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Shoes Off, Please
by Helena Ku Rhee
When Mina invites friends over, she is embarrassed by her Korean family's tradition of removing shoes before entering a home until she understands the meaning of the custom.
Also available in eBook.
Picture Book
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Tenacious Won't Give Up
by Pam Vaughan
Tenacious is determined to ride her bike in this year's Wheel Parade, but she keeps crashing--until her sister advises her to try smarter, not harder.
Picture Book
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Graciela in the Abyss
by Meg Medina
A sea ghost, a mortal boy, and a dangerous enchanted harpoon… A Newbery Medalist takes us far beneath the waves in this extraordinary foray into fantasy. When the harpoon is accidentally reunited with its vengeful creator, unlikely allies Graciela and Jorge have no choice but to work together to keep evil spirits from wreaking havoc on both the living and the dead.
Children's Fiction
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Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen
by James Robinson
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Robinson, known for the Emmy-nominated short film, Whale Eyes, presents a stunning illustrated memoir for middle-grade readers and adults alike. Through a unique blend of personal stories and engaging visuals, this book offers an immersive experience, allowing readers to truly understand his world as someone with a visual disability. Readers will grapple with words, engage in interactive vision tests, and even “pretend-read” upside down, all while following James’s journey to unlock the profound power of language.
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook.
Children's Nonfiction
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I'm a Photon
by Eve M. Vavagiakis
Fascinating photons make up light, from X-rays and microwaves to the colors of the rainbow. Scientists use tiny photons to study and create things big and small, like using a precise laser in an experiment or learning about the origins of the universe itself. Complex concepts are presented in a fun and readable style as physicist Dr. Eve Vavagiakis shines a light on these unique elementary particles and the many ways they appear and behave.
Also available in eBook.
Children's Nonfiction
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On Guard
by Cassidy Wasserman
12 year-old Katie is having trouble adapting to a new school year after her parents separate and her best friend is no longer her best friend, but maybe fencing club will give her a place to be herself.
Also available in eBook.
Children's Graphic Novel
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American Heart
Benson Boone is quickly soaring to global pop stardom on the heels of a breakout year in 2024. His brand-new album American Heart builds upon that success and expands his sonic landscape, creating a project that feels both larger-than-life and sincere at its core.
Adult Music CD
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Flowers
Durand Jones & The Indications celebrate their journey with this album, embracing their roots in funk and Southern soul while evolving their sound. From Indiana to global stages, they merge past influences with newfound confidence, creating a soulful, mature album that reflects their growth and artistry.
Adult Music CD
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Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
by C. B. Lee
Brenda is a type A overachiever, determined to follow her 19-point plan that will lead to the right college, the right career, and eventually, saving the world through science. Kat is a troublemaker, rebelling against the expectations placed on her as “The Chosen One” who will end the series of mana (magical energy) surges that have been endangering the city. Both girls live in Los Angeles… but not the same Los Angeles. When a portal between their universes brings Brenda to Kat’s father’s coffee shop, the girls find that opposites most definitely attract. Will they be able to navigate unreliable portals, wyvern attacks, earthquakes, and a dark conspiracy to be able to save both worlds… and actually be able to date? Funny and heartfelt, this is a great read for teens looking for cozy fantasy and sapphic romance.
Teen Fiction
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Meet Me on Love Street
by Farah Heron
Despite her parents’ divorce, and despite never having been in love herself, Sana Merali is an unapologetic “hopeless romantic.” She even lives on Love Street, a charming neighborhood full of mom-and-pop stores, where the shop owners feel like family. So when she sees the businesses on her street take an economic hit due to encroaching chain stores, the plan Sana comes up with to save her neighborhood is all about bringing the love to Love Street. One problem? Newcomer Miles Desai, who’s on the planning committee, and is very much anti-romance. Sana determines that she will not only win him over to her plans, she will also change his stance on love by setting him up on a series of blind dates. Unfortunately, when her matchmaking plans start to work too well, Sana realizes that her own happily-ever-after might be in danger. Meet Me on Love Street leans hard into a lot of tropes, but teen fans of grumpy-sunshine and “working together to save the town” romances will find that Sana’s authentic voice and her lovable found family keep the story fresh and fun.
Also available in eBook.
