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

Events, events, events! It's the week we have all been waiting for. You have the opportunity to listen to, interact with, and get books signed by over 40 authors. I guarantee there is something for everyone.

Please take some time to look at all of our author events below and join us whenever you can. Whether it's Star Wars, history, crayons, or mysteries you won't be disappointed.

Thank you for your support, and happy reading!
- Kate
Coming up at
The Learned Owl

Wed., Sept. 16, 7 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie will discuss the great sea battles of World War I. Register online, or call (330) 653-6658 x1010.
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Wed., Sept. 16, 7-8:30 PM (at the Twinsburg Library)

Wed., Sept. 16, 7 PM
(Barlow Community Ctr)
Ian Doescher will be signing copies of his new book William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third, and the Hudson Players will do a dramatic reading. Please call 330-653-2252 to register for this free event.

Sat., Sept. 19, 10 AM-4 PM (at Hiram College)

Sat., Sept. 19, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Joseph Krause, professor emeritus at Kent State University, with his novel Mad Addie.

Sat., Sept. 19, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Pat Craig with Gowganda Pilot and Me: Our Survivals, a memoir about her father.

Sun., Sept. 20, 2 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
The Learned Owl History Book Group discusses History of Fashion with guest Nancy Stanforth, Associate Professor at KSU's School of Fashion.

Mon., Sept. 21, 4-5:30 PM (at The Learned Owl)
Meet Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Came Home.

Mon., Sept. 21, 7 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
Jessica Neuwirth, founder of the international women's rights organization Equality Now, with her book Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment is Now. Register online or call 330-653-6658 x1010.

Thurs., Sept. 24, 7 PM
(location TBA)
Join us as our Book Club in a Bar discusses
Dead Key, and meet author D. M. Pulley.

Sat., Sept. 26, 11 AM-noon (Independence Library)
Storytime with author/ illustrator Betsy Snyder. Registration is required: register online, or call 216.447.0160.

Sat., Sept. 26, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)

Sat., Sept. 26, 1-3 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
Author Les Roberts with The Ashtabula Hat Trick, his latest Milan Jacovich mystery.

Sun., Sept. 27, 2-4 PM
(at The Learned Owl)
International Tea Party with guest author Liliana Leone (Les Cinq Eiffels). Please call 330-653-2252 to register.

Wed., Sept. 30, 6:30 PM
(at the Hudson Library)
An Evening with Terry Pluto and Amanda Rabinowitz. Please register for this event at hudsonlibrary.org.
We especially recommend...

CrenshawCrenshaw by Katherine Applegate
[Feiwel & Friends, $16.99; available Sept. 22]
Kate says: A wonderful read for any age. Applegate may be looking at another Newbery nod.
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again.
Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary.
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by Frank Cottrell Boyce
[Walden Pond Press, $16.99]
Katherine says: Let's face it, I would read a book about the history of oatmeal if Frank Cottrell Boyce had written it. But Rory and his friends (are they superheroes, or just bright green?) are way more entertaining than oatmeal. The Astounding Broccoli Boy made me laugh out loud, it made me cry, it made me acrophobic. A tremendous book. [read more]
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The Seventh Most Important Thing Katherine recommends:
by Shelley Pearsall
[Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99]
It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge, who is ready to send Arthur to juvie for the foreseeable future. Amazingly, it's the Junk Man himself who offers an alternative: 120 hours of community service... working for him.
Arthur is given a rickety shopping cart and a list of the Seven Most Important Things: glass bottles, foil, cardboard, pieces of wood, lightbulbs, coffee cans, and mirrors. He can't believe it - is he really supposed to rummage through people's trash? But it isn't long before Arthur realizes there's more to the Junk Man than meets the eye: The trash he's collecting is being transformed into something more precious than anyone could imagine.
Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton, award-winning author Shelley Pearsall has crafted an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems full of darkness.
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More new books

The Sword of Summer Preorder now!
by Rick Riordan
[Disney-Hyperion, $19.99; available Oct. 6]
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows - a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision...
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Project Alpha Voyagers: Project Alpha, Book 1
by D. J. Machale
[Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99]
Eight boys and girls compete for a spot on the space voyage that'll search for a source to solve Earth's energy crisis.
The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, part eco-mystery, all action-adventure. And six books are coming all in one year!
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The Blackthorn KeyThe Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
[Aladdin, $17.99]
"Tell no one what I've given you."
Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn - with maybe an explosion or two along the way.
But when a mysterious cult begins to prey on London's apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn's shop. With time running out, Christopher must use every skill he's learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart.
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Switch Switch by Ingrid Law
[Dial Books, $16.99]
Gypsy Beaumont has always been a whirly-twirly free spirit, so as her thirteenth birthday approaches, she hopes to get a magical ability that will let her fly, or dance up to the stars. Instead, she wakes up on her birthday with blurry vision... and starts seeing flashes of the future and past. But when Momma and Poppa announce that her very unmagical, downright mean Grandma Pat has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with them, Gypsy's savvy, along with her family's, suddenly becomes its opposite. Now it's savvy mayhem as Gypsy starts freezing time, and no one could have predicted what would happen on their trip to bring Grandma Pat home... not even Gypsy.
Ingrid Law has written another wonderfully moving companion to her Newbery Honor-winning Savvy.
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The Marvels The Marvels by Brian Selznick
[Scholastic Press, $32.99]
In this magnificent reimagining of the form Selznick originated, two stand-alone stories - the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose - create a beguiling narrative puzzle.
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.
Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.
A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two narratives connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.
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