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By: Rebel Girls
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Chapter Book Collection
$49.99HardcoverRead more“With this powerful, hope-filled story of overcoming one’s obstacles, readers will close this book and feel inspired to leave a legacy of their own” _x2015_ School Library Journal
The creators of the- Series: Rebel Girls Chapter Books
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1734264187
- Language: English
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By: Green, Jane
Sister Stardust
$26.99HardcoverRead more*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR
A NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE WEEKIn her first novel inspired by a true story, Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talith… [more below]
- Author: Green, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1335425780
- Language: English
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By: Hildyard, Daisy
Emergency
$23.00HardcoverRead moreFor readers of Rachel Cusk and Jenny Odell, a lyrical work of autofiction that explores the dissolution of boundaries between the self and our earth as we head towards ecological catastrophe.
“Emergen- Author: Hildyard, Daisy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1662601476
- Language: English
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By: Miller, Sarah
Marmee
$29.99PaperbackAdd to cartFrom the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women, from the perspective of Margaret “Marmee” March, about the larger real-world challenges behind the cozy
- Author: Miller, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0063266075
- Language: English
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By: Graves, Robert
Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cart- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Graves, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 533
- Publish Date: October 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679725733
- Language: English
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By: Korté, Steve
Behind the Scenes with Wonder Woman
$25.32HardcoverRead moreHow did Wonder Woman get her powers? What is her tiara made of? Where did the Amazon Princess once work as a waitress? Discover a treasure trove of info about the world’s most amazing Amazon warrior. … [more below]
- Series: DC Secrets Revealed!
- Author: Korté, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 166906428X
- Language: English
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The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
$16.95PaperbackRead more2023 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold Medal, Fiction: Historical
“The book reads as if it really is Davies’ autobiography . . . . a timely reminder of what women would have been up against in Hollyw- Author: Johansen Nack, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1647423473
- Language: English
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By: Kellogg, Steven
Johnny Appleseed
$9.99PaperbackRead moreThe larger-than-life story of a true American hero–John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
This fun picture book has been a favorite for generations. Bursting with energy and perfect for readi
- Author: Kellogg, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0688140254
- Language: English
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Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of ADA Lovelace
$17.00PaperbackRead more“Cherished Reader, Should you come upon Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini…consider yourself quite fortunate indeed….Chiaverini makes a convincing case that Ada Byron King is a woman wo… [more below]
- Author: Chiaverini, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 27 2018
- ISBN10: 1101985216
- Language: English
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By: Neri, G.
Tru & Nelle
$7.99PaperbackRead more* “Charming and elegantly written.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends… [more below]
- Author: Neri, G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1328740951
- Language: English
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Emily’s House
$17.00PaperbackRead moreShe was Emily Dickinson’s maid, her confidante, her betrayer… and the savior of her legacy.
An evocative new novel about Emily Dickinson’s longtime maid, Irish immigrant Margaret Maher, whose bon… [more below]- Author: Brown, Amy Belding
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0593199634
- Language: English
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By: Pinkney, Andrea
Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride
$18.99HardcoverRead moreBorn into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. But she knew she wouldn’t really be free unless she was helping to end injustice. That’s when she c… [more below]
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0786807679
- Language: English
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By: Perdomo, Willie
Visiting Langston
$11.99PaperbackRead moreA wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer
It’s a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived–especially- Author: Perdomo, Willie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0805078819
- Language: English
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Fear: A Novel of World War I
$19.95PaperbackRead moreA NYRB Classics Original
A young soldier learns the true meaning of fear amidst the carnage of World War I in this literary masterpiece and “one of
Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Chevallier, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 1590177169
- Language: English
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By: Green, Henry
Living
$14.00PaperbackRead moreA timeless work of social satire, set in the 1920s and considered one of the most insightful Modernist depictions of England’s working class
Living is a book about life in a factory town and the opera- Series: Nyrb Classics
- Author: Green, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1681370689
- Language: English
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By: Powell, Dawn
Dawn Powell Novels, 1944-1962: My Home is Far Away, the Locusts Have No King, the Wicked Pavilion, the Golden Spur
$35.00HardcoverRead moreAmerican literature has known few writers capable of the comic lan and full-bodied portraiture that abound in the novels of Dawn Powell. Yet for decades after her death, Powell’s work was out of prin… [more below]
- Series: Library of America #2
- Author: Powell, Dawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 969
- Publish Date: September 10 2001
- ISBN10: 1931082022
- Language: English
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The Land Beyond the Sea
$20.00PaperbackRead moreFrom the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem’s defense against Saladin’s famous army. … [more below]
- Author: Penman, Sharon Kay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0593187687
- Language: English
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By: Hall, Louisa
Speak
$16.99PaperbackAdd to cartA thoughtful, poignant novel that explores the creation of Artificial Intelligence–illuminating the very human need for communication, connection, and understanding.
In a narrative that spans geograph
- Author: Hall, Louisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 0062391208
- Language: English
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By: Joyce, James
Stephen Hero
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cartIt was originally rejected on grounds of indecency–so the story goes– by twenty publishers, whereupon Joyce threw the manuscript in the fire, but Mrs. Joyce rescued several unburnt portions.
Althoug… [more below]
- Author: Joyce, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: June 17 1963
- ISBN10: 0811200744
- Language: English
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The Winter Crown: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
$22.99PaperbackAdd to cartLeaving France behind to become Queen of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine has a new cast of enemies–including her own husband, in the next book by New York Times bestselling author, Elizabeth Chadwick
Ev
- Series: Eleanor of Aquitaine #2
- Author: Chadwick, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1402296819
- Language: English





