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Titcomb's Bookshop
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January 2016
Newsletter
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432 Route 6A
E. Sandwich, MA 02537
Phone:
508-888-2331
Hours:
Mon-Sat 9-5
Sun 11-5*
* Please note that on Sunday, January 3 we will open at 12:00 noon!
New Winter Hours:
Mon - Sat 9-5
Sun 11-5
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Newsletter Editor:
Kathy Colvin
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1. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 2. Boston Girl by Anita Diamant 3. Fairy Tale Girl by Susan Branch 4. New England Open House Cookbook by Sarah Leah Chase 5. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 6. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 7. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens 8. Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable 9. Mindfulness Coloring Book by Emma Farrarons 10. Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 11. Wright Brothers by David McCullough 12. Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova 13. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner 14. Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand 15. Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis 16. The Martian by Andy Weir 17. The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton 18. Red Sox Rhymes by Dick Flavin 19. The Bridal Chair by Gloria Goldreich 20. Vintner's Daughter by Kristen Harnisch 21. Orr by Bobby Orr 22. Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown 23. Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton 24. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 25. Dead Wake by Erik Larson |
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An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Did you enjoy The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up?
Spark Joy is the companion book, offering an illustrated guide to Marie's life-changing methods to organize and simplify your life! (available Jan. 5)
$18.99
Or you may prefer:A Coloring Book to Transform Everyday Chaos Into Art by Durell H. Godfrey
Tidying up can be cathartic, but then again so can coloring! This book offers a relaxing escape for pack rats and neat freaks alike. Just add color. $15.00
New England Month by Month Gardening
by Charlie Nardozzi
It's never to early to begin planning for the next season's gardens! This is the perfect book for beginning to intermediate gardeners. $24.99
Delicious, Healthy,
Do-Ahead Meals
by Ellie Krieger
I think each of us on the staff has a copy of at least one of Ellie's cookbooks! Her recipes are our "go-to" favorites. Here she shows us how to make delicious and healthy dinners ahead of time, making it easy to put a meal on the table even when we have no time!
(available Jan. 5) $30.00
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Mindfulness Essentials: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has been teaching mindfulness practice for more than seventy years. We just love his new series of books which offer detailed instructions and visualizations as well as personal stories all in short, single paragraph chapters. Charmingly illustrated in pen and ink by Jason DeAntonis.
$9.95 each
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Puppet Kits from cate & levi!
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We are thrilled to tell you that we are now carrying this absolutely wonderful line of puppets, kits, and stuffed animals from cate & levi, a Canadian company!! You will fall in love with these designs! All the materials are recycled wool, so no two designs are the same.
We have puppets, kits, and really cool and adorable stuffed animals! We can't wait for you to come see them in person!
Here are a few examples - remember no two are alike, so the ones in the shop won't be exactly like these pictures:
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| | Dog, Monkey, Frog, Moose, Dinosaur, Hand Puppets, 12" tall $24.99 each |
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Everything is made of 100% reclaimed wool and is machine washable. cate & levi
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We are so happy to announce that with your help, Titcomb's Bookshop was able to donate over 500 new books to the Hands of Hope Outreach Center! Thanks so much to those of you who contributed!
According to Edye Nesmith, Interim Executive Director, Cape Cod Council of Churches, the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund and the MLS Realtors of the Mid-Cape region combined to donate a bounty of new toys as well.
Hands of Hope Outreach Center, located in Harwich, assists low-income Cape Codders with a Food Pantry and emergency assistance that enables families to maintain stable housing. Over 2500 people are helped.
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Great New Bargain Cookbooks!
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Come early! Quantities of these bargain books are limited!
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| The Nantucket Restaurants Cookbook
Reg. price $39.95,
our price $16.99 |
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| The Williams-Sonoma Cookbook
Reg. price $34.95,
our price $14.99 |
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| Stonewall Kitchen Harvest
Reg. price $30.00
our price $15.99 |
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| Legal Sea Foods Cookbook
Reg. price $26.00,
our price $9.99 |
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A couple of weeks ago, the Boston Globe printed a wonderful article by Ann Hood about miracles. Ann is one of our favorite authors, and many of you have met her at events in the bookshop. We think January is the perfect time to re-read this beautiful essay. The True Meaning of Miracle by Ann Hood |
Our famous Rodger in the stacks. So many books.... So much time!!! |
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Elizabeth Merritt, winner of the James Patterson Holiday Bonus Award!
