Cultural Region/Northern California
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The Buddha in the Attic
$16.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – PEN/FAULKER AWARD WINNER – The acclaimed author of The Swimmers and When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “… [more below]
- Series: Pen/Faulkner Award – Fiction
- Author: Otsuka, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 20, 2012
- ISBN10: 0307744426
- Language: English
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One Crazy Summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartIn this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. A
- Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 27, 2011
- ISBN10: 0060760907
- Language: English
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Golden Gate
$9.99 Add to cartIn this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy Sc… [more below]
- Series: City Spies #2
- Author: Ponti, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1534414959
- Language: English
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Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
$19.99 Add to cart“The finest, most moving and powerful memoir I have ever read.”–MAYIM BIALIK
Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12. At that point, he ha- Author: Kasher, Moshe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538768739
- Language: English
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I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5): Volume 5
$5.99 Add to cartThe terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco — not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he’… [more below]
- Series: I Survived #05
- Author: Tarshis, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 01, 2012
- ISBN10: 0545206995
- Language: English
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Ghosts: A Graphic Novel
$12.99 Add to cartFrom Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Drama, and Sisters!
Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California becaus
- Author: Telgemeier, Raina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1338801902
- Language: English
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Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
$37.00 Add to cart“The finest, most moving and powerful memoir I have ever read.”–MAYIM BIALIK
Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12. At that point, he ha- Author: Kasher, Moshe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 28, 2012
- ISBN10: 0446584266
- Language: English
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The Tiger’s Apprentice
$9.99 Add to cartSoon to be an original animated movie streaming on Paramount+ beginning February 2, 2024, starring Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Brandon Soo Hoo, Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, and Golden Globe winner
- Series: Tiger’s Apprentice #1
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 006305650X
- Language: English
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Escape from the Great Earthquake (Ranger in Time #6): Volume 6
$7.99 Add to cartRanger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake
Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She w… [more below]
- Series: Ranger in Time #6
- Author: Messner, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 27 2017
- ISBN10: 054590983X
- Language: English
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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore (10th Anniversary Edition)
$19.00 Add to cartThe 10th Anniversary Edition of Robin Sloan’s New York Times bestseller, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, with a new foreword by Paul Yamazaki and featuring the story Ajax Penumbra 1969.
A winner of- Author: Sloan, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 04, 2022
- ISBN10: 1250870291
- Language: English
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Spirits of San Francisco: Voyages Through the Unknown City
$20.00 Add to cartThe bestselling book from two prizewinning, critically acclaimed contemporary chroniclers of San Francisco–a rich, illustrated, idiosyncratic portrait of this great city–now in paperback.
In Spirits o- Author: Kamiya, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1635579813
- Language: English
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California: An American History
$24.00 Add to cartA concise and lively history of California, the most multicultural state in the nation
- Author: Faragher, John Mack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274238
- Language: English
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Dragonwings
$9.99 Add to cartNewbery Honor Book Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep takes readers on an adventure-filled journey across the world.
Inspired by the story of a Chinese immigrant who created a flying machine in 1909, Dragon
- Series: Golden Mountain Chronicles
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 317
- Publish Date: January 23, 2001
- ISBN10: 0064400859
- Language: English
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Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
$9.99 Add to cartLily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San Francisco’s Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help h… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Bybee, Veeda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496592174
- Language: English
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Golden Gate
$19.99 Add to cartIn this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy Sc… [more below]
- Series: City Spies #2
- Author: Ponti, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1534414940
- Language: English
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History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008
$24.99 Read moreAs one of America s most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California s history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in sea charts by its Spanish name Isla de los
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Wellman, Gregory L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: June 02, 2008
- ISBN10: 073855815X
- Language: English
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #7: Operation Orca
$7.99 Add to cartThar she blows Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on an Alaskan whale watching adventure. On their first day, they see a mother orca and her calf. But the next day, the baby orca is missing The calf need… [more below]
- Series: A to Z Mysteries #7
- Author: Roy, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 28 2015
- ISBN10: 0553523961
- Language: English
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Shooting Kabul
$8.99 Add to cart“A powerful read.” –Ahmed Rashid, New York Times Bestselling author of Taliban
“By the end of the book, young readers will be cheering for Fadi as a good friend.” –Mitali Perkins, author of Tiger Bo- Series: Kabul Chronicles
- Author: Senzai, N. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 12, 2011
- ISBN10: 1442401958
- Language: English
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The Lost Ninja
$7.99 Read moreThe Lost Ninja by Jay Leibold takes YOU on an adventure through San Francisco. 9-12 year old readers will navigate the streets of San Francisco and put their ninja skills to the test. Choose Your Own … [more below]
- Series: Choose Your Own Adventure #000
- Author: Leibold, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1937133354
- Language: English
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By Their Father’s Hand
$8.99 Add to cartNeighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California–the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren
- Author: Francis, Monte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 29, 2007
- ISBN10: 006087824X
- Language: English
