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I Hate Running and You Can Too: How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Make Sense of an Irrational Passion (Paperback)

By Brendan Leonard

$11.96

ISBN: 9781579659882

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Published: Artisan - March 16th, 2021

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Humorous, insightful, and strangely motivating, this short book, illustrated with laugh-inducing Semi-Rad charts, will inspire you to get out for a run...even if you're reading the book to procrastinate from running.  A great gift for runners, non-runners, and those who hate running!

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Firekeeper's Daughter (Hardcover)

By Angeline Boulley

$15.19

ISBN: 9781250766564

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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - March 16th, 2021

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Firekeeper's Daughter is an emotional roller coaster that considers issues of justice, integrity, community, family, fairness, and trust, while also thrilling and enthralling. A masterpiece of YA fiction, Firekeeper's Daughter is going to rock the YA literary world like Angie Thomas did with The Hate You Give. I don't have the space to expound how brilliant this thriller is; a 2021 must-read.

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Thirsty Mermaids (Hardcover)

By Kat Leyh

$29.99

ISBN: 9781982133573

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Published: Gallery 13 - February 9th, 2021

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In search of booze, three mermaids venture onto shore, where they have to navigate everything from walking and clothes, to jobs and purpose. Thirsty Mermaids is the adult female friendship comic for everyone who's trying to balance their Little Mermaid nostalgia with their feminism.

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Cinders and Sparrows (Hardcover)

By Stefan Bachmann

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062289957

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Published: Greenwillow Books - October 13th, 2020

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A supposed orphan, a magical old house, and a curse make this book a fairytale meets Secret Garden meets Howl's Moving Castle. It's the classic-feeling fantasy you've been looking for!

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Milk Fed: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Melissa Broder

$26.00

ISBN: 9781982142490

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Published: Scribner - February 2nd, 2021

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Lush and weird, one bite of this book isn't enough- I had to binge it, and it was hard to find another book after that would feed my hunger for more. From the complexities of food and mother-daughter relationship, to questions of career, sex, and desire, Broder has created a deliciously weird, multiple-course masterpiece.

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Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger 1) (Hardcover)

By Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

$18.95

ISBN: 9781643750057

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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - September 15th, 2020

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This charmingly quirky novel begs to be read aloud. Featuring illustrations by Jon Klassen, it's the perfect book for curling up around (with a bowl of popcorn, and maybe a chicken to cuddle). Like Frog & Toad or Wallace & Gromit, Skunk & Badger are certain to be beloved.

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Where the Wild Ladies Are (Paperback)

By Aoko Matsuda, Polly Barton (Translator)

$13.56

ISBN: 9781593766900

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Published: Soft Skull Press - October 20th, 2020

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Enthralling, smart, and relatable, these stories offer commentary on society, gender, and power...and feature ghosts. Each story in this book is a retelling of a traditional Japanese ghost tale. A thin thread connects them, growing gradually stronger until the end, making this a superb choice for those novel-enthusiasts looking to try more short stories.

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Baba Yaga's Assistant (Paperback)

By Marika McCoola, Emily Carroll (Illustrator)

$8.99

ISBN: 9781536213102

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Published: Candlewick - June 2nd, 2020

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Child-eating witches, clever girls...and a house on chicken legs! An adventure for graphic-novel loving kids and those who enjoy remixed fairytales and folklore.

[Note: Yes, I wrote this book, but I'm staff picking it as a December birthday present to myself and my grandmother, and in honor of her memory (the book is dedicated to her, and she did get to see it before she died). I was due to be born on my grandmother's birthday and she died the night before mine. She was the daughter of a bookstore owner, and grew up in the shop. Her love of books is one of her greatest gifts to me.]

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A Certain Hunger (Hardcover)

By Chelsea G. Summers

$26.00

ISBN: 9781951213145

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Published: Unnamed Press - December 8th, 2020

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Food critic Dorothy Daniels wants good food and good sex, and she will go to whatever lengths she needs in order to get it. She is, after all, a psychopath. At once a critique of the food industry and a criminal's account, A Certain Hunger is a stunning feminist page-turner. With it's devious protagonist and delectable prose, this novel will devour you.

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