Pax by Sara Pennypacker Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . . From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Learn more about Pax here: Find PAX:HarperCollins: Amazon: and Noble:
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: E.L. Konigsburg: 9780689711817: Amazon.com: Books Number the Stars "How brave are you, little Annemarie?" Uncle Henrik asks his ten-year-old niece. It is 1943, and to Annemarie Johansen, life in Copenhagen is a complicated mix of ordinary home and school life, food shortages, and the constant presence of Nazi soldiers. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, the Johansens take in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and pretend she is part of the family. Through Annemarie's eyes, we see the Danish Resistance as they manage to smuggle almost the entire Jewish population, nearly 7000 people, across the sea to Sweden. "While the novel has an absorbing plot, its real strength lies in its evocation of deep friendship between two girls and of a caring family who makes a profoundly moral choice..." -- BOOKLIST
Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park From Newbery Medal–winning author Linda Sue Park comes the first book in the captivating Wing & Claw trilogy, a middle grade fantasy about a boy, a bat, and an amazing transformation. --From Newbery Medal–winning author Linda Sue Park comes the first book of a captivating fantasy-adventure trilogy. Raffa Santana has always loved the mysterious Forest of Wonders. For a gifted young apothecary like him, every leaf could unleash a kind of magic. When an injured bat crashes into his life, Raffa invents a cure from a rare crimson vine that he finds deep in the Forest. Learn more about Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders and purchase your copy today! The Sense of Style: The Thinking Persons Guide to Writing in the 21st Century: Steven Pinker: 9780670025855: Amazon.com: Books
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The Glass Cage | Nicholas Carr “Essential … Read it yourself. Read the whole book.” —New York Times Book Review “The Glass Cage should be required reading for everyone with a phone.” “Carr’s prose is elegant, and he has an exceptional command of the facts. What kind of world are we building for ourselves? Digging behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, Carr explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure. Drawing on psychological and neurological studies that underscore how tightly people’s happiness and satisfaction are tied to performing meaningful work in the real world, Carr reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented. Buy the book: IndieBound : Amazon : Barnes & Noble : Powell’s : 800ceoread : iBookstore Praise for The Glass Cage: “Nicholas Carr is among the most lucid, thoughtful, and necessary thinkers alive. “Fresh and powerful.”