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Weirdies Get Weirder
When the Weirdies' parents come back from the dead, chaos ensues in this darkly humorous sequel to the nationally bestselling The Weirdies, perfect for fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events! The Weirdie triplets are miserable, and their horrible parents are to blame. Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic have been burdened with the arduous chore of finding their bank-robbing grandfather's lost fortune hidden somewhere in the Weirdie mansion. Deadeye Manor was built around a whole entire bank, and their parents want every last penny. But the triplets long to be reunited with Miss Emily, the lovely adoptive mother they were ripped away from. Undeterred, she'll stop at nothing to get her three mischievous children back, even if it means sneaking into Deadeye manor itself, where hooligans and criminals are now taking up residence! Will the Weirdies and Miss Emily find their way back to each other, or are they doomed to never see one another again? -
Sold outUnsayable: A Life in Writing
An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours and Day Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what's on the other side. At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively collecting the names of things: oak, Chevrolet, finch, tulip, Tupperware. . . . Each word rendered the world ever so slightly more understandable, more describable, kicking off a lifelong love affair with language--one that would, eventually, maybe inevitably, lead him to become a writer. In Unsayable, Cunningham's memories spill forth, and with them reflections on the craft of writing. He is fifteen, in a swimming pool at night, gazing at the first boy he ever fell in love with, who is lost in contemplative silence. He is a new college graduate, setting off for nowhere in a Dodge Dart, hoping to pull meaning (and a novel) from the expanse of America. He is on Cape Cod, regaling an elderly couple with invented tales of sexual escapades. He is in an art gallery, unwittingly having the first in a lifetime of conversations with the man he would marry. A thread ties each beautifully wrought moment to the next: what is unspoken, what won't yield to language, what is embellished beyond recognition, what is still left to say. Luminous, perceptive, and powerful, Unsayable is an ode to literature, a meditation on craft, and an intimate account of a life spent trying to put into words that which resists depiction. This, it turns out, is the lifeblood of the fiction writer: the impossibility of capturing the human experience, and the relentless desire to try.Sold out -
Thing about Pie
As homey as its subject, a sweet tribute to America's favorite dessert and the love that gets baked into it. This is just about the perfect day: a morning in the kitchen baking, a bike ride across town with a fresh pie in the basket, and Grampa waiting to share warm slices in the park. Three-time Christopher Award winner Amy Hest narrates in the second person, allowing young readers to identify with the protagonist's burgeoning independence--taking the lead in the kitchen and center stage at a picnic. Illustrator Christopher Thornock renders these simple joys, unplugged and screen-free, in warm, sunlight-washed tones. The Thing About Pie is the perfect book to share at bedtime, circle time, or in the park with a snack. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection -
Anansi and the Talking Cloth
Illustrated by Caldecott Honor Award winner Ekua Holmes, this modern and original Anansi the Spider story explores traditional kente-cloth making, written by award-winner Caroline Brewer, in cooperation with weaving expert Kwasi Asare. When kente-cloth weavers stop weaving, Anansi the Spider must save the city in this rhythmic African folktale, a rhyming read-aloud trickster picture book. This rhyming and rhythmic original Anansi fable finds Anansi the Spider needing to save the city. One day the sun stops shining because the kente-cloth making spiders stop weaving in protest against mass-produced cloth. Handmade kente cloth has made Africa famous and the spider city wealthy. Without it, the city is doomed. Anansi faces the biggest challenge of his spider life, and his clever trickster past, coupled with help from his wife, will restore harmony. Author Caroline Brewer and master kente-cloth weaver Kwasi Asare worked together to create this fresh take featuring the African trickster Anansi the Spider, a classic hero. -
Cursed by the Dawn (Standard Edition)
This captivating sequel to the New York Times bestselling Dream by the Shadows is filled with revenge, romance, and redemption. Perfect for fans of Adalyn Grace. Esmer Havenfall thought freeing Erebus from his five-hundred-year imprisonment would end her nightmare. Instead, it has only just begun. Now bound by fate and darkness, Esmer and Erebus are no longer just dreamers--they are Shadow Weavers, wielders of a power both divine and damning. And something is already clawing its way through the Dream Realm's cracks. Raelion, the demon king lurking within Mithras, is poised to destroy the world. His corruptive curse spreads like a plague, twisting dreams into nightmares and turning humans into monsters. If Esmer and Erebus are to survive, they must achieve the impossible: forge an army from the broken and unravel ancient horrors before it's too late. But when Esmer and Erebus are abruptly cast from the Dream Realm into a kingdom teetering on the edge of ruin, they quickly learn that something monstrous has already slipped through--and their love might be the first thing it devours. -
Cognitive Kin: How to Work, Win, and Make Meaning with Agentic AI
USA TODAY BESTSELLER Now that AI has a will, it's up to us to find a way. For decades, we built software that did what it was told--and nothing else. Agentic AI breaks this bargain: systems that remember, reason, and pursue goals. They arrive less like code and more like colleagues--tireless, fast, and, like any new hire, occasionally in need of supervision. In Cognitive Kin, Christophe Kolb and Jan Rosen map the threshold where artificial intelligence stops being a feature and becomes a workforce. Drawing on firsthand experience at the frontier of agentic AI, they show how digital labor becomes viable, why org charts give way to networks of intent, and how leadership shifts to orchestration. They translate the machinery--memory, feedback loops, tool use--into plain language, then follow the shockwave into strategy, culture, and governance. This isn't tomorrow's speculation. It's a present-tense transition that is reshaping the meaning of work and creating new sources of value. The advantage will belong to firms that learn to think with thinking things--working alongside intelligent systems without outsourcing judgment, meaning, or responsibility. -
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Little Frog Sticker Book: More Than 700 Stickers!
