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Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm

Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

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Murder Book: A Novel By Thomas Perry Cover Image
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By Thomas Perry
$27.95
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Blackwater Falls: A Thriller (Blackwater Falls Series #1) By Ausma Zehanat Khan Cover Image
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By Ausma Zehanat Khan
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The Dry: A Novel By Jane Harper Cover Image
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By Jane Harper
$16.99
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$16.99
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Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery By Donna Leon Cover Image
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By Donna Leon
$15.99
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By Damyanti Biswas
$15.95
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Green for Danger (British Library Crime Classics) By Christianna Brand, Martin Edwards (Introduction by) Cover Image
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$14.99
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The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery By Craig Johnson Cover Image
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By Craig Johnson
$17.00
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Spider Woman's Daughter: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel By Anne Hillerman Cover Image
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By Anne Hillerman
$16.99
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Force of Nature: A Novel By Jane Harper Cover Image
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By Jane Harper
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Silent Voices: A Vera Stanhope Mystery By Ann Cleeves Cover Image
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By Ann Cleeves
$9.99
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Bad Day Breaking: A Novel (A Bad Axe County Novel #4) By John Galligan Cover Image
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  • Grandpa Loves Me! (Marianne Richmond) By Marianne Richmond Cover Image
  • Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties By Beth Kobliner Cover Image
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    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse By Charlie Mackesy Cover Image
  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) By Dr. Seuss Cover Image
  • My Dad Is a Tree By Jon Agee Cover Image
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    The Force: A Novel By Don Winslow Cover Image
  • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike By Phil Knight Cover Image
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    Drawn Together By Minh Lê, Dan Santat (Illustrator), Dan Santat (Cover design or artwork by) Cover Image
  • Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You By Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat Cover Image
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    For Every One By Jason Reynolds Cover Image
  • The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder By David Grann Cover Image
  • Because I'm Your Dad By Ahmet Zappa, Dan Santat (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Whoops . . . I'm Awesome: A Workbook with Activities, Art, and Stories for Embracing Your Wonderfully Awesome Self By Melissa Villaseñor Cover Image
  • Dad Bakes By Katie Yamasaki Cover Image
  • Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook] By Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay Cover Image
  • What My Daddy Loves By Raissa Figueroa, Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • What Can I Say?: A Kid's Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself; Speak Up, Speak Out, Talk about Hard Things, and Be a Good Friend By Catherine Newman Cover Image
  • Weird Crescenta Valley: Historical and Natural Oddities By Mike Lawler Cover Image
  • Daditude: The Joys & Absurdities of Modern Fatherhood By Chris Erskine Cover Image
  • How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn before You're Grown Up By Catherine Newman Cover Image

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The Prince and the Dressmaker By Jen Wang Cover Image

The Prince and the Dressmaker (Paperback)

By Jen Wang
$17.99

Wow oh wow, this book is so special, and so lovely, and so dear. This book is a gift to the world. In Prince and the Dressmaker, we meet Prince Sebastian of Paris, who is working hard to uphold a good image for the kingdom with a lot of weight on his shoulders. And part of that weight is his biggest secret: at night, he dresses in stunning gowns and becomes Lady Crystallia, a Parisian icon of fashion and beauty! Not a soul knows Sebastian’s secret, until the palace’s new dressmaker Frances discovers his secret, and the two become best friends, working together to create more and more stunning dresses and looks for Lady Crystallia, until this secret begins to conflict with Frances’ dream of becoming a world-renowned dressmaker... This book is gorgeously drawn and fantastically written, a story of love, friendship, and most of all, being true to yourself. This book is an absolute fairytale!

(Graphic Novel, Ages 9+) - reviewed by Iz


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