Our heartfelt congratulations to Elizabeth Merritt, one of 87 booksellers nationwide to be awarded a holiday bonus by author James Patterson. This award is so well deserved! For years, Elizabeth has been passionate in her commitment to literacy and reading. She has worked at a number of bookstores and libraries over the years, and we are so fortunate that she has been at Titcomb's since 2003. She is our adult book buyer and events coordinator. She has also led the bookshop's very popular book club for over 10 years. She is a very dedicated and smart book woman, and a gracious and thoughtful host of numerous author events at the bookshop. She is a big part of the heart and soul of Titcomb's Bookshop. For the full story about the award, click here.
From everyone at Titcomb's Bookshop, we wish you all a very happy and book-filled New Year! 2015 was a really busy year at the bookshop and we are so very grateful to all of you for your support and friendship and encouragement.
There are so many things to look forward to in 2016! Here are just a few of the many new books coming out this month. We hope to see you in the shop so we can tell you about more - and to hear about your favorites! We love the discussions that develop spontaneously among customers and staff about books we've read, don't you? We are looking forward to many more book talks in this new year.
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Knitting Club
Monday, January 4
1-3pm
 
Come join our lively group of knitters! We always meet on the first Monday of the month.
No reservations necessary! All levels welcome.
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Book Talk & Signing
Karin M. Neal
Author of "The Power of Love"
Saturday, January 9
2-3pm
 
Join Sandwich author Karin Neal as she visits us to share her new book of poems and psalms recounting her journey from conflict to peace. Her writings reflect her innermost experiences through her turbulent life including many failures and triumphs.
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Don McKeag
Author of "Well, At Least I Owned a Rolls Royce"
Saturday, January 16 2-3:30 pm
You've heard him on the radio! Meet the popular radio host and commentator Don McKeag as he signs his new memoir, "Well, At Least I Owned a Rolls Royce," a rollicking ride through the peaks and valleys of his life and the colorful collection of characters and celebrities he met along the way. From a youth in working-class Weymouth, to his rise as a leading Cape Cod restaurateur and a popular host in Hyannis Port and Palm Beach, Don's story roars ahead with the courage, humor, and pathos of a man who has lived a full life despite the speed bumps on the road. Don has a talk show host and commentator for over 20 years. His program can be heard locally Saturdays from 11-1 on WXTK. |
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Book Club Discussion:
"At the Water's Edge"
by Sara Gruen
Tuesday, January 19 7pm
Author Call-In!
This month, we will feature a new book by Sara Gruen, author of the bestselling novel Water for Elephants.
"At the Water's Edge is a rich, beautiful novel. Compulsively readable, it is at once a gripping love story, a profound examination of the effects of war on ordinary women, and a compelling portrait of female friendship. While delving into powerful themes, Sara Gruen never loses sight of what matters: her characters. This story of one privileged young woman, coming of age in a time of impossible upheaval and terrible choices, will keep you riveted until the very last page." - review from Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale.
Reg. price $16.00, book club price $12.80
Author Sara Gruen will join our discussion by phone!
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Story Time & Book Signing  Dean Coe
Chesterton's Winter Rescue
Saturday, January 23
2-3pm
 Sandwich author Dean Coe introduces his newest story about Chesterton the weasel. As Chesterton struggles for his own survival in a harsh winter, he comes face to face with a couple of battered puffins who have been blown onto land in a severe Nor'easter. Readers are introduced to Chesterton's cousin, Cousin Otter, who promises to help provide food and shelter to the strange visitors from the sea.
The book is illustrated by Sandwich High School graduates Robyn Whaples and Sasha Rudyakov.
