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The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
by Andrew Sean Greer
Staff Pick
When faced with tragedy, have you ever wished you could escape to another time — one that you imagine to be kinder, simpler somehow? What if you woke up one morning and FDR was president? Or Woodrow Wilson? In this moving book, we walk with Greta... (read more)

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Pulphead: Essays
by John Jeremiah Sullivan
Staff Pick
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The 13 Clocks
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Like so many other fairy tales, The 13 Clocks has a wicked duke, a beautiful princess, and a prince in disguise. But I've never read another book that has a Golux. In fact, I've never read another book like this one. Adults will laugh at the wordplay... (read more)

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by Sylvia Engdahl
Staff Pick
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by John Green
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Let It Snow is a collection of short stories by three of today's most popular authors of young adult fiction. These winter stories are interconnected — main characters from one story have cameo appearances in the others. It's a great way to read... (read more)

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A Tree Is Nice is a perfect little book about all the wonderful things that trees can do for people, like keep us cool, protect us from storms, and give us something beautiful to look at. First published in 1956, this book's environmental theme was far... (read more)

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It Looked Like Spilt Milk
by Charles G. Shaw
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The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly
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Yam
by Corey Barba
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List Price $10.00
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