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Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library By Chris Grabenstein Cover Image
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By Chris Grabenstein
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By Stuart Gibbs
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Holes (Holes Series #1) By Louis Sachar Cover Image
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By Louis Sachar
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By James Ponti
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The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels By Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image
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By Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illustrator)
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The Midnight Children (Hardcover...
By Dan Gemeinhart
$16.99
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #1) By Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal (Illustrator) Cover Image
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City of the Dead (City Spies #4) By James Ponti Cover Image
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Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess (An Enola Holmes Mystery #1) By Nancy Springer Cover Image
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By Nancy Springer
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Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase By Jonathan Stroud Cover Image
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The Sea of Terror (Once Upon a Tim #3) By Stuart Gibbs, Stacy Curtis (Illustrator) Cover Image
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Celebrating Dads and Grads!

  • Dad Bakes By Katie Yamasaki Cover Image
  • Daditude: The Joys & Absurdities of Modern Fatherhood By Chris Erskine Cover Image
  • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike By Phil Knight Cover Image
  • Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties By Beth Kobliner Cover Image
  • My Dad Is a Tree By Jon Agee Cover Image
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    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse By Charlie Mackesy Cover Image
  • Whoops . . . I'm Awesome: A Workbook with Activities, Art, and Stories for Embracing Your Wonderfully Awesome Self By Melissa Villaseñor Cover Image
  • A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat 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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    For Every One By Jason Reynolds Cover Image
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    The Force: A Novel By Don Winslow 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
  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss) By Dr. Seuss Cover Image
  • What My Daddy Loves By Raissa Figueroa, Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You By Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Grandpa Loves Me! (Marianne Richmond) By Marianne Richmond Cover Image
  • Weird Crescenta Valley: Historical and Natural Oddities By Mike Lawler Cover Image
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    Drawn Together By Minh Lê, Dan Santat (Illustrator), Dan Santat (Cover design or artwork by) Cover Image
  • Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook] By Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay Cover Image
  • Because I'm Your Dad By Ahmet Zappa, Dan Santat (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder By David Grann Cover Image

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Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son By John Parra, John Parra (Illustrator) Cover Image

Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son (Hardcover)

By John Parra, John Parra (Illustrator)
$18.99

A beautifully illustrated story of artist John Parra and his inspiration in becoming an artist. Seldom seen in literature, Parra’s tender and heartfelt rendering of his landscape architect father’s work brings simplicity, joy in doing and a passion for plants to a new level. Exquisite!

(Picture Book) - Reviewed by Maureen


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