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Angela Warsinske

Readers looking for an adventure are sure to love traveling through the magical mountain setting in Liesl Shurtliff’s RED: The True Story of Red Riding Hood.  Red, in fear of her grandmother growing old and dying, strays from her path for the first time in order to find magic that will allow her grandmother to live forever. Read More

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Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness. With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman --- two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .

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Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness. With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman --- two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .

About the Book

"Red is the most wonder-filled fairy tale of them all!”—Chris Grabenstein, New York Times Bestselling author of ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLOS'S LIBRARY.

Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic.
But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.

With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman --- two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. . . .

Angela Warsinske

Angela graduated with an undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University with a triple major in creative writing, art history and Theater Arts and a masters degree from Wayne State University in Library and Information Science. She is currently working as a full-time youth services librarian in Southeastern Michigan. She loves reading books, reviewing books and recommending books to people of all ages, especially those who are reluctant to read. At a young age she always loved the places stories could take you.

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom

The author of the New York Times bestseller and beloved book club favorite THE KITCHEN HOUSE continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad.

Published in 2010, THE KITCHEN HOUSE became a grassroots bestseller. Fans connected so deeply to the book’s characters that the author, Kathleen Grissom, found herself being asked over and over “what happens next?” The wait is finally over.

George Brett

There's nothing like Opening Day. There's nothing like the start of a new season. I started playing baseball when I was seven years old and quit playing when I was 40, so it's kind of in my blood.

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George Brett

Week of April 11, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of April 11th include MY JOURNEY WITH MAYA, a memoir by Tavis Smiley, who shares his personal memories of his decades-long friendship with Maya Angelou, who left as indelible an imprint on American culture as she did on him; A PATTERN OF LIES by Charles Todd, in which a horrific explosion at a gunpowder mill sends Bess Crawford to war-torn France to keep a deadly pattern of lies from leading to more deaths; and WOMAN WTH A SECRET, a dark and chilling psychological thriller from Sophie Hannah in which a woman desperate to hide a devastating secret in her past is drawn into a murder investigation.

Heraclitus

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

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Heraclitus

Editorial Content for Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge: A Singaporean Mystery

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Rosie “Aunty” Lee --- feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home cooking restaurant --- is back in another delectable, witty mystery set in Singapore.

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Rosie “Aunty” Lee --- feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home cooking restaurant --- is back in another delectable, witty mystery set in Singapore.

About the Book

Slightly hobbled by a twisted ankle, crime-solving restaurateur Aunty Lee begrudgingly agrees to take a rest from running her famous café, Aunty Lee’s Delights, and turns over operations to her friend and new business partner Cherril.

The café serves as a meeting place for an animal rescue society that Cherril once supported. They were forced to dissolve three years earlier after a British expat killed the puppy she’d adopted, sparking a firestorm of scandal. The expat, Allison Fitzgerald, left Singapore in disgrace, but has returned with an ax to grind (and a lawsuit). At the café one afternoon, Cherril receives word that Allison has been found dead in her hotel --- and foul play is suspected. When a veterinarian, who was also involved in the scandal, is found dead, suspicion soon falls on the animal activists. What started with an internet witch hunt has ended in murder --- and in a tightly knit, law-and-order society like Singapore, everyone is on edge.

Before anyone else gets hurt --- and to save her business --- Aunty Lee must get to the bottom of what really happened three years earlier, and figure out who is to be trusted in this tangled web of scandal and lies.

Editorial Content for Autumn Princess, Dragon Child: The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 2

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In the second book of Lian Hearn’s four-volume epic of mythical, medieval Japan, Shikanoko must rise to new and unexpected challenges as the story builds to a startling, heartbreaking showdown.

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In the second book of Lian Hearn’s four-volume epic of mythical, medieval Japan, Shikanoko must rise to new and unexpected challenges as the story builds to a startling, heartbreaking showdown.

About the Book

A self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. A woman of the Old People seeks five fathers for her five children, who will go on to found the Spider Tribe and direct the fate of the country.
 
As destiny weaves its tapestry in Lian Hearn's Tale of Shikanoko series, an emotionally rich and compelling drama plays out against a background of wild forests, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields in AUTUMN PRINCESS, DRAGON CHILD.

Editorial Content for Emperor of the Eight Islands: The Tale of Shikanoko, Book 1

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Set in a mythical medieval Japan inhabited by warriors and assassins, ghosts and guardian spirits, EMPEROR OF EIGHT ISLANDS is a brilliantly imagined novel, full of drama and intrigue --- and it is just the beginning of an enthralling, epic adventure: The Tale of Shikanoko.

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Set in a mythical medieval Japan inhabited by warriors and assassins, ghosts and guardian spirits, EMPEROR OF EIGHT ISLANDS is a brilliantly imagined novel, full of drama and intrigue --- and it is just the beginning of an enthralling, epic adventure: The Tale of Shikanoko.

About the Book

An ambitious warlord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his land. A stubborn father forces his younger son to give up his wife to his older brother. A seductive woman of the Old People seeks five fathers for her five children. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne.
 
These are the threads of an intricate tapestry in which the laws of destiny play out against a backdrop of wild forest, elegant court and savage battlefield. Set in a mythical medieval Japan inhabited by warriors and assassins, ghosts and guardian spirits, EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS is a brilliantly imagined novel, full of drama and intrigue --- and it is just the beginning of an enthralling, epic adventure: The Tale of Shikanoko.

Editorial Content for In a Dark, Dark Wood

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What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive and darkly twisted psychological thriller.

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What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive and darkly twisted psychological thriller.

About the Book

What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive and darkly twisted psychological thriller.
 
Sometimes the only thing to fear…is yourself.
 
When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods.