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Celebrating Black History Month -- Kids Edition

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life, Muhammad Ali quote

 

 

the ABCs of Black History Book Cover

 

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.  We are all the same in this notion; The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”

– Wilma Rudolph

 

Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies Book Cover

I can accept failure.  Everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.”

– Michael Jordan

 

Legacy, Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance Book Cover

 

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

– Rosa Parks

Ruby Bridges, This is Your Time Book Cover

 

We are the Ones we've been waiting for. We are the Change that we Seek, Barack Obama quote

 

Who Was Ida B. Wells Book Cover

 

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the True West Book Cover

 

Opening the Road, Victor Hugo Green  and his Green Book, Book Cover

Black Heroes Book Cover

I knew then, and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no wasy way to get it, Claudette Colvin quote

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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world”

– Harriet Tubman

The ABCs of Black History By Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781523507498
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - December 8th, 2020

Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book By Keila V. Dawson, Alleanna Harris (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Keila V. Dawson, Alleanna Harris (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781506467917
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Published: Beaming Books - January 26th, 2021

The Great Migration: Journey to the North By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - September 15th, 2020

Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies (DK Children's Timelines) By DK, Mireille Harper (Foreword by) Cover Image
By DK, Mireille Harper (Foreword by)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780744039092
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Published: DK Children - January 19th, 2021

The Tuskegee Airmen By Sarah E. de Capua Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781503853737
Published: Child's World - January 1st, 2021

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance By Nikki Grimes Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781681199443
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - January 5th, 2021

This Is Your Time By Ruby Bridges Cover Image
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Published: Delacorte Press - November 10th, 2020

Who Was Ida B. Wells? (Who Was?) By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ, Ted Hammond (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ, Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
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Published: Penguin Workshop - June 2nd, 2020

The True West: Real Stories about Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsun By Wiliam Luong (Illustrator), Mifflin Lowe Cover Image
By Wiliam Luong (Illustrator), Mifflin Lowe
$19.99
ISBN: 9781733633512
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Published: Bushel & Peck Books - June 2nd, 2020

January 18th - MLK Jr. Day

A Selection of Fiction/Nonfiction books in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

 

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"A riot is the language of the unheard."
 

The Civil Rights Reader, American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation Book Cover

 

A Time to Break Silence Books Cover

 

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

 

Meridian, Alice Walker Book Cover

 

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Book Cover

 

This Book is Anti-Racist Book Cover

 

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"

 

Howard Zinn, SNCC and the New Abolitionists

 

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
 

Ella Baker & the Black Freedom Movement Book Cover

 

 

March: Book One By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
$14.95
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 13th, 2013

March: Book Two By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781603094009
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - January 20th, 2015

March: Book Three By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781603094023
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 2nd, 2016

The Civil Rights Reader: American Literature from Jim Crow to Reconciliation By Amy Schmidt (Associate Editor), Julie Buckner Armstrong (Editor), Booker T. Washington (Contribution by) Cover Image
By Amy Schmidt (Associate Editor), Julie Buckner Armstrong (Editor), Booker T. Washington (Contribution by)
$34.95
ISBN: 9780820332253
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Published: University of Georgia Press - January 15th, 2009

A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students (King Legacy #10) By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Walter Dean Myers (Introduction by) Cover Image
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Published: Beacon Press - November 5th, 2013

Meridian By Alice Walker Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780156028349
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Published: Amistad - May 26th, 2003

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316453691
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Empower the Future #1) By Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9780711245211
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Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - January 7th, 2020

SNCC: The New Abolitionists By Howard Zinn Cover Image
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Published: Haymarket Books - December 10th, 2013

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) By Barbara Ransby Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780807856161
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Published: University of North Carolina Press - February 28th, 2005

Valentine's Day

 

Let's Say I love You, Learn 12 different languages

 

 

the Love Letter

 

Hugs & Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug, Eric Carle Book Cover

 

 

I just wated to say, I think you're cute and I like you Book Cover

 

Sealed with a Kiss Book Cover

 

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Let's Say I Love You (Baby's First Language Book) By Giselle Ang, Erica Sirotich (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Giselle Ang, Erica Sirotich (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062978684
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Published: HarperFestival - December 15th, 2020

The Love Letter By Anika Aldamuy Denise, Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062741578
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Published: HarperCollins - October 8th, 2019

One Hug By Katrina Moore, Julia Woolf (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Katrina Moore, Julia Woolf (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780062849540
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - December 10th, 2019

