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Librarian and literacy ambassador Mychal Threets invites all to find themselves at the library! Perfect for little readers who are regular visitors and those who might be stepping into the stacks for the first time. Welcome to the library! It's a place just for you! There are activities, movies, games, and SO. MANY. STORIES. Best of all, it's a place where you will always belong. Take a tour of the library with the internet's favorite librarian, Mychal Threets! This heartwarming debut picture book from Mychal extends an invitation to anyone who could use a little library joy and a reminder that libraries are for everyone.

The third Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire book by Phillip K Dick-award nominated author Rod Duncan - set in an unusual alternate England, sure to appeal to readers of China Mieville and Jon Courtney Grimwo

The Body in the Library provides a nuanced and realistic picture of how medicine and society have abetted and thwarted each other ever since the lawyers behind the French Revolution banished the clerg

Lucky Tyler attracted trouble—and women—like a lightning rod. But the night he stepped in to rescue a mysterious redhead in a seedy bar, he got more than he bargained for!The lady excited him, challen

What happens when the wind stops?The air grows hot and still and hard to breathe.Hospitals fill with patients.The world begins to panic.What happens when the wind stops?For Hurricane, this global disa

Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in the latest adventure in the iconic New York Times–bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O’Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that’s what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and

Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O’Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that’s what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and O’Hare are secretly worki

From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank comes a blazing hot novel in her thrilling series featuring four immortal warrior brothers whose fate lies with themselves as much as with their

From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank comes the scorching hot first book in a thrilling new series featuring four warrior brothers who have the power—and the curse—of immortality. F

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY RT BOOK REVIEWSWhen New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards brought her irresistible brand of hot passion and chilling suspense to the paranormal rom

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? On the road, on a hot Arizona night, Dylan O’Conner is overpowered by a stranger who injects him with an unknown substance. All he’s told is that he’s the “carrier,” not of

Professional chef turned amateur sleuth Billy Blessing finds himself in hot water when a brutal killing cancels a TV show—and its host—during its debut.Billy has reluctantly agreed

The author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series returns with her latest novel featuring an exciting heroine with a lethal hidden talent. This time she’s hot on the trail of a young woman no

In this heart-stopping novel, Jill Sorenson delivers a romantic thriller featuring one too-tough female agent, one too-hot male suspect, and a head-on erotic collision.…Though he’d gone into virtual s

“Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as ‘citing facts,’ is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsin

Call Arkady a clone with a conscience. Or call him a traitor. A member of the space-faring Syndicates, Arkady has defected to Israel with a hot commodity: a genetic weapon powerful enough to wipe out

A Modern Library Paperback OriginalDuring the first years of the twentieth century, the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward went on twenty-four impossibly daring expeditions throug

“Eloquent, gripping, harrowing.”—Richard Preston, author of The Hot ZoneWhen a mysterious virus first exploded in Zaire in 1976, American physician William T. Close worked desperately to contain the o

A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million doll

Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of the I Funny series with James Patterson, celebrates the power of imagination with this

The “enthralling page-turner” (Library Journal) now a major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De NiroHere is a gripping novel, inspired by real-life eve

When nerdy cruciverbalist Harvey Beerbaum throws a birthday bash for Cora Felton at the Bakerhaven Library, it's no surprise that the centerpiece, a huge cake decorated like a crossword puzzle, is a c

"STUNNING, EVOCATIVE . . . [A] well-crafted coming-of-age novel."--School Library JournalFifteen-year-old Megumi was very sad when her parents broke up. But now, with her mother runn

When Ellie Haskell arrives at the Chitteron Fells Library meeting, she discovers the librarian's corpse sprawled next to an open copy of The Dream Lover and must unmask the killer before she meets her

Laugh out loud with the #1 New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones--now starring in "a dynamic new graphic ­novel series that stays true to the curious, ­energetic Junie of years past" (School Library Journal, starred review). "Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun."--Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man It's Junie B.'s first day of kindergarten! But she's afraid of the school bus. Can she overcome her fears, or will she be stuck at school forever? Meet the teacher day? Check! Fun, new classroom? Check! Shiny new first day of school shoes? Check! Meet Junie B. Jones! The B stands for Beatrice. Except she doesn't like Beatrice. She just likes B. and that's all. Junie B. is almost six. Almost six is when you go to kindergarten. And TODAY is Junie B.'s first day of school! Only guess what? Junie B. does NOT want to ride the school bus home. It smells on the bus. Plus also, what if there are meanies on the bus who might pour chocolate milk on your head?! In fact, what if Junie B.'s

