper chain of favorite book titles! Enjoy "coffee with a bookseller" - several of our staffers will take you on a casual, informal journey through new releases, books of note, and favorite books at 11am and 2 pm. And, of course, we will have delicious snacks! It promises to be a fun day, and we hope you can all join us!
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Save the Date!
Book Launch Event!
The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver
Monday, May 4 6pm
Sturgis Library
Barnstable Village
Join Cape Cod author Trisha Leaver for a grand celebration of her newest (and very suspenseful!) young adult novel.
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Book Talk and Signing 
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Night at the Fiestas
Saturday, May 9 1-2pm
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Save the Date:
Sarah Leah Chase
New England Open House Cookbook
Book Launch Party!
June 10th 7pm
Green Briar Nature Center
Reserve a place now for this exciting special event celebrating The New England Open House Cookbook, a beautiful new cookbook filled with fabulous recipes!
Sarah Leah Chase will offer a cooking demonstration and there will be a tasting of some of her recipes. She is a caterer and author of a number of cookbooks. She also collaborated on the Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook.
Reservations are required and can be made at the bookshop. The cost is $30.00 per person, which includes a paperback copy of the cookbook.
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New and Recommended Books
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New Fiction
 Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova From Vicky: Inside the O'Briens is a beautifully written and deeply moving novel about a family facing Huntington's Disease. Joe O'Brien is 44 when symptoms of this fatal disease begin. Soon, each of his 4 adult children must face not only their father's decline in health, but also the knowledge that each of them has a 50/50 chance of inheriting this terrible disease. The author, a neuroscientist, brings the story to life with utter compassion and a deep understanding of the disease. It is a poignant and thought-provoking story I will never forget, and a real staff favorite!
Reg. price $26.00, our price $20.80
 Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian Ohanesian's debut novel is an epic story spanning almost 100 years, from the Armenian genocide in Turkey to the effects still lasting today.
When a son discovers his grandfather has given away their family home to a stranger, he travels to an old folks home in California from Turkey to find out why and discovers a haunting tragedy and a shocking twist to his family story.
Reg. price $25.95, our price $20.76
 World Gone By by Dennis LehaneDennis Lehane returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba and Ybor City, Florida, during World War II, in which Joe Coughlin must confront the cost of his criminal past and present.
"You are in the hands of an expert. And you'll know it."-Janet Maslin, New York Times Reg. price $27.99, our price $22.39 After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and when he finds it, he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces (and pocketbook). Joined by their friend Hank, a wealthy socialite, the three make their way to Scotland in the midst of war. Reg. price $28.00, our price $22.40  The Children's Crusade by Ann PackerFrom the author of The Dive from Clausen's Pier, Ann Packer's new novel examines the way a troubled marriage sets the course of family life for generations. It is a big, sweeping story about the Blair family of Portola Valley, Calfornia. Spanning five decades, the book moves back and forth in time, from the day in the mid 1950s when father Bill Blair first sees the land where they will all live, to the present day, when the four adult Blair children are forced into a reckoning with who they are. Reg. price $26.99, our price $21.59  The Harder They Come by T.C.Boyle On a vacation cruise to Central America with his wife, seventy-year-old Sten Stensen unflinchingly kills a gun-wielding robber menacing a busload of senior tourists. The reluctant hero is relieved to return home to California, only to find that his delusional son, Adam, has spiraled out of control. As Adam's mental state fractures, he suffers a breakdown that leads him to shoot two people in separate instances. On the run, he takes to the woods, spurring the biggest manhunt in California history. Inspired by a true story, T.C. Boyle explores the effects that violence and mental illness have on our society. Reg. price $27.99, our price $22.39  A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline WinspearFrom Gail: If you've been missing Maisie Dobbs, you'll be happy to find she's resurfaced. She's married, been travelling, and life was good until tragedy knocked it all off her plate. Sadly, she's raw, and needs to find a spot to repair her emotions that is not England. Arriving in Gibraltar to seek privacy, she lands in the midst of 1937 European politics, refugees, spies, murder and war. Maisie loses herself and you in this story full of historical mysteries, hoping for a return to normalcy.
There are lots of British, Spanish, German, & Italian plot twists and character intrigue, but Maisie Dobbs (AKA Lady Compton) keeps it all straight for you!
Reg. price $26.99, our price $21.59
New Fiction in Paperback:
 Euphoria by Lily King
 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch has been on the best seller list ever since it came out in October of 2013, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014, and is finally available in paperback! It is the story of Theo Decker, who, at the age of 13, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art. As an adult, Theo's own actions drag him increasingly toward disaster. $20.00
 Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller
 The Plover by Brian Doyle From Kathy: "I loved this book! I sent it to all my sea faring brothers and they loved it, too!"