How Do I Love Thee? By Jennifer Adams, Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Published: Balzer + Bray - December 18th, 2018

Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062835680
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Published: HarperCollins - December 18th, 2018

Sealed with a Kiss By Beth Ferry, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Beth Ferry, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780062475770
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Published: HarperCollins - January 8th, 2019

Romeosaurus and Juliet Rex By Mo O'Hara, Andrew Joyner (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mo O'Hara, Andrew Joyner (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780062652744
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Published: HarperCollins - December 11th, 2018

January 18th - MLK Jr. Day

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”
 
I Have a Dream, by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 
“It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.”
 
Trail Blazers: Martin Luther King Kr., Fighting for Civil Rights Book Cover
 
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
 
Step Into Reading, 3 Step, Dream March Book Cover
 
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”
 
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
 
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“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”
 
American Girl, Real Stories from My Time, the March on Washington Book Cover
 
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
 
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780375858871
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Published: Anne Schwartz Books - October 9th, 2012

Trailblazers: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights By Christine Platt Cover Image
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - December 8th, 2020

Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington (Step into Reading) By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator) Cover Image
$4.99
ISBN: 9781101936696
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - December 26th, 2017

A Sweet Smell of Roses By Angela Johnson, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Angela Johnson, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
$8.99
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ISBN: 9781416953616
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - December 26th, 2007

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) By Varian Johnson Cover Image
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - June 25th, 2019

The March on Washington (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) By Bonnie Bader, Kelley McMorris (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Bonnie Bader, Kelley McMorris (Illustrator)
$5.99
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ISBN: 9781338193015
Published: Scholastic Inc. - December 26th, 2018

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month--

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

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When We Were Alone

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Bowwow Powwow -

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Sing Down the Moon --The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book 1 ( The Misewa Saga #1 )

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Race to the Sun

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Available in the coming weeks:

The Girl and the Wolf   --

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We Are Water Protectors

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story By Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781626727465
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - October 22nd, 2019

When We Were Alone By David A. Robertson, Julie Flett (Illustrator) Cover Image
By David A. Robertson, Julie Flett (Illustrator)
$21.95
ISBN: 9781553796732
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Published: Highwater Press - December 1st, 2016

Bowwow Powwow By Brenda J. Child, Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator) Cover Image
By Brenda J. Child, Jonathan Thunder (Illustrator), Gordon Jourdain (Translator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781681340777
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Published: Minnesota Historical Society Press - May 1st, 2018

Sing Down the Moon: A Newbery Honor Award Winner By Scott O'Dell Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780547406329
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Published: Clarion Books - September 13th, 2010

Rick Riordan Presents: Race to the Sun By Rebecca Roanhorse Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781368024662
Published: Rick Riordan Presents - January 14th, 2020

The Girl and the Wolf By Katherena Vermette, Julie Flett (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Katherena Vermette, Julie Flett (Illustrator)
$22.95
ISBN: 9781926886541
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Published: Theytus Books - February 5th, 2019

We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) By Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250203557
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - March 17th, 2020

In Honor of Obama's New Book:

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope By Nikki Grimes, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nikki Grimes, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781442440920
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - January 24th, 2012

Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was?) By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780448453309
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Published: Penguin Workshop - December 24th, 2009

Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (Step into Reading) By Shana Corey Cover Image
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - August 11th, 2009

The Story of Barack Obama: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers (The Story of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers) By Tonya Leslie, PhD Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781647391058
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Published: Rockridge Press - July 28th, 2020

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters By Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780375835278
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - November 16th, 2010

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance By Barack Obama Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781400082773
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Published: Crown - August 10th, 2004

Witchy Reads for the Dog-days of Summer:

For those who keep Halloween in their hearts all year long

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 Year of the Witching Book Cover

A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut.

In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet's word is law, Immanuelle Moore's very existence is blasphemy. Her mother's union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement. But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still lurking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the journal of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood.

Fascinated by the secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.

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Legendborn Book Cover

Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of CityofBoneswithamoderndaytwistonaclassiclegend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic. legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic.dancing witch giph

Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic.

 

After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape--until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.

A flying demon feeding on human energies.

A secret society of so called "Legendborn" students that hunt the creatures down.

And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a "Merlin" and who attempts--and fails--to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw.

The mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there's more to her mother's death than what's on the police report, she'll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.

