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Isobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of "power morphemes" - unnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced. But Isobel's reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who may be the only thing stopping the cabal from toppling California over the edge of a terrible transformation, with forty million lives at stake. Time is short for Isobel to level up and choose a side - because the cabal has attracted much bigger and weirder enemies than the anarchist resistance, emerging from dark and vicious dimensions of reality and heading straight for planet Earth!

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The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, The Cradle of Ice is a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread.To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed.A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster.Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater enmities. All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might unleash. Armies wage war around them.For each step has come with a costin blood, in loss, in heartbreak.Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they've only known in stories. Time is running out and only the truth will save them all.The Moonfall Series:The Starless CrownThe Cradle of Ice

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A child, newly arrived in another country, feels displaced, lonely, and a little scared on her first day of school. Her name doesn't sound the way she's used to hearing it. She knows she doesn't fit in. And when she eats her whole tomato for lunch, she can feel her classmates observing her-and not quite understanding her. But sometimes all it takes is one friend, one connection, to bring two worlds together, and gradually the girl, her tomato, and her full name, start to feel at home with her new friends and community. This emotionally sweeping debut picture book by Costantia Manoli, with vibrant art by Magdalena Mora, artfully captures feelings of displacement and the joy that comes from forging new friendships.

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Wednesday is never the best or worst day of the week, but if you're a crossword solver, a Wednesday puzzle is always just right! This volume collects all your favorite not-too-easy, not-too-hard Wednesday puzzles in one big, spiral-bound edition. Features: - Fifty of the Times's Wednesday, medium-level crosswords - Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert - Covered spiral binding for easy lay-flat solving

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Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she has witnessed a crime What happens when two best friends take on the world's worst summer? On the first day of vacation, ten-year-old Ivy Crowden falls down the stairs and breaks her leg. Stuck in a plaster cast, she's certain her summer is doomed. Not even Teddy, her neighbor and best friend, can cheer her up because he's dealing with his own pain: the loss of a beloved dog. But when Ivy witnesses a possible burglary from her living room window, her summer takes a sudden turn from meh to mysterious. Who are the criminals? Might a classmate be involved? And . . . uh-oh. A second mystery is nipping at Ivy's heels. Cue the best friends, the best dog, and the best chance that summer can be saved!

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Sparkella is excited for her first sleepover with her new friend, Tam. A glittery, glimmering outfit sure to impress? Check! Everything they need for the awesomest tea party ever? Check! A collection of games to delight and inspire? Check! She can't wait for Tam to arrive in a few hours, but first she needs one more very important thing for their sleepover: A castle fit for two royal highnesses. But no matter what she tries, Sparkella just can't seem to get the castle to work. The leopard stones for the wall are too hard to find! The cardboard breaks when she tries to climb to the second floor! The nails are boring and so NOT glitter-tastic. Sparkella is frustrated, and worried her castle will never be finished in time. But with a little help from her dad, she soon learns the importance of patience, and figuring out creative new ways to do things when your original plans fall through.

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A clean and sober Stevie Ray Vaughan seemed poised for a new, limitless chapter of his life and career just a few years after his severe addiction to cocaine and alcohol almost killed him. Years of sibling rivalry with big brother Jimmie, his first and greatest musical hero, were behind him, and their first collaborative album was complete and on the verge of being released. His tumultuous marriage was over and he was deeply in love with a supportive, creative woman. His last album had been his most successful, both critically and commercially. Instead, it all came screeching to a sudden end, when Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, after that evening’s dynamic performance with Eric Clapton, leaving an endless stream of what-ifs. He was just 35 years old. In the ensuing 28 years, Vaughan’s legend and acclaim have only grown; he is an international musical icon. Despite the cinematic scope of Vaughan’s life and death, there has never been a truly proper accounting of his story. Until now. Texas Flood provides the unadulterated facts about Stevie Ray Vaughan from those who were with him throughout every stage of his life and career and who knew him best: his brother Jimmie, his Double Trouble bandmates Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Reese Wynans, and many other close friends, girlfriends, fellow musicians, crew members and managers.