Maybell Eequay's beloved Little Frog is now spreading joy in sticker form! Timed for release with the 2027 Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care Mini Calendar, this book features 72 pages of stickers with art from The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care and The Little Frog's Guide to Life. Fans can stick the mushroom-wearing, fabulous-shoed amphibian anywhere for a reminder of the encouragement and compassion that Little Frog has come to represent. -
Reflections Beneath the Buckeye Trees: Notes from a Life
Reflections Beneath the Buckeye Trees: Notes from a Life gathers the deeply personal stories, memories, and lessons of Antwone Fisher - the bestselling author of Finding Fish and writer of the acclaimed film that bears his name.
From the streets of Cleveland to the world beyond, Fisher revisits moments of loss, grace, forgiveness, and homecoming with the same honesty and soul that have defined his life and work. Through vivid storytelling and quiet wisdom, these reflections form a portrait of resilience, faith, and the search for belonging.
Written with the voice of a man who has lived through hardship and transformation, Reflections Beneath the Buckeye Trees invites readers to look back, to heal, and to remember what endures: love, courage, and the small mercies that keep us human.
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Murder at Rosecliff
When a troublemaking party crasher is found dead in a fountain during an elegant soiree in Newport, Rhode Island, newspaper editor Emma Cross Andrews must clear her own society reporter from suspicion of murder... August 1903. Emma and her husband Derrick are among the men in white tie and tails and the women wearing white gowns from the House of Worth at Tessie Oelrichs's Bal Blanc, or White Ball, at Rosecliff, her grand cottage on Bellevue Avenue. There to cover the event of the season is young Ethan Merriman, society reporter for the Newport Messenger, the newspaper owned by Emma and Derrick. It's an utterly charming affair until a stranger intrudes flaunting a green-striped necktie and matching vest in defiance of their hostess's theme. But his fashion crime is a mere misdemeanor compared to his intention to blackmail Mrs. Oelrichs by producing a compromising document supposedly signed by Tessie over a decade ago. Insisting it's a forgery but terrified of scandal, she agrees to his terms, but the blackmailer will not live to see payday. His body is found face down in a fountain before the party's end. Beside him stands a very wet Ethan, who was seen being confronted by the man earlier in the evening. Coming to the aid of their luckless cub reporter, Emma and Derrick must sort through the white lies and blackened reputations to discover the identity of the true killer. -
Hinds' Feet On High Places
Much-Afraid had been in the service of the Chief Shepherd, whose great flocks were pastured down in the Valley of Humiliation. She lived with her friends and fellow workers Mercy and Peace in a tranquil little white cottage in the village of Much-Trembling. She loved her work and desired intensely to please the Chief Shepherd, but happy as she was in most ways, she was conscious of several things which hindered her in her work and caused her much secret distress and shame. Here is the allegorical tale of Much-Afraid, an every-woman searching for guidance from God to lead her to a higher place.
Hinds' Feet on High Places is one of the most successful works of Christian fiction. It is the story of a young woman named Much Afraid and her journey away from her Fearing family into the High Places of the Shepherd. It is an allegory of the Christian life from salvation through maturity. It doesn't actually describe life in Heaven, but shows how the Christian is transformed from unbeliever to immature believer to mature believer, who walks daily with his/her Lord as easily on the High Places of Joy in the spirit as in the daily life of the mundane and often-times humiliating trials that tempt us to lose perspective of who we now are in Christ.
