Award Winning Books

How did the state of Minnesota get its name? An age-old Ojibwe tale holds the key.Author: Kathy-Jo WarginPublisher: Sleeping Bear PressPublished: 06/01/2006Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 11.32h x 9.45w x 0.38dISBN: 9781585362622Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.3Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 107499...

An autobiographical portrait of a gay Arab man, living between cultures, seeking an identity through love and writing.I had to rediscover who I was. And that's why I left the apartment.... And there I was, right in the heart of the Arab world, a...

Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement. With a career in law enforcement...

Stories of real teens creating change show readers how they too can make the world a better place. GENERATION FIX is the only kid's book that features real life stories of kids doing incredible things to make the world a better place. Capturing kids...

All fathers have heard it before-having a baby really changes your life. And maybe they felt like David L. Hill, MD, FAAP, author of Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro. Dr Hill is a dad himself and a pediatrician in practice. Inside this...

An interfaith friendship develops when Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, overlaps with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan--an occurence that happens only once every thirty years or so. Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York,...

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk, a book about Christianity, spirituality, and rediscovered faith. Struggling with her return to the Christian church after many years away, Kathleen Norris found it was...

Beth Dooley arrived in Minnesota from her native New Jersey with preconceptions about the Midwestern food scene. Having learned to cook in her grandmother's kitchen, shopping at farm stands and making preserves, she couldn't help but wonder, "Do people here really eat swampy broccoli,...

The classic tale of a female Huck Finn, Peter Bogdanovich's film version of the book was nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in the darkest days of the Great Depression, this is the timeless story of an 11-year-old orphan's rollicking journey through the Deep...

Celebrate Rocky's centennial with Rocky Mountain National Park: The First 100 Years. Award-winning author Mary Taylor Young tells a story that stretches from the dawn of time into the future. Journey back to witness the rise, fall, and rise again of mountains. Meet ancient...

Written for kids ages 8 to 12, Digging Up Dinosaurs is chock full of fun and fascinating information about fossils in Montana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Horner takes kids along on the dig, explaining step by step how fossils...

This novel of a young lesbian addict in '90s NYC "recalls Naked Lunch" with "dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous" prose--"an ecstatic love story" (Publishers Weekly). Written in the brash, fervent voice of the young and addicted, this debut novel from underground superstar Laurie Weeks "is...

In his bold second book, Ben Lerner molds philosophical insight, political outrage, and personal experience into a devastating critique of mass society. Angle of Yaw investigates the fate of public space, public speech, and how the technologies of viewing--aerial photography in particular--feed our culture...

The first in a series of groundbreaking novels about the American West from the Lakota perspectiveAuthor: Joseph M. MarshallPublisher: Fulcrum PublishingPublished: 08/01/2007Pages: 375Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.10dISBN: 9781555916534Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - FinalistAward: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal...

A striking and ambitious collection of gay horror fiction, covering a wide range of creatures of the night and all manner of urban terrors.Author: Michael RowePublisher: Arsenal Pulp PressPublished: 07/01/2002Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.01w x 0.73dISBN: 9781551520841Award: Lambda Literary Awards -...

"With good-natured humor and a jaunty rhyme scheme perfect for reading aloud, Bently and Ogilvie's spirited romp celebrates the love between chaotic kiddos and their steadfast parents." --Booklist (starred review) Yes, parents are bossy--but they also have their perks. Discover the best of them...

A bullied little chicken discovers his inner strength along with some surprising dinosaur ancestry in this farmyard tale with huge heart. Little Chick just wants to belong, but the bullies of the barnyard--Little Donkey, Little Pig, and Little Sheep--won't let him play in their...

Meet Bingo and J'miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this National Book Award finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J'miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to...

From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of "dares" challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a...