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Store Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) By Richard Osman Cover Image
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By Richard Osman
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The 6:20 Man: A Thriller By David Baldacci Cover Image
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By Jane Pek
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Moonflower Murders: A Novel By Anthony Horowitz Cover Image
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The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections: A Novel By Eva Jurczyk Cover Image
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The Windsor Knot: A Novel (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #1) By SJ Bennett Cover Image
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Under Lock & Skeleton Key: A Secret Staircase Mystery By Gigi Pandian Cover Image
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Bayou Book Thief (A Vintage Cookbook Mystery #1) By Ellen Byron Cover Image
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The Secret, Book & Scone Society (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel #1) By Ellery Adams Cover Image
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Ink and Shadows: A Witty & Page-Turning Southern Cozy Mystery (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel #4) By Ellery Adams Cover Image
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Disability Pride Month

  • Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You By Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael López (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • The War That Saved My Life By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Cover Image
  • Brilliant Bea: A Story for Kids with Dyslexia and Learning Differences By Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vukadinovich, Fiona Lee (Illustrator) Cover Image
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  • The Black Book of Colors By Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Show Me a Sign (Scholastic Gold) By Ann Clare LeZotte Cover Image
  • Out of My Heart By Sharon M. Draper Cover Image
  • All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism By Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer, Jennifer Zivoin (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Ellen Outside the Lines By A. J. Sass Cover Image
  • The Reckless Kind By Carly Heath Cover Image
  • I Talk Like a River By Jordan Scott, Sydney Smith (Illustrator) Cover Image

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The Blackthorn Key (Paperback)

By Kevin Sands
$8.99

Exciting, fast-paced story of Christopher, the apprentice to an apothecary who is involved in several mysterious deaths. One of the best kids' novels I've read this year. I felt like I was in their world for days afterwards! - Nikki


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