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Together

by Danielle Ballantyne

Dreamy watercolors and charming animal characters make this primer on collective action accessible and engaging for children. A sheep searches for a way to share her dream of a better world with her friends even though she is unable to... Read More

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The Witch's Secret

by Karen Rigby

An exiled witch contends with murderous forces in Stacie Murphy’s beguiling novel The Witch’s Secret. In the Civil War-era, Joya, having misused her magic against the strict rules of her Boston magisterium, is sent to live with... Read More

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Cypria

by Erika Harlitz Kern

The island of Cyprus is centered in Alex Christofi’s eye-opening historical exposé "Cypria". Situated in the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, Cyprus is located at several crossroads: the European, Asian, and African tectonic... Read More

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Life after Dead Pool

by Kristen Rabe

Written in time with Lake Powell’s water level decline, Life After Dead Pool is Zak Podmore’s clear-eyed but hopeful assessment of the potential restoration of Glen Canyon. After years of severe drought, Lake Powell’s plummeting... Read More

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To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause

by Ben Linder

Comprehensive and analytical, Benjamin Nathans’s "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause" vivifies the Soviet intellectuals at the complex heart of the human-rights-oriented dissidence movement in the USSR. In the aftermath of the terror... Read More

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The Glow Code

by Sarah White

Journalist Michelle McIvor’s "The Glow Code" is a factual, friendly guide to enjoying and enhancing life in middle age. With the goal of empowering women and helping them feel better about aging in their own skins, this book draws on... Read More

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