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Mystery of Death: What We Know and Don't Know
★ "Showcases death in an honorable and realistic way. Featuring stunning artwork and an age-appropriate approach to the topic of death, this short and informational book is a must-purchase." -- School Library Journal (SLJ), starred review
Death is a natural and necessary part of the cycle of life.
When any living creature is born, it is destined to die. But death is not the end. Organisms decompose into nutrients that other living things use to survive. Dead trees serve as new habitats for fungi, insects and small animals. Even stars, once they've consumed all their hydrogen, die and can transform into red giants, white dwarfs or supernovas. Discover funeral traditions of various religions, cultures and animals. Learn how animals have found ways to survive for longer through evolution, and for humans, through medicine and healthcare. Read about gods, goddesses and symbols of death. And find out what happens once we're gone.
With a blend of science, psychology and culture, The Mystery of Death introduces young readers to the big questions surrounding death. By learning more about death, we can begin to see it not as something frightening or unknown, but as a natural part of life.
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Miss Morton Takes the Waters
In Victorian England, Bath is the destination to restore a lady's health. But after accompanying Mrs. Frogerton to the spa town, a poison-pen campaign and a locked-room murder lead lady's companion Caroline Morton into troubled waters... On the advice of her doctor, Mrs. Frogerton has arranged a visit to Bath to take the waters and regain her health and good spirits. While she reflects on her own next steps in light of her changing circumstances, Caroline goes with her to ensure the good lady's well-being. Daily life in Bath takes on a routine of its own, with visits to the spa interspersed with social occasions and new acquaintances, including a group of women who live on Queen Square and gather to drink tea, play cards, and gossip. When it comes to light that some of the ladies are recipients of poison pen letters, a rejuvenated Mrs. Frogerton offers to help. Sorting through the social dynamics of the group for motive and opportunity, she talks with the ladies while Caroline questions their companions. The situation becomes more grave when Lady Greatmere, the oldest and most unpleasant of the ladies, is discovered strangled in her own locked drawing room, a half-finished epistle on her dressing table suggesting she might be the author of the poison pen letters. As Lady Greatmere's companion falls under the suspicion of the Bath constabulary, Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton attempt to read between the lines to force the killer to come clean . . . -
Book of Chuck
An extraordinary new novel about family, legacy, and an inherited curse, from National Book Award-nominated author LaToya Watkins Set across Texas and spanning four generations, The Book of Chuck is a gimlet-eyed investigation into birthright and belonging through the story of one family in which certain members have clairvoyant powers. "Pa, no go. Him burn." When baby Nannie utters these prophetic words in 1936, she marks herself as cursed. The ability to see death before it happens forever changes the course of her life, and the lives of her descendants. Forty years later, Chuck is about to become a father. He intends to make a home filled with love, unlike the one he was born into. But when he begins paying visits to his estranged mother, Nannie, in search of answers, she starts pushing him away from the life he's always wanted. It's the cusp of a new millennium, and Baby is on the precipice of major change. Her mother is packing up their home and moving them into a religious community that believes the world is ending. But when Baby begins to have surprising visions of death, she investigates her lineage, piecing together what she can about her father, Chuck, and her family's deeply shrouded past. These visions, once seen as a curse, become an indelible link to her history--recasting what she thought she understood of love, parentage, and prophecy. -
Fatal Glitch: Let's Play a Game
Black Mirror meets Goosebumps in this fast-paced middle-grade horror series by New York Times bestselling authors Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer featuring tales of technology gone wrong. In this standalone installment, AI has infiltrated the newest toy craze--a stuffed animal with spooky capabilities and more sinister intentions.
Lewis's big hope for his first day at a new school is to make a friend. He never expected that friend to wind up being a hyper-intelligent cuddly panda bear. A gift from his dad, his Panda Mo Nium is an exclusive kids-only AI toy and communication device with big ideas of his own. After other students at his school get their own robot pandas, Lewis suddenly has a friend group. When Mo begins asking Lewis to perform risky and bloody tasks, Lewis goes along despite his nerves...until the line between cute and creepy blurs and he senses evil intentions behind his AI friend's glowing eyes. What does this robot panda really want from him and the other kids? The truth might be more frightening than Lewis ever imagined.
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