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Book Cover for: Year of the Rabbit, Tian Veasna

Year of the Rabbit

Tian Veasna
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Congratulations to Tian Veasna! YEAR OF THE RABBIT is the 2020 @ALA_Booklist Top of the List, Adult Graphic Novels selection! Three cheers for this beautiful artwork by the author and wonderful translation work by Helge Dascher! Read our 🌟review here: https://t.co/cMzNHY7cwF https://t.co/lWnreIMaLT

Paperback, 2020

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last Karankawas, Kimberly Garza

The Last Karankawas

Kimberly Garza
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#ReviewoftheDay | THE LAST KARANKAWAS by Kimberly Garza, read by Becca Q. Co and others | @MacmillanAudio @MacmillanLib | https://t.co/QeztB9jEH1 https://t.co/mcx27ekEr8

Paperback, 2023

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Pieces You'll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival, Samina Ali

Pieces You'll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival

Samina Ali
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Heartbreaking yet hopeful...embodies a woman full of grit and the determination to rediscover herself and heal from inconceivable damage.

Hardcover, 2025

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Over My Dead Body, Jay Faerber

Over My Dead Body

Jay Faerber
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Our #ShelfCareInterview has gone international! Our latest episode feat. @Booklist_Donna talking w/ @Jeffrey_Archer about his newest William Warwick mysteries novel, OVER MY DEAD BODY. If you love villains & storytelling prowess, this is for you! https://bit.ly/3AOMHbr https://t.co/WdwmPf913T

Paperback, 2020

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs, Juli Berwald

Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral Reefs

Juli Berwald
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P.S. We 💚 that cover from LIFE ON THE ROCKS: BUILDING A FUTURE FOR CORAL REEFS by @juliberwald; cover art by Andriy Onufriyenko (@riverheadbooks @PRHLibrary)

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Resistance: The Underground War Against Hitler, 1939-1945, Halik Kochanski

Resistance: The Underground War Against Hitler, 1939-1945

Halik Kochanski
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#ReviewoftheDay | RESISTANCE: THE UNDERGROUND WAR AGAINST HITLER, 1939–1945 by Halik Kochanski | @wwnorton, @WWNortonLibrary | https://t.co/Opwg52FGKd https://t.co/nTwHNuh9Xc

Hardcover, 2022

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
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#ReviewoftheDay | CLOUD CUCKOO LAND (Audiobook) by Anthony Doerr; read by Marin Ireland and Simon Jones | @SimonAudio @SSEdLib | https://bit.ly/3E1Mao3 https://t.co/gAN2YrCi9A

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir, Margo Jefferson

Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir

Margo Jefferson
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Our next #ALA_Carnegie reading list comes from Margo Jefferson, author of CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM. Check out Jefferson's recommendations for Six Works of Hybrid Nonfiction: https://t.co/y8IJMTodyc https://t.co/bMJPXSjJhg

Paperback, 2023

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Barb and the Ghost Blade, Dan Abdo

Barb and the Ghost Blade

Dan Abdo
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ICYMI: Our latest #ShelfCareInterview feat. self-proclaimed "nerdy dorks" @danandjasondraw, creators of BARB AND THE GHOST BLADE! Listen now to learn more about the indefatigable Barb, inspiration from their early days, silliness, and more! #ReadGraphic: http://bit.ly/3LCJce2 https://t.co/5VTLuTPskU

Hardcover, 2022

$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Everyday Hero Machine Boy, Irma Kniivila

Everyday Hero Machine Boy

Irma Kniivila
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That cover. THAT COVER. 😱Major props to EVERYDAY HERO MACHINE BOY written and drawn by @tri_vuong & @kniivila (@ImageComics)

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book