Declan O'Donnell has finally had enough of other people and their problems. He sailed out of Oregon alone, determined to be alone on the ocean. But fate soon soon presents him with a string of odd, entertaining, and occasionally dangerous passengers, who become companions. The Plover is the story of their adventures and misadventures. Declan's lonely boat is eventually crammed with humor, argument, tension, a hint of magic, and a resident herring gull. $16.00
"Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences....Few contemporary novels shimmer like this one." - Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See  Alena by Rachael Pastan "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." Weren't we all in love with Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca? Alena is an homage to Rebecca, but Pastan moves the story from a gloomy English mansion to an avant-garde Cape Cod art gallery. This is not just a takeoff; Alena proves to be a suspenseful mystery on its own merits. Gothic intrigue set on Cape Cod? We're there! $16.00
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Nonfiction:
 Master Thieves
by Stephen Kurkjian
This book does not solve the mystery of one of the world's biggest art heists - the theft of $500 million worth of artwork from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. But it does offer a pretty good road map for the FBI to follow 25 years later and rewards readers with a compelling, well told story about Boston's criminal underbelly. $25.99
 Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Nina MacLaughlinNina MacLaughlin worked at The Boston Phoenix for nearly a decade. She came to a point where she needed to try something else with her life. She answered an ad on Craigslist advertising for a carpenter's assistant with "women strongly encouraged to apply". This is a deep & thoughtful book about transformation - for anyone who has ever dreamed of changing tracks. Smart, spunky, funny - Nina combines memorable stories of her training with the history of tools and great descriptions of the work and where they work. What is it like to be a woman in a trade that is 99% male? $24.95
Words Without Music
by Philip Glass
Famed American composer Glass describes his involvement in the avant-garde music and art scenes in New York in the 1950s through the 1980s. Glass talks about the work he did to support his family during the decades he was unknown - he worked as a mover, a plumber, and a taxi driver, subsequently immersing himself in the craft of composing. This is a lively, absorbing read that makes Glass's rarefied cultural sphere wonderfully accessible. $29.95
Between You and Me; Confessions of a Comma Queen
by Mary Norris
Norris has been the copy editor for the New Yorker for over thirty years. She takes us on a delightful tour of the offices of The New Yorker, talks about the history of Noah Webster and his dictionary descendents, the city of Cleveland, and the hyphen in Moby-Dick. If you are fascinated by words and grammar, you will enjoy this entertaining and enlightening book!
$24.95
Hissing Cousins; the Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
These two women were first cousins, but polar opposites when it came to ideology. Born in 1884, they became fast friends at the age of three, playing together at Sagamore Hill, the Long Island estate of Teddy Roosevelt. He was Alice's father and Eleanor's uncle. While Teddy had a tortured relationship with Alice, whose mother had died giving birth to her, he freely proclaimed Eleanor to be his favorite niece. Maybe that's how the tiff got started. Alice was the partier, while Eleanor was the serious one. Each was a fascinating woman, and this is a very entertaining double biography. $28.95
 Capturing Music; the Story of Notation by Thomas Forrest Kelly
Kelly, a brilliant professor of music at Harvard, turns his attention (and ours!) to the history of writing down music beginning as early as medieval times. The book includes a wonderful CD of some of the music.
"Gorgeously illustrated... If you have ever wondered how a system of dots and lines in space came to express the arrangement of sounds in time, this engaging, chatty book explains how..." - Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times $45.00
 Goddesses Never Age; The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Well-Being by Dr. Christiane Northrup
We all love Dr. Christiane Northrup! Don't you, too? Reading her books is so inspiring! Here's a quote from Goddesses Never Age: "Age is just a number, and agelessness means not buying into the idea that a number determines everything from your state of health to your attractiveness to your value."
Dr. Northrup offers tools and inspiration for creating a healthful and soulful new way of being at any stage of life! Sign us up! $25.99
The Lady in Gold by Anne Marie O'Connor
From Karen: This book is the fascinating story of turn-of-the-century Vienna which introduces the painter, Gustav Klimt, and the subject of his most famous painting, Adele Bloch-Bauer, and her friends and family. The reader is taken on a journey with the painting and the family through both World Wars, and the end of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The Nazis stole many great works of art from private and public hands, including much of Klimt's work. The author tells how the family tried to get the "Lady in Gold" back from the government of Austria, who had taken ownership of it from the Nazis. A major motion picture based on this book (re-titled as Woman in Gold) is opening shortly, starring Helen Mirren as the niece of Adele, who fought the government of Austria to return the painting to the family. What a story! $17.95 paperback
Gustav Klimt "The Kiss" puzzle $17.99
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Children's Chapter Books -
 The Penderwicks in Spring Hurray!! There's a new Penderwicks story! We absolutely adore this series, the first of which was awarded the National Book Award.
In this newest book, springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member of the family.
Some surprises are just wonderful, like neighbor Nick Geiger coming home from war. And some are ridiculous, like Batty's new dog-walking business. Batty is saving up her dog-walking money for an extra-special surprise for her family, which she plans to present on her upcoming birthday. But when some unwelcome surprises make themselves known, the best-laid plans fall apart.