Meet middle schooler Jake McQuade. Jake became the smartest kid in the universe when he accidentally ate a jarful of ingestible knowledge jelly beans. But what happens when those jelly beans fall into the wrong hands?! Readers who enjoy the action of the Last Kids on Earth books will love this fast-paced, spy-packed series that's a "rollicking good time" (New York Times) by the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library! Jake McQuade's the smartest kid in the universe--or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, Jake's jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius!) might be wearing off right when he needs his smarts most! Jake needs to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why? Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop a high-tech heist before it's too late?! From top-secret hideouts to New York City penthouse apartments

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK - From the bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives . . . and their perfect lies. "Goes down like an ice-cold guilty pleasure on a hot beach-reading day."--USA Today A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton is that woman. She has it all. Until . . . Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York. She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them. But Skye is different from the rest. She's looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup. Until . . . Max, Peyton's bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter, is poised t

A "vivid and devastating" (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott "From its first indelible pages to its rich and startling conclusion, Invisible Child had me, by turns, stricken, inspired, outraged, illuminated, in tears, and hungering for reimmersion in its Dickensian depths."--Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland ElegiesONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Atlantic, The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Library Journal In Invisible Child, Pulitzer Prize winner Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani's childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City's homeless crisis has exploded, deepe

I’d had two murders since last spring, solved them both. The first one was prime and it got a lotta attention in the fish wrappers, so I had a bunch of clients for awhile. Just cause people saw my nam

Molly: A beautiful bride-to-be, fell hopelessly in love with another man. A man she could never marry....Carey: A world-class horseman and film director, lived a glittering jet-set life that Molly

Reckless Whitney MacAllister possesses all the wealth and beauty every woman dreams of. Streetwise Douglas Lord has the good looks and quick wits to be a success at his chosen profession: larceny.She

十二歲的 Aku 是個愛做白日夢的太空迷。在學校常感到不安、甚至遭遇霸凌的他，最自在的地方是天文館。當外婆過世，留給他一頂太空人頭盔時，「本書」的冒險就此展開——這頂頭盔竟能帶他穿越元宇宙，往返地球與神祕星球 Ibra。在那裡沒有霸凌，他可以成為最真實的自己，還結識了外星朋友。然而，穿越也撕開宇宙裂縫，引來士兵入侵，奪走珍貴的 lunaberry。若 Aku 無法補救，整個星球將陷入危機。作者 Micah Johnson 以自身創造的 3D 角色 Aku 為原點，展開系列起始篇。Aku 曾登上《TIME》雜誌封面，成為文化現象。《Kirkus》與《School Library Journal》皆肯定其節奏明快、兼具真實成長議題與科幻張力。這是一則關於勇氣與想像的起飛故事。When 12-year-old daydreamer Aku inherits an astronaut helmet from his dead grandmother, he gains the power to transport himself throughout the metaverse. Now, he has no choice but to become the space hero he always wanted to be. Aku loves space. He loves playing space-themed role-playing games with his best friends, Benji and Trae, and he dreams of becoming an astronaut. Otherwise insecure--especially at school, where he's bullied--Aku is most comfortable at the local planetarium. So, when his grandmother dies and leaves him an astronaut helmet, Aku thinks it's the coolest thing ever. ...scratch that... Discovering that the helmet can transport him thr

An all-new Minecraft chapter book series continues with Book Three of The Ironsword Academy! When the Evoker King transformed himself into the Evoker Kid, a total noob who only wants to experience everything the world of Minecraft has to offer, he didn't leave a clue as to what he wanted Harper and her friends to do. Now that the team is closer than ever to facing the Ender Dragon, Harper takes it upon herself to figure out their whole plan down to the last detail--but she doesn't know how they're going to make it work with the odds stacked against them. Everything starts to feel overwhelming, especially since they don't really know what will happen to Eek after they beat the Ender Dragon. Find out in the only official chapter book series--based on the most popular video game of all time--that takes a group of intrepid Minecraft player on amazing journeys where they solve problems and unravel mysteries in the real world and in video game world. Don't miss these other great Minecraft Se

Does it feel as if you’re fighting your body to lose even one pound—or just to maintain your current weight? Respected health and wellness expert and bestselling author Jillian Michaels has been there

An account of life in Leavenworth Prison, based on interviews with inmates and others, describes the lives of a sexual predator, a gang member in for forty-two years, a sociopath in "no human contact"

The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time. With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Ste

Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in the latest adventure in the iconicNew York Times–bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. The fire at a boarded-up Catholic churc

Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O’Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that’s what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and O’Hare are secretly worki