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61/2 stories about 2 surprising friends.Having a stuffed alligator for a best friend can be surprising.Sometimes Amanda surprises her alligator with books. Sometimes Alligator surprises Amanda by eating them.But what happens when Amanda brings home a special--and not entirely welcome--surprise? The result might be...

"When discussing greatness, we have too often distilled it down to how many rings someone has won, neglecting to celebrate the incredible influence that players have had on the evolution of basketball. Kirk's book beautifully explains this other side of greatness--how one player's skill...

An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaiʻi who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school. Ho'onani feels in-between. She doesn't see herself as wahine (girl) OR kane (boy)....

Prepare yourself for an epic tale that dares to shatter everything you thought you knew about Robin Hood.For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and...

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: Alan Brennert, Kiana Davenport, Tom Gammarino,...

School life meets underground crime in this quirky action comedy that's like Assassination Classroom meets Nisekoi! The "knight in shining armor" and "heroes vs villains" dynamics take on new variations in this story about a reluctant bodyguard protecting his oblivious charge from assassins hired...

Book expert Brooklyn Wainwright discovers that murder is always a bestseller in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but...

Quiet the voices of "not good enough" and step courageously into guilt-free homeschoolingMany homeschool parents have a long-term relationship with self-doubt. "Did I make the right decision?" "Could someone else do this better?" "Am I robbing my kids of something by not sending them...

Meet the loveable and rambunctious puppy, Bo Davis, in this first book of the Good Dog series! When Bo loses something important, his search takes him all over the farm. Springtime has arrived at the Davis Family Farm! Spring showers lead to muddy hijinks...

A memoir taking you to far-flung places across the globe and the inner realms of the soul"Home Inside the Globe takes its place beside some of the best travel memoirs, but it stands on its own as a new kind of reading experience. Gail...

Who says you can't go home again? For years, Kara Ballard Torrington has kept her distance from the town in Maine where she was raised and the boisterous, often-troubled Ballard family. She's made a whole new life for herself on Gansett Island that is...

Featured in the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, Exhibition called Building Stories In the brown house, Claire and Wes were home. But home turned to nowhere, and nowhere turned to anywhere. Then somewhere finally came, and finally, always. This lyrical story is timely...

Holy, Holy, Holy introduces little ones to the one of the most timeless, enduring anthems of the Christian faith in a fun and colorful way. Revelation 4:8-11 is a powerful vision of unending praise to the Lord. This Scripture passage was the inspiration for...

This gorgeously illustrated book is a wonderful first introduction to our world's celebrations. The interesting, easy-to-understand facts, accompanied by the fun shine-through mechanism, work together to create a party on every page.Author: Carron BrownPublisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersPublished: 10/01/2021Pages: 36Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 10.30h x...

Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next...

New York Times bestseller Faith Erin Hicks is back with Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, a young adult graphic novel romance about a hotheaded hockey player who asks for temper management lessons from the cool, calm boy in drama club. It should have been...

Gus the Goat and Mavis Mole will have you laughing out loud in this super-silly, quirky, and totally HOLE-ARIOUS guessing game of a story!Author: Bethan ClarkePublisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersPublished: 08/01/2023Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.80h x 10.30w x 0.60dISBN: 9781684645497Audience: Ages 4-8

Lennox Kennedy is beautiful, loud and the love of my life.She's also my ex-girlfriend.The first time I saw her after ten years apart, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third...

Ex-military operative Tommy Monaghan has x-ray vision and telepathy. On the back streets of Gotham City, he's set himself up as a hired gun. Surrounded by an odd assortment of friends and allies, the Hitman with a heart must deal with personal conflicts over...

It's hard to imagine the history of transportation without trucks -- pickups, tankers, tractor-trailers, logging trucks, tow trucks, flat-beds, delivery vans -- trucks of all shapes and sizes, carrying the cargo, hauling the freight, transporting every imaginable kind of goods all over the world.Now...