Geographic Orientation/California
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East of Eden
$23.00 Add to cartA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “t- Series: Oprah’s Classics Book Club Selections
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 18 2003
- ISBN10: 0142004235
- Language: English
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Cannery Row
$18.00 Add to cartSteinbeck’s tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival
A Penguin Classic Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses- Series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century
- Author: Steinbeck, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0140187375
- Language: English
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Key Player (Front Desk #4)
$17.99 Add to cartMia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang!
Mia Tang is play to win!
The Women’s World Cup is coming to Southern California, and everyo
- Series: Front Desk #4
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 1338776258
- Language: English
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
$18.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portray… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Kingston, Maxine Hong
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 23 1989
- ISBN10: 0679721886
- Language: English
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My Favorite Half-Night Stand
$18.99 Add to cartBy the New York Times bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (Us Weekly), My Favorite Half-Night Stand is a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many fails.
Mill- Author: Lauren, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 04, 2018
- ISBN10: 1501197401
- Language: English
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The Ranch Table: Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch
$40.00 Add to cartUSA TODAY BESTSELLER
From the star of Magnolia Network’s popular show Ranch to Table–a stunningly beautiful cookbook celebrating a year on a ranch on the California coast, featuring simple yet festive
- Author: Poett, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0063257904
- 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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The Library Book
$20.00 Add to cartSusan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)–a dazzling… [more below]
- Author: Orlean, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1476740194
- Language: English
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
$19.99 Add to cartSeven years before Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools. Discover their incredible story in Separate Is Never Equal, a picture book from award
- Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 06, 2014
- ISBN10: 1419710540
- Language: English
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Three Keys (Front Desk #2)
$8.99 Add to cartThe story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk.
Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have … [more below]
- Series: Front Desk
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 21, 2021
- ISBN10: 1338591398
- 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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Room to Dream (Front Desk #3)
$8.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story of Mia and friends!
Mia Tang is going for her dreams!
After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets t
- Series: Front Desk
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 1338621130
- 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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Dry
$13.99 Add to cart“The authors do not hold back.” —Booklist (starred review)
“The palpable desperation that pervades the plot…feels true, giving it a chilling air of inevitability.” —Publishers Weekly (starred revi- Author: Shusterman, Neal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 03, 2019
- ISBN10: 1481481975
- Language: English
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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20): Volume 20
$6.99 Add to cartCalifornia continues to be ravaged by devastating wildfires. Lauren Tarshis’s heart pounding story tells of two children who battle the terrifying flames and — despite the destruction — find hope in… [more below]
- Series: I Survived #20
- Author: Tarshis, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 133831744X
- Language: English
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Play It as It Lays
$18.00 Add to cartA ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that bl
- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: Didion, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 15, 2005
- ISBN10: 0374529949
- Language: English
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Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
$8.99 Add to cartFour starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!* “Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Winner of the Asian / Pacific Americ
- Series: Front Desk
- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 25, 2019
- ISBN10: 1338157825
- 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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Odder
$16.99 Add to cartNow a #1 New York Times bestseller! A touching and lyrical tale about a remarkable sea otter, from Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate, author of Wishtree.
Nobody has h
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play:- Author: Applegate, Katherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 20, 2022
- ISBN10: 1250147425
- Language: English