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Book Talk & Signing
Author Mick Carlon
Girl Singer
Saturday, January 30 2-3 pm
 Join us as we welcome back author Mick Carlon to talk about his newest novel, Girl Singer.
About the book: Harlem 1938: eighteen-year-old Avery, aspiring singer, is heard by Lester "Pres" Young, Count Basie's tenor saxophonist. Pres recommends her to Basie, and Avery is whisked into the jazz life. Years later, with several hit records to her credit, Avery settles in Greenwich Village. But her life takes a sharp turn when she meets Karl, a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany.
Mick is a teacher at Barnstable Intermediate School. A huge fan of jazz music, he has written several popular books for children, Riding on Duke's Train and Travels with Louis. This is his first novel for adults.
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Mystery Author Panel & Book Signing with
Sisters in Crime
Saturday, February 6 2-3:30 pm
Sandwich Public Library
Mystery lovers - mark your calendars! You won't want to miss this panel discussion featuring some wonderful authors from the group "Sisters in Crime"! The event will take place at the Sandwich Public Library. Here are the panelists:
Kate Flora: Attorney Kate Flora's sixteen books include seven Thea Kozak mysteries, four gritty police procedurals including Playing God, The Angel of Knowlton Park, Redemption, and And Grant You Peace(which won the 2015 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction) ; Finding Amy was a 2007 Edgar nominee and has been optioned for a movie. Kate developed her fascination with people's criminal tendencies as a lawyer in the Maine attorney general's office. When she isn't writing, or teaching writing at Grub Street in Boston, she can be found in her garden, waging battle against critters, pests, and her husband's lawnmower.
Arlene Kay: Arlene Kay spent twenty years as a senior executive with the federal government where she was known as a most unconventional public servant. Her experiences in offices around the nation and the characters she encountered inform a series of mysteries including Intrusion, Die Laughing and the Swann Series (Swann Dive; Mantrap and Gilt Trip). She is currently writing the fourth installment of the Swann series.
Maureen Milliken: Maureen is news editor at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel newspapers in central Maine. She has been a journalist for 30 years. Her debut mystery novel, Cold Hard News, featuring small town newspaper editor, Bernie O'Dea, was published in June 2015, and she is working on the second in the series. She is also author of The Cranky Editor's Guide to Usage and The Afterlife Survey. She is a regular blogger on Maine Crime Writers.
Leslie Wheeler (moderator): Leslie is an award-winning author of books about American history and biographies. She has written three "living history" mysteries: Murder at Plimoth Plantation, Murder at Gettysburg, and Murder at Spouters Point. She has published numerous short stories, and is about to end a six-year tenure as a co-editor/publisher at Level Best Books. A longtime member of Sisters in Crime, she serves as Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the New England Chapter. She is a founding member of the New England Crime Bake Committee, and chairs the Al Blanchard Short Crime Fiction Contest, sponsored by the Crime Bake Committee.
This event is co-sponsored with the Sandwich Public Library and Sisters in Crime, a group of writers whose mission is to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. We are quite proud to announce that the afternoon event will also include their presentation to Titcomb's Bookshop of a "We Love Bookstores" award!!
This event is free and open to the public. Check with our Titcomb's Bookshop website, or the Sandwich Public Library's website for the latest information.
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Kathryn Aalto, Author of
The Natural World of Winnie the Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood
Heritage Museums & Gardens
 Join us at Heritage Museums & Gardens to discover the real world of Winnie-the-Pooh!
We are delighted to welcome author, landscape designer and historian Kathryn Aalto as she talks about her new book, The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh, which explores the magical landscapes where Winnie the Pooh and his friends live and play.
The Hundred Acre Wood was inspired by Ashdown Forest, a 6,000 acre wildlife haven in southeast England. You will discover how Milne's childhood connection with nature and his role as a father influenced his famous stories, and how his close collaboration with illustrator E. H. Shepard brought those stories to life. This charming book also serves as a guide to the plants, animals, and places of the remarkable Ashdown Forest. In a delightful narrative, enriched with Shepard's original illustrations, hundreds of color photographs, and Milne's own words, you will rediscover your favorite characters and the magical place they called home.