Filled with all the heart, hilarity, and charm that has come to define this beloved clan, "The Penderwicks in Spring" is about fun and family and friends (and dogs), and what happens when you bring what's hidden into the bright light of the spring sun. $16.99 (ages 8-12)
This is a tale that all siblings can relate to. The characters are all very believable, such as the club of fashion obsessed girls (fembots) and the gang of football crazed boys (soccer idiots). The twins' babysitter is hopeless, yet kind, Ashley. She is sunny, thoughtful and doesn't take sides, which is a good counterpoint to the rest of the antics. An entertaining and often hilarious read for both boys and girls! Available April 7 $13.99 (ages 8-12)
Nightbird
by Alice Hoffman
In her first novel for middle-grade readers, bestselling author Alice Hoffman tells a bewitching story of love and friendship that is truly magical. Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig's family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It's time to break the spell. $16.99 (ages 10 and up)
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Children's Picture Books:
 Sweet Stories for Baby Start your special little one's library with these really lovely books, very special book in a beautiful slip case: Time for Bed by Mem Fox, illustrated by Jane Dyer -mother animals bid their babies goodnight in soothing rhyme.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, - celebrates babies from around the world for their uniqueness and all the ways they are alike.
Everywhere Babies, by Susan Meyers, illustrated by Marla Frazee - a look at the many lovable babies born everywhere, everyday. $16.99 (Available April 7)
 If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
From Vicky: Oh, my goodness! This is a wonderful book! It is brilliantly illustrated and has a beautiful and powerful message for everyone, young and old. If you plant a tomato seed, you will get a tomato, right? If you plant a carrot seed, you will get... a carrot! But what happens if you plant a seed of selfishness? Or kindness? This is a remarkable and clever book you will turn to again and again. $18.99
 Such a Little Mouse
With sweet descriptive language and touching illustrations, "such a little mouse" pops out of his hole to explore each season.
From the author of Little Blue Truck. So adorable! $16.99
 Ant and Bee Books
From Vicky: We are so excited that these delightful little beginning reader books are back in print! Ant and Bee are friends who live in a cup and have adventures. First published in 1950, Ant and Bee features new words highlighted with a full page for the word in bold red print and a full page illustration of the word on the opposite page. When the highlighted word is used in the story, it's printed in red, too. We carry a number of Ant and Bee books, including Ant and Bee and the Kind Dog, Around the World with Ant and Bee, and Happy Birthday with Ant and Bee. $7.99 each (ages 4-7)
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Children's Nonfiction
High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs
This is a great introduction to horseshoe crabs for younger readers and listeners. Although set on the shores of Delaware Bay, it is appropriate for Cape Cod waters as well. At the back of the book is a more detailed explanation for older readers of the crab's life cycle and behavior, its part in the food web, its importance to humans, especially in medicines and medical devices, and a great list of suggestions for further exploration.
(Available April 14) $16.95
 The Slippers' Keeper by Ian Wallace
Beautifully illustrated story of young Joe Purdon, who grew up in Eastern Ontario. He fell in love with a cluster of rare wild orchids on his family's farm, and ultimately established a conservation agency to protect Lady's Slippers in North America. $18.95 (ages 5-8)
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Young Adult
 We All Looked Up by Tommy WallachFrom Vicky: This is a really beautifully written and gripping story about four high school seniors and how they face what might be the end of the world. An asteroid is heading towards Earth with a 66.6% chance of a catastrophic collision in two months. As the entire world copes with the news, we live the impact through these four very different young adults. Not just another apocalyptic novel, this book makes the reader think about the meaning of life and the choices we make. What would you do if you knew the world might end? Powerful, raw, philosophical and at times even tender.
$17.99 (Ages 14 and up)
 Cruel Summer by K.R.Conway
From the incredible Cape Cod young adult author of Undertow and Stormfront comes this much anticipated new novel! Kian O'Reilly is flawless as a killer. Well-practiced in the art of making murder look like an accident, he is selfish, wealthy, and totally arrogant as a soul-stealing Mortis. But when he ends up stranded on Cape Cod with a stolen car and a dead drug dealer in the trunk, he thinks his luck couldn't get any worse. That is, until Ana Lane shows up.
Cruel Summer is the prequel novella to Undertow, based on the story of Kian and Ana the summer they met. It is stand alone, but is better to be read after Undertow and Stormfront. K.R.Conway is one of our favorite local young adult authors, and we love recommending her books!! $12.95
 The Secrets We Keep by Trisha LeaverTrisha Leaver is a fabulous Cape Cod young adult author, and her newest book is gripping! A girl takes over her twin sister's identity in this emotionally charged page-turner about the complicated bond between sisters. Trisha is also the author of Creed.
We are very excited to be the exclusive provider of signed copies of this book! When you pre-order the book through us, you will get a signed copy of the book, a personalized letter from the author sharing a secret she kept as a teenager, as well as an exclusive book-related gift. This pre-order incentive will run through the day the book is released on April 28, though we will have signed copies of the book available after it is released. (ages 12-18) $17.99 (available April 28) Pre-order now for special gifts!
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"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book." - Marcel Proust
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