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Grandmother Moon
by Wunneanatsu Lamb-cason and Trisha B. Waters
During her weekly car ride with her grandmother from the city to the reservation, a young Native girl ponders the moon that seems to follow them. Tonight, her grandmother teaches her about Grandmother Moon, her significance, and why we honor her.
Picture Book
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We Go Slow
by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker
A multigenerational family takes a mindful walk in the city.
Picture Book
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The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
by Karina Yan Glaser
In 731 Chang’An, China, Han Yu sells steamed buns, and in 1931 Chinatown, New York, Luli Lee gazes out from her parents’ restaurant, and when crisis strikes both, they undertake perilous adventures to save what they love.
Children's Fiction
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Jazzy the Witch 1: In Broom Doom
by Jessixa Bagley
In a town where everyone is a witch, Jazzy just doesn’t fit the mold. Spells slip her mind and her lack of interest in flying baffles her broom-shop-owning parents. But everything changes when Jazzy stumbles upon something unexpected: bicycles! Suddenly, she’s found her spark, something that feels truly her. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t own a bike! Can she chase her passion without losing everything else?
Children's Graphic Novel
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The Space Cat
by Nnedi Okorafor
Periwinkle lives the dream with endless treats and humans who adore him. To the outside world, he's just an ordinary (and outrageously spoiled) house cat. But when the stars come out, Periwinkle reveals his true identity: he’s a space cat with his own intergalactic ship. When his humans relocate from the U.S. to Kaleria, a vibrant town in Nigeria, Periwinkle is ready for the challenge, but ocals who don’t love cats? Well... that part's complicated. Periwinkle has never backed down from the unknown. Soon, what started as a routine move turns into a mission unlike any he’s faced before. And this time, the stakes are planetary—right here on Earth.
Children's Graphic Novel
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But Where Do Sea Turtles Live?
by Elina Ellis
Join animal enthusiast Alex and her adventurous Curious Explorers Club as they set out to solve a marine mystery: where exactly do sea turtles call home? From rocky tide pools to swaying kelp forests, colorful coral reefs to shadowy sea caves, each young explorer has a different guess. As they investigate each habitat together, they gather clues and make exciting discoveries until the real answer reveals itself. This fun, kid-friendly journey also gently introduces the idea of conservation and the critical need to protect the natural homes of endangered animals like sea turtles.
Children's Nonfiction
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Lado B 2: Brazilian Project
by Catina Deluna
During the 1960s, Brazilian music gained popularity in the U.S., with bossa nova and samba becoming jazz staples. While many artists revisit the classics, Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruíz take a different path. Their album explores lesser-known Brazilian songs and reimagines familiar ones with fresh arrangements. Their deep musical partnership, rooted in shared heritage and artistry, brings a unique voice to the genre, supported by top-tier jazz musicians.
Adult Music CD
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Smash Original Broadway Cast Recording
by Marc Shaiman
Inspired by the hit TV series Smash, this is the ultimate musical-lover's musical, featuring a score by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. As opening night approaches for Bombshell, the dazzling new show about Marilyn Monroe, backstage chaos erupts. Legendary Broadway star Ivy Lynn, nearly buckling under the pressure, sets off a series of hilarious setbacks and surprises that bring the entire company to its knees. But no matter what, the curtain is going up!
Adult Music CD
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Ed.)
There are many entrances to Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In, from a path in the woods outside of town to a tree on a reservation to a surprise portal in a refrigerator door. That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: in the interconnected stories in this collection, the teens visiting the Drive-in experience concerts, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, love found again, and the support and advice of elders past and present. Legendary Frybread Drive-In will appeal to any teen (or adult, for that matter) who’s longed for a place where they are welcomed and understood, and where they are encouraged to have both roots and wings.
Teen Fiction
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Falling Like Leaves
by Misty Wilson
Taking a cue from her media executive father, Ellis Mitchell has planned her future out step-by-step: excelling at her competitive NYC high school, crushing it at the journalism internship offered by her dad’s company, and getting accepted to Columbia University. None of these plans include her parents separating and Ellis spending the fall of her senior year with her mother in the small town of Bramble Falls, Connecticut. Sure, Ellis spent multiple magical summers with her aunt and cousin in the cozy town, but she hasn’t been there in years and feels frustrated and angry at her mother for upending Ellis’s life in the city. Her transition to Bramble Falls isn’t helped by the cold shoulder offered to her by local golden boy and former-best-friend Cooper Barnett. But slowly and surely, Ellis finds herself giving into the charms – apple picking, pumpkin carving, hayrides -- of the local Fall Festival, the warm welcome of her cousin’s friends, and even the opportunity to consider her own interests outside of her father’s plans. Romantic and sweet, Falling Like Leaves is perfect for teens who are more than ready to trade sunscreen and beachwear for cozy sweaters and PSLs, or who keep The Gilmore Girls on their regular watchlist.
Teen Fiction |
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You've Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories at HBCUs
by Ebony Ladelle (Ed.)
In this collection of love stories set in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), love can be messy, painful, and heartbreaking, but it can also be revolutionary, profound, and hopeful. For Celine, a forbidden crush on a professor evolves into a second chance at romance years later. Myra’s focus on a coveted audition for the Fisk Jubilee Singers is challenged by the handsome music major determined to help her. Kiese investigates the darker side to academia, love, and identity. Like most blessings, love emerges in the most unexpected places—in a training cockpit for new pilots, during a Mardi Gras celebration, or while gathering signatures to start the first-ever LGBTQ+ student organization officially recognized at an HBCU. Including stories from such acclaimed authors as Elizabeth Acevedo, Farrah Rochon, Kennedy Ryan, and Nicola Yoon, You’ve Got a Place Here, Too, is recommended for readers who want their love stories to be deeply rooted in community experiences, as well as fans of new adult romances.