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In Cameroon, plum season is a highly anticipated time of year. But for the narrator of When the Plums Are Ripe, the poet Pouka, the season reminds him of the "time when our country had discovered the root not so much of its own violence as that of the world's own, and, in response, had thrown its sons who at that time were called Senegalese infantrymen into the desert, just as in the evenings the sellers throw all their still-unsold plums into the embers." In this novel of radiant lyricism, Patrice Nganang recounts the story of Cameroon's forced entry into World War II, and in the process complicates our own understanding of that globe-spanning conflict. After the fall of France in 1940, Cameroon found itself caught between Vichy and the Free French at a time when growing nationalism advised allegiance to neither regime, and was ultimately dragged into fighting throughout North Africa on behalf of the Allies. Moving from Pouka's story to the campaigns of the French general Leclerc and the battles of Kufra and Murzuk, Nganang questions the colonial record and recenters African perspectives at the heart of Cameroon's national history, all the while writing with wit and panache. When the Plums Are Ripe is a brilliantly crafted, politically charged epic that challenges not only the legacies of colonialism but also the intersections of language, authority, and history itself.

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A globe-trotting, century-spanning adventure story, Jake Wolff’s The History of Living Forever follows two young men on separate quests for the Elixir of Life. It dives deep into the mysteries of life - from first love to first heartbreak, from the long pall of grief to the irreconcilable loneliness of depression to the possibility of medical miracles, from coming of age to coming out. Hilarious, haunting, heart-busting, life-affirming, it asks each of us one of life’s essential questions: How far would you go for someone you love?

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Jackson and Quigley were this close to joining the FBI (Frosty Bureau of Investigation), until Jackson's mom found out and they ended up scrubbing seagull poop instead. At least they have Uncle Bryn's birthday party to look forward to. But when they get to the ice cream parlor, the FBI agents are acting strange. Instead of talking, Uncle Bryn and his friends just finish their glowing green ice cream, then jump into a waiting ice cream truck and disappear. It's obvious that something has gone very, very wrong, and now Uncle Bryn is suspected of being a master thief! Can Jackson and Quigley solve the case before Uncle Bryn is locked away forever?

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Revel in Your Favorite Books and Relive Their Spiciest Scenes! If the BookTok revolution has you in its grasp-don't let go. Stay swooning from your latest book haul and rave about your newest binge series in this companion journal for true BookTok adventurers. Fill the pages of My #BookTok Reading Journal with your personal book reviews, heartfelt recommendations, spice-meter ratings (who can resist an enemies-to-lovers romance?!), and use it to manage your growing TBR list. - Track the books that live up to the hype so you can share your recs with friends - Record the heart-stopping quotes, the spicy love scenes, and the ugly-cry endings and relive them again and again - Discover your reading profile and create your own BookTok year in review

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A Best Book of the Year at NPRA Must-Read at The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and The Orange County RegisterSteamy, smart, and hilarious. Oprah DailyEffervescent . . . Acerbically funny and tender . . . [A] supremely layered, emotionally and intellectually resonant novel for our time. Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston GlobeChristine Grillo's Hestia Strikes a Match is the slyly funny story of a woman looking for love and friendship in the midst of a new American civil war.The year is 2023, and things are badbad, but still not as bad as they could be. Hestia Harris is forty-two, abandoned by her husband (he left to fight for the Union cause), and estranged from her parents (they're leaving for the Confederacy). Yes, the United States has collapsed into a second civil war and again it's Unionists against Confederates, children against parents, friends against fri

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Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Nevermind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation; the girls' favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she's also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop. No secret seems safe anymore- soon Portland won't be either.