 

She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society's secrets--and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she'll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down--or join the fight.

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Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop Book Cover

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From the critically acclaimed author of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune comes a new delightful novel about exploring all the magical possibilities of life in the most extraordinary city of all: Paris.

 

Vanessa Yu never wanted to see people's fortunes--or misfortunes--in tealeaves.

 

Ever since she can remember, Vanessa has been able to see people's fortunes at the bottom of their teacups. To avoid blurting out their fortunes, she converts to coffee, but somehow fortunes escape and find a way to complicate her life and the ones of those around her. To add to this plight, her romance life is so nonexistent that her parents enlist the services of a matchmaking expert from Shanghai.

After her matchmaking appointment, Vanessa sees death for the first time. She decides that she can't truly live until she can find a way to get rid of her uncanny abilities. When her eccentric Aunt Evelyn shows up with a tempting offer to whisk her away, Vanessa says au revoir to California and bonjour to Paris. There, Vanessa learns more about herself and the root of her gifts and realizes one thing to be true: knowing one's destiny isn't a curse, but being unable to change it is.

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The stakes are higher. The witches are deadlier. And the romance is red-hot. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller Serpent & Dove is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas.

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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut.

 

Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless.

 

During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured?

 

Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with.

 

When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen?

 

Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.

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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The Craft when modern witches must save teens stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller debut.

Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless.

 

During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured?

 

Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of The Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with.

 

When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen?

 

Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.

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After the men in an Arctic Norwegian town are wiped out, the women must survive a sinister threat in this "perfectly told" 1600s parable of "a world gone mad" (Adriana Trigiani).
Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Magnusdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below. With the menfolk wiped out, the women of the tiny Arctic town of Vardø must fend for themselves.
Three years later, a stranger arrives on their shore. Absalom Cornet comes from Scotland, where he burned witches in the northern isles. He brings with him his young Norwegian wife, Ursa, who is both heady with her husband's authority and terrified by it. In Vardø, and in Maren, Ursa sees something she has never seen before: independent women. But Absalom sees only a place untouched by God, and flooded with a mighty evil. As Maren and Ursa are drawn to one another in ways that surprise them both, the island begins to close in on them, with Absalom's iron rule threatening Vardø's very existence.
Inspired by the real events of the Vardø storm and the 1621 witch trials, The Mercies is a story of love, evil, and obsession, set at the edge of civilization

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The Year of the Witching By Alexis Henderson Cover Image
$26.00
Unavailable, Out of Stock, or Out of Print
ISBN: 9780593099605
Published: Ace - July 21st, 2020

Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) By Tracy Deonn Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534441606
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - September 15th, 2020

Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop By Roselle Lim Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781984803276
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Published: Berkley - August 4th, 2020

Blood & Honey (Serpent & Dove #2) By Shelby Mahurin Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9780062878052
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Published: HarperTeen - September 1st, 2020

A Wicked Magic By Sasha Laurens Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593117255
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Published: Razorbill - July 28th, 2020

B*WITCH By Paige McKenzie, Nancy Ohlin Cover Image
$17.99
Unavailable, Out of Stock, or Out of Print
ISBN: 9781368028769
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2020

The Mercies By Kiran Millwood Hargrave Cover Image
$27.00
Unavailable, Out of Stock, or Out of Print
ISBN: 9780316529259
Published: Little, Brown and Company - February 11th, 2020

Upcoming Books with Perfect Pitch:

Your favorite song lyrics by renowned songwriters as illustrated picture books

Coming in October:

Respect, song lyrics by Otis Redding, illustrations by Rachel Moss
Otis Redding’s classic song “Respect”—as popularized by Aretha Franklin—becomes an empowering picture book exploring the concept of mutual respect through the eyes of a young girl.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Find out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-T / Take care, TCB
Oh (sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me)
A little respect

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul Book Cover

 

We Got the Beat, song lyrics by Charlotte Caffey, illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O’Connor
An exuberant celebration of dance and play in picture book form, based on Charlotte Caffey’s joyful classic made famous by the Go-Go’s.

We Got the Beat, Song Lyrics by Charlotte Caffey Book Cover

See the people walking down the street
Fall in line just watching all their feet
They don't know where they want to go
But they're walking in time
They got the beat...