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The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine
30 years ago, Damien Capello, who co-owned the wildly popular restaurant Polpette Della Nonna with his wife Maria, met an untimely demise. Whispers claimed Maria murdered her husband to build her culinary empire on his bones, and that there was an all-too-grisly reason his body was never recovered. In present day, Maria has finally chosen to break her silence in a memoir and has chosen disgraced editor Thea Woods to bring her story to the world. Thea joins the Capello family at their idyllic upstate farm, where she quickly discovers that something's not quite right with the close-knit clan, and that Damien Capello isn't the only one to go mysteriously missing over the years. Thea finds herself trapped at the center of what will be the greatest scandal to rock the culinary world since Damien's increasingly suspicious disappearance -- assuming she can live long enough to tell the tale. Publisher’s Weekly praises author Valentine’s ability to build suspense and tension, and, in a starred review, Booklist Reviews recommends this “tasty and wildly macabre story” to foodies and horror fans alike.
Adult Fiction
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Tart: Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef
by Slutty Cheff
After leaving a corporate career to chase her culinary passion, a woman navigates the grueling yet exhilarating world of London fine dining, navigating gender dynamics, long hours, and personal awakenings as she seeks fulfillment, connection and purpose in and beyond the kitchen.
Adult Nonfiction
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The Outward Path: The Wisdom of the Aztecs
by Sebastian Purcell
The Aztecs were a philosophical people who held that the top goal in human life is not happiness but the pursuit of what they called 'neltiliztli': a life in truth. Our world, they held, is a 'slippery' one - a place where it is easy to make mistakes and be unwell. A true life avoids slipping by pursuing a communitarian solution, beginning with the formation of relationships and growing deep roots and later moving inward to still the mind. This outside-in approach is the outward path. In 'The Outward Path', Sebastian Purcell carves out a place for Aztec philosophy in popular culture, alongside the ancient Greeks, the Stoics and the Buddhists.
Adult Nonfiction
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Disney Adults: Exploring (And Falling in Love With) a Magical Subculture
by AJ Wolfe
A fascinating and enlightening deep dive into the infamous Disney Adult community. Disney Adults are grown-ups who derive singular, almost obsessive, joy from all things Disney. They devote countless hours and millions of dollars to Disney offerings, whether or not they have children. They're avid fans of the films, devotees of the Disney theme parks, collectors of the vast world of Disney merchandise, cosplayers who dress in clothing inspired by Disney characters. Their ranks are so large and their cultural impact so distinct that they have their own moniker and are an economic force unto themselves. Disney Adults dives deep into a misunderstood subculture, exploring the lives and experiences of a fascinating community to better understand its devotees' unwavering passion for all things Disney, why it offends, and why it matters.
Adult Nonfiction
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The Rez Doctor
by Gitz Crazyboy
Ryan Fox dreams of becoming a doctor. But when university takes him away from the support of his family and the Siksikaitsitapi community, his grades start to slip, his bills pile up, and getting into med school feels impossible. And now his beloved uncle is in jail. Can Ryan regain his footing to walk the path he saw so clearly as a young boy?
Teen Graphic Novel
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Zatanna: Bring Down the House
by Mariko Tamaki
After a deadly mistake left her terrified of her own abilities, Zatanna found a home for herself in Las Vegas performing a free show full of sleight-of-hand and cheap card tricks at the crappiest casino on the strip. It's not exactly glamourous-or heroic-but it sure beats the risk of dabbling in real magic! That is, until a mysterious stranger plunges Zatanna's world into chaos, dredging up old wounds and cracking open an inter-dimensional rift in the process! Now, Zatanna will have to face her fears and embrace her powers whether she wants to or not! But will the magic words do the trick, or will it all collapse around her like a house of cards?
Adult Graphic Novel
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Escuela de pirates
by Gracia Iglesias
Perico Flordepatata always wanted to be a pirate, so he signed up for Pirate School. But he had a tricky problem, he needed to smell like a whale, but instead, he reeked of lotion. Will Perico achieve the desired stink?
Perico Flordepatata siempre quiso ser un pirata, así que se inscribió en la escuela de piratas. Pero tenía un problema complicado, necesitaba oler como una ballena, pero en cambio, apestaba a loción. ¿Logrará Perico el olor deseado?
Spanish Picture Book
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Arderá el viento
by Guillermo Saccomanno
The Esterházys, an eccentric couple with two children arrive in a coastal town in Argentina and take over the management of an old hotel. These two individuals create the effect of a toxic community and disrupts its seemingly calm daily dynamics. The couple acts as an amplifier for the prejudices, hidden desires, superstitions, fears, and latent violence within many of the town’s inhabitants.
Los Esterházy, una pareja excéntrica con dos hijos llega a un pueblo costero de Argentina y se hacen cargo de un antiguo hotel. Estos dos individuos crean el efecto de una comunidad toxica e interrumpe con su dinámica diaria aparentemente tranquila. La pareja actúa como amplificador de los prejuicios, deseos ocultos, supersticiones, miedos y violencia latente en muchos de los habitantes del pueblo.
Spanish Adult Fiction
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Crímenes de Pancho Villa
by Reidezel Mendoza
Crímenes de Pancho Villa is a thorough rebuttal of the whitewashing of a revolutionary icon and a settling of accounts for the descendants of his victims.
Crímenes de Pancho Villa es una respuesta rotunda a la operación de lavado del icono revolucionario y un ajuste de cuentas para los descendientes de sus víctimas.
Spanish Adult Nonfiction
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