c.2023, various publishers $18.99 to $29.99 various page counts When the temperatures plunge, you feel like doing what’s natural. You want to grab someone small…
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“Holly Horror” by Michelle Jabès Corpora
c.2023, Penguin Workshop $18.99 320 pages The bump you heard from outside your home was probably just an animal. Yeah, that’s it. An animal outside,…
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“How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History’s Deadliest Catastrophes”
by Cody Cassidy c.2023, Penguin Books $17.99 224 pages You are one tough cookie. You’ve gone through fire and come out like steel; you bend…
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A Work in Progress
by Jarrett Lerner c.2023, Aladdin $17.99 368 pages You are a work of art. Your skin is a palette of shadow and light, like a…
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“The Stable Boy of Auschwitz”
by Henry Oster and Dexter Ford c.2023, Grand Central $13.99 244 pages One way or another, you’ll get by. That’s the thing about you: you’re…
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“The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers: A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits”
by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Clayton Hanmer c.2022, Greystone Kids $18.95 88 pages You don’t need that. Ugh, it’s so frustrating when you ask someone…
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Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix
by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Edel Rodriguez Sometimes, when you’re feeling just a little bit sad, humming a song can help. It doesn’t…
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“She Raised Her Voice! 50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way into Music History” by Jordannah Elizabeth, illustrated by Briana Dengoue That’s often the start…
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A FARM ANIMALS’ CHRISTMAS ON SHORT LIST FOR AWARD
Local businesswomen, and authors, Stephanie Matolyak and Deborah Bailey recently were notified by Chanticleer International Books that their children’s book, A Farm Animals’ Christmas: No…
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“Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna” by Alda P. Dobbs
Some people call them “chores.” In a way, though, they’re responsibilities, which sounds better, doesn’t it? You’re responsible for taking out the trash, doing the…
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