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The Shadow Hunt by Katherine Langrish Booklist, starred review: "Thirteen-year-old Wolf is running away from the abbey where he was raised when he unexpectedly meets renowned knight Sir Hugo. Together... More about this book »	West of the Moon by Katherine Langrish An epic and action-packed fantasy adventure that weaves together Norse legends, shadowy creatures and an unforgettable hero. When Peer is orphaned he is taken by... More about this book »
Greasewood Creek by Pamela Steele Avery is no stranger to the weight of loss, the way it shapes and defines the expanse of a life. The death of her sister, when Avery was just a child herself,... More about this book »	What Came After by Sam Winston The apocalypse doesn't need plagues or zombies or bombs. All it needs is us. Set in the very near future, WHAT CAME AFTER takes place in a too-credible third-... More about this book »
THE BRO-MAGNET by Lauren Lise Baratz-Logsted Ebook available for sale at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Women have been known to lament, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." For Johnny Smith, the problem is... More about this book »	Daniel X: Demons and Druids by James Patterson Daniel X is on an impossible mission: to eliminate every intergalactic criminal on the face of the Earth. Using his incredible superpower to create objects out of... More about this book »
DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME by Jessica Anya Blau There is nothing like ten days with one's family to bring forth old obsessions and childhood memories. When Anna, Portia and Emery’s mother, Louise, suffers... More about this book »	THE SUMMER OF NAKED SWIM PARTIES by Jessica Anya Blau Fourteen-year-old Jamie will never forget the summer of 1976. It's the summer when she has her first boyfriend, cute surfer Flip Jenkins; it's the summer when her... More about this book »
Ocotillo Dreams by Melinda Palacio Set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city's infamous 1997 migrant sweeps, this riveting tale brings to life the social issues that arise from border policy and... More about this book »	Ocotillo Dreams by Melinda Palacio Set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city's infamous 1997 migrant sweeps, this riveting tale brings to life the social issues that arise from border policy and... More about this book »

When Sex Became Gender by Shira Tarrant How did the term "sex" develop into "gender"? And is it really true that a vibrant feminist movement disappeared entirely after suffrage gains... More about this book »	How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You... by Ernie J. Zelinski With a focus on the non-financial aspects of retirement, How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free by Ernie J. Zelinski explores the myriad choices and decisions that ... More about this book »
Fernando's Gift by Douglas R Keister The story of Fernando, a young boy who lives in the rain forest of Costa Rica. Readers can follow Fernando's adventures as he picks bananas off the tree right... More about this book »	The Hijacking of Jesus, How the Religious Right Distorts... by Dan Wakefield In The Hijacking of Jesus, Dan Wakefield asks how and why the Christian faith has been so effectively appropriated by the Bush administration. Why is it that... More about this book »
Spiritually Incorrect: Finding God in All the Wrong Places by Dan Wakefield Spirituality is full of rules. You need to find your own way straight through them. Some people claim that you cannot truly achieve spiritual fulfillment if you're... More about this book »	Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz A bittersweet memoir of growing up dirt poor in Oklahoma When the peasants are deprived of fields to work, so goes the chorus of an old Irish ballad, “All that’s... More about this book »
Holder of Lightning by S.L. Farrell 1st book of the Cloudmages series More about this book »	The Banquet Bug aka The Uninvited by Geling Yan Laid-off factory worker Dan Dong goes to a fancy hotel in Beijing to interview for a job as a security guard. Mistaken for a journalist, he is ushered into a... More about this book »
Forgive the Moon by Maryanne Stahl From Publishers WeeklyEvery year, Amanda Kincaid vacations on Long Island with her extended family. She's there again this year at the start of Maryanne Stahl's... More about this book »	My War Killing Time In Iraq by Colby Buzzell "My War by Colby Buzzell is nothing less than the soul of an extremely interesting human being at war on our behalf in Iraq." - Kurt Vonnegut “I... More about this book »