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’, song lyrics by Lee Hazlewood, illustrations by Rachel Moss
Lee Hazlewood’s tough-talkin’ hit song (popularized by Nancy Sinatra) is adapted into a playful children’s book about the inner life of a jealous cat.

These Books Are Made for Walkin' Book Cover

These boots are made for walking
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

Move the Crowd, song lyrics by Eric Barrier and William Griffin, illustrations by Kirk Parrish
Innovative illustrator Kirk Parrish brings the iconic hip-hop song “Move the Crowd” to life for the first time as a children’s picture book.

Move the Crowd Book Cover

With knowledge of self, there's nothing I can't solve
At 360 degrees I revolve
This is actual fact, it's not an act, it's been proven
Indeed and I proceed to make the crowd keep moving

 

The first four books in the series: African (song lyrics by Peter Tosh), Don’t Stop (song lyrics by Christine McVie), Good Vibrations (song lyrics by Mike Love and Brian Wilson), and We’re Not Gonna Take It (song lyrics by Dee Snider), are now available wherever books are sold

 

 

Respect: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Otis Redding, Rachel Moss (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Otis Redding, Rachel Moss (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781617758447
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Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - October 6th, 2020

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul By Carole Boston Weatherford, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534452282
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 25th, 2020

We Got the Beat: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Charlotte Caffey, Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781617758362
Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - October 6th, 2020

These Boots Are Made for Walkin': A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Lee Hazlewood, Rachel Moss Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781617758751
Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - October 6th, 2020

Move the Crowd: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Eric Barrier, William Griffin, Kirk Parrish (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781617758492
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Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - October 6th, 2020

African: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Peter Tosh, Rachel Moss (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Peter Tosh, Rachel Moss (Illustrator)
$16.95
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ISBN: 9781617757990
Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - June 2nd, 2020

We're Not Gonna Take It: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Margaret McCartney, Dee Snider Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781617757884
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Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - June 2nd, 2020

Don't Stop: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Christine McVie, Nusha Ashjaee (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Christine McVie, Nusha Ashjaee (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781617758058
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Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - June 2nd, 2020

Good Vibrations: A Children's Picture Book (LyricPop) By Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Paul Hoppe (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Paul Hoppe (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781617757877
Published: Akashic Books, Ltd. - June 2nd, 2020

MythBursting:

-Myth and Folk-Tale Inspired Reads-

Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her. . . . The stakes are higher than ever in this breathtaking sequel to Spin the Dawn, perfect for fans of Six of Crows

Maia Tamarin's journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone--perhaps forever--and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the peace. When the emperor's rivals learn of her deception, there is hell to pay, but the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within. Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red; losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It's only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, and in the meantime she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.

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This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman's Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy. The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be "normal." But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star's help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago. Sheetal's quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family's champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens--and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all


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Thrust into leadership upon the death of his emperor father, young Prince Ahkin feels completely unready for his new position. Though his royal blood controls the power of the sun, he's now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. And despite all Ahkin's efforts, the sun is fading--and the end of the world may be at hand. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose blood controls the power of water, the old emperor's death may mean that she is next. Prince Ahkin must be married before he can ascend the throne, and Mayanais one of six noble daughters presented to him as a possible wife. Those who are not chosen will be sacrificed to the gods

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Garber's gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world. - BOOKLIST (Starred Review)
Some people ARE illegal. Lobizonas do NOT exist. Both of these statements are false. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered.

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A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history.Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena's motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight. When Atoc demands the real Condesa's hand in marriage, it's Ximena's duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian spies have reported that Atoc's no longer carrying his deadly relic. If Ximena can find it, she can return the true aristócrata to their rightful place.

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The first in a gripping fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction--from debut author Roseanne A. Brown. This New York Times bestseller is perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Renée Ahdieh, and Sabaa Tahir.

For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal--kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia's freedom.

But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic . . . requiring the beating heart of a king. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition.

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Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars #2) By Elizabeth Lim Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780525647027
Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2020

Star Daughter By Shveta Thakrar Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062894625
Published: HarperTeen - August 11th, 2020

The Seventh Sun By Lani Forbes Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781982546090
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Published: Blackstone Publishing - February 18th, 2020

Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World #1) By Romina Garber Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250239129
Published: Wednesday Books - August 4th, 2020

Woven in Moonlight By Isabel Ibañez Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781624148019
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Published: Page Street YA - January 7th, 2020

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin By Roseanne A. Brown Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062891495
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Published: Balzer + Bray - June 2nd, 2020

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