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Titcomb's Best Sellers:
August 2016
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1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
2. Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
3. U.S.Constitution
4. Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
5. The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
6. A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
7. Lesser Evils by Joe Flanagan
8. Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham
9. Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
10. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead |
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Here are some of our Toy Buyer Ellen's favorite new toys:
 We are all in love with the dearest little baby dolls that Ellen just brought in: Corolle Mon Premier Baby Dolls are the ideal first baby dolls for the littlest mommies (ages 18 months and up) with sweet, expressive faces that will charm and captivate. These adorable 12-inch baby dolls are just the right size to cradle in a young child's arms. These baby dolls feature smooth, supple vinyl skin that is delicately scented with vanilla -- a Corolle signature -- so that the hugs your child gives her baby doll are as sweet and memorable as the hugs you give her! $39.99 each
The Bath Baby Doll is especially designed for water play and tub-time fun! So light they float in the water, and filled with polystyrene beads that dry quickly, Bath Baby Dolls are favorite playmates out of the tub, too. |
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We love Super Soakers, don't you? We thought you'd be interested in the fascinating story of the man who invented them, Lonnie Johnson.
Click on the picture!
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We are continually proud of our fabulous toy buyer, Ellen Speers! She is the subject of a feature article in Creative Play Magazine!
(Creative Play Retailer Magazine is a nationwide monthly trade magazine that covers children's products such as those in the toy, game and hobby industries.) We thought you'd enjoy reading the article! Just click on this cute picture of Ellen in our toy section!
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Celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th Birthday!
It's the late Roahl Dahl's 100th birthday on September 13 and Titcomb's Bookshop is proud to bring the Roahl Dahl Splendiferous Showdown Tour to some of the students at Oak Ridge School and Barnstable United Elementary School to celebrate. Roald Dahl's books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, and many many more.
This hilarious performance will be brought to the students by Penguin Young Readers and the acclaimed education and media group, Story Pirates. The nerdy but loveable Dunston Shufflebottom and his prickly boss, Lord Curley Woodhead, host a live game show using fun facts, trivia, and challenges to celebrate Roald Dahl's books. The performance culminates in these wacky characters performing a brand new, improvised story based on ideas from the audience and inspired by the themes, language and hilarity of this iconic author.
We have stocked up on lots of Roald Dahl titles! Click on the picture below for ordering information.
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Titcomb's Bookshop
September 2016 Newsletter
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Knitting Club
Monday, September 5
1-3pm
All are welcome - no reservations needed!
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Book Talk & Signing
Thursday, September 8 at 7pm
Sandwich Public Library
Mark Hannah
The Best "Worst"President: What the Right Gets Wrong About Barack Obama
We are proud to welcome national political analyst and Sandwich native Mark Hannah to the Sandwich Public Library to talk about his new book! Our host for the evening is Sean Gonsalves, Senior Account Executive at Pierce-Coté/Regan Communications and former editor and columnist for the Cape Cod Times.
In The Best Worst President, Mark Hannah swiftly and systematically debunks the lies and disinformation meant to negate the president's accomplishments and damage his reputation through charges too often left unchallenged by the national media. The Best Worst President is a whip-smart takedown of these half-truths and hypocrisies, each refuted in a witty, fact-based style. Hannah not only defends the president, but showcases his administration's most surprising and underappreciated triumphs making clear he truly is the best "worst" president our nation has ever known. The book is illustrated by Cape Cod artist Bob Staake.
 Sean Gonsalves is a Senior Account Executive at Pierce-Coté/Regan Communications. He is an award-winning former reporter, columnist and news editor for The Cape Cod Times. Sean is also a former nationally syndicated columnist in 22 newspapers. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, USA Today and the Washington Post.
Seating is limited and reservations are required. We are anticipating a sold-out crowd, so be sure to sign up for this wonderful free event here. (If you need to cancel your reservation, please be sure to call the library at 508-888-0625 x301.)
Books will be available for purchase and Mark will sign books following the program.
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Book Talk & Signing
Saturday, Sept. 10 3-4:30pm
Author Sally Cabot Gunning
Monticello: A Daughter and Her Father
 
We are so excited to welcome Sally back to the bookshop to talk about her long awaited new book!!
Monticello explores the complicated relationship between a brilliant and complex father, Thomas Jefferson, and his devoted daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph.
