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by Kristin Hannah ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 6, 2024 A dramatic, vividly detailed reconstruction of a little-known aspect of the Vietnam War. Likes 104 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller A young woman’s experience as a nurse in Vietnam casts a deep shadow over her life. When we learn that the farewell party

by Louis Sachar ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1998 Good Guys and Bad get just deserts in the end, and Stanley gets plenty of opportunities to display pluck and valor in this… Sentenced to a brutal juvenile detention camp for a crime he didn’t commit, a wimpy teenager turns four generations of bad family luck

by Kwame Alexander & illustrated by Tim Bowers ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 2011 Having put together a band with renowned cousin Duck Ellington and singer “Bee” Holiday, Rooster’s chances sure look… Winning actually isn’t everything, as jazz-happy Rooster learns when he goes up against the legendary likes of Mules Davis and Ella Finchgerald at

by Craig Melvin ; illustrated by Sawyer Cloud ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2024 Affectionate and affirming. Today co-anchor Melvin pens an ode to the father-son bond. A dad lists all the things he admires about his son, including the boy’s willingness to face his fears (such as diving into the swimming pool) and his

From the One and Only series , Vol. 4 by Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Patricia Castelao ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 7, 2024 Not the most satisfying wrap-up, but it’s always good to spend time in the world of this series. Beloved gorilla Ivan becomes a father to rambunctious twins in this finale to a

by Amy Tan ; illustrated by Amy Tan ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2024 An ebullient nature lover’s paean to birds. A charming bird journey with the bestselling author. In his introduction to Tan’s “nature journal,” David Allen Sibley, the acclaimed ornithologist, nails the spirit of this book: a “collection of delightfully quirky, thoughtful, and

by Dev Petty ; illustrated by Lauren Eldridge ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2017 The dynamic interaction between the characters invites readers to take risks, push boundaries, and have a little unscripted… Reinvention is the name of the game for two blobs of clay. A blue-eyed gray blob and a brown-eyed brown blob sit side

by Lisa Jewell ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2018 Dark and unsettling, this novel’s end arrives abruptly even as readers are still moving at a breakneck speed. Ten years after her teenage daughter went missing, a mother begins a new relationship only to discover she can’t truly move on until she answers lingering questions about

by Kristin Hannah ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 6, 2024 A dramatic, vividly detailed reconstruction of a little-known aspect of the Vietnam War. Likes 104 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller A young woman’s experience as a nurse in Vietnam casts a deep shadow over her life. When we learn that the farewell party