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When you''re a walrus living on an island where the answer to every question is YES, life is pretty simple, especially when that''s all you''ve ever known. It''s great when you want a slice of birthday cake for breakfast... and not so great when someone asks you to wear an itchy shirt. But one day, a kid shows up, brandishing an entirely new word: NO. NO is heavy like a bookcase, solid as a boulder. It''s not shaped like YES, but somehow, it''s still an answer. The kid calls his friends to come visit the island too, and it''s not long before they''ve eaten up all of the yummiest food without sharing. What''s worse, none of them bring their own toothbrushes... It becomes clear that what the walruses all need is to find their own NO... not only to hold back the rampaging horde of children - but for their own sakes as well. The Island Before No is a hilarious new picture book that blends its zany fun with an important message about respecting and setting boundaries.

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Little Tony is full of love for his grandmother, his home in Trinidad and delicious pholourie. But he''s also full of other big feelings, including anger. His grandmother tries to teach him to be patient - patience is a star in his crown, she says - but it''s hard. He tries to keep his anger in, but when he loses at ping-pong to his brother or he has to come in from playing Yaaarrgh! When Little Tony and his brother move away from their beloved Trinidad, there''s even more for him to be upset about. His new home is cold, full of new people, and there''s no pholourie anywhere! Yaaarrgh! But then he remembers his grandmother''s lessons, and a surprising thing happens. A charming and heartwarming story based on the author''s own childhood, Stars In My Crown is an ode to big feelings but even bigger triumphs.

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In the Mexican borderlands, a busload of student protesters is gunned down in broad daylight, a violent act blamed on the Nemesio cartel. But its aging leader, Fox Uno, sees the attack for what it is: another salvo in the long-running battle for control of Nemesio itself; perhaps by a rival cartel, or maybe someone closer to home...

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