The talk will be followed by a book signing, light refreshments, and an opportunity to explore the Heritage gardens so that all can be inspired by the same types of trees and landscapes found here as in Ashdown forest.
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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
From Kathy: I loved Strout's earlier novels, The Burgess Boys and Olive Kitteridge. Her new novel may be spare, but it is profound. Strout explores a mother-daughter bond during a hospital visit. Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, with whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. This is such a moving portrait of what can often be a complicated relationship. It's a book that will stay with you - perfect for January reflecting. (available Jan. 12) $26.00, our price $20.80
 The Past by Tessa Hadley
Four siblings gather at the crumbling house of their grandparents in the English countryside to decide what to do with the house now that their grandparents are gone. Of course there is a lot more going on - tensions beneath the surface, etc. A well written family drama. $26.99, our price $21.60
 The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. LeeFrom the author of The Piano Teacher, Janice Lee's new novel is about three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.
Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide. Atmospheric, moving, and compelling! (available Jan. 12) $27.00, our price $21.60
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New Fiction in Paperback:
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Song of Hartgrove Hall by Natasha Solomons
From Elizabeth M: Fans of Solomons' House of Tyneford will welcome this dual narrative set in the English countryside. The story opens in 1946 as the family returns to Hartgrove Hall which has continued to decline during its use by the military during the war. In the story 50 years later, we follow the life of one of the sons, Harry Fox Hall, who is mourning the loss of his beloved wife, Edie. The recurring themes of love triangles, music and family secrets create a tale that moves smoothly back and forth in time will hold your interest until the end of the book. (more available Jan. 5) $16.00
 The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton
This book is a favorite of everyone on our staff. We are very excited to be able to share it with even more readers now that it's in paperback! The Secret Wisdom of the Earth is a wonderfully deep novel to sink into - with characters that will stay with you. Set in a small Appalachian mining town, 14-year-old Kevin and his grieving mother are sent to live with Kevin's grandfather after witnessing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home accident. This grandfather bears a strong resemblance to Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and you feel the influence of that wonderful novel throughout. Kevin quickly falls in with a half-wild kid named Buzzy Fink who schools him in the mysteries and power of the woods. Beautifully written, it contains both exciting action sequences as well as contemplative passages. (available Jan. 5) $14.99
 West of Sunset by Stewart O'NanA moving, entertaining novel about F. Scott Fitzgerald's time as a Hollywood screenwriter. Here Fitzgerald comes back into contact with his first love, the rich, unattainable Ginevra, clearly his model for Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, all while falling into an intense love affair with Sheilah Graham, a Hollywood gossip columnist many years his junior. Sheilah is a fascinating character in her own right, a self-invented heroine who could have stepped out of the pages of one of Fitzgerald's own novels. O'Nan has re-created the ambiance of the Hollywood studio system in the late 1930s, where Fitzgerald is hired to doctor scripts that might never see the light of day and frequently finds himself defenseless against overweening producers and back-stabbing co-writers. $16.00
 World Gone By by Dennis Lehane
Lehane has created another psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, this time set in Cuba and Ybor City, Florida, during World War II.
