September Picks: There’s Something For Everyone!
Read it or Gift It: Here Are Our Picks Of The Month
Give Yourself Margin by Stacie Bloomfield
Give Yourself Margin focuses on creating the mental space needed to reconnect with your creative side by experimenting with new activities and embracing occasional failures. Featuring vibrant illustrations, motivating interactive prompts, and uplifting personal stories, the book is an ideal gift for anyone seeking to reignite their passion.
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Meanwhile Back On Earth by Oliver Jeffers
Thank You For Coming To My TED Talk, A Teen Guide to Great Public Speaking by Chris Anderson and Lorin Oberweger
Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk is the ultimate public speaking guide tailored for a teenage audience. Chris Anderson, head of TED, draws on his extensive experience with teen speakers—like Tavi Gevinson and Chelsea Clinton—to offer proven techniques. The book covers everything from the everyday experiences of teens—such as school, extracurriculars, online videos, college admissions, and bar and bat mitzvahs—to how to engage and inspire an audience. With this comprehensive and accessible guide, any teen can become a confident and effective speaker.
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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong dives deep into a violent conflict between two gangs has plunged the city into chaos, with the streets stained by blood. At the center of this turmoil is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has come back to claim her position as the formidable leader of the Scarlet Gang—a criminal organization that operates beyond the law. Their only serious competition is the White Flowers, who have been adversaries of the Scarlets for generations. Leading the White Flowers is Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love and her first betrayer.
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Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Mary Laura Philpott saw herself as an “anxious optimist” in her roles as a daughter, mother, and friend—someone who naturally worried but maintained a steadfast sense of cheerfulness. Though she didn’t believe she possessed any magical protective abilities, she deeply felt that her love for those around her could somehow keep them safe. In Bomb Shelter, shetackles the big questions of life, death, and existential fear—not to mention the lessons of an inscrutable backyard turtle—with hope, humor, and joy.
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Build Your House Around My Body By Violet Kupersmith
Violet Kupersmith's debut novel is a compelling blend of ghost story and intense examination of Vietnam's colonial history about two young Vietnamese women who go missing decades apart, making it a must-read.
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Young Reads
A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler
In A Perfect Spot, young readers will follow our brave ladybird on a journey across a stunning landscape, and meet a host of amazing creepy crawlies who live there. Two spreads at the end of the book provide information on all the creatures encountered in the book.
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Where’s The Tiger? Search And Find by Farshore
In partnership with WWF, the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, this beautifully-illustrated search and find highlights some of the world’s most endangered species and habitats. Perfect for animal lovers and activists of all ages, this is a fun and colourful introduction to environmental topics.
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100 Animal Words by Hayley Dearlove
With over 100 first animals to learn and beautifully illustrated throughout, this book will help encourage children to look, point and learn.
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LouLou & Tummie: Ocean by Loulou & Tummie
Explore the world and discover new words with ingenious large format board books with amazing fold-out pages from Dutch design duo Loulou & Tummie. In OCEANS, little readers will discover new words as an ocean explorer in an undersea world! With surprises behind every folded board page! Also in the series: Loulou & Tummie: BUGS - learn new words as a jungle adventurer.
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