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He has been too many things to count. He has been a dragon with a boy on his back. He has been a scholar, a warrior, a lover, and a thief. He has been dream and dreamer. He has been a god. But “he” is in fact nothing more than a spark of idea, a character in the mind of Sylvia Harrison, 73, award-winning author of thirty novels over forty years. He has played a part in most of those novels, and in the recesses of her mind, Sylvia has conversed with him for years. But Sylvia won't live forever, any more than any human does. And he's trapped inside her cave of bone, her hollow of skull. When she dies, so will he. Now Sylvia is starting a new novel, a fantasy for adult readers, set in Thalia, the Florence-resembling imaginary city that was the setting for a successful YA trilogy she published decades before. Of course he's got a part in it. But he also has a notion. He thinks he knows how he and Sylvia can step off the wheel of mortality altogether. All he has to do is convince her.

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La La's world stops being whole when her mother, who never wanted a child, abandons her twice. First, when La La falls through thin ice on a skating trip, and again when the accusations of "unfit mother" feel too close to true. Left alone with her father-a locksmith by trade, and a thief in reality-La La is denied a regular life. She becomes her father's accomplice, calming the watchdog while he strips families of their most precious belongings. When her father's luck runs out and he is arrested for burglary, everything La La has painstakingly built unravels. In her fourth year of veterinary school, she is forced to drop out, leaving school to pay for her father's legal fees the only way she knows how-robbing homes once again. As an animal empath, she rationalizes her theft by focusing on houses with pets whose maladies only she can sense and caring for them before leaving with the family's valuables. The news reports a puzzled police force-searching for a thief who left behind medicine for the dog, water for the parrot, or food for the hamster. Desperate to compensate for new and old losses, La La continues to rob homes, but it's a strategy that ultimately will fail her. Other People's Pets examines the gap between the families we're born into and those we create, and the danger that holding on to a troubled past may rob us of the future.

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It’s 1875, and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over fleeing her abusive husband. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start, restoring Liefdehuis, a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. However, fresh starts aren’t as easy as they seem, as Alva discovers when stories of a haunting at Liefdehuis begin to reach her. But Alva doesn’t believe in ghosts. So when the eccentric and brilliant professor Samuel Moore appears and informs her that he can get to the bottom of the mystery that surrounds Liefdehuis, she turns him down flat. She doesn’t need any more complications in her life - especially not a handsome, convention-flouting, scandal-raising one like Sam. Unfortunately, though Alva is loath to admit it, Sam, a pioneer in electric lighting and a member of the nationally-adored Moore family of scientists, is the only one who can help. Together, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva’s new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva’s history - and her heart. Set during the Gilded Age in New York City, The Widow of Rose House is a gorgeous debut by Diana Biller, with a darkly Victorian Gothic flair and an intrepid and resilient American heroine guaranteed to delight readers.

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Hayden sees the past. Just touching an object will occasionally give her flashes of the previous owner's memories. And if that memory happens to be a deeply hidden secret, then she has no problem making you pay for your crime, in cash. Cassie sees the future, and it sucks. She will randomly wake up from dreams filled with disasters that she feels compelled to stop, and she would really like to stop watching her boyfriend fall in love with someone else! But when Cassie tries to warn Hayden that her latest blackmailing scheme is a trap, she knows she's really in trouble. All her visions warn her of the upcoming kidnapping, but nothing she does stops it. And it's all Hayden's fault! Can Hayden's gift help her find Cassie before it's too late?

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A girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classic-feeling, debut middle-grade novel by Elly Swartz. To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: -The number four -The tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil -A crisp white pad of paper -Her neatly aligned glass animal figurines What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win the Lakeville Middle School Poetry Slam Contest. The winner is honored at a fancy banquet with white tablecloths. Molly is sure her mother would never miss that. Right.? But as time passes, writing and reciting slam poetry become harder. Actually, everything becomes harder as new habits appear, and counting, cleaning, and organizing are not enough to keep Molly's world from spinning out of control. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect. Praise for Finding Perfect: "With middle school friendships and family relationships at its heart, this novel offers an empathetic guide to coping with a mental health issue. . .Swartz adds to the growing list of fiction titles that raise awareness of differences and promote acceptance; a strong purchase for most middle grade and middle school collections." -School Library Journal "Swartz renders Molly's decline into full-blown OCD visceral and sympathetic; readers with similar tendencies will relate while others, like her friends, will recognize the pain of seeing someone in need but not being able to help. . .This is one for preteens struggling with the desire for perfection in this imperfect life." -The Bulletin