(available Jan. 5) $16.99
 The Daylight Marriage by Heidi PitlorFrom Kathy: The Daylight Marriage is a suspenseful, thought-provoking psychological mystery-thriller that will haunt you long after you finish! Part of what makes this novel so powerful is that it is so realistic; the events could happen to any marriage or family, on any given ordinary day. Stephen King's quote on the cover is such an accurate description of reading this book: ""Hypnotically readable--I absolutely couldn't put it down. The structure is brilliant, and I turned the pages with increasing dread. This book is terrific." I agree. $15.95
 Early Warning by Jane Smiley
This second volume of Smiley's Last Hundred Years trilogy (the first book was Some Luck) is the story of the Langdons, an Iowa farming family, from 1953 through 1986. While the siblings at the novel's heart chart their own paths, they're never truly apart. The Langdon family is a character unto itself as they live through the Cold War, upheavals of the 1960s, the Kennedy assassination and more. (available Jan. 12) $16.00
 A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
If you've read Atkinson's terrific 2013 novel, Life After Life (and if you haven't you should!), you will recognize Teddy as the younger brother of Ursula Todd, the heroine of that novel. In this companion novel, Teddy's story is told through both war and family drama, showing the difficult transition from wartime to peacetime in the rapidly shifting culture of the twentieth century. (available Jan. 12) $17.99
 The Jaguar's Children
Immigration from Latin America continues to be a hot-button issue, and this story is definitely ripped from the headlines. Fifteen illegal immigrants from Oaxaca and further south are trapped in a water truck in the desert near Tucson. The truck, which broke down, has been welded shut and abandoned by the coyotes who were paid to get the passengers to the United States. Using his injured friend Cesar's cellphone, Hector Lazaro tries to find help and creates sound files describing his and Cesar's lives. And with each message there is less water in the truck and less hope for survival. (available Jan. 5) $14.95
 The Buried Giant
Set in ancient Britain, The Buried Giant concerns the journey of an aging couple, Axl and Beatrice, hoping to find a son they have not seen for years. Moving and strangely believable, Buried Giant is a haunting tale that you will think about for days after you read the final sentence. Written by the award-winning author of The Remains of the Day. (available Jan. 5) $16.00
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 Maggie Smith, a Biography by Michael Coveney
You've seen her on Downton Abbey and in the Harry Potter movies and more! Meet A Maggie Smith, everyone's favorite dowager countess. This absorbing biography, written with the actress's blessing and drawing on personal archives, as well as interviews with immediate family and close friends, is a portrait of one of the great actors of our time. $27.99
 Into a Raging Sea
by Bernie Webber
Most people familiar with the name Bernie Webber associate him with the miraculous rescue of 32 men off of the stern of the Pendleton, made famous in the book and movie The Finest Hours. Amazingly, the boat Bernie skippered that terrible night was a mere 36 feet in length and the waves were almost twice that size! Bernie and crew received the Coast Guard's coveted Gold Lifesaving Medal, and what they did on that stormy night is regarded as the greatest small boat rescue in history.
Here Bernie tells that story and more. You'll read about rescue attempts that did not turn out well, stories of fishermen from a time long past, rescues done with the by-gone technique of the breeches buoy, humorous anecdotes, and what Cape Cod and its people meant to Bernie. (paperback) $15.95
 KooKooLand by Gloria Norris
"For anyone who might suppose that a New Hampshire childhood was about tapping maple trees and picking apples, here comes the dark side. I could not have dreamed up a family like the one Gloria Norris brings to life on these pages : crazy, funny, terrifying-or a childhood more filled with confusing contradiction. The brilliance of her story is that she somehow survived the violence that might have destroyed her to give us this dazzling, funhouse ride of a memoir. When you emerge, you may want to run away fast. Or buy another ticket and go back inside." (Joyce Maynard, author of Labor Day and Under the Influence) (available Jan. 5) $27.00
 Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
by Dean Jobb
Before Bernie Madoff, before Charles Ponzi, there was Leo Koretz. In 1920s Chicago, the unsuccessful lawyer began his foray into crime by selling fake mortgages, using the money from new investors to pay the dividends to previous buyers, but his real fortune came from a swindle claiming to have "struck oil" in Panama. Koretz was a master of reverse psychology - he would leak the news of his great investment and make his "marks" beg to be allowed to invest. The swindler eventually died in prison, but his techniques live on in today's headlines. This lively, entertaining, and depressingly relevant history reads like a novel and will be enjoyed by fans of popular history as well as true crime. (paperback available Jan. 5) $16.95
 Sailor and Fiddler; Reflections of a 100-year-old Author by Herman Wouk
Popular writer Herman Wouk (The Caine Mutiny, Marjorie Morningstar, War and Remembrance, The Winds of War, Youngblood Hawke) has lived through two centuries. At 100 years old, he has written a reflection of his experiences and the inspirations for his novels. He began his career as professional comedy writer, and that talent shows here, keeping things on the upbeat. The first part (Sailor) refers to his Navy experience and writing career, the second (Fiddler) to what he's learned from living a life of faith. If you're a fan of Herman Wouk, you will enjoy reading Sailor and Fiddler! (available Jan. 5) $20.00
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Children's Picture Books:
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 Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story by Mariam GatesWe love this wonderful little book all about calming down before sleep. With simple illustrations, children can learn several yoga poses to help relax. Parents Magazine says Good Night Yoga is "...a playful but practical way to help your kid release some of her extra energy before bedtime...teaches simple, kid-friendly yoga moves that induce self-soothing and relaxation all of which can help kids catch more zzzs." Namaste. $17.95
The Snowball
by Giuliano Ferri
This simple story has few words and is perfect for little hands. Each page has a hole to look through as the snowball grows!