After the death of her beloved mother, Martha Jefferson spent five years abroad with her father on his first diplomatic mission to France. Now, at seventeen, Martha is returning to the lush hills of Monticello. While the large, beautiful estate is the same as she remembers, Martha has changed. The young girl that sailed to Europe is now a woman with a heart made heavy by a first love gone wrong.
The world around her has also become far more complicated than it once seemed. The doting father she idolized since childhood has begun to pull away. Moving back into political life, he has become distracted by the fight for power and troubling new attachments. The home she adores depends on slavery, a practice Martha abhors. But Monticello is burdened by debt, and it cannot survive without the labor of her family's slaves. As her life becomes constrained by the demands of marriage, motherhood, politics, scandal, and her family's increasing impoverishment, Martha yearns to find her way back to the gentle beauty and quiet happiness of the world she once knew at the top of her father's little mountain.
Sally Cabot Gunning lives in Brewster. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Satucket novels set on Cape Cod: The Widow's War, Bound, and The Rebellion of Jane Clarke and, writing as Sally Cabot, the equally acclaimed Benjamin Franklin's Bastard. The Widow's War, is one of the all time bestselling books in our shop.
We are sure you will want to add Monticello to your library of Sally Cabot Gunning's other best selling historical fiction titles:
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 Book Club
Tuesday, September 13
7pm
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
 From Kathy: Like Haruf's earlier novels, Plainsong, Eventide and Benediction, Our Souls at Night is set in the fictional east Colorado town of Holt. In classic Haruf style, the language is simple and without a single wasted breath. The story begins as an elderly widower, Louis, is paid a visit by his widowed neighbor, Addie. Addie would like to know if Louis wouldn't mind coming over to occasionally spend the night in bed with her, for the company. He thinks about it and decides to take her up on her offer. The scenes of Louis packing his dopp kit and arranging his route so as not to be seen are charming. Of course people in town notice the overnights and comments and judgments are made. Haruf always writes about seemingly simple, ordinary people with such depth and care. You will just love these two people! Of course, fate intervenes and hard choices have to be made. This is a quiet and moving novel about aging, love, family and regret.
Sadly, author Kent Haruf died after he wrote this book. We will be speaking by phone with his longtime editor and friend, Gary Fisketjon. Click here to hear Gary talk about his friendship with Kent.
All are welcome to join the discussion, which is led by Titcomb's Adult Book Buyer Elizabeth Merritt. Please note that Book Club this month is one week earlier than usual. Next month we will meet as usual on the third Tuesday of the month.
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Book Signing
Sports Writer Mike Lupica
Last Man Out
Friday, September 16 4-5pm
New York Times bestselling sportswriter Mike Lupica will join us to sign his newest book for young readers about a 12 year old football player whose father is a Boston firefighter. The book will be available September 13.  
Last Man Out is a story of heroes, family, the thrills of skateboarding, and football.
When the Brighton Bears suit up on game day, 12-year-old Tommy Gallagher is the toughest kid on the football field. And the bravest. After all, his father Patrick is a Boston firefighter--one of Boston's bravest. Tommy's dad taught him everything he knows about football--and life.
Yet even Tommy isn't strong enough for what happens when the sirens ring and, for the first time, they're racing "away" from the fire."First man in; last man out" had always been his dad's motto . . . yet he never said anything about leaving in an ambulance.
Set in New England, home of the Patriots' football dynasty, Mike Lupica shows off his trademark knack for spinning a tale that's equal parts sports action and heart. Last Man Out is a thoughtful tribute to the bravery of firefighters and the need we all have to live up to the level of our heroes." (Available Sept. 13) Ages 10 and up. $17.99
Mike Lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world's finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, he writes for Daily News (New York), appears on ESPN's "The Sports Reporters" and hosts "The Mike Lupica Show" on ESPN Radio.
(We are delighted that Mr. Lupica will speak with students in grades 5-8 in the Sandwich public schools earlier in the day. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet him up close!)
The author will be happy to sign all books purchased from Titcomb's and one (but only one) book brought in from home, library or classroom. Thank you for understanding!