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Flags, small-town parades, purple mountains' majesty, and more await patriotic Americans in this new coloring book! Published in time for Memorial Day and 4th of July, this book is a great way to celebrate our country and show your American spirit. The beautiful illustrations are sure to inspire the millions of Americans for whom love of country is a core value.

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Your peaceful retreat begins now! Zendoodle Colorscapes: Calming Escapes is a collection of hand-drawn illustrations that will transport you from the chaos of daily life to peaceful hideaways and treasured you-time. From dreamy beach retreats with calming waves to snow-capped treetops at the edge of the forest, from a roaring fireside with a furry best friend to a mountain peak with vistas that stretch as far as you can see, the escape you are looking for is in these pages. With more than 60 blissful scenes for you to color and display in your home or office, a Zen-like getaway to anywhere but here is just a page away! - Give calming tableaus flourishes of soothing color - Easily separate and display artwork with perforated pages - A trip to peace and quiet is just what you need

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An endless kaleidoscope of color and pleasing patterns await readers in Zendoodle Coloring: Mindful Zendalas. A proven calming exercise, carefully coloring hypnotic swirls is also ideal for meditative contemplation as you organize thoughts around your next big adventure or family excursion. Zendalas have proven both hypnotic and playful in nature for centuries as they've transitioned seamlessly from ancient to modern times. Book buyers will rejoice in the peace, meditative qualities, and resolve that this beautiful, uncolored artwork promises once they put pencil to paper.

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Michelle Smith's drinking was out of control, and affecting every aspect of her life-especially her marriage and family. When she stopped drinking, she started a website called Recovery is the New Black to help other women find their path through sobriety. In this journal, readers will find Michelle's encouragement, advice, and inspiration as they record their own progress toward a sober life. Whether you're in a 12-step program or just want some support for Dry January, Michelle will help you find the beauty, peace, and contentment of alcohol-free living.

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The rat race is exhausting. Whether you're chained to the desk or chasing balls in the park.wait, what? That's right! If our animal friends could talk, they'd tell us that sometimes the best part of their day is naptime. And who can argue with that? Zendoodle Colorscapes: Sleepy Animals is packed with the cutest, snooziest creatures on Earth and just like you, they're all looking for a cuddle buddy to catch some Z's with. So, grab those colored pencils and a blankie because naptime doesn't last forever and, let's face it, two legs or four, we're all a lot easier to deal with once we've gotten some rest.

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The latest entry in the best-selling One Question a Day series is ideal for post-pandemic life. With insightful daily questions to check in on your emotional health, this three-year journal helps you track your progress and identify triggers and unhealthy patterns, and gives you a daily source of inspiration and reassurance.

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Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of researchers sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In Glow Kids, he described what screen time does to children, calling it “digital heroin”. Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras turns his attention to our teens and young adults. For them, the digital world is a bubble of content you’re meant to “like” or “dislike.” Two choices might be considered easy, but just how detrimental is this binary thinking to mental health? From body image to politics to personal relationships to decisions, the world doesn’t exist in an “up or down,” “black or white,” “good or bad” dynamic, and social media shouldn’t either. Digital Madness explores how technology promotes sedentary isolation, polarization, rewards extremes on both sides, and has spawned a mental health and suicide pandemic from which enormous corporations profit. Dr. Kardaras offers a path out of our crisis, using examples from classical philosophy that encourage resilience, critical thinking, concentration, and other beneficial habits of mind. Digital Madness is a crucial book for parents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers who are searching for ways to restore our young people’s mental and physical health.

