Order Your Copyon our website The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott Pass if you think the National Book Award’s not that big of a deal. Read, because short stories are immensely underrated, and these are extra-good. From the title story about young black teens growing up in a small western Pennsylvania town, to the spell-binding tale of Buffalo soldiers during WWII in Italy, and a fantasy about animals in a zoo that he invented for his nephews, McBride imbues his characters with believable thoughts and feelings and ways of expressing themselves. They are so rich and so well-told that I almost felt I had read seven complete novels. National Book Award winner McBride has collected an impressive set of short stories in Five-Carat Soul. Adult Fiction Five-Carat Soul by James McBride Pass if… you’ve already read it? Sorry, we can’t think of any other reason. Read if you need a few tips on how to juggle your crime mob of a family and daily life. Fun, funny, and action-packed for girls and boys 10 and up. But it may be her own background that puts all of them in danger. Confident, wise-cracking, street-smart-and pick-pocket!-Nicki Demere will be the contact between her new family and the US marshals. In return, the Witness Security Program will provide a new home, new jobs, and new identities for Elena, her husband and their son-as well as a new family member. Elena Cercatore Sicurezza has turned state witness against her family, the notorious Cercatore crime mob. Ages 10-13 Greetings from Witness Protection!by Jake Burt Pass if any mention of labyrinths sends you running off in the opposite direction, moaning about how He Who Must Not Be Named is waiting at the end. Read if you think those awkward middle years are just as heartwarming as we do. Bea is eager to help her new friend. It's a mystery wrapped up with some thought about those awkward middle years. Loved it. Will is obsessed with labyrinths. The fun begins when Will announces he wants to walk the mysterious labyrinth on the Leland estate. When eating lunch in the newspaper class, she befriends Will, an ostracized boy dealing with Asperger's. Ages 8-12 The Way to Bea by Kat Yehīea is a happy-go-lucky middle grader who returns from summer vacation to find her best friend is no longer talking to her. Pass if you’re (A) a heartless monster, or (B) a vampire who legitimately has no need for bedtime stories.Īttend Our Event with Loren Long on October 4. This is a new classic that families will love! Long's illustrations pay homage to Goodnight Moon in a very fun way. The book gently guides the reader through the day and into the evening. Loren Long ( Otis books) illustrates this never-before-published picture book by Margaret Wise Brown. Good Day, Good Night by Margaret Wise Brown and Loren Long (Illustrations) Pass if you’ve recently been poked with a stick and it wasn’t as charming as this story would have you believe. Read if it’s been way, WAY too long since Lemony Snicket was in your life. The bad mood and the stick both make their way through town in a clever and engaging story that reminds us how our moods can affect those around us and that they eventually move on. She finds a stick, pokes her brother and-voila!-the bad mood is gone! But now, it’s moved on to her mother. On the adult side of things, Alice McDermott is racing back to your bedside table with The Ninth Hour, a tale of “practical Catholicism” that had our Alice “spellbound by the warmth and humanity of McDermott’s treatment of her characters.” Look, if Alice likes it, it’s really good.Ĭheers to fall, friends, and happy reading! Ages 4-8 The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket and Matthew Forsythe (Illustrations)Ī girl named Curly is in a bad mood because she wants ice cream, and her mother won't buy her any. Those of you who love Margaret Wise Brown ( Goodnight Moon) will be thrilled to know that one of her unpublished manuscripts is soon to be released, brought to life with the illustrations of Loren Long. This week, we’re excited to highlight a few upcoming titles that have our staff raving. This month, some of the publishing industry's greatest titles are released-just in time for us to curl up under a fuzzy blanket, nab the nearest cat, and devour them. October, October! The favorite month of spooky souls, Anne of Green Gables, and, of course, readers.
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