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 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
From Elizabeth M: Amor Towles' Rules of Civility was a staff favorite and I'm happy to report that his newest novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, was well worth the wait! In the 1920s, Russian aristocrat, Alexander Rostov was sentenced by the Bolshevik tribunal to house arrest in the Metropol Hotel. He moved from his elegant suite to a small attic room. Once again Towles proves to be a masterful storyteller as Rostov adjusts to his new life interacting with one memorable character after another. The main character may not move beyond the confines of the hotel but his story reaches out in many directions. It is full of intrigue and humor and will keep the reader absorbed to the very end when you will be sad to bid farewell to Count Rostov. (available Sept. 6) $27.00, our price $21.60
 A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny Get ready to return to the village of Three Pines! Go to the bistro, get a seat by the fire, order coffee in a bowl and dive into Louise Penny's newest Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery! This mystery series set in Quebec and featuring wonderfully drawn characters and marvelous writing is a real staff and customer favorite!
When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in the village of Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. And Gamache finds himself suspect in a murder. $28.99, our price $23.19
 The Nix by Nathan Hill (Signed copies!)
This new book is getting a lot of buzz - garnering four starred reviews!
In Norwegian folklore, a Nix is a spirit who sometimes appears as a white horse that steals children away. In Nathan Hill's novel, a Nix is anything you love that one day disappears, taking with it a piece of your heart.
The novel opens in 2011, and college professor Samuel Anderson is a stalled writer with a Nix of his own: his mother, Faye. He hasn't seen her in decades, not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she's re-appeared, having committed a crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the internet, and inflames a politically divided country. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help.
From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, The Nix is a funny and fascinating exploration of love and home.
$27.95, our price $22.36 (From Vicky: This debut novel is beautifully written and a fabulous read! It is in turns deeply poignant and laugh-out-loud funny)
 Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr
Author Caleb Carr is best known for The Alienist, set over one hundred years ago at the very beginning of behavioral profiling and other detective sciences. In this new novel, he offers us an addictive contemporary crime procedural.
In the small town of Surrender in upstate New York, Dr. Jones, a psychological profiler, and Dr. Michael Li, a trace evidence expert, teach online courses in profiling and forensic science from Jones s family farm. Once famed advisors to the New York City Police Department, Trajan and Li now work in exile, having made enemies of those in power. Protected only by farmhands and Jones's unusual pet, the outcast pair is unexpectedly called in to consult on a disturbing case.
Caleb Carr fans will find Surrender, New York hard to resist! $30.00, our price $24.00
 The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
When she arrives at the famed Barbizon Hotel in New York City in 1952, secretarial school enrollment in hand, Darby McLaughlin is everything her modeling agency hall-mates aren't: plain, self-conscious, homesick, and utterly convinced she doesn't belong. Yet when Darby befriends Esme, a Barbizon maid, she's introduced to an entirely new side of New York City: seedy downtown jazz clubs where the music is as addictive as the heroin that's used there, the startling sounds of bebop, and even the possibility of romance.
Over half a century later, the Barbizon's gone condo and most of its long-ago guests are forgotten. But rumors of Darby's involvement in a deadly skirmish with a hotel maid back in 1952 haunt the halls of the building as surely as the melancholy music that floats from the elderly woman's rent-controlled apartment. It's a combination too intoxicating for journalist Rose Lewin, Darby's upstairs neighbor, to resist not to mention the perfect distraction from her own imploding personal life. Yet as Rose's obsession deepens, the ethics of her investigation become increasingly murky, and neither woman will remain unchanged when the shocking truth is finally revealed. $26.00, our price $20.80
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 Mischling by Affinity Konar
That winter, at a concert orchestrated by Mengele, Pearl disappears. Stasha grieves for her twin, but clings to the possibility that Pearl remains alive. When the camp is liberated by the Red Army, she and her companion Feliks travel through Poland's devastation. As the young survivors discover what has become of the world, they must try to imagine a future within it. Mischling explores one of the darkest moments in human history via a deeply engaging story of fortitude and triumph.
Anthony Doerr (All the Light We Cannot See) calls Mischling "One of the most harrowing, powerful, and imaginative books of the year."
(Available Sept. 6)$27.00, our price $21.60
 Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer
In the book of Genesis, when God calls out, "Abraham!" to order him to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham responds, "Here I am." Later, when Isaac calls out, "My father!" to ask him why there is no animal to slaughter, Abraham responds, "Here I am."
Unfolding over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., Here I Am is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. As Jacob and Julia Bloch and their three sons are forced to confront the distances between the lives they think they want and the lives they are living, a catastrophic earthquake sets in motion a quickly escalating conflict in the Middle East. At stake is the meaning of home and the fundamental question of how much aliveness one can bear. (Available Sept. 6) $28.00, our price $22.40
Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of two bestselling, award-winning novels, Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and a bestselling work of nonfiction, Eating Animals. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
 Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly-thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.
