The Learned Owl Book Shop, August 15, 2015
Kate's Corner

I can hardly believe it is back to school already! It feels as if summer has only just begun. Alas, we must face reality and embrace all the possibilities that a new school year brings. With that in mind, be sure to stop in and take advantage of our Reverse Calendar Sale where all in-stock calendars are 20% off. Don't forget we also take 10% off required reading titles when the teachers let us know what they are.

Now to climb up on my mid-month soap box: I heard a report this morning that art museums are becoming irrelevant. I was horrified to think that anyone could ever have such a thought, much less voice it to others. Art museums, much like book stores, are a thing of beauty that hold wonders for people to discover and share. Please join me in proving this person wrong. Whether near or far, head out to a museum before the end of August and discover something new. Bring in a ticket stub, flyer, or something from the museum and tell us about it. We will give you 20% off your total purchase that day.

Thank you for supporting the arts and happy reading,

Kate
Meet the authors & talk about books

Sunday, Aug. 16, 2 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
The Learned Owl History Book Group discusses Ohio railroads. Read any book on the month's topic and join us!

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
We've planned a one-time book discussion for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. All interested readers are invited to join us to discuss the book and enjoy snacks and drinks! Call 330-653-2252 to register.

Sat., Aug. 22, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Shaker Heights resident Dave Cockley has written a children's book: Those Rockin' Cleveland Kids. This book is the story of five kids and a teddy bear who visit landmarks in Cleveland including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pierre's Ice Cream, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Museum of Art.

Thursday, Aug. 27, 7 PM (location TBA)
Our Book Club in a Bar discusses The Maltese Falcon.

Sat., Aug. 29, 12-2 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Sat., Aug. 29, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Meet Sharona Hoffman, a professor of law and bioethics at Case Western Reserve University who has just published a book entitled Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow.

Sat., Sept. 12, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Think you know Star Wars? Come to The Learned Owl to meet Adam Bray, Cole Horton, and Michael Kogge, three of the authors of Star Wars�: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.

Wed., Sept. 16, 7 PM
(at Barlow Community Center)
Author Ian Doescher will be signing copies of William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third, and the Hudson Players will present a reading. The Learned Owl will provide books for purchase at this event.

Monday, Sept. 21, 4 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Meet Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Came Home.
New for teens

Katherine recommends:
Another Day Another Day by David Levithan
[Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99; available Aug. 25]
In this enthralling companion to Every Day, David Levithan tells Rhiannon's side of the story as she seeks to discover the truth about love and how it can change you.
Every day is the same for Rhiannon. She has accepted her life, convinced herself that she deserves her distant, temperamental boyfriend, Justin, even established guidelines by which to live: Don't be too needy. Avoid upsetting him. Never get your hopes up.
Until the morning everything changes. Justin seems to see her, to want to be with her for the first time, and they share a perfect day - a perfect day Justin doesn't remember the next morning. Confused, depressed, and desperate for another day as great as that one, Rhiannon starts questioning everything. Then, one day, a stranger tells her that the Justin she spent that day with, the one who made her feel like a real person... wasn't Justin at all.
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Trouble Is a Friend of MineKate recommends:
by Stephanie Tromly
[Kathy Dawson Books, $17.99]
When Philip Digby first shows up on her doorstep, Zoe Webster is not impressed. He's rude and he treats her like a book he's already read and knows the ending to. But before she knows it, Digby - annoying, brilliant and somehow attractive? - has dragged her into a series of hilarious and dangerous situations all related to an investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl. A kidnapping that may be connected to the tragic disappearance of his own sister eight years ago.
When it comes to Digby, Zoe just can't say no. Digby gets her, even though she barely gets herself. But is Digby a hero, or is his manic quest an indication of a desperate attempt to repair his broken family and exercise his own obsessive compulsive tendencies? 
A romance where the leading man is decidedly unromantic, a crime novel where catching the crook isn't the only hook, a friendship story where they aren't even sure they like each other - this is a contemporary debut with razor-sharp dialogue, ridiculously funny action, and the most charismatic dynamic duo you've ever met.
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by David Lubar
[Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99; available Aug. 18]
Scott Hudson has somehow managed to survive freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, sophomore year promises to be anything but boring.
In this honest and funny follow-up to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, award-winning author David Lubar pens a tale that perfectly captures the ridiculous, tumultuous, and sometimes heartbreaking truths about high school.
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by Huntley Fitzpatrick
[Dial Books, $17.99; available Aug. 18]
Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To - find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house. Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To - well, not date her little brother's baggage-burdened best friend, for starters.
For Tim, it wouldn't be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the smart choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard.
Then the unexpected consequences of Tim's wild days come back to shock him. He finds himself in a situation that isn't all it appears to be, that he never could have predicted... but maybe should have. And Alice is caught in the middle.
Told in Tim's and Alice's distinctive, disarming, entirely compelling voices, this novel is for readers of The Spectacular Now, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Paper Towns.
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Quick looks

ReawakenedThe Accident SeasonAfter the Red Rain
Lair of Dreams
Now in paperback

Awake
Crystal Kingdom
Isla and the Happily Ever After
Love and Other Foreign Words
Katherine recommends!
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