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  • cover for A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
    The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Young Adult

    by Mackenzie Lee BUY THIS BOOK | BUY THIS AUDIOBOOK A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush. An 18th-century romantic adventure for the modern age written by This Monstrous Thing author Mackenzi Lee–Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets the 1700s. Henry “Monty” Montague doesn’t care that […]

  • cover for Maurice the Unbeastly
    Maurice the Unbeastly – Children’s

    by Amy Dixon and Karl James Mountford BUY THIS BOOK With his melodious voice, fondness for kale, and unfailing politeness, Maurice isn’t quite like other beasts. So his concerned Mama and Papa send their ridiculously photogenic beastie to the Abominable Academy for Brutish Beasts to learn how to behave badly. Will Maurice master growling, scowling, […]

  • cover for Read the Book Lemmings, showing three lemmings reading an upside down book
    Read the Book, Lemmings! – Children’s

    by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah Ohora BUY THIS BOOK The team behind the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunny and Horrible Bear! is back with with new Arctic characters in this hilarious learning-to-read adventure! Aboard the S.S. Cliff, First Mate Foxy reads an interesting fact: “Lemmings don’t jump off cliffs.” But Foxy can’t get the lemmings on the Cliff to read his book, too. They’re […]

  • cover for Walk Two Moons
    Walk Two Moons – Middle Grade

    by Sharon Creech BUY THIS BOOK | BUY THIS AUDIOBOOK “Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out.” To trace the path of her missing mother, Sal embarks on a journey from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents. On the road, […]

  • cover for The Female of the Species
    The Female of the Species – Young Adult

    by Mindy McGinnis BUY THIS BOOK | BUY THIS AUDIOBOOK 2017 Tayshas List Selection * YALSA Top 10 Best YA Fiction of 2017 * School Libray Journal Best of 2016 * Junior Library Guild Selection * The Globe and Mail Best Books of 2016 * Bustle’s Best Young Adult Books of 2016 * Mashable’s 8 Best YA Books of 2016 […]

  • cover for Blueberries for Sal
    Blueberries for Sal – Children’s

    by Robert McClosky BUY THIS BOOK | BUY THIS AUDIOBOOK What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a […]

  • cover for Carry On
    Carry On – Young Adult

    by Rainbow Rowell BUY THIS BOOK | BUY THIS AUDIOBOOK A #1 New York Times-bestseller Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make […]

  • cover for Dangerous Girls
    Dangerous Girls – Young Adult

    by Abigail Haas Paradise quickly gets gruesome in this thrilling page-turner with a plot that’s ripped from the headlines and a twist that defies the imagination. It’s Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off to a debaucherous trip to Aruba that […]

  • cover for Code Name Verity
    Code Name Verity – Young Adult

    Oct. 11th, 1943–A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun. When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she’s sure she doesn’t stand a chance. As a secret agent captured […]

  • cover for Fangirl
    Fangirl – Young Adult

    By Rainbow Rowell In Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life-and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what […]

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