When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.
Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.
(Available Sept. 13)$27.99, our price $22.39
Click here to enjoy an interview with Ann Patchett about writing this novel.
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 The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
by Elizabeth Letts
From Vicky: I was so excited to read this fascinating new history of the rescue of the famed Lipizzaner horses at the end of World War II. The pure white Lipizzaners, who are born coal black, were bred for centuries in Austria to perform for royalty the difficult movements of dressage at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. I have been fascinated by their story ever since reading Marguerite Henry's children's book, White Stallion of Lipizza and watching the Walt Disney movie "The Miracle of the White Stallions." Elizabeth Letts, author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, brings the true story of the horses' rescue to life in this well-documented, beautifully written book.
The Perfect Horse features the people on both sides of the conflict who played a role in deciding the horses' fates. The Lipizzaners and a number of rare, highly prized Arabian horses from Poland, descendants of horses brought to Europe in the late 17th century, were sent to Czechoslovakia for safety during WWII. The dangers of war only increased for the horses as the conflict drew to a close. It was only through incredible coincidence and the determined efforts and extreme bravery of a number of men, from Col. Alois Podhajsky of the Spanish Riding School and Major Hank Reed of the US Army 2nd Cavalry, that they were saved. It's an incredible story and one more amazing example of personal courage and dedication during war. $28.00
To see a video of the stallions' performance at the Spanish Riding School, click here.
 The Fire This Time by Jessamyn Ward In this timely collection of essays and poems, Ward (Men We Reaped) gathers the voices of a new generation whose essays work together as one to present a kaleidoscopic performance of race in America. The 18 contributions cover topics deep in history as well as those in the current culture. One, for example, reveals fresh insight about Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, and her husband, while other essays are situated in the present, taking readers on a tour of street murals in N.Y.C. and exploring the music of hip-hop. Through the collection, readers engage with the challenge of white rage, and learn about the painful links between Emmet Till's open casket and the black bodies on today's streets. The two concluding pieces provide a profoundly moving view of the future deeply affected by the past, through a husband's letter to his expectant wife, followed by a mother's message to her daughters. Readers in search of conversations about race in America should start here. $25.00
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Fiction:
 Shelter in Place
Joseph March, a twenty-one-year-old working class kid from Seattle, is on top of the world. He has just graduated college and his future beckons. Joe's life implodes when he starts to suffer the symptoms of bipolar disorder, and, not long after, his mother kills a man she's never met with a hammer.
Joe moves to White Pine, Washington, where his mother is serving time and his father has set up house. He is followed by Tess Wolff, a fiercely independent woman with whom he has fallen in love. The lives of Joe, Tess, and Joe's father fall into the slow rhythm of daily prison visits followed by beer and pizza at a local bar. Meanwhile, Anne-Marie March, Joe's mother, is gradually becoming a local heroine-many see her crime as a furious, exasperated act of righteous rebellion. Tess, too, has fallen under her spell. Spurred on by Anne-Marie's example, Tess enlists Joe in a secret, violent plan that will forever change their lives. (Available Sept. 13) $18.00
Nonfiction:
Pancakes in Paris by Craig Carlson
From Elizabeth M: Pancakes and Paris make for a winning combination in this charming memoir. The reader will cheer for the follower of an American dream of opening a restaurant in another country as he faces many challenges but perseveres until he reaches his goal. It is a perfect read for an armchair traveler or the Francophile planning the next trip to the City of Lights.
$15.99
(read the Boston Globe on Sept. 3 to see Elizabeth's review!)
 M Train by Patti Smith
If you loved Patti's earlier memoir, Just Kids, you HAVE to read M Train. Not as narrative in style as Just Kids, M Train begins in the Greenwich Village cafe where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, to think about the world and write in her notebook. Her prose shifts between dreams and reality, past and present. We travel to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico, to Iceland, to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York's Far Rockaway that Smith buys just before Hurricane Sandy hit and much more. Woven throughout are reflections on art and memories of her life in Michigan and the heartbreaking loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith. $16.00
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Children's Picture Books:
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 School's First Day of School by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
From Vicky: This is our new favorite "back to school" book!! Clever, funny and beautifully illustrated, this book is spot-on perfect for going back to the classroom. In an unusual twist, it's not about a child's first day of school, but instead is about a brand new school getting ready to open its doors for the first time. A lot happens on the first day - some children are nervous about going to school, a boy laughs so hard milk comes out of his nose and there's even an accidental fire alarm. The illustrations are simple and just right - and I love that the book reflects a multicultural school community. This new book has already garnered 6 starred reviews! $17.99 (ages 5-8)
"An essential purchase that is simultaneously funny, frank, and soothing. A perfect first day read-aloud." School Library Journal, "starred" review.
