Brunonia Barry

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Illinois

A Novel

Every gift has a price . . . every piece of lace has a secret. Towner Whitney, the self-confessed unreliable narrator, hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in the patterns in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations. Now the disappearance of two women is bringing Towner back home to Salem—and is bringing to light the shocking truth about the death of her twin sister.

The Lace Reader - *First Edition*

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Kim Edwards

Back cover has some damage. There is a black line at the bottom of the book. No pages are torn or missing.

Stories

The first story collection from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter

With The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards touched hearts across the nation. In this, her first collection of stories-now with three new stories added-she explores the lives of those who exist on the fringes of society: a fire-eater, an American and his Korean war bride, Madame Curie's maid, and others. Though their tales vary dramatically, each comes up against the barriers of place and circumstance in the most universal of experiences: the quest to discover and understand the elusive mysteries of love. Transporting readers to exotic locations, this beautiful collection reinforces Edwards's presence as an extraordinarily gifted writer.

The Secrets of a Fire King

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Leah Johnson

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

From award-winning author Leah Johnson comes a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about friendship, change, and the power we have to love ourselves. Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the bakery, where she helps out old Mr. Walker on the weekends. And definitely not at school, where her best friend Abby—the coolest, boldest, most talented girl in the world—drags Ellie along on her never-ending quest to “make her mark.” To someone else, a life in the shadows might seem boring, or lonely. But not to Ellie. As long as she has Abby by her side and a comic book in her hand, she’s quite content. Too bad life didn’t bother checking in with Ellie. Because when a freak earthquake hits her small town, Ellie wakes up with the power to bring anything back to life with just her touch. And when a video of her using her powers suddenly goes viral, Ellie’s life goes somewhere she never imagined—or wanted: straight into the spotlight. Surviving middle school is hard enough. Surviving middle school when paparazzi are camped out on your front lawn and an international pop singer wants you to use your powers on live tv and you might be in love with your best friend but she doesn’t know it? Absolutely impossible.

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

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W. Michael Gear

Kathleen O'Neal Gear

All 6 books included. Spines are slightly creased. No pages are torn or missing. Please message me for more pictures and questions.

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

A sweeping epic of prehistory,People of the Wolfis another compelling novel in the majestic North America's Forgotten Past series fromNew York Times andUSA Todaybestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

In the dawn of history, a valiant people forged a pathway from an old world into a new one. Led by a dreamer who followed the spirit of the wolf, a handful of courageous men and women dared to cross the frozen wastes to find an untouched, unspoiled continent.

Set in what is now Alaska, this is the magnificent saga of the vision-filled man who led his people to an awesome destiny, and the courageous woman whose love and bravery drove them on in pursuit of that dream.

North America's Forgotten Past Bundle

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Richard E. Rubenstein

Book has some markings (see pictures). No pages are torn or missing. 

How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Dark Ages

HOW CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS, AND JEWS REDISCOVERED ANCIENT WISDOM AND ILLUMINATED THE DARK AGES.

Aristotle's Children

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No pages are torn or missing. All three items included.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Cat Bundle

Aline Alexander Newman

Gary Weitzman

No pages are torn or missing. Slight crease on back cover.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Guide to Decoding Cat Language

We know cats are beautiful, secretive, and independent ... but even the most loyal cat owners are often baffled by their own pet's behavior. With veterinarian expert Dr. Gary Weitzman as guide, this fun book helps kids understand what cats are trying to communicate by their body language and behavior. So if you've ever wondered what Fluffy means when she's purring or moving her tail emphatically from left to right--this book is for you! It's full of insights, expert advice, and real-life cat scenarios, and showcases more than 30 poses, so you'll soon learn what each meow and flick of the tail means!

How to Speak Cat

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Josh Burnette

Pete Hardesty

#Wisdom4Life

Adulting (verb): To do grown-up things and have responsibilities such as a working full time, paying rent, or owning a car. Basic life skills go mostly untaught in classrooms, so graduates are on their own to figure out how to live successfully in the world. Without any guidance, where do you start? Adulting 101 is a clever, practical, and timely guide to show how to: Find a job and be wildly successful at work Buy the items you need as an adult (apartment, car, insurance) Set goals, prioritize, and get work done Communicate professionally and effectively Save and invest wisely Navigate personal and professional relationships Avoid the common mistakes of being out on your own And much, much more This book will give you what you need to succeed and make a real impact, inspiring you to change the world and be the person you were meant to be.

Adulting 101 Book 1

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Andrew McCall

Medieval society was obsessed with conformity. This is an account of the men and women who could not or would not observe the conventions of their times, such as homosexuals, heretics, prostitutes, thieves, vagabonds and fraudulent beggars.

Medieval Underworld

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Dave Kemper

Ruth Nathan

Patrick Sebranek

Reading & Language Arts

A Handbook for Young Writers and Learners

Provides tools of learning how to write, the process and forms of writing, and includes a proofreader's guide and student almanac.

Write Away

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Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Webster's NewWorkd Dictionary of Quotable Definitions and Random House Webster's Quotationary

Eugene E. Brussell

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotable Definitions

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Random House Webster's Quotationary 

National Geographic Kids

Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!

Offers an illustrated encyclopedia of general science, with informative and fun facts on a broad array of scientific topics.

Science Encyclopedia

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Michael Andreasen

Cover has slight ware. Pages are slightly crinkled. No pages are torn or missing.

