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Madeline at the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano Publisher Comments Readers will see Washington, D.C., as never before, when Madeline takes a midnight sightseeing tour on a magic carpet of cherry blossoms. Invited to the White House by Candle, the presidents lonely only daughter, for the annual Easter Egg hunt and roll... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice (With Audio CD) by Judy Schachner Staff Pick Holy hot tamales! El Skippito is my favorite Siamese cat, and in his fifth adventure he is off to Mars. Judy Schachner created another excellent read-aloud full of imagination, silly songs, and Spanish vocabulary. I dare any kid on your holiday list not... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Explorer's Guides: Oregon Wine Country: A Complete Guide (Great Destinations Oregon Wine Country) by Sherry L. Moore and Jeff Welsch Publisher Comments This guide to Oregon's burgeoning wine scene provides exhaustive coverage of the entire state, from the renowned Willamette Valley to the distant Umatilla Valley. It is the guidebook for oenophiles who want to learn about Oregon's wineries, and for... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Put 'em Up!: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook, from Drying and Freezing to Canning and Pickling by Sherri Brooks Vinton Staff Pick If your cool aunt taught you how to preserve and make jam, Put 'em Up! would be the chronicle of her lessons. Sherri Brooks Vinton knows preserving, and she peppers the recipes with tips learned only through experience. Canning can even be a party... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Staff Pick After six long years, Audrey Niffenegger gives us a gem of a ghost story. Based around two sets of twins, Highgate Cemetery in London, a haunted flat, and long-buried secrets, this story proves even better than The Time Traveler's Wife. With a shocking... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl #07) by Eoin Colfer Publisher Comments Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world"s greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $12.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share by Ken Denmead Staff Pick This book is awesome! You don't even need a kid to enjoy the imaginative and techie activities in Geek Dad. Sure, kids will love it, but don't let that stop you from picking up a copy for yourself.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall Staff Pick The Lonely Polygamist spotlights the fragile humanity of the title character, Golden Richards, and his extended family. Through masterful prose filled with palpable heartache — not to mention all manner of hi-jinks — Udall shows that love really can... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Out and About with Kids Portland: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning, 4th Edition by Shawn Jones and Nelle Nix Staff Pick Perfect for visitors and residents alike, this clever, useful guide covers an immense amount of ground, and includes helpful icons that denote which attractions are free, stroller accessible, and educational. An indispensable guide for entertaining... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose Publisher Comments “When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You cant sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, ‘This is not right.” - Claudette Colvin On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert Publisher Comments NOMINATED FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE A profoundly moving portrait of the complicated legacies of mothers and daughters, A Short History of Women chronicles five generations of women from the close of the nineteenth century through the early... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Freedom: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen Staff Pick In his new novel, Jonathan Franzen surpasses the achievements of his National Book Award-winner, The Corrections. Freedom examines every major theme in American life — politics, class, work, culture, and sex, to name a few — through the lens of one... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Whole Green Catalog: 1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth by Michael W. Robbins Publisher Comments As interest in living a sustainable life has exploded, so has the green marketplace. It has become difficult to distinguish companies that provide truly eco-friendly products and services from those that "greenwash." Now, from the company that founded... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint Publisher Comments On the Day of the Dead, the Solona Music Hall is jumping. That's where Altagracia Quintero meets John Burns, just two weeks too late. Altagracia - her friends call her Grace - has a tattoo of Nuestra Señora de Altagracia on her shoulder,... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris Staff Pick Sedaris diverges from his usual essays to give us a book of fables. Like all good fables and fairy tales, they're pretty gruesome and horrifying, and there's most always a moral to be found. These include a healthy dose of charm and wit, though. Ian... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich Staff Pick When Irene discovers that her husband is reading her diary, she starts using it to manipulate him. This is a searing portrait of a troubled marriage unraveling at the seams. Louise Erdrich gives us the best thing she has ever written. It is astonishing.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart Staff Pick You already know from the title whether you want this book. If you love The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, and their first book, America (the Book), then prepare yourself for a hilarious, tear-stained laugh-fest that will send neighbors running with alarm... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz Staff Pick Favorite (and now local!) vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz, of Vegan with a Vengeance and Veganomicon fame, brings us an antidote to a season of indulgence: incredibly delicious vegan recipes, with a focus on low fat and high fiber to make them even... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach Staff Pick If you haven't read Mary Roach's previous bestsellers Bonk and Stiff (shame on you!), Packing for Mars is as good an introduction to Roach as you'll find. Space travel hasn't been this funny or intriguing since Douglas Adams — and best of all, it's... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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