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From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, a vivid account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of climate crisisHow do we find a sense of home and rootedness in a time of unprecedented upheaval? What happens when the seasons and rhythms in which we have built our lives go off-kilter?Once a distant forecast, climate change is now reaching into the familiar, threatening our basic safety and forcing us to reexamine who ...

Sleepwalk is a high speed and darkly comic road trip through a near future America with a big-hearted mercenary, from beloved and acclaimed award-winning novelist Dan Chaon."[Chaon] does madcap well and likes his characters, even the killers-especially the killers."-The New York Times Book ReviewA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceAn NPR "Book of the Day"A USA Today "Must Read"Sleepwalk's hero, Will Bear, is a man with so many aliases ...

From Alison Espach, author of the New York Times Editor's Choice novel The Adults, comes a dazzlingly unconventional love story for readers of Ask Again, Yes and Tell the Wolves I'm Home."Riveting." -PeopleFor much of her life, Sally Holt has been mystified by the things her older sister, Kathy, seems to have been born knowing. Kathy has answers for all of Sally's questions about life, about love, and about Billy Barnes, a rising senior and lo...

The first comprehensive, fully up-to-date biography of Vladimir Putin, woven into the tumultuous saga of Russia over the last sixty years."Anyone wanting to learn more about Putin's personality, ideas, power and the threat he has come to pose to world peace should read this outstanding biography."-New York Times bestselling author Ian KershawVladimir Putin is the world's most dangerous man. Alone among world leaders, he has the power to reduce...

A heartwarming and playful celebration of a little girl's love for her father as she tries to give him the best day ever.The best dad ever deserves the best day ever. When a young girl tries to find the perfect present for her pop, her best intentions go awry. The fishing trip is a flop, baseball is a bust, and making chili is a mistake. Nothing works out the way she wants it to. But it turns out, the best gift of all could be a day spent toge...

A hilarious new sibling story that ends with an out-of-this-world twist, for fans of Wolfie the Bunny.One afternoon, Micah comes home to find trouble taped to the refrigerator door. His parents claim it's a picture of his soon-to-be baby sister, but Micah is sure it's a Martian.When the baby arrives, his parents insist that she's perfectly precious-but Micah's no fool. He knows Martians do not come in peace . . .But in a laugh-out-loud Show-an...

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning author of Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist. Lean in close, my darling bao bei, and I will whispera most precious secretabout a powerful magicthat lives inside you.Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytellin...

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!(It also happens to be about a rock...)Prepare to fall in love with this debut picture book and its irresistibly quirky story of a tiny, unassuming rock's journey to self-confidence, perfect for fans of Eric Carle & Jon Klassen.When a small pebble sees others gathering on the steps of the Museum of Rocks, he grows curious. Once inside the esteemed halls, he is shocked by what he discovers. The only rocks on display are glitter...

A multigenerational novel and an epic debut that explores the origins of a south Georgia family's tradition and how its modern-day sons and daughters struggle with the legacies of America's Civil Rights Movement and the far-reaching impacts of the 1800s slave trade from Senegal to Charleston, SC.On a routine day, Fletcher Dukes drives his older sister, Olga, who is losing her sight, to do weekly grocery shopping at the Piggly Wiggly. On the li...

Sweetbitter meets Valley of the Dolls in Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles, the extraordinary true story of a young woman who arrives in shiny LA with a new job at upstart American Apparel, only to find that not all that glitters is gold.At the turn of the new millennium, LA is the place to be. Hipster is a new word on our cultural tongue. Lauren Conrad is living her Cinderella story in the "hills" on millions of television sets a...

A bold call for reimagining how US governments at all levels create and use digital technology, from the founder of Code for AmericaAs our society has hurtled into the digital age, American government has limped into it. On public websites and in internal systems alike, the quality of most government software is abysmal. The result is a growing gap between the intentions of government policy and its effects in the real world. We see this gap i...

An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that's forever changed by a big gay wedding, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The GuncleTwo grooms. One mother of a problem.Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not that secret. His widowed mother has known he was gay for years thanks to an unfortunate internet search history when Barnett was in high school.The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mother's fa...

The story of how Victoria's Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to an intimates monolith with annual sales in excess of $6 billion--all the while defining female beauty and sex standards for generations of Americans--and how the brand's grip on the industry slipped. Victoria's Secret is one of the most influential, and polarizing, brands to ever infiltrate the psyche of the American consumer. The company's catalog made national h...

In this basic introduction to money, readers learn about various economic models throughout history with compelling illustrations and probing questions that explore the real world circumstances surrounding spending, selling, and saving.Big Money aims to explain economic principles in a way that combines the weird and the meaningful, like Planet Money for kids. Organized in seven chapters, each posing a general question and answering it through...

The Haunting of Hill House meets Nina LaCour in this spine-chilling horror YA about the ghosts we carry with us.Something is building, simmering just out of reach.The room is watching. But Mira and Layla don't know this yet. When the two best friends are stranded on their spring break college tour road trip, they find themselves at the Wildwood Motel, located in the middle of nowhere, Indiana. Mira can't shake the feeling that there is somethi...

In the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin comes a touching picture book about the many unique ways we communicate, and how we can better listen to and respect these different modes of expression. Nathan doesn't say much. He sure has a lot on his mind, though.At school, Nathan quietly observes the ways his peers communicate. Even when they're not talking, they're expressing themselves in all sorts of ways! By witnessing the beau...

A timely, urgent portrait of working-class American women."-Gabrielle UnionMinka Kelly takes readers behind the shiny silver-screen facade and reveals just how good an actress she really is. Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit Euphoria. But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly's life has been anything but easy.Raised ...

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in the second book of this action-adventure series about five outcasts-and former enemies-who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom.As bloody battle rages on between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, are searching for evidence to prove a mass conspiracy-a conniving cabal of carnivores have manipulated the herbivore ...

In this young readers adaptation of the New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predic...

This sweet and funny bilingual picture book series, from author Angela Dominguez, follows an adorable bird and tyrannosaurus rex as they navigate the hazards of bedtime, sharing, and friendship, in English and Spanish.Birdie is ready to go to bed, but when he approaches Lolo to say goodnight, Lolo isn't tired! Birdie tries everything to help Lolo get ready for bed: reading, snacks, brushing teeth, but Lolo has way too much to do.This delightfu...