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Johnny Appleseed
$9.99 Read 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
$17.00 Read 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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Tru & Nelle
$7.99 Read 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
$17.00 Read 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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Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride
$18.99 Read 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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Visiting Langston
$11.99 Read 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
$19.95 Read 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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Living
$14.00 Read 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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Dawn Powell Novels, 1944-1962: My Home is Far Away, the Locusts Have No King, the Wicked Pavilion, the Golden Spur
$35.00 Read 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
$20.00 Read 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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Speak
$16.99 Add 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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Stephen Hero
$17.95 Add 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
$22.99 Add 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
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Half Spent Was the Night: A Witches’ Yuletide
$15.00 Read moreBeloved author Ami McKay is back, bringing us a magical follow-up in the tradition of Victorian winter tales to her mesmerizing bestseller, The Witches of New York.
During the nights between Christma- Series: Ami McKay’s Witches #2
- Author: McKay, Ami
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0735275661
- Language: English
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$17.00 Read moreWinner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction
Winner of 2015 Canada Reads Prize
Winner of Grand Prix litt raire Archambault
Finalist for the 2012 Soctiabank Giller Prize
Finalist for the 201- Author: Thúy, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1608198987
- Language: English
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Mama and Papa Have a Store
$11.95 Read moreA young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents’ Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.
From the clip, clop of the mil
- Author: Lau Carling, Amelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1620143089
- Language: English
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ADA Lovelace Cracks the Code
$6.99 Read moreComplete with full-color illustrations and coding activities, Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code explores the life of coding pioneer Ada Lovelace and the stigmas she faced as a woman in STEM.
- Series: A Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Chapter Book
- Author: Rebel Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1733329269
- Language: English
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Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Dead Man in the Garden
$16.99 Read moreFor young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, a spa stay becomes a lot more thrilling when TWO dead bodies are found in this third book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by… [more below]
- Series: Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen
- Author: Jocelyn, Marthe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 735270813
- Language: English
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Sea Monsters
$16.95 Read moreWinner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, this intoxicating story of a teenage girl who trades her a middle-class upbringing for a quest for meaning in 1980s Mexico is “a surreal, captivating… [more below]
- Author: Aridjis, Chloe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1948226774
- Language: English
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Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
$9.99 Add to cart“Stunning . . . . elegant . . . . arresting . . . . supple and harrowing.” —Wall Street Journal
Best-selling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a- Author: Elliott, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0358452082
- Language: English
