The Learned Owl Book Shop, November 15, 2014
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Kate's Corner




It's hard to believe the snow is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We are busy elves at The Learned Owl stocking up on wonderful new titles to ensure you can find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

This year I'm especially thankful to all the people that go out of their way to shop local and ensure the interesting and unique shops around us continue to thrive. We are so fortunate to live in an area that recognizes the importance of conscious shopping. Whether you are buying books, clothes, food, wine, or toys, when you buy locally over 50% of your purchase goes right back into the community. I believe that is something we can all be thankful for.

Wishing you a relaxing Thanksgiving filled with food, family, and fun!

Happy reading,

- Kate
Coming up at
The Learned Owl

Sat., Nov. 15, Noon-2 PM (at The Owl)
Local author Allan May with The Sly-Fanner Murders.

Sat., Nov. 15, 1-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Akron author Brian Gibson with Extra Innings Book 1: The Diamond Thieves.

Sun., Nov. 16, 2 PM
(at The Owl)
Madeline storytime. Sorry, this event is FULL.

Tues., Nov. 18, 7 PM
(at Hudson High School)
Writer Brad Stone (The Everything Store) presents the keynote speech for Hudson's Global Entrepreneurship Week. For a complete list of the week's events, visit hudsonlibrary.org or explorehudson.com.

Thurs., Nov. 20, 7 PM (location TBA)
Join our Book Club in a Bar as we discuss You Cannoli Die Once with guest author Shelley Costa.

Sat., Nov. 22, 1-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Mary Ellen Bramwell with The Apple of My Eye

Sun., Nov. 23, 2 PM
(at The Owl)
Our History Book Club will be discussing President Warren G. Harding, with guest author S. Joseph Krause (Harding, His Presidency and Love Life Reappraised).

Fri., Nov. 28, 1-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Meet Nancy Christie, author of Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories. (Rescheduled from Nov. 8.)

Fri., Nov. 28, 2-6 PM
Come to Hudson for the Holidays, presented by the members of The Merchants of Hudson and Hudson League for Service.
At The Learned Owl: Sleep in and shop late! From 1-8 PM on Nov. 28, stop in for refreshments and special deals on featured titles. Enter to win your very own Leg Lamp - details at top right.

Sat., Nov. 29, 1-3 PM
(at The Owl)
Author Garnett Kilberg Cohen with Swarm to Glory, her third collection of short stories.
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Come out to support your neighborhood on November 29 - Small Business Saturday�! Let us and our fellow Hudson merchants take some of the stress out of your holiday shopping.

At The Learned Owl on Nov. 29, enjoy refreshments and special deals on featured titles - AND enter to win your very own Christmas Story Leg Lamp! ("It's a major award.") Raffle will run Nov. 28 through Dec. 13. Tickets are $1 each or 7 for $5, and The Learned Owl will match your contribution dollar for dollar, with proceeds going to the Hudson Food Pantry. 

Thanks for being a big supporter of small business!
New for kids

 

Recommended by our Junior Owl reviewers!

Timmy Failure: We Meet Again

Timmy Failure: We Meet Again

by Stephan Pastis 

[Candlewick Press, $14.99]

From the New York Times bestselling creator of Timmy Failure comes a third adventure about the comically overconfident sleuth.
His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It's dirty business. It's best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure: Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!

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House of Robots House of Robots by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld

[Little Brown, $13.99; available Nov. 24]

In this new illustrated series from James Patterson, an extraordinary robot signs up for an ordinary fifth grade class... and elementary school will never be the same!
It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot he calls E - for "Error". Sammy's no stranger to robots - his house is full of a colorful cast of them. But this one not only thinks it's Sammy's brother; it's actually even nerdier than Sammy. Will E be Sammy's one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it's cool to be square? It's a roller-coaster ride for Sammy to discover the amazing secret E holds that could change his family forever... if all goes well on the trial run!

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Scorpion Mountain Brotherband Chronicles #5: Scorpion Mountain by John A. Flanagan 

[Philomel Books, $18.99; available Dec. 2]

Hal, his Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan have freed the twelve Araluens sold into slavery. Returning to Araluen, Gilan is given a new mission by King Duncan: protect his daughter's life. Princess Cassandra has survived one attempt on her life already, and now whispers of a second attempt have reached the kingdom. A deadly sect known as the Scorpion Cult is thought to be behind the assassination threat. Not waiting to see if the knife will strike true, the Brotherband again team up with Gilan to track down the would-be killers.

In this fifth book in the Brotherband Chronicles, old friends reemerge to take on new enemies as the worlds of Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband join forces in battle.

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The Last Changeling The Last Changeling

by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple 

[Viking Children's Books, $16.99; available
Nov. 28]

In The Hostage Prince, Prince Aspen and midwife's apprentice Snail tried to prevent the Seelie War by making a perilous journey to Aspen's father's kingdom. Their journey started the war instead. Now, chased by two armies, Aspen and Snail find refuge with the actors of Professor Odds' traveling troupe, dodging soldiers, Border Lord berserkers, a hungry troll, and assorted dwarfs, drows, lycants, boggles, and a cloaked spy. Will they make it out? Is any place safe for the two of them? And who, exactly, is the mysterious Professor Odds, who seems to have his own hidden powers and agenda?

Fast-paced and funny, The Last Changeling, the second book of the Seelie Wars trilogy, is the perfect way to introduce newly fledged readers to fantasy.

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Have you read the latest?

 

Shouldn't You be in School?
Rush Revere
Dork Diaries
Thursdays with the Crown
Grimjinx Rebellion
Forbidden Flats
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