Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses
By: Elise Matich
4.30
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
The true story of a girl whose mastery of a domestic art propelled her to the elite NASA sisterhood…
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1. Wonderstruck
By: Brian Selznick
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Ben and Rose secretly wish for better lives. Ben longs for his unknown father. Rose scrapbooks a fa… read more
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2. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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3. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)
By: Laurie R. King
4.41
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more
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4. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
5. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)
By: Sarah Andersen
4.14
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Adjusting to life as a world-famous cartoonist isn't easy. Terrifying deadlines, piles of junk-food… read more
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- nonfiction
"Go make stuff."-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)
"In a world where every single person -good or bad- has a voice, I hope you pick up your pen and use yours."-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)
"The Internet was actually never a nice place. With anonymity, soapbox, lost empathy, fire party harassment campaigns exist mainstream, doing damage to the marginalized, saying it was just a joke. It …"-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)
6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
7. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- biography
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8. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
By: Kobi Yamada
4.65
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more
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"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
9. Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4)
By: Ryan T. Higgins
4.42
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew—a pet saber tooth tiger!—in this … read more
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10. Hair Love
By: Matthew A. Cherry
4.59
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more
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- childrens
11. Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten
By: Michelle Knudsen
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times best-selling creators of Library Lion comes a warm (and delightfully fuzzy)… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
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12. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- childrens
13. A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2)
By: Colleen Cambridge
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Postwar Paris is surging back to life, and its citizens are seizing every opportunity to raise a gl… read more
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14. Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses
By: Elise Matich
4.30
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
The true story of a girl whose mastery of a domestic art propelled her to the elite NASA sisterhood… read more
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- science
- history
- biography
- childrens
- sewing
- picture books
- nonfiction
- space
- juvenile
15. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (An Emily Dickinson Mystery, #2)
By: Amanda Flower
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves… read more
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16. I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived, #16)
By: Lauren Tarshis
4.17
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children's Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installmen… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
17. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of
By: Kirsten W. Larson
4.35
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more
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- history
- biography
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18. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
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19. The Circles All Around Us
By: Brad Montague
4.04
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The debut picture book from the creator of the viral sensation Kid President is a moving take on ho… read more
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20. Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story
By: Lucy Ruth Cummins
3.93
Format: None pages, None
Justin Chanda at Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights to Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by … read more
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21. Something About the Sky
By: Rachel Carson
4.21
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
Cut-paper wizard Nikki McClure is a brilliant steward for the words of a pioneering environmentalis… read more
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22. Sarah and the Big Wave: The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks
By: Bonnie Tsui
3.86
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
Have you ever seen a big wave? One that's twenty, thirty, forty, even fifty feet tall? Here's a bet… read more
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- biography
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23. A Stone Is a Story
By: Leslie Barnard Booth
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beau… read more
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24. The Mochi Makers
By: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous picture bo… read more
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25. Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
3.98
Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition
In the powerful, vibrant biography Game of Freedom, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds lig… read more
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26. Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10)
By: Vivien Chien
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Lana Lee and friends return for a fiery Chinese New Year celebration that rattles their quaint comm… read more
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27. Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery, #28)
By: Laura Childs
4.05
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the look… read more
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28. They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
By: Dan Paley
4.19
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
A lone figure stands on a tower, watching and waiting. Lightning strikes. Tree bark sparks. A wisp … read more
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29. Little Ghost Makes a Friend
By: Maggie Edkins Willis
4.17
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A shy ghost learns the secret to making friends is being his spooky, sparkly self in this charming … read more
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30. Escape Room Adventures: Sherlock's Greatest Case: A Thrilling Interactive Puzzle Story (Arcturus Escape Rooms)
By: Alex Woolf
4.70
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Bring the excitement of an escape room into your own home, with this ingenious full-color puzzle bo… read more
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31. Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak (Sometimes I Feel Like, 3)
By: Danielle Daniel
4.36
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River , this compa… read more
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