The Humor Code

A thrilling, darkly comic journey of a Black musician making his way from the trenches of the Somme, to the jazz clubs of Harlem, to the illicit inner sanctum of Woodrow Wilson’s White House, by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of James.In 1918, Arthur Champion is one of a handful of Black students attending the Oberlin Conservatory of Music when he runs afoul of a vindictive professor and finds himself unceremoniously enlisted in the United States Army. What ensues is one man’s sweeping voyage through the decade, a kaleidoscopic view of America during seismic social shifts from the author hailed by The Chicago Tribune as “our current Great American Novelist.”A brilliant interrogation of racism and ownership in art, Serious Music is a breakneck, high-octane read, thrumming with the electrifying humor and rigorous moral clarity that is the hallmark of this masterful writer’s contribution to American letters.

Move over, Dog Man – there are new superhero pups in town!Once they were the Super Dog Dogs, armed with real powers, paw-some and unstop-paw-ble, until a malicious magic squirrel turned them into babies. Waaah! But as this hilarious romp proves, heroism, whether dispensed while in diapers or while potty trained, is the Super Puppies’ destiny. When a baby stuffed bunny goes missing, Corgi Baby, Pug Baby, and Poodle Baby are called to save the day—or rather, night. Sure, they may be in diapers, and Pug Baby may be scared of the dark, but if they stick together (like poo on a shoe!), there’s no problem they can’t solve. This high-octane young graphic novel is paw-sitively bursting with quirky humor, silly adventures, and colorful, kid-centric art. For emerging readers looking to gain confidence or just looking to howl with laughter, it’s Super Puppy Babies to the rescue!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious picture book about absolutely everything—and we mean everything—that can go between two slices of bread.When you think of a sandwich, you probably think of grilled cheese or PB&J. But do you know how much more sandwiches can be? They can represent your truest self. They can fill your heart with gratitude. They can even contain the entire world except for you—just hold two pieces of bread on either side of your head. Once you reach enlightenment, you'll understand that everything is a sandwich: even trees and water molecules. And there's almost nothing better than a sandwich someone made just for you.This laugh-out-loud taxonomy of sandwiches brings Adam Rubin's trademark zany humor together with the stunning artwork of Felicita Sala to reveal the life-changing, awe-inspiring brilliance of one of the world’s most popular foods.

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