Teen Fiction
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Death at the White Hart
by Chris Chibnall
In a picturesque village on the English coast, a man is found dead in the middle of the road, tied to a chair, and with a stag’s antlers on his head. The victim is identified as Jim Tiernan, owner of the local pub, and keeper of everyone’s secrets. Detective Nicola Bridge, a Fleetcombe native only recently returned to the village, and her young DC, Harry Ward, are determined to find the murderer, scratching away at the village’s perfect façade to find the ugly truth beneath it. Publisher’s Weekly Reviews says that author Chris Chibnall – the creator of the television series Broadchurch – “flexes his talents for characterization and complex plotting in his engrossing first novel,” and Library Journal Reviews recommends this “spectacular novel” with its “intriguing suspense and drama” to devotees of Knives Out and Murder on the Orient Express.
Adult Fiction
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Kakigori Summer
by Emily Itami
When Ai, a J-pop idol, becomes embroiled in a scandal, her older sisters Rei, an investment banker who’s just experienced her own bout of reckless behavior, and Kiki, a single mother and health care worker, put their lives on pause to swoop in and rescue her. Against her will, they bring Ai to their childhood home on the Japanese coast, which offers a respite from the paparazzi, but where their time together is also shadowed by memories of their mother’s death when they were young. Library Journal Reviews recommends Kakigori Summer to fans of Sally Rooney, and Booklist Reviews praises this bittersweet family drama, saying, “Itami’s voice is sharp, funny, and deeply empathetic, weaving together wit and poignancy in a character-driven narrative that feels fresh, heartfelt, and painfully real.”
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook.
Adult Fiction
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Clint: The Man and the Movies
by Shawn Levy
From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, a revelatory portrait of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in movie history and an imposing icon of American culture for six decades. As Shawn Levy reveals in this masterful biography, Clint Eastwood’s life is a saga of cunning, determination, and conquest, a story about a man ascending to the Hollywood pantheon while keeping one foot firmly planted outside its door.
Adult Nonfiction
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The Carpool Detectives
by Chuck Hogan
Follows four mothers who, driven by a shared fascination with true crime and a desire to reclaim their sense of purpose, undertake their own investigation into a decade-old double homicide, uncovering new evidence, confronting real risks, and challenging the boundaries of amateur sleuthing.
Adult Nonfiction
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On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports
by Christine Brennan
A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in history—by award-winning USA TODAY columnist and television commentator Christine Brennan.
Adult Nonfiction
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Space Punch 1
by ZD
In a mafia-governed city where corruption and violence is commonplace, two brothers find a mysterious artifact that will change their lives forever
Teen Graphic Novel
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X-Men '97: Great X-pectations
by Steve Foxe
The X-Men are back--and the '90s have never looked better! In this official prelude to the upcoming X-MEN '97, discover what Storm, Jubilee, Wolverine, and the rest of the beloved '90s X-Men cast have been up to in the time before their return!
Adult Graphic Novel
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¡Vamos a surfear!
by Kwame Alexander
Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend a day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer while he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can’t help getting pulled in—literally. Before you can shout “Surf’s up!” both frogs are sharing the same adventure—that is, until they get to the beach.
Compa y Cuate tienen ideas muy diferentes sobre cómo pasar un día en la playa. Pero mientras Compa se sumerge en la lectura de su libro (Moby Dick) dando gritos de asombro, Cuate no puede evitar ser atrapado por la historia, literalmente. En menos de lo que te tomaría gritar ¡Vamos a surfear!, ambas ranas están disfrutando la misma aventura, es decir, hasta que llegan a la playa.
Spanish Picture Book
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Mi nombre es Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende
Emilia is born in San Francisco and is a product of a passionate relationship between a nun and a Chilean aristocrat who abandons her pregnant mother. Years later, Emilia journeys to South America with talented reporter Eric to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.
Emilia nace en San Francisco y es producto de una relación apasionada entre una monja y un aristócrata chileno que abandona a su madre embarazada. Años después Emilia viaja a Sudamérica con el reportero talentoso Eric para descubrir la verdad sobre su padre y sobre ella misma.
Spanish Adult Fiction
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Cocina Japonesa con alma
by Tadashi Ono
A collection of more than 100 recipes that introduces Japanese comfort food to home cooks, exploring new ingredients, techniques, and the surprising origins of popular dishes like gyoza and tempura. Some of the recipes you’ll find in the book include ramen, soba, tempura, gyoza, Japanese-style fried chicken, rice bowls and even savory pancakes.
Una colección de mas de 100 recetas que presenta la comida japonesa reconfortante a los cocineros caseros, explorando nuevos ingredientes, técnicas y los orígenes sorprendentes de platos populares como las gyozas y la tempura. Algunas de las recetas que encontrarás en el libro incluyen ramen, soba, tempura, gyoza, pollo frito al estilo japonés, tazones de arroz e incluso panqueques deliciosos.
Spanish Adult Nonfiction
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