 Through the Forest by Catherine Bidet and Steffi Brocoli
Illustrator Steffi Brocoli and author Catherine Bidet have created a wonderful adventure tale to guide children through the wild and mysterious forest. The book begins by introducing readers to their friendly guide, Mother Forest. Where they go next is up to them! To go north, turn to page 2. To travel south instead, go to page 3. The possibilities appear to be limitless and no two adventures are the same. Whether it s a family of badgers, scary insects, or a crazy cuckoo bird, something new is around every corner and behind every page. So much fun! Ages 4-7 $19.95
 The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas, illustrated by Erin Stead A man who lives at the seashore has a unique--but lonely--job. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles spends his days watching the waves for a glint of glass and delivering messages near and far. His only companions are an orange tabby cat and a cow. Eventually a bottle without an addressee comes his way. No one claims it, though everyone likes how it seems to be inviting them to a party. The uncorker finally decides to meet the writer at the event, only to find all his friends the cake maker, the candy shop owner, the one-man band, among others happily ready to celebrate with him. Caldecott Award winner Stead's drawings are a softly-penciled, perfect fit to Cuevas' tale. A winner for those who like sensitive, quiet reads. Ages 4-8 $17.99
 They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
"The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . "
In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see? Ages 2-5 $16.99
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 Wish by Barbara O'Connor
From Gail: Charlie has made a wish every day since fourth grade. They haven't come true yet, but she keeps trying and has the craziest list of when it is okay to make a wish. While sent to stay with her aunt & uncle for a while, Charlie has a hard time adjusting, but is helped out by a stray puppy and a quirky friend. She learns the hard way that some wishes do come true even if they aren't yours!
Ages 9-12 $16.99
 Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
From Vicky: Dav Pilkey is a genius at knowing exactly what young readers love - especially reluctant readers! This is a fantastic choice for readers who love laugh-out-loud silly books. It's a graphic novel about two boys who have written a book called Dog Man. The story of Dog Man begins when a police dog and policeman are badly injured and are saved by an operation that puts the dog's head on the policeman's body unleashing a "brand-new crime-fighting sensation." Dog Man must fight an evil cat, an evil mayor and even an evil robotic police chief. The book is written exactly as if it were by two 8 year old boys and it is sure to inspire children to write their own comics, too. It even features some really simple, silly optical illusions. Ages 7-10 $9.99
Silly books don't always win critical acclaim, but Dog Man already has 3 starred reviews! "Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action." -- Booklist "So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching." -- School Library Journal
 Moo by Sharon Creech
When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna-and that stubborn cow, Zora.
Beautifully blending poetry and prose, Creech's writing really captures the essence of Reena's emotions and the heart of each character (both human and animal alike). Moo is the kind of book that is equal parts hopeful and sad and funny and beautiful; it captures the messy mixture that is life, and gives readers a little slice of Reena's world to experience, reflect upon, and cherish. Ages 8-12 $16.99
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 A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
The sequel to Tahir's bestselling An Ember in the Ashes picks up where the last installment left off: Laia and Elias, fresh from the Trials that made them both traitors, barely escape the city of Serra with their lives as a Scholar rebellion tears the city apart. This sequel has a darker tone and even higher stakes than its predecessor, setting the stage for a thrilling conclusion. We can't wait for the next installment!
Ages 14 and up $19.99
 Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
From Vicky: I was so moved by this beautifully written, poignant story of lives changed by a tragic accident. 16 year old Otis is still grieving three years after the death of his little brother. Out of the blue, he hears from his first love, Meg, who had suddenly moved away with her family after the accident. Otis is unsure how to act around Meg, who now has a new boyfriend, and his life is complicated even more as he struggles to find a balance between his feelings for Meg and his relationship with a girl who has been coaching him in swimming and hopes to see him compete in the Olympics. (Available Sept. 13) Ages 14 and up $16.99
"The nuanced way that Garner deals with loss is not only beautifully done, but it's thoughtful and insightful. Phantom Limbs is a quietly affecting, well-written gem of a book that will resonate with readers, long after the last page has been reached. A definite YA standout for 2016."
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 In Store Pick-Up!
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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