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Zendoodle Colorscapes: Sweet Sayings will bring smiles to faces and warmth to any heart. Packed with 60+ hand drawn inspirations by top-selling artists from the Zendoodle Coloring series, the book features inspirational quotes and passages perfect for anybody having a tough day, week, or year. Book buyers will find taking time out to relax and color a kind phrase to be just activity they need to turn their frowns upside down. And the best part of all is they'll easily separate from the book to be given as gifts to friends and loved ones!

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Crush-worthy art to color! Ryan Reynolds is your guy! Look inside Crush and Color: Ryan Reynolds to find a world devoted entirely to the real and imagined wonders of Hollywood's most hilarious heartthrob. With more than 35 completely unique, lifelike drawings, you will uncover the charm, wit, and charisma of a star who only gets better with age. Let Ryan Reynolds skate into your heart like the gallant Canadian he is, feel the excitement of a daydream come true in his tunnel of love, and laugh along with this feisty funny-man while coloring these fantasy pages. Get to know Ryan Reynolds better through pages of crushable knowledge about his life, interests, and career. Whether it's Ryan by the fireside or Ryan by your side, Maurizio Campidelli's Crush and Color: Ryan Reynolds is the coloring book that will melt your heart! - Live + laugh + lust after funny and steamy scenarios to color - Find out what makes Ryan Reynolds so mesmerizing with biographical information about his life and work - Perforated pages make it easy to display the object of your romance or bromance - Find your hilarious hero in more than 35 hand-drawn daydreams

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Who wants to be stuck behind the grill all day? With Mike Lang's One-Beer Grilling, you can create that awesome, smoke-infused meal before you finish your first cold one. Complete with grill-savvy tips to master the flame and a variety of recipes from essential food groups like red meat and pizza, you'll be kicking back with great food in the time it takes to drink a beer. Enjoy over 75 mouthwatering dishes with friends and family, including: Planked Portobellos Chipotle Marinated Skirt Steak Tacos Grilled Rib-eye with Herb Compound Butter Beer-Can Chicken Carolina Pork Sliders with Coleslaw Spicy Rum Shrimp Skewers Smoked Macaroni and Cheese BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza Every recipe includes the perfect beer pairing to make mealtime even more enjoyable. Whether you're a new cook or a cedar-plank pro, One-Beer Grilling makes it easy to grab a beer and fire up the grill for great meals in minutes!

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A colorful, fun cookbook for foodie kids! Kids love to cook, and parents are always looking for screen-free activities that will keep their kids busy and active. This fun new cookbook offers easy, creative recipes for kid-tested foods that will teach cooking (and cleanup!) skills to children ages 6 and up, such as: -Better-Than-the-Mall Cinnamon Rolls -Iced Toaster Tarts -Mac and Cheese Bites -Tortilla Pizzas -Taco Boats -Potato Chip-Crusted Chicken Drumsticks From snacks to lunches to fun desserts, Lisa O'Driscoll's Roll It, Slice It, Mash It, Dice It!: Super Yummy Recipes for Kids helps children be more independent while giving them a creative activity to enjoy.

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Alfa returns with another collection of heartfelt, emotionally raw poems sure to resonate with her more than 100K Instagram followers. With the same drama and passion as the best-selling I Find You in the Darkness, this new collection shows off Alfa's signature way with words.

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Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. The Wars of the Roses have put Edward IV on the throne of England, Lorenzo de' Medici's court shines brilliantly, and Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza plots in Milan. But this medieval world is dominated by the undiminished Byzantine Empire. In a snowbound inn high in the Alps, four people meet who will alter fate: A noble Byzantine mercenary; a female Florentine physician; an ageless Welsh wizard; and Sforza, the uncanny Duke. Together they will wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium, striving to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester-and make him Richard III. Available for the first time in over two decades, The Dragon Waiting begins Tor's program to reissue the work of the late John M. Ford, an award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet, whose work was held in high regard by peers ranging from Neil Gaiman to Robert Jordan to Jo Walton to Roger Zelazny, alongside innumerable others. With a new introduction by Scott Lynch, New York Times-bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora.

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