"This debut author rightfully earns his place on the storytelling totem pole with this wildly original short story collection."--San Francisco Chronicle

Dazzling and delightful, with its feet only slightly tethered to the world we know, The Sea Beast Takes a Lover explores family, faith, and longing through a kaleidoscope of surreal landscapes and spellbinding characters.

Andreasen's stories unfold in wildly inventive worlds that invite the supernatural into our familiar routines: in "Bodies in Space," an extramarital affair is rudely interrupted by an alien abduction, while in "Blunderbuss," a third-grade class takes an ill-advised field trip to a floundering time travel institute. "Jenny" follows a reluctant caretaker's attempts to manage his kind-hearted headless sister, and in the title story, a group of sailors find their ship commandeered by an aggressively lovestruck kraken.

Romping through the fantastic with bighearted ease, these stories uncover a universal yearning for connection in seldom-explored spaces, revealing that aliens can help us think about loss, that time travel is just another way to talk about guilt, and that sea monsters may have a thing or two to teach us about love.

With a captivating new voice from an immensely talented storyteller, The Sea Beast Takes a Lover uses the odd, the extraordinary, and the miraculous to expose us at our most profoundly and hilariously human.

The Sea Beast Takes a Lover

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Irene Hunt

The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton--a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.

In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story. 

"Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history."--Booklist

Across Five Aprils

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Erin Morgenstern

Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. A first novel. Reprint.

The Night Circus

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Dhonielle Clayton

Ex-library copies. Books have library protective covers, stickers, and markings. No pages are torn or missing.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful. But it's not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite-the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orleans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie-that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision. With the future of Orleans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide: save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles, or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever.

The Belles and The Everlasting Rose (the Belles Series, Book 1 and 2)

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Michelle Hodkin

Book had a line on the edge of the pages when I bought it. No pages are torn or missing. First edition.

After the murder of his father, Noah Shaw uses his inheritance to move to New York with his girlfriend Mara Dyer and their friends, where they investigate the suicides of other Carriers and their Gifts begin to lead them on diverging paths.

The Becoming of Noah Shaw - *First Edition*

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Karen Blumenthal

Ex-library copy. Book has library protective cover, stickers, and markings. No pages are torn or missing.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Story of Title IX: the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America

Discusses the impact of Title IX, the United States civil rights law guaranteeing more rights for girls.

Let Me Play

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One of the pages is taped (see picture above). No pages are missing.

A prisoner of the Inquisition faces a horrifying death, a vengeful man lures his enemy to a lonely dungeon with the promise of wine, Roderick Usher deals with the death of his sister and the end of his family, and other sinister events occur in a collection of Poe's classic tales.

Great Tales of Terror

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Gina Damico

Ex-library copy. Book has library protective cover, markings, and stickers. Cover has a small tear. No pages are torn or missing.

A devil is a bad influence . . .

There was a time when geeky, squeaky-clean Max Kilgore would never lie or steal or eventhinkabout murder.

Then he accidentally unearths a devil, and Max's choices are no longer his own. The big red guy has a penchant for couch surfing and junk food--and you should never underestimate evil on a sugar high. With the help of Lore, a former goth girl who knows a thing or two about the dark side, Max is races against the clock to get rid of the houseguest from hell before time, and all the Flamin' Hot Cheetos this side of the fiery abyss, run out.

Gina Damico, author of the Croak series, once again delivers all the horror, hilarity, and high-stakes drama that any kid in high school or hell could ever handle.

Hellhole

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Meredith Goldstein

Ex-library copy. Book has library protective cover, markings, and stickers.

After her grandmother dies, a girl travels to different gardens to scatter her ashes, learning about life and love along the way. From Love Letters advice columnist and podcast host Meredith Goldstein, this emotionally resonant novel with a touch of humor is perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jenna Evans Welch. When Lori's Dorothy Parker-loving grandmother dies, Lori's world is turned upside down. Grandma Sheryl was everything to Lori--and not just because Sheryl raised Lori when Lori's mom got a job out of town. Now Lori's mom is insisting on moving her away from her beloved Boston right before senior year. Desperate to stay for as long as possible, Lori insists on honoring her grandmother's last request before she moves: to scatter Sheryl's ashes near things that grow. Along with her uncle Seth and Chris, best friend and love-of-her-life crush, Lori sets off on a road trip to visit her grandmother's favorite gardens. Dodging forest bathers, scandalized volunteers, and angry homeowners, they come to terms with the shape of life after Grandma Sheryl. Saying goodbye isn't easy, but Lori might just find a way to move forward surrounded by the people she loves.

Things That Grow

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Hal Donaldson

Lindsay Donaldson-kring

Lisa Harper

When it comes to our personal well-being, success is often more dangerous than failure. As we try to fulfill others' expectations, we deplete our time, energy, and enthusiasm and end up feeling wrung out or burned out, sometimes even flaming out in spectacular ways. It may feel like the solution is just to quit--our jobs, our passions, our ministries--but there is a way to pour into others and take care of ourselves. Sharing the dramatic, true, and untold story behind the creation of Convoy of Hope, Hal Donaldson and his daughter Lindsay Donaldson-Kring pull back the curtain on Hal's journey to greater mental, physical, and spiritual health amid the all-engrossing task of starting and sustaining a ministry. They reveal the toll ministry and compassion work can take on both individuals and families, then point toward healing and wholeness. Insightful and encouraging, this book offers practical, real-world solutions to persistent problems associated with being the hands and feet of Jesus in a hurting world.

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