Board Book $9.99
 Five Nice Mice Build a House
by Chisato Tashiro
In this charming story, two very big cats have just moved into the old building where the five nice mice live. They search and search for a safer home, until they find "an extraordinary mountain" of cast-off armchairs and clocks, cans and lampshades: the city dump. Delighted, they decide to build a house. A big red chair, overturned, makes an ideal roof, a clock makes a nice pantry and kitchen. The afternoon nap room is perfect: "And when they were finished, the light shone through the glass balls and filled the room with soft, magical light." Then, uh-oh! a cat comes by! He gets tangled in some twine and the nice little mice gnaw him free. In return he becomes their loyal "watch cat." We love these little mice and we think you and your children will, too! $17.99
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 Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Twelve-year-old twins Nick and Eryn aren't terribly surprised when their mother informs them she is getting remarried; she and Michael have been dating for several years. Moving to a new house won't be so bad, since they will go to the same school, and they will still alternate weeks at their father's house like always. But when she tells them that to ease the transition they won't be meeting their new stepsiblings, Ava and Jackson, Nick and Eryn's curiosity is piqued, and they can't stop devising plans to get in touch with the new kids. When they finally figure out where Ava and Jackson live, they see something that shocks them to their core. The book's underlying secret is well thought-out, supplying explanations while still building tension. The major question readers will want answered is the one Nick and Eryn want answered, too. A crisp, intriguing, and thought-provoking tale that's hits the bull's-eye for its middle-grade audience. Ages 8-12 (available Jan. 5) $16.99
 Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8)by Tui T. Sutherland This fantasy series has been so popular with young readers! Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now, Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop her, and save the day, no matter what it takes. She can't escape her firescales, and she can't escape her reputation as the deadliest dragon in Pyrrhia. So when she's offered a chance to trade everything for a second chance, Peril has to decide who she's really loyal to and whether her own scales might actually be worth saving. Ages 8-12 (available Jan. 5) $16.99
 When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad
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 Strange but True! Our Weird, Wild, Wonderful World
Ages 8 - 12 $19.99 |
 Worlds of Ink and Shadow; a Novel of the Brontes by Lena Coakley
Young people who have read and loved Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, or The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, will find Worlds of Ink and Shadow very interesting. Packed with references to the Brontes' works, this fantasy set in Victorian England brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families. (available Jan. 5) $17.95
 Six Feet Over It by Jennifer Longo
No one is more surprised than Leigh when her father buys a graveyard. Less shocking is the fact that he's too lazy to look farther than the dinner table for employees. Working the literal graveyard shift, she becomes great at predicting headstone choice (mostly granite) and taking notes with one hand while offering Kleenex with the other.
Sarcastic and smart, Leigh should be able to quit this stupid after-school job. But her world s been turned upside down by the sudden loss of her best friend and the appearance of Dario, the slightly-too-old-for-her gravedigger. Can Leigh move on, if moving on means it s time to get a life? (paperback available Jan. 12) $9.99 |
 In Store Pick-Up!
Don't forget! If you want to be extra sure that a copy of a book mentioned in the newsletter is available when you come to the store, please call us or simply click on the book photo. Use that link to order a copy of the book for "In Store Pick Up". No credit card needed! We will then hold a copy of the book for you. If it's not in the store we can usually have it here in 2-4 days.
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